MADRID CITY

Carnival (February)
Carnival parade, Carnival Saturday, floats and figures that march the streets from Cibeles to the Plaza Mayor, floats and figures competition, costume contest during the Círculo de Bellas Artes party, weekend musical attractions in the Conde Duque Auditorium.

Semana Santa (Easter Week) (April)
Religious music concerts in churches, music in the Conde Duque Auditorium, processions, Mass.

San Isidro (Patron Saint Festivities) (14th to 20th May)
Musical performances in the Plaza Mayor and the Plaza de la Vistillas, Trofeo Rock Villa de Madrid, Universimad Festival, Saint's Day celebrations in San Isidro Park next to the Saint's hermitage, artistic activities in Plaza Colón, expositions, displays, fairs, contests, children's activities.

Veranos de la Villa (City Summers) (July and August)
Musical performances by national and international soloists and groups, Jazz, Flamenco, dance, ballet, opera, classical music concerts, zarzuela (Spanish light opera), open-air cinema, plays. The different events will be celebrated in the central patio of the Cuartel de Conde Duque, in the Centro Cultural de la Villa, Matadero de Legazpi, Jardines de Sabatini, Cine de la Bombilla, in the city’s alternative theatre halls and in the Patio de Galileo.

Christmas and Epiphany (17 December to 5 January)
Christmas musical programme, religious music concerts held in the capital's churches, children's activities, Three Wise Men procession leaving from the Paseo de Coches in Retiro and ending up in the Plaza Mayor.

RASCAFRÍA

San Sebastián (20 January)
Party in the Barrio de los Cascajales, lunch and bull running.

Virgen de la Paz (24 January)
In Oteruelo del Valle. Mass, procession, snacks. All-day celebration. Popular music.

Carnival (February)
Carnival Tuesday celebration, with a horseback race through a streamer-decorated town, participated in by former minors who have just reached the age of majority. Dinners with groups of young, now adult, men and women.

San Marcos (25th April)
Mass and family celebration, typical meal with fried baby goat and other meat products such as sausages.

San Isidro Labrador (15th May)
Celebration with a Mass for the Saint. Dancing and lemonade. The party is organised by the Association of Livestock Owners and Farmers.

San Antonio (13th June)
Celebration of Mass and the procession of the saint, accompanied by dulzainas (traditional wind instruments). Music and lemonade. Party organised by the Brotherhood of the Saint's Brothers.

Patron saint festivals (15th August)
In honour of the Virgen de Gracia and San Toque (one week long)
Bull running. Children's Day (attractions and contests for kids), giant figure parades and sport competitions, bullfights, dancing to an orchestra in the Plaza de la Villa. Caldereta.

Virgen del Rosario (First Sunday in October)
In Oteruelo del Valle. Mass, procession, snacks, contests, cultural exhibits, popular dances. Day-long celebration.

San Andrés (30th November)
Celebration with chocolate, Mass, procession for the Saint, lunch: sardines, herring and cocido (traditional stew). Popular music.