Events by city · Spain · Madrid
205 upcoming events in Madrid you can go to alone, 151 of them free, from Sunday 15 Nov to Saturday 30 Jan 2027. Picked from city open data and official agendas. Check the official page before you go: times and prices can change.
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A free circular hike of about 8 km with moderate climbs through the strictly protected holm-oak woodland of Casa de Campo, learning about the living things of its ecosystems. About 4 hours, from age 12.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 11:30 the Museo de San Isidro, Los Orígenes de Madrid, offers an exhibition session titled Edad Media, El Madrid islámico, as part of the Semana de la Ciencia 2026 archaeological displays in the museum rooms. The listing says that glazed, painted or sgraffito ceramics of the Andalusi world take centre stage together with Arabic oil lamps and Arabic writing, showing how light, calligraphy and decoration formed part of one art. Processes such as slip coating and sgraffito will be shown, with a collection of replicas that visitors can explore up close. Admission is free, and the listing names no booking arrangement. No running time is given, so the end is estimated at about 12:30. A museum session like this is easy to attend alone, since you can look at the pieces at your own pace. «Se mostrarán procesos como el engobado y el esgrafiado, con una colección de réplicas que el público podrá explorar de cerca.» Starts 11:30, ends about 12:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the exhibition session as free and part of the Semana de la Ciencia 2026.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 12:00 the Auditorio Municipal Las Trece Rosas in Madrid hosts a flamenco show by the company of David Sila to mark International Flamenco Day. The listing describes an entry into the universe of cante jondo in which singing, guitar and dance come together to convey the strength and feeling of flamenco. The show is a journey through its different palos, from the deepest to the most festive, in a proposal full of tradition, passion and duende. It lasts 90 minutes and the listing gives the recommended age as all audiences. Admission is free, and the listing names no booking arrangement. With a start at noon, the show should end at about 13:30. A sit-down performance like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience simply watches the stage together. «Un recorrido por sus distintos palos, desde los más profundos hasta los más festivos, en una propuesta llena de tradición, pasión y duende.» Starts 12:00, ends about 13:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives the show as free, 90 minutes long and suitable for all audiences.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 12:00 the Centro Sociocultural Maestro Alonso in Madrid's Salamanca district hosts Tenor songs, a concert for tenor and piano by Nachos Bas and Javier Blanco. The listing describes a lyrical programme that travels through the best-known opera arias and zarzuela romanzas and then moves on to recent works from film and from major artists of the moment. It is listed for all audiences and lasts 60 minutes. The activity is listed as free, and the listing does not mention a booking requirement. The centre is at Calle Maestro Alonso 6, and the concert starts around midday, which makes it an easy Sunday outing. Because a lyrical concert asks for attention rather than conversation, it is easy to enjoy alone, with the audience sharing the same music. «Concierto lírico con un recorrido por todas las grandes y conocidas Arias de Ópera y Romanzas de la Zarzuela» Starts 12:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the concert as free and 60 minutes long.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 12:00 the Castillo de la Alameda in Madrid hosts a historical dramatisation as part of Madrid's Science Week 2026. The listing says two characters, Doña Medina Sidonia, a lady of the retinue of Margarita de Austria, and don Gonzalo Zuñiga, a servant of Diego Zapata, will entertain visitors with some of the events that took place in the castle. It describes the piece as a playful way of bringing knowledge of local heritage and its history closer to the public. The castle stands at Calle Antonio Sancha 1, in the Alameda de Osuna area of the Barajas district, and the venue lists its own telephone number and a web page on the city site. Entry is free, with open access until the capacity is reached and no registration needed. A short heritage performance like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone gathers to watch the same scenes. «Una manera lúdica de acercar el conocimiento de nuestro patrimonio y su historia.» Starts 12:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the event is free with open access until the venue is full.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 12:00 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Eugenio Trías, in the Casa de Fieras of El Retiro park in Madrid, hosts the presentation of Caminar sobre las huellas de los sabios by María Ángeles Díaz Sánchez, in the room called Taller de ideas. The listing describes a novelised account that interweaves historical, philosophical and social facts, where reality and fiction meet. It says the author invites readers to value the experience and knowledge handed down by earlier generations, just as today's technological progress rests on past discoveries. The book raises universal questions about the meaning of life, freedom, personal development and the spiritual dimension of people, and uses the example of great thinkers to suggest a way of facing difficulties and finding purpose. Entry is free until the room is full. A book presentation like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen to one author. «propone una mirada que ayude a afrontar las dificultades, encontrar propósito y aspirar a una vida más plena» Starts 12:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says entry is free until the room is full.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 16:30 the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas in the Retiro district of Madrid presents Toc-Toc, a theatre production by the company Wuachin y Medicina. The listing gives the synopsis in a single line, a comedy for losing your head, and states that the audience is adult. The sessions are listed at 16:30 and 19:00. Admission is free, and tickets are given out from one hour before the show at the cultural centre, with a maximum of two tickets per person until the capacity is full. The listing gives no running time, so the end of the first session is estimated at about 18:00. Because seats are handed out on the spot, a single person can simply arrive early and ask for one. A comedy is easy to enjoy alone, since laughing together with strangers is part of the experience. «Reparto de entradas desde una hora antes en el centro cultural. Máximo dos entradas por persona hasta completar aforo.» Starts 16:30, ends about 18:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the theatre show as free for an adult audience, with tickets handed out one hour before.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centro Cultural Zazuar in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid hosts a flamenco singing recital by the Dúo Ballesteros-Portillo, held to mark International Flamenco Day. The listing says Beatriz Ballesteros and Abel Portillo will offer a recital of traditional flamenco singing, travelling from the purest palos, such as the granaínas and the soleás, to the most festive ones, such as the tangos, the alegrías and the bulerías. The recital lasts 60 minutes and the recommended age is given as all audiences. Admission is free, and the listing names no booking arrangement. With a stated length of one hour, the recital should end at about 19:00. A recital like this is easy to enjoy alone, because listeners sit together and the attention stays on the two voices. «Beatriz Ballesteros y Abel Portillo ofrecerán un recital de cante flamenco tradicional» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the recital as free, 60 minutes long and suitable for all audiences.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 18:30 the Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo in the Tetuán district of Madrid screens Hollywood, Hollywood, the 1976 film also known as That's Entertainment, Part II. It belongs to the cycle Antología del cine musical americano. The listing describes it as the second part of Érase una vez en Hollywood and says that, unlike the first documentary, it has only two narrators, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. It includes scenes from comedies and dramas featuring the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy and Katharine Hepburn. The film lasts 2 hours 13 minutes and is followed by a discussion with the film critic Guillermo Balmori. Admission is free and the recommended age is all audiences. A film screening with a talk afterwards is easy to attend alone, since everyone shares the same interest and the conversation starts in the room. «Coloquio posterior con Guillermo Balmori (crítico de cine)» Starts 18:30, ends about 21:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says admission is free and the film runs 2 hours 13 minutes, followed by a talk.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural El Pozo del tío Raimundo in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid hosts the Mery Sanz Band. The listing presents Mery Sanz as a 22-year-old singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Madrid with Mexican roots, who has toured with Dani Fernández as backing vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player. Her music moves between jazz, R&B, folk and soul, and the listing describes her debut album, due to appear in 2026, as a meticulous work of nine songs that tell the story of her adolescence. The band line-up is guitar, keyboard, guitar, drums, bass and voice. Admission is free. A young band playing songs about growing up is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is gathered for the same music and no one needs a companion to listen. «Formación banda: guitarra, teclado, guitarra, batería, bajo y voz.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives admission as free and names a six-part band line-up.
