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20 Music Festivals in Madrid to Experience Before You Die

Madrid, Music Festivals, Spain

HOLA! Looking for the best music festivals in Madrid in 2023!?  Well, I’m here to help, because anyone who knows me at all knows how much I love all things Spain.  I’ve lived and worked in Barcelona, have traveled extensively around the country, and I’ll never say no to an afternoon of sangria & tapas.  

So it goes without saying that there are a million reasons I’d return to Spain at a moments notice – one of which is the plethora of epic music festivals in Madrid!

The Spanish capital is an always-buzzing melting pot of cultures and influences, and for music fans, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Rock, EDM, pop and cultural festivals all make an appearance, plus many more genres to suit any taste in tunes.

So before you book your direct flight to this buzzing city, think about checking one of these…

Madrid Music Festivals 2023

Top 20 Madrid Music Festivals


1) Mad Cool Festival 2023

Mad Cool Festival Madrid

The Ultimate Madrid Festival Experience | Credit: Mad Cool Festival

Credit: Mad Cool Festival

When: July 6-9, 2023

Where: Valdebebas – IFEMA, Madrid

https://madcoolfestival.es/en/index.php

https://www.facebook.com/madcoolfestival/

“Arguably the newest festival to be considered among Europe’s absolute elite, Mad Cool is a huge rock, indie and electronic music festival that takes place in the Spanish capital.

Now preparing for only its fourth edition, the three-day festival has gone from strength to strength over the last few years, attracting crowds of 80,000 fans per day. Mad Cool’s biggest draw is without doubt the huge lineup that they offer each year, featuring giants from across the globe. But combine that with the festival’s investment in sound quality, the almost guaranteed summer sun, and the opportunity to explore Madrid afforded by the late start to the music each day, and there’s even more going for it than the acts on the bill.”

Join the MAD COOL FESTIVAL 2023 for more info and check the insane line-up below!

Mad Cool Festival Spain 2023 Line-up

Mad Cool Festival Spain 2023 Line-up

Mad Cool Festival 2018 Official Aftermovie


 

2) A Summer Story Festival 2023

A Summer Story Festival in Madrid

When: June 23-24, 2023

Where: Arganda Del Ray, Madrid

http://asummerstory.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ASummerStoryOficial/

Dance again to the rhythm of the most top electronic music in the 7th edition of the festival in 2023.

WADE, Armin Van Buuren, Klangkuenstler, TRYM, Shlomo, Nico Moreno and many more artists to be confirmed await you.

“A Summer Story is an electronic music festival held annually in Madrid, Spain. Stunning staging, impressive production, and huge sound systems fill the Ciudad del Rock with the vibrant sights and sounds of the world’s biggest and best DJs and producers.

Despite being a fairly new festival, having only launched back in 2015, every year has seen absolutely huge lineups packed with stars from across the electronic music spectrum. With big-room and EDM giants on one stage, favourites of the house and techno underground populating another, and representatives of harder styles also making their way onto the billing across the course of two days, the festival seeks to offer something to a diverse crowd of ravers.”

A Summer Story 2018 · Official Aftermovie (4K)


3) Festival Tomavistas

Festival Tomavistas - Festivals in Madrid

Credit: Festival Tomavistas | Javier Rosa

When: June 22-24, 2023

Where: Parque Enrique Tierno Galván, Madrid

Genre: Alternative / Indie

https://www.tomavistasfestival.com

https://www.facebook.com/TomavistasFest/

“Tomavistas is an indie and alternative music festival in Madrid, Spain. First held in 2014 with a lineup of predominantly Spanish acts, the festival has increasingly attracted established bands and artists from across the globe in recent years, including The Wedding Present, The Horrors, Goldfrapp, Temples and more.

Tomavistas remains dedicated to showcasing the most exciting Spanish talent alongside the more well-known names, offering fans of alternative and under-the-radar music a chance to see both rising stars and firm favourites. This dedication to exciting new music has earned the festival support both in Spain and from further afield, as music fans make their way to the country’s capital for a three day celebration in the heart of the city.”

Festival Tomavistas 2016 - Aftermovie


4) Rio Babel Festival Madrid

Rio Babel Festival Madrid

When: June 30 – July 2, 2023

Where: IFEMA, Madrid

Genre: Indie / Jazz / Alternative

https://festivalriobabel.com

https://www.facebook.com/FestivalRioBabel/

“Rio Babel is a music festival in Madrid, Spain. Now in its fifth year, the three day event will welcome another diverse lineup of artists to perform in the capital.

With the likes of Crystal Fighters, The Cat Empire, Bunbury and Molotov having appeared across the first editions, the festival has delivered on it promise to offer up high-energy, eclectic, fun and danceable music over the course of a weekend, uniting Spanish favourites with international guests.”

