Major events

It is the most important international tourism fair in Spain and one of the most important in the world. 
It is held annually at the IFEMA fairgrounds during the month of January. 

One of the world's largest and most popular international music festivals, it is held every year in Madrid in the month of July with more than 200,000 people attending each year.

ARCOmadrid is one of the main contemporary art fairs on the international art calendar. It is held every year at IFEMA for a week in the month of February.

A fashion event held on an annual basis in Madrid, it is one of the most important catwalk events in Europe, attracting more than 100,000 visitors each year. 

A meeting place with the latest gastronomic and cooking trends joining more than 2,000 visitors every year.  

It is a fair of antiques, art galleries and collecting that takes place every year in Madrid. The fair is held at IFEMA Madrid exhibition centre and offers a wide range of objects, from the 18th century to the 1960s and 1970s, including collectibles, Art Deco pieces, archaeology, silver, office and garden furniture, jewellery, watches, crystal, dolls, clothes, accessories and costume jewellery, shawls, books, carpets, lamps, engravings.

In Madrid Region you can enjoy major sporting events that attract both national and international interest, such as the Rock'n Roll Madrid Marathon and the Villa de Madrid Half Marathon, the San Silvestre Vallecana, the Mutua Madrid Tennis Open, the Madcup and Horseweek.