On Monday 16 November 2026 at 18:00 the Iván de Vargas public library in Madrid presents its new Guía de Autores – Hungría, prepared with the European Documentation Centre of the Community of Madrid and the Embassy of Hungary in Spain. The listing describes the guide as a tour of Hungarian literature for Spanish readers, from the great classics to contemporary voices, with a selection of authors and works available in Spanish translation. The meeting also looks at the literary and cultural links between Hungary and Spain and at how Hungarian writing has been received in Spain. Speakers are the Hungarian ambassador, the historian and author Jorge Martín Quintana, and Dr Zsuzsanna Lakatos-Báldy, lecturer in Hungarian language and culture at CEU San Pablo University. Entry is free until the room is full, and no end time is given. A talk about books like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room shares an interest in reading. «La publicación ofrece al público español un recorrido por la literatura húngara» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says entry is free until the room is full.
On Monday 16 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Sociocultural Alberto Sánchez in Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, hosts a talk titled Sofía Loren, given by Eva María Mera Jiménez. It belongs to a special series for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The listing presents Sophia Loren as one of the best-known actresses in the world, a muse of Italian neorealism who starred in unforgettable films by great directors, among them Vittorio De Sica and Dino Risi, alongside leading actors such as Cary Grant and Marcello Mastroianni. It recalls her Oscar in 1961 for the film Two Women, the honorary award for her whole career in 1991, a special tribute at the Cannes Festival in 2014, and a short film directed by her son that she has just released at the age of eighty. The talk is free and seating is limited to 80 seats. The end time of 20:30 is an estimate. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to listen and think about the same subject. «Musa del neorrealismo italiano, fue la protagonista de películas inolvidables de la mano de grandes directores» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the talk as free with limited seating of 80, given by Eva María Mera Jiménez.
On Monday 16 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Nicolás Salmerón in the Chamartín district of Madrid holds the talk that opens Madrid verso a verso, led by the speaker Juan Carlos Carpetano. The listing describes a poetic walk through Madrid among verses and poets, and the talk covers poets who were born in, lived in or sang about the city, from the Siglo de Oro and the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the Modernistas, the Generación del 98, the Generación del 27 and the present. A guided walk follows on Thursday 19 November at 18:30 from the plaza de la Platería de Martínez to the plaza de Santa Ana, with sign-up after the talk on Monday. The public is listed as adult, and entry is free until capacity is reached. A talk on poetry is easy to attend alone, because listening and sharing a walk afterwards need no companion. «Un paseo poético por Madrid entre versos y poetas.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says free entry until capacity is reached, for an adult audience.
On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centro Sociocultural Maestro Alonso in the Salamanca district of Madrid hosts a lecture titled Vermeer De Delft, genio entre las obras del museo de la haya, given by the historian Belén García Naharro. The listing explains that the Mauritshuis in The Hague holds three important works by Johannes Vermeer, known for his scenes of everyday life, his mastery of perspective and his use of the camera obscura. The museum collaborates with international institutions such as the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. The talk aims to introduce the figure of Vermeer and to prepare a visit to the Thyssen exhibition planned for 19 November. It is a lecture of 60 minutes for all audiences, and admission is free. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to listen and learn. «En esta actividad se conocerá mejor la figura de Vermeer» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the lecture lasts 60 minutes, is free and is for all audiences.
On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 18:00 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal José Saramago in the Fuencarral-El Pardo district of Madrid hosts the presentation of Regreso hacia lo cotidiano by Elena Naranjo, held in the Sala Lisboa. The listing describes the book as a calm look at everyday life that invites readers to rediscover the value of the daily routine, small gestures and the moments that often pass unnoticed. It calls it a book for reflecting, for being moved and for reconnecting with what is essential. The event is free, and the listing states that entry is open until the room reaches its capacity, so arriving a little early is sensible. The library is at Avenida Monforte de Lemos 38 and can be reached on the library phone line shown on the page. A literary presentation in a library is easy to attend alone, because the audience is made up of people who simply want to hear about the book. «Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the event is free, with free entry until the room is full.
Jorge Varas speaks in the art critics' free autumn cycle on how artificial intelligence is changing art and our idea of nature. Good for anyone curious about AI and creativity.
On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 18:30 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Ángel González in the Latina district of Madrid hosts the talk Psicología para todos. ¿Por qué me pasa lo que me pasa? in its multipurpose room. The listing asks why we feel what we feel and why we repeat certain behaviours, and says the talk explores what lies behind our feelings and how to reach the root in order to improve wellbeing. The speakers are Bárbara Pérez, Sandra García and Sara Marcos, psychology professionals, and the organiser is listed as Psicólogos Lara Cetina Aluche. The listing adds that parents will learn some keys to help their children grow with healthy emotional roots. Entry is free until the room is full, with no booking mentioned. No end time is given, so about 20:00 is an estimate. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, because people come to listen and the library setting is relaxed. «La biblioteca acoge esta charla en la que podrás descubrir qué hay detrás de lo que sentimos» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says free entry until capacity is reached.
On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Vacas cultural centre in Madrid hosts a talk titled Consecuencias jurídicas y económicas de la música sintética, which translates as the legal and economic consequences of synthetic music. The listing presents it as a lecture within the FORO DENAE series and says it lasts 60 minutes. It gives the recommended age as an adult audience. Admission is free, but tickets are handed out at the cultural centre from one hour before the start, with a maximum of two tickets per person until the room is full. The listing names no speaker and gives no end time, so the finish is estimated from the stated one-hour length. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, because the audience comes to listen and the format needs no company, and the ticket handout queue is a simple way to start a conversation. «Reparto de entradas desde una hora antes en el centro cultural.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the talk lasts 60 minutes, is free and is recommended for an adult audience.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 11:00 the Espacio de Igualdad Lourdes Hernández in the Carabanchel district of Madrid hosts the activity Visita al Museo del Romanticismo, Voces de mujeres. The listing describes a guided visit in which participants get to know the stories of nineteenth-century women who challenged the inequalities of their time and opened paths for future generations. The group connects their struggles with present ones, celebrates the rights that have been won and reflects on everything that is still to be achieved. The visit ends with a creative workshop in which the voices and experiences of the participants also take centre stage. The listing marks the activity as free. No running time is given, so the end is estimated at about 13:00. A guided group activity like this is easy to join alone, since conversation is part of the programme. «Conectaremos sus luchas con las nuestras, celebraremos los derechos conquistados y reflexionaremos sobre todo lo que aún nos queda por conseguir.» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the activity as free and describes a guided visit followed by a creative workshop.
A free film meet-up: watch the classic 'Grease' together, then join an open conversation about it led by psychologists from the local health centre.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 18:00 the Museo de Historia de Madrid on Calle Fuencarral hosts the presentation of the book Madrid, capital del mundo by the historian Cipriano García-Hidalgo Villena, in the museum's assembly hall. The listing says the book revisits 1561, when Philip II moved the court to Madrid, and argues against the myth of a small provincial village unable to rise to the occasion. It describes a city filled with palaces and an overwhelming Baroque that kept original Muslim, Castilian and intimate traits. The author is an art historian and teacher who also writes the blog Cipripedia. Copies will be on sale in the museum bookshop and the author will sign them. Entry is free until capacity is reached. No running time is given, so the end is estimated at about 19:30. A book talk is easy to attend alone, since the audience gathers to listen. «El autor firmará ejemplares. Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry until capacity is reached and says the author will sign copies.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 18:30 the Museo de San Isidro, Los Orígenes de Madrid, hosts a conference called Penelope, the weaver: textiles in Homer and in the Mycenaean world. The speaker is Eugenio Ramón Luján Martínez, a professor of philology at the Complutense University of Madrid, and the talk is organised with Oriens, the Association for Near Eastern Studies. It takes place in the museum's auditorium in the historic La Latina quarter, close to the Plaza de la Paja. Admission is free until the room is full and no booking is needed. Ancient cloth, looms and the web that Penelope unpicked each night are a friendly topic for a mixed audience, and a lecture that ends with a few questions makes it easy to say hello to a neighbour in the next seat. «Tejidos en Homero y en el mundo Micénico» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es).