Festival Río Babel 2022 - Aftermovie Oficial


5) Paraíso Festival

Paraíso Festival Madrid

Credit: Paraíso Festival Madrid

When: June 2023 

Where: UCM Campus, Madrid

Genre: Electronic

https://paraisofestival.com/en/

https://www.facebook.com/paraisofestival/

“Paraíso Festival is an electronic music festival in Madrid, Spain. Returning to the country’s capital after a successful edition back in the summer of 2922, the festival will once again welcome a carefully curated lineup of underground favourites to their home at the historic Complutense University.

Beyond the esteemed DJs and live acts from the worlds of house, techno and disco, the organisers are not afraid to explore other musical avenues – with synthpop, indie and alternative music also playing an important role courtesy of acts like CHVRCHES, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Superorganism.”

Paraíso Festival 2022 | Aftermovie


6) Veranos de la Villa Festival

Veranos de la Villa Festival Madrid

Credit: @marcosGpunto

When: July – August (summer season)

Where: Various venues across Madrid

Genre: Various

https://veranosdelavilla.madrid.es

https://www.facebook.com/madridcultura

“In its 39th edition, Veranos de la Villa, organized by the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Madrid City Council, invites us to enjoy the summer in the city and the city in the summer. With a program made up of more than 70 national and international shows –by artists from Germany, Austria, Canada, South Korea, France, India, Italy, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland and Uruguay with the collaboration of their diplomatic delegations–, the festival wants to be a window to lean out to get that much-desired fresh air in summer and discover what happens in our city and outside of it.

From July to August , these Summers will connect artists and spectators of different generations, with a program that will include music, performing arts, the circus, art and poetry, among the various cultural proposals for all audiences that we can enjoy. Established names from the musical and theater scene will share nights with the joy of a great outdoor roller verbena in the Plaza de España –inaugurating the cultural activity in this renovated space of the capital–, an exhibition on fashion and robotics, the rhythm of chachachá, mambo, rumba, conga and bolero with the Litz Alfonso Dance Cuba, the most important dance company from Cuba.”

Veranos de la Villa 2017


7) Noches del Botánico Festival

Noches del Botánico Festival

Credit: Noches del Botánico

When: June / July 2023

Where: Real Jardín Botánico Alfonso XIII, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid

Genre: Various

https://www.nochesdelbotanico.com

https://www.facebook.com/nochesbotanico/

Experience music in nature | Nominated in 5 categories of the Iberian Festival Awards!

“Noches del Botánico has become the reference concert series in the Madrid capital. Summer after summer, lovers of good music meet at the Royal Botanical Garden of the Complutense University to enjoy an eclectic and differential musical proposal within a natural environment full of life.

There are more than 300,000 attendees who have been able to experience first-hand the direct performance of artists such as Kraftwerk, Robert Plant, Roger Hodgson, Orishas, ​​Wynton Marsalis, Keane, Tomatito or Pat Metheny, throughout these five successful and exciting editions.

As soon as the doors open, attendees can relax in the green areas of the venue with four degrees less shade, as well as discover all those advantages (Mercado del Encanto, Food Trucks, Terraces) that make this series of concerts an unforgettable experience. designed to unleash emotions.”

NOCHES DEL BOTÁNICO 2018 Aftermovie


8) Mulafest

Music Festivals in Madrid

When: June

Where: Ifema Feria de Madrid, Madrid

Genre: Electronic / Hip-Hop

https://www.ifema.es/mulafest

https://www.facebook.com/mulared

Mulafest, festival trends and urban culture

“Mulafest is a hip hop and electronic music festival in Madrid. Its recent lineups have included Jota Mayúscula, Le Mur, Bones of Minerva and more. In addition to the music, Mulafest also has a programme of motor, tattoo, skate, BMX, urban art, roller, breakdance.”

MULAFEST 2016 - After Movie


9) DCODE Festival

Upcoming Music Festivals in Madrid

Photo via DCode Facebook

When: September

Where: Campus de la UCM, Madrid

Genre: Indie / Pop / Rock

https://dcodefest.com

https://www.facebook.com/dcodefest

“DCODE Festival is one day rock and pop festival held annually in Madrid, Spain. Now in its eighth year, the festival has established itself as one of the Spanish capital’s most eagerly anticipated summer events, with tickets always in high demand. Regularly bringing fan favourites to the Complutense University campus, the lineups across the last few years have welcomed all manner of pop, rock and indie superstars, as well as newer acts on their ascent to stardom.”

¡Esto fue DCODE 2022!


10) Download Festival Madrid

Download-Festival-Madrid

When: June (Future Dates TBA)

Where: Caja Magica, Madrid

Genre: Heavy Metal / Rock / Punk

https://www.downloadfestival.es

“Download Festival Madrid was added to the Download family in 2017, after the original UK festival and Download Paris. It takes place at Caja Magica in the south of Madrid.

