Walk & talk · Madrid
24 upcoming guided walks, hikes and strolls in Madrid you can join alone. Walking next to someone is the easiest way to start talking.
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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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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.
On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in the Arganzuela district of Madrid hosts the concert Raíces flamencas, presented as a special event for Flamenco Day. The listing describes it as a passionate journey through the great successes of flamenco, brought to life by an exceptional ensemble. The line-up combines the vocal and emotional intensity of a female singer, the distinctive rhythm of the guitar and the cajón, and the strength of two female dancers. The listing calls it an authentic show full of duende that connects deeply with the audience in every number. The venue is at Paseo de la Chopera 6, and the city listing marks the activity as free of charge. It does not name the performers or give an end time, so the finish shown here is an estimate of about one hour. A flamenco concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room is there to watch and listen to the same music. «la intensidad vocal y emocional de una cantaora, el compás inconfundible de la guitarra y el cajón, y la fuerza de dos bailaoras» 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 (Gratuito).
On Monday 23 November 2026 at 12:00 the Centro Sociocultural Ágata in the Villaverde district of Madrid offers a guided visit to the Real Jardín Botánico, within its science days CienciÁgata 26. The listing describes an itinerary through the different plant collections and the greenhouses, combining general botanical content, history, the uniqueness of individual specimens, the uses of plants and their importance in our lives. The tour lasts an hour and a half and is designed to awaken curiosity about the plant world and to raise awareness of the need to care for and protect it. The event is free. Registration opened on Monday 19 October 2026 at 9:00, by email to ccagata@madrid.es, in person at the cultural centre or by phone on 917109300. A guided walk like this is easy to join alone, since the group follows one guide through the collections. «Recorrido de una hora y media de duración pensado para despertar la curiosidad por el mundo vegetal» 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 marks the visit as free, lasting an hour and a half, with registration by email, in person or by phone.
On Monday 23 November 2026 at 20:00 the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in the Arganzuela district of Madrid hosts the presentation of the San Isidro 2026 trophies. The organiser is the Círculo Taurino Amigos de la Dinastía Bienvenida, a bullfighting club, which hands out the trophies and awards of its twenty-sixth edition. The prizes are decided by a jury chaired by Miguel Mejías Bienvenida and correspond to the San Isidro 2026 bullfighting season in Madrid. The city listing marks the activity as free and places it within the programme of events at the Casa del Reloj cultural centre on Paseo de la Chopera. No end time is given, so the ceremony is expected to last roughly an hour. An awards ceremony like this is easy to attend alone, since guests are simply there to follow the presentations and the people being honoured. «hará entrega de los trofeos y premios de su XXVI Edición, otorgados por el Jurado presidido por Miguel Mejías Bienvenida» 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 Madrid city listing marks the event as free (Gratuito).
On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 16:30 the Espacio de Igualdad María de Maeztu in the Latina district of Madrid offers a visit to the Museo del Romanticismo under the title Voces de mujeres. The listing says participants get to know the museum through different themes and through the testimonies of nineteenth-century women. The guided visit is complemented by a simple creative workshop. The activity is listed as free, and the listing gives no end time, so the finish is estimated at two hours after the start to allow for the visit and the workshop. The listing does not describe a booking arrangement, so anyone interested should check the organiser's page before going. A guided visit with a small workshop is easy to do alone, because the group follows one guide and the workshop gives natural moments to talk with other participants. «La visita guiada se complementa con un sencillo taller creativo.» Starts 16:30, ends about 18:30. 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 visit as free and combines a guided visit with a simple creative workshop.
On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 17:00 the Museo de Historia de Madrid offers a themed guided visit to its collection in the series Martes con Historia. The listing says these free visits, for a maximum of 20 people, take place every month on Tuesdays at 17:00 with different proposals, and that registration is required in advance through an online form. For November it gives two itineraries, Dos de Mayo and El agua en Madrid, and this Tuesday 24 November is a Dos de Mayo visit, about the 1808 uprising against the French. For December the visits are dedicated to the itinerary Enfermos ilustres del museo, on Tuesdays 1 and 15 December. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. A small guided tour with a capped group is an easy way to meet people when coming alone. «Estas visitas temáticas guiadas y gratuitas, con un aforo máximo de 20 personas.» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:30. 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 visits as free, with prior registration.
On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in Madrid, in the Arganzuela district, shows the film Duende y misterio del flamenco, made in 1952. It belongs to the cycle La vida en un hilo, a selected filmography of Edgar Neville. The listing describes the film as a poetic journey through the songs and dances of Andalusia, with figures such as the dancer Antonio. It presents it as a pioneer of the musical documentary in Spain, one that reveals the most lyrical side of Neville and his fascination with popular culture. The venue is on Paseo de la Chopera. Admission is free, as the city listing states, and no booking arrangement is mentioned. The end time is estimated at about 20:30 from the film's length, which the listing does not give. A film screening like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience simply sits down and watches together. «Un viaje poético por los cantes y bailes de Andalucía, con figuras como el bailarín Antonio.» 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 Madrid city listing gives the screening as free, on 25 November 2026 at 19:00, in the Edgar Neville cycle.