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Galileo in the Chamberí district of Madrid hosts a lecture titled El ilusionismo irrumpe en las tablas, on the comedies of magic, given by Saladina Jota. The listing says the talk lasts 60 minutes and is open to all audiences. It explains that elements of illusion and fantasy were used in the theatre from the Middle Ages onwards, often linked to traditional tales. In the Golden Age, it adds, those stage resources developed into fantastical characters and situations that reached the stage to surprise the audience. Admission is free until the room is full, and no ticket price is listed. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen and learn about the same subject, and nobody needs a companion to follow along or to ask a question afterwards. «Desde la Edad Media se utilizaron elementos de ilusionismo y fantasía en el teatro, a menudo vinculados a relatos tradicionales.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free until the room is full and the duration as 60 minutes.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in Madrid's Arganzuela district screens the film Nada from 1947, part of the cycle La vida en un hilo, a selection of films by Edgar Neville. The listing summarises the story: Andrea arrives in Barcelona to study at university and moves into the home of her relatives on Calle Aribau, a gloomy flat ruled by misery and violence, where her friendship with Ena is her only light. The film adapts the novel by Carmen Laforet, the first winner of the Premio Nadal. The activity is listed as free, with no booking arrangement mentioned. The centre is at Paseo Chopera 6. Watching a classic film in a dark room is easy to do alone, since the audience simply shares the screening. «Andrea llega a Barcelona para estudiar en la universidad y se instala en casa de sus parientes, en la calle Aribau» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:45. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the screening as free, within the Edgar Neville film cycle.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the multipurpose room of the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Ángel González in Madrid hosts a workshop called Más autonomía, menos dependencia, on practical strategies from occupational therapy for daily life at home. It is organised by the Asociación Vecinal de Aluche together with the library and led by Sandra Hidalgo, an occupational therapist and hand therapy specialist. The listing says the talk will cover cognitive decline and how it affects everyday life, practical strategies to encourage autonomy at home, assistive products for daily activities, and the role of relatives and carers. There is also space to ask questions and share experiences. The event is free, with open entry until the room reaches capacity, so no booking is needed. No end time is given, so about one and a half hours is assumed. A workshop like this is easy to attend alone, since people come with the same questions and a space is set aside for sharing them. «Un espacio para resolver dudas y compartir experiencias. Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free, with entry until the room is full.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas in central Madrid hosts a round table titled La crítica en el teatro español actual, organised by Dramactual. The listing explains that Spanish criticism is changing because of several factors, among them new technologies, and that some experts have even said it is disappearing. It adds that criticism remains alive and is essential for a performing arts market that is also in constant transformation. The discussion is open to participation from the audience and brings together professionals with long careers from different regions: Machús Osinaga of La Sala and Cine de Barrio on RTVE, Rafael Campos of El Heraldo in Aragón, and José Catalán Deus of Periodistas Digital. Entry is free, with no booking, until the room is full. The listing gives no end time, so the session is estimated at about an hour and a half. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room shares an interest in theatre and can join the open discussion. «Lo cierto es que se mantiene viva, y aunque no se ejerce de la misma forma de hace algunos años» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says admission is free and open until the room is full.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Dotacional Integrado Arganzuela Ángel del Río in Madrid hosts a round table titled Los fragmentos de Heráclito en la obra de Carmen Cámara. The listing describes a conversation around the work of the artist Carmen Cámara and its relationship with the thought of the philosopher Heráclito. The art critics Fernando Castro and Miguel Cereceda will take part together with the artist herself. They will address the interpretive keys of her creation and the connections between art, thought and philosophical reflection. No end time is printed, so the finish shown here is an estimate of about an hour and a half. The listing marks the activity as free of charge and does not mention booking. A discussion like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and think about the same ideas. «Una mesa de diálogo en torno a la obra de la artista Carmen Cámara y su relación con el pensamiento del filósofo Heráclito.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the round table as free and names the two critics and the artist.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 11:00 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas (Centro) in Madrid hosts a talk titled Don Carlos de Austria: cómo se construye la imagen de un príncipe en la Edad Moderna, held in the library's Sala de Actividades on Calle San Justo 5. The listing explains that the activity takes the figure of Prince Don Carlos of Austria as its starting point and explores the role of art in building public image and discourses of power during the early modern period. The lecture presents the development of a doctoral research project and ends with an open discussion with the people attending. Entry is free, but registration is required through the form linked on the official page, and the registration process closes on 18 November 2026. A talk and discussion like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen and exchange ideas. «La conferencia permitirá conocer el desarrollo de una investigación doctoral y concluirá con un coloquio abierto con los asistentes.» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the activity is free with registration open until 18 November 2026.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 12:00 the Centro Sociocultural Maestro Alonso in the Salamanca district of Madrid offers a guided visit to the Mauritshuis-Thyssen exhibition, led by Belén García Naharro, an official guide of the Community of Madrid. The listing explains that the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid, at Paseo del Prado 8, and the Mauritshuis gallery in The Hague in the Netherlands are taking part in a historic cultural exchange of 25 masterpieces from their permanent collections, carried out at the same time in both cities. The listing says that registration for the visit takes place at the lecture on 17 November at the Maestro Alonso centre, at Calle Maestro Alonso 6. The activity is free. A guided visit is easy to join alone, because the group follows the guide and conversation comes naturally. «Inscripciones a la visita en la conferencia del día 17 de noviembre» Starts 12:00, ends about 13:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the activity as free, with sign-up at the 17 November lecture.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 16:30 the Espacio de Igualdad María Zambrano in Madrid's Chamberí district runs Voces de mujeres, a visit to the Museo Nacional del Romanticismo. The listing says the visit explores the museum through the testimonies of women of the nineteenth century: the difficulties they faced in their time, how they fought inequalities, and what we still have in common with them in the twenty-first century. The meeting point is at 16:00 at the Espacio de Igualdad, or at 16:20 at the Museo Nacional del Romanticismo. The visit is aimed at the general population and is listed as free, with no booking arrangement mentioned. The Espacio is at Calle Andrés Mellado 44. A guided visit is easy to join alone, because the group shares one tour and the conversation starts from the exhibits. «Conoce el Museo Nacional del Romanticismo a través de los testimonios de mujeres del siglo XIX» Starts 16:30, ends about 18:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the visit as free, aimed at the general population, with two meeting points.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the municipal library David Gistau in Madrid hosts a reading club with the author, around the book Inmóvil by Amador Analógico Analgésico. The listing calls it a very special club, because it is led by the author of the book himself. It asks whether you would like to use your phone in a less addictive way, and says that if so the book may prove especially useful and substantially interesting. It describes Inmóvil as a novelised essay with the body and soul of a diary, an initiatory work of deep rebellion, with intimate, universal and timeless themes and passages of exploring introspection that may stir some sensibilities. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free. A small reading circle is an easy way to talk with strangers when coming alone. «Un club de lectura muy especial.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the Museo de Historia de Madrid on Calle Fuencarral hosts a talk in its Salón de actos, part of Semana de la Ciencia 2026, titled Historias de la Historia explicadas por la Física with Javier Ablanque. The listing asks how Hannibal used the laws of physics to cross the Alps, how a lunar eclipse saved Christopher Columbus and whether Spain could have built the atomic bomb. It adds that the talk will be experimental and will nod to the stories of the museum and its collection. Ablanque is presented as an engineer and popular science writer who collaborates with the RNE programme A hombros de gigantes. Entry is free until the hall is full, with no registration mentioned. A science talk like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there for the same stories and demonstrations. «¿Sabías que Aníbal se sirvió de las leyes de la física para cruzar los Alpes?» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says entry is free until the hall is full and places the talk in the museum's Salón de actos.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas in the Retiro district of Madrid, at Paseo Colombia 1, holds a film forum, or cine foro, with the film Más vivos que nunca. The listing credits Alfredo J. Anzola as director and Laura Romero as writer, and gives the running time as 87 minutes. It names the session Cine foro Cantalejo and lists it among the activities at the cultural centre. The listing marks the event as free. Tickets are handed out from one hour before the start at the cultural centre, with a maximum of two tickets per person until the hall is full, so it is sensible to arrive a little early. The listing gives no end time, so the end is estimated at about two hours after the start, allowing for the film and the discussion. A film forum is easy to attend alone, since the audience watches together and then shares views. «Reparto de entradas desde una hora antes en el centro cultural. Máximo dos entradas por persona hasta completar aforo.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the event as free, with tickets handed out from one hour before.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the Auditorio Canal de Panamá in the Ciudad Lineal district of Madrid hosts the music session Agustín Vega presents Boleros con swing. The listing introduces him as an excellent voice who became popular by singing at the Puente de Toledo. It says that singing outdoors in that emblematic place in Madrid gave him opportunities such as taking part in Got Talent and being able to make a living from music. The auditorium is at Calle Padre Coloma 2 in Madrid. The listing marks the activity as free and gives no booking arrangement. The programme is described through its title, which points to boleros with a swing feel. A concert of this kind is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there for the same voice and nobody needs a companion to listen. «Una excelente voz, que se ha hecho popular por cantar en el Puente de Toledo.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the concert as free.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centro Sociocultural Maestro Alonso in the Salamanca district of Madrid hosts a talk about Isabel de Borbón, known as la Chata. The speaker is Patricia Alonso, introduced in the listing as a historian. The page describes Isabel de Borbón (1851-1931) as the most charismatic infanta of Spain, remembered for her deep loyalty to the Crown and a strongly popular character that won her the affection of the people of Madrid. The talk promises to uncover her story along with many curiosities about her life. It is listed for all audiences and lasts 60 minutes, so the end time shown is calculated from that length. The listing marks the activity as free of charge and gives no booking details. A history talk like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to listen and ask questions about the same subject. «Descubriremos su interesante historia y múltiples curiosidades sobre su vida en esta conferencia.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the talk as free, open to all audiences, and 60 minutes long.
Cristian Tolsa (University of Barcelona) traces the roots of Greek astronomy — Babylonian traditions, calendars and early cosmologies. Part of the free autumn lecture cycle.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural San Francisco La Prensa, in the Carabanchel district of Madrid, hosts a talk called La violencia contra la mujer en el arte: ¿Belleza o sumisión?, given by the group Curabitur. The listing describes a reflection on how art has contributed, across history, to normalising and perpetuating inequality toward women, sometimes in a subtle and invisible way and sometimes explicitly. It calls the session a journey that invites you to question the artistic gaze and its role in building gender roles and stereotypes. The listing gives the length as 70 minutes, so the end shown is 20:10, and the recommended age as 18 and over. Entry is free. A talk with a guide through images and a chance to ask questions is easy to join alone. «Una reflexión sobre cómo el arte ha contribuido, a lo largo de la historia, a normalizar y perpetuar la desigualdad hacia las mujeres.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:10. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives a duration of 70 minutes. The listing gives the entry as free and the recommended age as 18 and over.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas in central Madrid holds a talk called La Ilíada y la Odisea. Historia y personajes, in its Sala Madrid. The listing calls it a journey through the two great works that forged Western culture, an exploration that starts with the bloody fight of the Trojan War and leads to the sea mysteries Odysseus met on his way home. It invites you to let the sirens sing again and the dust of Troy rise before your eyes. The talk presents a book with a guide to more than 150 images of characters, written by Lorenzo de la Plaza, Adoración Morales, José María Martínez Murillo and José Ignacio Vaquero. Entry is free until the room is full. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is an estimate of an hour and a half. A library talk is easy to attend alone. «Este es un viaje por las dos grandes obras que forjaron la cultura occidental.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free, with open entry until the room is full.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Sociocultural Ágata in Villaverde, Madrid, shows La Furia, directed by Gemma Blasco, in the series Mujeres de Cine: Nosotras Contamos. The listing calls it a guided session and describes a Spanish drama from 2025 running 107 minutes. The cast includes Àngela Cervantes, Àlex Monner, Eli Iranzo, Carla Linares, Salim Daprincee and Ana Torrent. The story follows Alex, a young actress who is raped at a New Year party and spends a year coping with shame and guilt, while she plays Medea on stage and finds in theatre a way to channel her pain. The film won awards at the Málaga Festival and the Gaudí awards. Entry is free until capacity is reached. The subject is serious, so adult viewers are the audience. Film sessions with a discussion are easy to attend alone, because the screening itself gives everyone something to talk about. «Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry until capacity is reached and a running time of 107 minutes.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Fundación Fran Daurel in Madrid presents Tango Vivo, a concert by the singer Mariel Martínez and the pianist Juan Esteban Cuacci. The listing describes a proposal in which tango is reinvented with every performance, a concert without predefined arrangements where improvisation and musical dialogue bring freshness and new textures to the classic language of tango. It calls Mariel Martínez a lovely voice in the new tango scene and says Cuacci, a multi-instrumentalist, has worked with artists such as Estrella Morente and Paloma San Basilio and was for years pianist and musical director for Raphael. The line-up is voice and piano. The listing marks the event as free of charge. It asks for maximum punctuality, because nobody will be admitted once the show has started. An intimate duo concert is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience simply listens together to the music. «Se ruega máxima puntualidad. No se permitirá el acceso una vez comenzado el espectáculo.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the activity as free and asks for punctuality, with no entry once the show has begun.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Dotacional Integrado Arganzuela Ángel del Río in Madrid screens Vagabundo, vagabundo, vagabundo, directed by Harry Edwards in 1926 in the United States. It belongs to the cycle of classics of silent comedy from the twenties and to the fourth season of silent cinema with live piano in Arganzuela. The listing says Harry Langdon plays a naive young man who joins a cross-country endurance race, hoping to win the 25,000 dollar cash prize to save from foreclosure the house of the girl he loves, facing all kinds of rivals and comic situations. The activity is listed as free, with no booking arrangement mentioned. The centre is at Calle Canarias 17. A silent comedy with live piano is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole room laughs together. «Harry (Langdon) es un joven ingenuo que se une a una carrera de resistencia a través del país» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the screening as free, part of a silent film season with live piano.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in the Arganzuela district of Madrid hosts a flamenco show titled Travesía por mundos, presented as a special for the Día del Flamenco. The company is Lola Mayo, and the listing says that she and her students present the result of their work on the different palos, or styles, of flamenco. They dance por caña, tarantos, tientos, soleá, alegrías and bulerías. The dancers are accompanied by live musicians described as having long careers in theatres and tablaos around the world: Basilio García on guitar, Juan Motos as cantaor, Eduardo García on flute and Adam Fernández on cajón. The venue is at Paseo Chopera 6. The listing marks the event as free of charge and does not mention a booking arrangement. No end time is given, so roughly an hour and a half is assumed. A flamenco evening like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room is there to watch and listen to the same performance. «Lola Mayo y sus alumnas presentan en este espectáculo el fruto de su trabajo sobre los distintos palos del flamenco» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free of charge and names the company and the musicians.