Acts like Linkin Park, System of a Down, Prophets of Rage, Five Finger Death Punch, Gojira and Mastodon have played at the Spanish festival. The three-day festival will blast the best of rock and metal on four different stages, including both international and Spanish acts.”

Download Madrid 2018 | Official Aftermovie


11) Festimad

Festimad - Festivals in MadridFestimad - Festivals in Madrid

When: April / May

Where: Various venues across Madrid

Genre: Alternative / Rock

http://festimad.es

https://www.facebook.com/FestimadOficial

“The most famous musical event in the capital, Festimad attracts big names and young talents. The oldest annual festival in Madrid, normally held in late spring or early summer, brings together the main stars of the independent music scene. Festimad was the first festival site in Spain for such well-known names as Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Amaral, Beck, Dover, Cypress Hill, The Smashing Pumpkins, Molotov, and CPV.”

FestiMad 2018


12) Universal Music Festival Madrid

Universal Music Festival Madrid

Credit: Universal Music Festival Madrid | @nabscab

When: July

Where: Teatro Real, Madrid

Genre: Various

http://universalmusicfestival.es

https://www.facebook.com/universalmusicfestival/

“The effort to make a distinctive program, dominated by excellence and by a panoramic view of the universe of popular music, remains. The alliance with the Teatro Real de Madrid, an unbeatable venue that allows each show to be carried out in the best technical and scenic conditions, continues to be paramount. And in our public, always willing and enthusiastic in their response, is the heartbeat of this series of concerts that is already essential for the cultural offer of the summer in Spain.”

“Keep your eyes open during the month of July for artists who would otherwise be impossible to see in a venue as majestic as the Teatro Real. Past artists include Hans Zimmer, Gregory Porter, Niña Pastori, Steven Tyler, Pablo Alborán, and DJ Martin Garrix.

This year Teatro Real will hold the sixth edition of this festival. Can you imagine a better place? This space, apart from being beautiful, counts with great acoustic and visual conditions. You can feel privileged listening to some of the most important voices in the national and international panorama in this iconic place.”

Universal Music Festival - Video resumen


13) Madrid International Jazz Festival

Madrid International Jazz FestivalMadrid International Jazz Festival

Credit: Madrid International Jazz Festival | @Jaime Massieu

When: November 2023

Where: Various venues across Madrid

Genre: Jazz

https://festivaldejazz.madrid.es/en/

https://www.facebook.com/FestivaldeJazzMadrid/

“Like every fall, the best of the world jazz scene finally meets at the International Jazz Festival in Madrid. Popularly known as JAZZMADRID. Organized with the aim of enriching and spreading the jazz culture.

Famous artists and new talents of the genre will make up the program, which will take place in various stages of the city. In addition to a hundred performances, there will also be room for parallel activities related to jazz such as debates, films and exhibitions by specialists in cultural life and jazz criticism in Spain. Furthermore it’s an invitation to listen and enjoy jazz music where melodies from different styles and cultures will come together in a festival where new talents will also dazzle.”

"Metamorfosis" live @ Jazz Madrid 17


14) The Suma Flamenco Festival

The Suma Flamenco Festival

When: June

Where: Various venues across Madrid

Genre: Flamenco

https://www.spain.info/en/calendar/festival-suma-flamenca/

Every year the art of flamenco descends on Madrid during this festival, which features some of the top names in cante, dance and guitar.

“Theatres in the city of Madrid and up to 10 districts throughout the Madrid region host a range of flamenco shows for a little over a month. A unique opportunity to enjoy the passion and intensity of this art. In addition to the major flamenco stars, each year the festival also showcases a number of promising newcomers.

Covering most of the month of June, the Suma Flamenco Festival in Madrid is still in its early years as one of Spain’s finest flamenco events. The festival attracts some of the best flamenco performers in Spain to many different venues within the city as well as in smaller towns and neighborhoods.

In past years the festival included theatres and tablaos in Madrid as venues, as well as a large number of performances held in the outlying areas of the community of Madrid, such as Alcalá de Henares, Alcobendas, Rivas Vaciamadrid, Torrelodones, and Villaviciosa de Odón. Performances are held almost every day, including flamenco dance, song and music. Also expect a lively atmosphere in local establishments such as flamenco bars and cultural associations (peñas), as Madrid comes alive for a summer month of flamenco.”

Suma Flamenca. XIII Festival flamenco de la Comunidad de Madrid


15) Carnaval de Madrid 2023

Carnival Madrid Festival

When: March

Where: Various locations across Madrid

Genre: Cultural

https://www.esmadrid.com/agenda/carnaval-madrid

“The city choses a theme each year that inspires the entire Madrid carnival program. The celebration starts with the opening ceremony at the neighborhood that is chosen each year.

