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Yes, Halloween isn’t something that is typically celebrated in Spain, however it is a fun event that gains an increasing number of followers every year, including in Spain. Thus, if you’re not lucky enough to be going on a little break and celebrating Halloween in London or New York, here’s what you can do in Madrid.

This 15th of September, the provocative show The Hole will be showing for the first time in Madrid. It features lots of surprises and guarantees not to disappoint. This original cabaret will be uniting music, circus, burlesque, food, eroticism, and above all comedy on stage.

Located barely an hour away from the Spanish capital is the Castle of Manzanares El Real, also known as Mendoza Castle. If you’re in Madrid and you fancy going on a little trip, this is a very special place, with magnificent surroundings that you will especially enjoy at this time of year.

Are you looking for a lively, outgoing and open city with lots of cultural and leisure activities on offer? Thanks to its large avenues with stately buildings, grand palaces and museums and its lively night life featuring numerous bars and clubs, Madrid is a city that you will always want to go back to.

Come and discover German literature in the Madrid Book Fair taking place from the 27th of May to the 12th of June. Allow yourself to get carried away by the selection of books in the most important editorial and literary gathering in the country.

The Museum Route has returned to Madrid, an event thanks to which you can visit several museums for free throughout May. It is a cultural promotion that is carried out in collaboration with the Madrid metro, given that the only condition for visiting the participating museums is having a travel pass or metro ticket.

Cirque du Soleil, currently one of the most anxiously-awaited events, has returned to Madrid. From the 2nd of April to the 5th of June, Cirque du Soleil will be performing their “Corteo” show, their most theatrical piece yet where death is combined with fun, a show and fragility.

Traditionally World Book Day is celebrated on the 23rd of April, however it falls on the same day as Holy Saturday this year so they have decided to change to date to the 27th of April in Madrid. Thus, the 27th of April is the chosen date for World Book Night.

Madrid’s biggest rock festival is taking place once again this year from the 28th of April to the 8th of May in various locations of the city. Featuring a wide variety of musical styles mainly rock, but also pop, alternative, metal, dance, funk, hardcore, and indie, amongst many others this event promises to be an exciting one.

A permanent fixture in the Spanish capital and a great option for holiday makers during the hot summer months, this theme park comprises a definite stop off during your time in Madrid. The park is divided into 5 themed areas and features some thrilling rides including floorless trains, inverted roller coasters and vertical drops all named after our favourite Warner action heroes and cartoon characters.

The 14th of February is fast approaching. Valentine’s Day, the most romantic day of the year is the best opportunity for couples, as well as the free and the single to express their love and friendship to their nearest and dearest.

Any new theatre production based on a script by Tenessee Williams is going to generate expectations and not for nothing because this American playwright has created some masterpieces that are still going strong today, without losing even a smidgen of dramatism. However, when you add this to the cast consisting of actors of such stature as Adriana Gil who has returned to the stage following 10 years of absence, Vicky Peña and Roberto Álamo, in addition to being directed by the genius Mario Gas, expectations are bound to soar.