On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00 the Parroquia Santa Ana y La Esperanza, at Calle de la Cañada 35 in Madrid, hosts a concert by the Coral Orfeón de Moratalaz. The municipal listing places it in the XXII Temporada de Música Coral, the twenty-second season of choral music, and gives the venue as the parish building. The description is brief and does not list the pieces, so the programme is not known in advance. Admission is free, and the listing mentions no booking arrangement. The page does not state an end time, so the finish is estimated at about an hour and a half after the start. This is a concert by a choir within a season of choral music, not a service. A choral concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there to listen, and nobody expects conversation during the music. «Coral Orfeón de Moratalaz. Lugar: Parroquia Santa Ana y la Esperanza (Calle de la Cañada, 35).» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the concert as free, part of the XXII Temporada de Música Coral, on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00.
A free three-hour guided walk with an environmental educator through one of Madrid's most beautiful historic gardens, spotting the Duchess's follies and its plants. Adults only (18+).
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 11:00 the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid is open to visitors for the exhibition El asalto de la ilusión, curated by Enric Puig Punyet and organised with the Centre d'Art Santa Mònica. The listing says the show deals with ideas such as post-truth, power dynamics and the mechanisms behind the hegemonic creation of fictions and illusions. It looks at the techniques hidden behind art's capacity to produce forms of deception that end up shaping how we see the world, through a journey in which the public is led into the sophistication of these techniques. The exhibition runs from 18 November 2026 to 25 April 2027 in several rooms. Opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00. Tickets cost 6 euros for the exhibition, 7 euros with the rooftop. An exhibition like this is easy to enjoy alone, since you walk through it at your own pace. «los mecanismos que se ocultan tras la creación hegemónica de ficciones e ilusiones» Starts 11:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Círculo de Bellas Artes official event page (circulobellasartes.com). The listing gives an exhibition ticket of 6 euros and opening hours of 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00, so the opening and the closing time are shown as start and end.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 18:00 the Auditorio Carmen Laforet in Madrid's Ciudad Lineal district hosts Vela & Siles with the programme Tea for Two, part of the Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal 2026. The listing describes an elegant musical project of jazz, swing and blues led by Mario Siles and Carmen Vela. It invites the audience to travel through the great classics of the American and European repertoire of the golden decades of the twentieth century, with a careful aesthetic, a warm sound and an interpretation full of nuance. The concert lasts 60 minutes and is listed as free, with no booking arrangement mentioned. The auditorium is at Calle Jazmín 46. An early evening jazz set is easy to enjoy alone, since people come for the music and share the same quiet attention. «Un elegante proyecto musical de jazz, swing y blues liderado por Mario Siles y Carmen Vela» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the concert as free, in the Ciudad Lineal jazz festival, lasting 60 minutes.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 18:30 the Centro Sociocultural Alfonso XII in the Fuencarral - El Pardo district of Madrid presents the concert No solo musas. The municipal listing credits the performance to Siliva Sanjuán, whose name is spelled that way on the page, and describes it as an intimate concert for voice and guitar. The programme travels through the Spanish songbook with the aim of highlighting the place that women deserve in society, and the listing calls it a repertoire designed to move the audience. The venue is at Calle Mira el Río 4, in the 28048 postcode area. The listing marks the activity as free of charge, and it gives no booking arrangement, so visitors should check the official page before travelling. No end time is published, so about an hour and a half is a reasonable expectation for a concert of this kind. An intimate concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since people sit together for the same songs. «Concierto íntimo de voz y guitarra que recorre el cancionero español para poner en valor el lugar que merecen las mujeres en la sociedad.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free (Gratuito) and the start at 18:30.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 18:30 the Centro Sociocultural Rafael de León in the Fuencarral - El Pardo district of Madrid hosts a concert of French song by the Dúo Toubib. The listing names the performers as Raúl de la Torre on voice and Isabel Corella on piano, and describes them as two doctors who are also musicians. The programme consists of French songs, and the listing names Prévert, Boris Vian, Moustaki and Aznavour among the authors whose work will be sung. The concert is part of the activities held at the cultural centre and is listed as free. The listing gives no booking arrangement and no end time, so the finish is an estimate based on a typical concert length of about an hour and a half. A song recital like this is easy to enjoy alone, since people sit together to listen and the music gives everyone something to talk about afterwards. «Canciones francesas interpretadas por dos médicos músicos: Prévert, Boris Vian, Moustaki, Aznavour...» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the concert as free and names the performers and the songwriters in the programme.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Lope de Vega in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid presents La llamaban Tula, a piece listed under the name Entreatro. The listing presents Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda as one of the most important voices of the nineteenth century and of Spanish Romanticism, the first anti-slavery woman author and a campaigner for equality between men and women. It says that on this night her memories return as the sweetest and most bitter chapters of her life are revisited, to place her back in the collective memory. The author, Miguel Rascón, a finalist for the 2020 Premios MAX for Follow Calderona, researched her life and work for this fiction full of creativity and live songs. Entry is free. A theatre night like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the story keeps everyone's attention on the stage. «Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, una de las voces más importantes del siglo XIX y Romanticismo Español» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free and describes the piece as Entreatro with live songs by author Miguel Rascón.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Sociocultural Alberto Sánchez in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid presents the comedy Todo incluido, excepto el barco. According to the listing, Pedro and Cristina did not know each other before boarding the Costa Mucho, and they wake up on a desert island with no memory of how they got there. With no comforts, no phone coverage and no way out, they must live together, cooperate and put up with each other. What begins as a fight for survival becomes a duel of characters, reproaches, irony and uncomfortable truths. The text describes the play as an agile, bold comedy that uses the absurdity of a shipwreck to talk about relationships, ego and forced coexistence. Entry is free. A comedy like this is easy to enjoy alone, since laughing together with the audience is part of the evening. «Todo Incluido es una comedia ágil y audaz que utiliza el absurdo del naufragio para hablar, con mucho humor, de las relaciones humanas» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free and describes the play as a comedy about two strangers on a desert island.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural San Juan Bautista in Madrid's Ciudad Lineal district hosts the Manuel Borraz Group, with the project Far Out Project, as part of the Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal 2026. The listing presents pianist and composer Manuel Borraz in a jazz quartet with Ariel Brínguez on saxophones, Álvaro del Valle on guitar, bass and electronics, and Marc Pinyol on drums and percussion. Starting from the jazz tradition, the group moves into new territory through improvisation, contemporary jazz and current musical languages, in what the listing calls an innovative, modern, energetic and festive experience. The concert lasts 60 minutes and is listed as free. The centre is at Calle San Nemesio 4. A jazz concert is easy to enjoy alone, since the music is the focus. «Partiendo de la tradición del jazz, el grupo se adentra en nuevos territorios a través de la improvisación» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the concert as free, in the Ciudad Lineal jazz festival, lasting 60 minutes.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo in Madrid's Tetuán district presents a flamenco festival evening, Persecución, a tribute to the Lebrijano on the fiftieth anniversary of Persecución. The listing names José Valencia on vocals, Pedro Peña and Juan Requena on guitar, Nazare Reyes on dance, and Sergio Aguirre and Pedro Peña Jr on chorus, palmas and percussion. It calls the evening a special occasion to honour a fundamental work of flamenco and to celebrate the artistic legacy of the Lebrijano. The show lasts 60 minutes, is listed for all audiences and is free, with no booking arrangement mentioned. The centre is at Plaza Donoso 5. Flamenco is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience gathers around the same voices and rhythms. «Una cita especial para rendir homenaje a una obra fundamental del flamenco y celebrar el legado artístico del Lebrijano» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the flamenco show as free, 60 minutes, for all audiences.