From that moment on, until Ash Wednesday, Madrid gives itself to party, changing your identity, with events for the whole family, for children and for adults. The Great Carnival Parade, the Masquerade Ball at the Círculo de Bellas Artes, the Murgas and Chirigotas parade, the Madrid Comparsas parade, tossing of the puppet and finally the party with the symbolic “sardine burial” are just some of the Madrid carnival attractions.”

Carnaval Madrid 2019


16) Madrid Pride

Best Events and Festivals in Madrid

When: June 23- July 2, 2023

Where: Chueca neighborhood, Madrid

Genre: Cultural

http://www.madridorgullo.com

https://www.facebook.com/orgullomadrid

“MADO is the LGBTIQ Pride festival to be held in the neighbourhood of Chueca and the main streets of Madrid. A great festival to celebrate, discuss and show diversity, culminating in the Pride Parade!

Madrid is a city where tradition and modernity coexist in perfect harmony, which is why it is known around the world as the capital of charm and joyfulness. Our city is also recognised for being welcoming, friendly, open, peaceful and cosmopolitan. Visitors are captivated by its atmosphere, bustle and general exuberance, so, that anyone who spends some time in Madrid, finds it difficult to leave.”

WE PRIDE Festival 2019 Madrid - Get Ready!!


17) San Cayetano Festival

San Cayetano Festival

When: August 2023

Where: Rastro/Embajadores area, Madrid

Genre: Cultural

https://www.esmadrid.com/en/august-fiestas-madrid

“In August, Madrid celebrates its most traditional fiestas: San Cayetano, San Lorenzo and La Paloma. The Madrileños dress up in chulapo suits (traditional period clothes) and dance the chotis in the streets. The most traditional areas of the capital, such as Lavapies, La Latina or las Vistillas, are decorated to celebrate the fiestas of San Cayetano, San Lorenzo and La Paloma.

During daytime there are processions dedicated to the Madonna and the saints, and at night open-air festivities that last several days with the participation of the public at large.

Street fairs, popular races, mus (a card game) and rana (a coin throwing game) championships, marching bands, lemonade, children’s games, sangria, hot chocolate, dance and organ music, Manila shawl competitions, sardines, secrets, churros, elections to choose the child chulapa and chulapo (girl or boy dressed in traditional local attire), concerts… These are just some of the activities organised within the framework of these festivals for all the family.”

En el Madrid Castizo: Verbena de San Cayetano 2017


18) Festival de Otoño a Primavera

Best Music Festivals in madrid

When: November

Where: Various venues across Madrid

Genre: Various / Cultural

http://www.madrid.org/fo/

https://www.facebook.com/CulturaComunidadMadrid

“The 37th edition of the Festival de Otoño of the Comunidad de Madrid makes a strong comeback with its original name and dates to be celebrated throughout November. A month to enjoy the best international theater, dance and performance shows. There will be all kinds of shows, theater, dance and performances that will be held on various stages.”

(Avance) Festival de Otoño a Primavera 2012


19) San Isidro Festival

Madrid Culutral Festivals 2019

Photo via Flickr – Alex Bikfalvi

When: May 15, 2019

Where:  Madrid

Genre: Cultural / Music

https://www.spain.info/en_US/reportajes/fiestas_de_san_isidro_en_madrid.html

“A unique chance to discover some of the most authentic customs of Madrid, a major capital city which still conserves all its popular traditions intact. Throughout the weekend of the holiday you’ll find concerts and street parades winding through the city centre.

What’s more, many of the local inhabitants dress up in the typical chulapo and goyescocostumes, all accompanied by the strains of the music of the chotis (the traditional dance of Madrid). There are also activities for children all around the city and popular dancing to enjoy by night. And the best of all is that most of these activities are completely free”

Watch the video below for some more information! This sounds awesome!

San Isidro Festival 2022. Live from San Isidro Park Madrid.


Am I Missing any epic Madrid Music Festivals in 2023…?

Even with doing hours of research, it’s always possible to miss a couple of festivals!  I’m actually flying to Madrid this summer, and am planning on attending a few of these myself, so please do send any good ones that I need to add to my list of best music festivals in Madrid!

Madrid Music Festivals


Looking for more music festivals in Spain & Europe?

Spain honestly is one of my favorite countries for partying, as well as for traveling, living, eating, and just about every aspect of life.  Check out these article for the other best events in the country.

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Best Music Festivals in Barcelona 2019


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January 9, 2023/1 Comment/by Dave
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  1. Marco says:
    December 13, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    ¡Hola! Thank you so much for putting this wonderful list of festivals that are held in Madrid. Me and a couple of friends are planning on going to beautiful Spain next summer and I was looking for things to do and this is perfect. My friends are going to be delighted. Again, thank you so much for compiling an amazing list of all the festivals with its own history. I love it. You made my day. Cheers!

    Marco

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