On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 09:00 the Centro Cultural Galileo in Madrid, in the Chamberí district, is the meeting point for an environmental outing called Ruta del Castañar de El Tiemblo. The listing describes a hiking route in the Valle de Iruelas Nature Reserve, in the Sierra de Gredos in Ávila, through one of the most representative chestnut forests of the area, which is especially attractive in autumn. The circular route covers about 7 to 8 kilometres of forest paths and tracks with streams and recreation areas, with a gentle to moderate slope and low difficulty, and it lasts about 3 hours. Participants must bring a backpack with at least 1.5 litres of water, light food and a waterproof jacket. The activity is free until capacity is reached, with priority for residents of Chamberí. Registration opens on 23 November at 9:00 through a link on the listing. A guided group walk is easy to do alone, since everyone shares the same route and pace. «Gratuito hasta completar aforo. Tendrán prioridad las personas empadronadas en el distrito de Chamberí.» Starts 09:00, ends about 12:00. 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 outing is free until capacity is reached, with priority for Chamberí residents, and lasts about 3 hours.
On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 10:00 the Ayuntamiento de Madrid offers a guided interpretive walk through the Jardín El Capricho, the green space in Alameda de Osuna, with an environmental educator. The listing says you will identify the follies of the Duchess, the caprichos, and some of the plant species that make up the garden. The activity is aimed at adults over 18. The listing gives the duration as about three hours, so the end shown is 13:00. Entry is free but prior registration is needed, by email to proambiental@madrid.es or by phone on weekdays from 10:00 to 13:00, giving your full name, age and a phone number. A guided walk in a historic garden is easy to join alone, since a small group follows the educator together. «Itinerario guiado por el espacio verde madrileño de la mano de un educador ambiental.» Starts 10:00, 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 a duration of about 3 hours. The listing gives the entry as free, with prior registration, and the activity as for adults over 18.
On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 11:00 the environmental education centre in the Dehesa de la Villa park leads a free urban hike from the park to the Parque de la Ventilla, discovering the particular features of the route along the way. The listing recommends it for people aged 12 and over and estimates about two hours, so the end time here is approximate. Booking in advance is required, by email to infodehesa@madrid.es or by phone on 914 802 141, giving the full name, age and a contact phone number of each participant. You can sign up from one month before the date, and up to four people can be registered together. The park is a large green space in the north-west of the city, and a guided walk is an easy way to meet people who also like to explore on foot. «Senderismo urbano» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Madrid city open data — Agenda de actividades y eventos (Ayuntamiento de Madrid, datos.madrid.es).
On Monday 30 November 2026 at 19:00 the Nave de Terneras of the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in Madrid hosts the talk Amor, poder y ambición en la corte napoleónica de Madrid, part of the third lecture cycle Lunes con la historia en Arganzuela. The speaker is Alicia Vallina. The listing sets the story during the War of Independence, when King Joseph I Bonaparte and Pilar de Acedo, Marchioness of Montehermoso, lived a passionate love story amid power and the din of war. It says that ambition and conflicting loyalties had irreparable political consequences and that, when the Napoleonic dream collapsed, their romance was trapped between defeat and exile. The venue is at Paseo de la Chopera 10. Entry is listed as free. A history talk like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and the subject gives plenty to discuss afterwards. «el rey José I Bonaparte y Pilar de Acedo, marquesa de Montehermoso, vivieron una apasionada historia de amor» 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 Gratuito and names the speaker and the lecture cycle.
A free interpretive walk through the first stretch of Parque del Oeste: its trees, history and views over the west of Madrid. Comfortable shoes recommended; places may need booking on the official page.
On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 10:30 the Cabaña de la Rosaleda in the Retiro Park, Madrid, hosts the workshop Los sonidos de Madrid. It has two parts: a theoretical opening part on the basic concepts of sound, perception and the soundscape, and a practical part with a walk to put the ideas into practice. The listing says the workshop is aimed at an adult audience and lasts an estimated two and a half hours. Entry is free, but prior registration is required, by email to proambiental@madrid.es or by phone on 915 478 473, with phone hours from Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 14:00. Registration opens one month before the date, and each person gives a full name, age and a contact phone number. A workshop like this is easy to join alone, since it is organised around listening and walking. «Una parte práctica con un recorrido para interiorizar los conceptos aprendidos.» Starts 10:30, 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 says the workshop is free, for adults, lasts about two and a half hours and needs prior registration.
An environmental educator leads a free walk through El Capricho, the Duchess of Osuna's romantic garden, looking at its follies and plant species. For adults; about 3 hours; booking required (see the official page).
A free 10 km circular hike through Casa de Campo's recent past — a vanished church, old farm threshing floors, Civil War bunkers and trenches — up to the park's big viewpoint, Cerro Garabitas. Moderate climbs; booking required.
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Guided 8 km hike through the Encinar de San Pedro holm-oak reserve on Sunday 15 November at 10:00. This page lists all 24 upcoming walks, hikes and guided strolls in Madrid from our feed.
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