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Buenavista in the Salamanca district of Madrid, at Avenida Toreros 5, stages the play Chas, y de repente tú by the company Garrote Producciones. The listing summarises the story: a breakdown forces Lola to stop her journey and share the wait with Óscar, a young backpacker. From that unexpected meeting, the piece offers a warm comedy about relationships, chance and personal decisions. The listing says it is for all audiences and gives the running time as 60 minutes. It marks the event as free. The listing does not give an end time, so the end is estimated from the 60-minute duration, at about one hour after the start. A short play like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience sits facing the stage and shares the same story, and a one-hour length leaves the rest of the evening free. «Una avería obliga a Lola a detener su viaje y compartir la espera con Óscar, un joven mochilero.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the event as free, a play of 60 minutes by the company Garrote Producciones.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Sociocultural Valle Inclán in the Fuencarral - El Pardo district of Madrid hosts the monologue Ellas, locas. Un homenaje a las mujeres de nuestra historia, performed by Mar del Rey. The listing presents it as a commemoration of the day against gender violence. The piece pays tribute to women from history, some of them with spectacular biographies, who opened paths in a complicated world and were often labelled mad for daring to be themselves. The venue is at Calle Arzobispo Morcillo 7, and the listing marks the activity as free, with no price to pay. No end time is published, so about an hour and a half should be allowed for the evening. A monologue like this is easy to attend alone, because the audience simply sits down together to listen and there is nobody you are expected to arrive with. «Un homenaje a las mujeres de nuestra historia, algunas con biografías espectaculares, que abrieron camino en un mundo complicado» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the activity as free and gives the start at 19:00 on Friday 20 November 2026.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural la Elipa in the Ciudad Lineal district of Madrid presents To be o airbnb, a theatre and performance piece by Cía. Amira Producciones. According to the listing, four female performers go through the songs everyone knows in order to revisit them with humour and reflection. They sing, tell stories and play games with lyrics that are part of our shared imagination, even though their meaning is often overlooked. The show is a proposal of the Festival Territorio Violeta, with Eugenia Manzanera as the guiding thread of the musical research by Irene Shams. The listing gives the running time as 70 minutes, so the show is expected to finish at about 20:10. Entry is free, and the listing mentions no booking arrangement. A show like this is easy to enjoy alone, because the audience shares the laughs and the familiar songs while the stage does the talking. «Cuatro intérpretes femeninas recorren las canciones de siempre para revisarlas desde el humor y la reflexión.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:10. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the show as free and gives its length as 70 minutes.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas in Madrid, in the Retiro park, hosts La música de las palabras, a concert-recital with poems by Juan Ramón Jiménez, the Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1956. The listing names the Grupo Retablo, with Mayte Domínguez as performer and Pablo Bethencourt on piano and composition. It says the poet and writer Javier Mateo Hidalgo opens the evening. The listing also gives the ticket rules: tickets are handed out from one hour before at the cultural centre, with a maximum of two per person until the capacity is full. It gives no programme of poems and no running time, so this page says no more than that. Admission is free. The end shown is estimated. A poetry and piano evening is easy to join alone, since the audience listens in a seated hall. «Recital con poemas de Juan Ramón Jiménez, Premio Nobel de Literatura 1956.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:30 the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid hosts the presentation of the 16th Festival Márgenes in the Auditorio 400 of the Nouvel building. The listing says the opening presents the main competitive and programme sections of the experimental film festival and gives the Premio Márgenes Futura to Jaume Claret Muxart. To finish, the filmmaker and artist Carlos Casas presents the live cinema work Krakatoa with the sound artists Nicolas Becker and Armand Lesecq. A welcome cocktail is served in the foyer. Entry is free until the room is full, with a maximum of two tickets per person, and 20 percent of the seats are kept for walk-ins without a ticket. Doors open 30 minutes before the start. The page gives no end time, so about two hours is assumed. A film and live-cinema evening like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience faces the screen together. «Como colofón, el cineasta y artista Carlos Casas presenta una obra de cine en directo» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:30. Source: Museo Reina Sofía official event page (museoreinasofia.es). The listing gives free entry until the room is full, a start at 19:30 and no end time, so the end shown is estimated.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00 the Centro Cultural Emilia Pardo Bazán in the Salamanca district of Madrid hosts Ludovico emotional experience, presented by Esther Toledano. The listing describes an intimate and emotional show inspired by the music of Ludovico Einaudi, in which piano, voice, original texts and strings come together in what it calls a magical journey through the world of emotions. It is marked as suitable for all audiences and lasts 60 minutes. Entry is free according to the listing, which is published on the Madrid city council website as part of the activities at the cultural centre. The venue is at Calle Goya 1. A quiet hour of live music like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room is there simply to listen, and there is no need to arrive with company or to talk to anyone unless you want to. «Esther Toledano presenta un espectáculo íntimo y emocional inspirado en la música de Ludovico Einaudi.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free and gives a running time of 60 minutes.
On Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00 the Centro Danza Matadero in Madrid presents the world premiere of Donde no hay nada (Arquitectura de la ausencia), the new show by Jesús Benzal, within the New Creators 2026 programme. The listing says that where there is nothing, everything can happen, and this is the starting point of his new contemporary dance project: a choreographic exploration for eight performers based on the perception of emptiness, understood not as absence but as a possibility of artistic construction, a place from which to reflect on constant change. Talking about emptiness inevitably touches on the idea of nothing, which our thought cannot grasp, because the moment we try to conceive it we are already giving it a form, a presence. The choreography finds a powerful metaphor in the eye of the hurricane. Tickets start at 18 euros. A contemporary dance premiere for eight dancers is an easy evening alone, with a seated and attentive audience. «Una exploración coreográfica para ocho intérpretes sobre la percepción del vacío.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:15. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives 23:59 as the end, a placeholder, so the end shown is estimated. The performances run on 20 and 21 November; the date shown is the first. The listing gives the price as from 18 euros.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 11:00 the Centro Sociocultural Ágata in Villaverde, Madrid, holds a practical workshop on gold panning, part of the CienciÁgata 26 science days and the Madrid science week. The workshop is led by Juan Carlos Sánchez-Migallón Cano of the Asociación Mineralógica Aragonito Azul and the Museo del Alto Bierzo. Participants work with pyrite, known as fool's gold, as a teaching substitute for real gold. The listing says they will learn how gravity and water flow act on mineral particles, how to handle the pan with a circular motion and how to wash sands, with a short look at how such deposits form in nature. It describes a relaxed, collaborative setting for building a new manual skill. The listing marks the workshop as free of charge. A hands-on workshop is easy to join alone, because everyone is learning the same technique side by side and talking comes naturally. «Actividad abierta al público semana de la ciencia de la Comunidad de Madrid.» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the workshop as free and as part of the CienciÁgata 26 science days.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 11:00 the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas in Madrid runs a role-playing game session for adults in its Sala Madrid. The listing invites people to become the protagonists of a big story, where imagination, strategy and teamwork are the keys to the adventure. During the session the participants play characters and face challenges, mysteries and decisions that steer the story. No previous experience is needed, and both first-time players and fans of this kind of game are welcome. The library says role-playing games encourage creativity, communication, problem solving and living together, and offer a fun way to share an afternoon at the library. The activity is free, but registration is required through an online form, and registration closes on 20 November 2026. The listing gives no end time, so a session of about two and a half hours is estimated. A game like this is easy to join alone, because everyone starts as a stranger and the story itself brings the table together. «Atrévete a cruzar la puerta de la fantasía, descubrir nuevos mundos y compartir una aventura inolvidable» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the activity is free, with registration through an online form until 20 November 2026.
A free Science Week workshop on how our ancestors learned to light, keep and carry fire — with live demonstrations of flint, tinder fungus and friction techniques, and real archaeological materials.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 11:30 the Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid, on Plaza San Andrés in Madrid, presents the exhibition Tres culturas, tres escrituras. The listing places it in the Semana de la Ciencia 2026 programme of archaeological exhibitions in the museum rooms. The museum explores the coexistence of Muslims, Christians and Jews in late medieval Madrid. Visitors can write with quills and reed pens on laid paper, learn about the writing system of each culture and discover objects that represent the three religions. The listing marks the activity as free, so there is no ticket price. No end time is published, so about an hour should be allowed for the visit. A hands-on museum activity like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is busy with their own sheet of paper and curious about the same objects. «Los visitantes podrán escribir con plumas y cálamos sobre papel verjurado, conocer los sistemas de escritura de cada cultura» Starts 11:30, ends about 12:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the activity as free and places it in the Semana de la Ciencia 2026 programme of archaeological exhibitions.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centro Cultural el Madroño in the Vicálvaro district of Madrid screens La furia, presented by Mujeres de Cine within the cycle Nosotras contamos. The listing summarises the film: Alex, a young actress, is assaulted at a New Year's Eve party and does not recognise her attacker. When she turns to her brother Adrián for shelter and understanding, he questions and pressures her, and she moves away from him. Over a year she lives alone with disgust, shame and guilt. Adrián, consumed by rage, makes his own choices on an ever darker path. Meanwhile she plays the vengeful character of Medea and finds in theatre the only way to channel her pain and anger. Entry is free. The film deals with a serious theme. A screening like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone watches the same film. «Alex, una joven actriz, es agredida en una fiesta en Nochevieja y no reconoce a su agresor.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the screening as free and presents it as part of the Nosotras contamos cycle by Mujeres de Cine.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 18:00 the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid hosts Bahía, cuna de la cultura afrobrasileña, a gathering for Black Consciousness Day in Brazil, in the Auditorio 400 and the foyer of the Nouvel building. It is the third edition, organised by the Asociación Cultural Brasileira Maloka with Museo Situado, and brings music, dance, poetry and performance focused on Bahia, in Spanish and Portuguese. The page describes Maloka as an organisation devoted to spreading Brazilian culture in Madrid, based in the Lavapiés neighbourhood. Its main initiatives include the Black Consciousness Day, the Carnaval de la Pachamama and the Festival de Música Brasileira de Autor. Entry is free until the room is full. The page gives no end time, so about two hours is assumed. A performance evening like this is easy to join alone, since the programme gives everyone something to watch. «Desde hace 21 años, organiza actividades para promover la riqueza y la diversidad de la cultura afroindígena brasileña» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Museo Reina Sofía official event page (museoreinasofia.es). The listing gives free entry until the room is full, a start at 18:00 and no end time, so the end shown is estimated.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 18:30 the Centro Cultural Alfredo Kraus in Madrid hosts the theatre piece Un siglo (y cuarto) después, performed by the company InterpretArte as part of the commemoration of the International Day against Gender Violence. The listing says the story follows Boris, a great-grandson of Anton Chekhov, who wants to do justice to his great-grandfather by staging Three Sisters the way Chekhov would have liked it, as a comedy. He contacts Castelo, a stage director, who imagines what became of Olga, Masha and Irina after the curtain fell and brings them on stage so that they meet again and tell each other what has happened to them. The description says the play shows the great changes in women's lives and the importance of knowledge and education, and calls it a metatheatrical revision of Chekhov's characters with a contemporary eye. The listing gives the entry as free and states no end time. A play like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the audience is there to watch the same stage. «La obra muestra los grandes cambios en la vida de las mujeres y la importancia del conocimiento y la educación.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free and gives the start time but no end time.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 18:30 the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas in Madrid, in the Retiro park, hosts Aquí nunca pasa nada, a theatre piece staged in commemoration of 25N, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The listing names the company Teatro sin papeles, with Olga Compte and Susana Álvarez as performers and Moisés Mato as director. It gives the recommended age as adult audiences. It also gives the ticket rules: tickets are handed out from one hour before at the cultural centre, with a maximum of two per person until the capacity is full. It gives no synopsis and no running time, so this page says no more than that. Admission is free. The end shown is estimated. A short two-actress play at a free city venue is easy to join alone, since you pick up a ticket on the spot and sit facing the stage. «Teatro en conmemoración del 25N. Edad recomendada: público adulto.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Auditorio Joaquín Rosado in Madrid presents Un diablo en el andén, a comedy by Salvador Bueso performed by the company Azares Teatro. The listing describes it as a strange story that raises themes such as loneliness, fear and the abuse of medication to bear the reality of who we really are, always with humour and the right irony. In a railway station a man and a station master begin a dialogue that seems absurd and surreal and gradually reveals the true nature of the characters. The cast is Salvador Bueso and Silvia Ros, and Bueso also directs. The listing calls the piece a biting comedy full of humour. Entry is free, but a prior booking is required through the link on the official page. The organisers ask for maximum punctuality and say that nobody will be admitted once the performance has started. No end time is given. A two-person comedy like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole room follows the same story. «Una comedia mordaz y llena de humor.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:15. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says free entry with prior booking and asks for maximum punctuality.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural la Elipa in the Ciudad Lineal district of Madrid presents the José Antonio Aarnoutse Trío, as part of the Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal 2026. The concert is titled Hacer que suceda, meaning making it happen. The listing frames the idea this way: when time becomes a witness to constant indecision, there are only two paths, to give up or to make it happen. Under that premise, and after several years of artistic search and evolution, José Antonio, a musician from Cartagena of Dutch descent with a solid and broad musical training, presents his second album. The concert lasts 60 minutes, and the listing marks the event as free of charge. A festival concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience gathers for the music and nobody needs company to take part in the evening. «Cuando el tiempo se convierte en testigo de una indecisión constante, solo hay dos caminos: desistir o hacer que suceda.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the concert as free, as part of the Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal 2026, lasting 60 minutes.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural San Juan Bautista in the Ciudad Lineal district of Madrid hosts the Raúl Márquez Trío, as part of the Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal 2026. The listing says that live, the sounds of the violin expand and transform through the creative use of loopers and harmonisers, giving depth and richness to the compositions. It describes the proposal as moving between jazz, folklore and the languages of contemporary music, weaving tradition and experimentation together to create a sonic universe of its own, free of musical borders. The performance lasts 60 minutes, so it is a compact evening out. Admission is free, as the listing marks the event as gratuito, and the venue is at Calle San Nemesio 4. A concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room is there to listen to the same music. «los sonidos del violín se expanden y se transforman mediante el uso creativo de loopers y armonizadores» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free and gives a duration of 60 minutes.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo in the Tetuán district of Madrid presents the Recital Flamenco, part of a flamenco festival. The listing names Eleazar Cerreduela on cante, the flamenco singing, Joni Jiménez on guitar and Antonio Losada on percussion. It describes an evening devoted to the art of flamenco, with the singing and the musical accompaniment as the protagonists. The recital lasts 60 minutes, so it should end at about 20:00. Admission is free according to the listing, and the recommended age is given as all audiences. The listing does not describe a booking step. A flamenco recital is easy to enjoy alone, since the attention of the whole room is on the singer and the guitar, and nobody needs a companion to follow the music. «Una velada dedicada al arte flamenco, con el cante y el acompañamiento musical como protagonistas.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free admission, a duration of 60 minutes and the recommended age as all audiences.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Fuente de San Pedro - Valderrivas in the Vicálvaro district of Madrid hosts Agustina Britos, who presents her show Puentes. The listing says the show is on tour in Europe and that Agustina is an Argentine singer and producer raised in Patagonia. It describes Puentes as a musical and cultural journey between Brazil, Latin America and Europe. The project is said to be born from the need to interweave cultures and people, creating spaces where music becomes a universal language of connection. The listing does not give an end time, so a finish at about 20:30 is estimated. Admission is free according to the listing, which mentions no booking step. A concert built around connection is easy to enjoy alone, since people come to share the music. «El proyecto nace de la necesidad de entrelazar culturas y personas, generando espacios donde la música se convierte en un lenguaje universal de conexión.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free admission and presents Puentes as a musical and cultural journey by Agustina Britos.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Buenavista in the Salamanca district of Madrid hosts Nika Rodríguez presenting Y al fin ser yo, an intimate concert with guitar and keyboard. The listing says her own songs, cover versions and personal experiences are interwoven in a close encounter with the audience. It describes the concert for all audiences and gives its duration as 80 minutes, so it runs from the start time to about 20:20. The venue is at Avenida Toreros 5 in Madrid. The listing marks the activity as free and gives no booking arrangement. Because the set mixes original songs with covers and stories, newcomers can follow it without any preparation. A small acoustic concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there for the same music and the room is close to the performer. «Nika presenta «Y al fin ser yo», un concierto íntimo con guitarra y teclado.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:20. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing marks the concert as free and gives its duration as 80 minutes.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in Madrid presents the flamenco show Generaciones flamencas by the Compañía Lola Mayo, a special programme for the Día del Flamenco. The listing names the dancers Lola Mayo and Lucía Pedros or Cidny Hernández, with Basilio García on guitar, Juan Motos as singer, Eduardo García on flute and Adam Fernández on cajón. It recalls that flamenco has been UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2010, that its first documented references go back to the eighteenth century, when it was still called cante gitano, and that it has been handed down from generation to generation in bodies and voices rather than in books. On stage, a young dancer who discovers flamenco with hunger and enthusiasm meets a mature dancer who has lived it and now passes on the baton. The event is listed as free of charge. A live flamenco performance is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience shares the same stage and rhythm. «Sobre el escenario, la bailaora joven, que descubre el flamenco con hambre y entusiasmo, y la bailaora madura» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:15. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the event as free and names the company Lola Mayo and the musicians.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Quinta del Berro - Rafael Altamira in the Salamanca district of Madrid hosts the presentation of the book Masticar el rumbo by Luz Calvo. The listing introduces the author as a psychology graduate who has published poems in the collective volume Retrato de poeta con sombrero (1977) and the collections Por los grumos del gesto (2008), El peso del aire (2017) and Masticar el rumbo (2026), all from Baile del Sol. It adds that she coordinated the cultural programmes La mitad invisible and Cartas en el tiempo for La 2 of TVE, and that since childhood she felt dazzled by Hellas. The event is listed for all audiences and lasts 60 minutes, so the end time shown is calculated from that length. It is free of charge, with no booking mentioned. A book presentation like this is easy to attend alone, since readers and curious listeners gather around the same author. «Luz Calvo, licenciada en Psicología, ha publicado poemas en la obra colectiva Retrato de poeta con sombrero (1977)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the presentation as free, open to all audiences, and 60 minutes long.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural la Elipa in the Ciudad Lineal district of Madrid hosts the José Antonio Aarnoutse Trío. The listing presents the concert under the title Hacer que suceda, built on the idea that when time becomes a witness to constant indecision there are only two paths, to give up or to make it happen. Under that premise, and after several years of artistic searching and evolution, José Antonio presents his second album. The listing describes him as a musician from Cartagena of Dutch descent with a solid and wide musical training. The programme is given as lasting 60 minutes, so the end time shown is calculated from that length. The city listing marks the activity as free of charge, at Calle Santa Felicidad 39. A concert of this size is easy to attend alone, since the audience simply sits down together to listen to the music. «Cuando el tiempo se convierte en testigo de una indecisión constante, solo hay dos caminos: desistir o hacer que suceda» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the activity as free of charge and gives a length of 60 minutes.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid shows Leviathan, the 2012 film by Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, in the cinema of the Sabatini building. It is the third session of a series on immersive territories and the Sensory Ethnography Lab, and the page calls the film the lab's masterpiece. The listing says it puts into practice Deleuze's thinking on the affection-image, a cinema that no longer tells stories but exposes the viewer directly to the pure forces of the cosmos. On board an industrial fishing boat at sea, the camera leaves any fixed or conventional human point of view. The room holds 129 people, doors open half an hour before the film, entry is free until the room is full with a maximum of two tickets per person, and 20 percent of the seats are for walk-ins. The page gives no end time, so about an hour and a half is assumed. A film like this is easy to see alone, since the audience watches together in the dark. «un cine que ya no cuenta historias, sino que expone de manera directa a las fuerzas puras del cosmos» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Museo Reina Sofía official event page (museoreinasofia.es). The listing gives free entry until the room is full, a start at 19:00 and no end time, so the end shown is estimated.
A free 90-minute trip through famous film music — John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Morricone, Lalo Schifrin and more.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00 the Jardín del Bulevar de Peña Gorbea in Madrid hosts El Dragón de Alcorcón as part of Bulevarte 2026. The listing describes a fresh, light-hearted musical proposal full of energy, a live performance that combines the spirit of indie music with humour and the wish to have a good time. It says the aim is a close and fun atmosphere in which to enjoy music in good company. The venue is the garden of the boulevard at Calle Peña Gorbea 17, and the listing marks the performance as free, so there is no ticket to buy. No end time is published, so about an hour and a half should be allowed for the show. An open-air gig like this is easy to enjoy alone, because people are there for the same songs and a relaxed crowd makes it simple to start a conversation. «una propuesta musical fresca, desenfadada y llena de energía. Una actuación en directo que combina el espíritu del indie con el humor» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the performance as free and part of Bulevarte 2026.
On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00 the Centro Cultural El Pozo del tío Raimundo, in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid, stages Sensaciones, a flamenco show. The listing says the piece represents what is felt in each flamenco palo, or style, as it is performed on the stage, and names the company as grupo pasiones. The venue is at Avenida Glorietas 19, and the municipal page lists the show among the activities of the cultural centre. Admission is free, and the listing gives no booking arrangement. The page does not state an end time, so the finish is estimated at about an hour and a half after the start. The description gives no further detail about the performers or the running order, so the evening is best approached as a general introduction to the range of flamenco styles. A show like this is easy to enjoy alone, because the audience is there for the music and dance. «Representa lo que se siente con cada palo flamenco interpretando en el escenario.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es, CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing marks the show as free and gives the date as Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00.
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The next event in Madrid is "Guided 8 km hike through the Encinar de San Pedro holm-oak reserve" on Sunday 15 Nov at 10:00. 153 events are listed in the next two weeks, and 205 up to Saturday 30 Jan 2027.
151 of the 205 upcoming events listed here are marked free. The rest are low-cost or ticketed; the price is on each official page, so check it before you go.
Right now: culture (77), music (69), learning (42), outdoors (9), social (8). Common venues are Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Conde Duque, Museo de San Isidro. Los Orígenes de Madrid, Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas (Centro).
Yes, that is the point of this list. We pick talks, concerts, walks, language cafés and workshops where many people arrive on their own and there is a natural moment to start talking. Nobody checks whether you came with a friend.
Many of these events are also in the Meet & Mint app, where every event has its own chat and you can join alone. If one is not there yet, tap "+" in the app to add it and gather a group to go together.
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Meet & Mint
Meet & Mint shows events and people near you on one map. Join an event alone, chat with the group, meet at the event. Free on iPhone and Android.