Ever few months, a design market takes place at El Matadero, a former slaughterhouse turned cultural center and arguably the city’s coolest venue. If you’ve never been, this weekend’s your chance! Expect to see over 160 designers, workshops, live performances and 20 food trucks, plus much more!

El Matadero is just a few stops away from Sol. Entrance to El Mercado Central de Diseño costs €2.

Here’s the event page.

Read more about El Matadero here.

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Beer lovers, get ready because Madrid Beer Week‘s 2nd edition is coming back to the city!

From the 8th to the 21st of June, every beer shop will have something prepared for 14 days straight. Some of the many activities on offer will include workshops and beer tastings with cheese. You’ll find everything you’ve ever dreamt of.

Check out this pdf link to find out more details about the different events. 

Join the guys at our favorite bookstore, Desperate Literature (Calle Campomanes, 13), for an hour of children’s stories and baked fun. There will be stories, milk and cookies for one and all.

From the 29th of April to the 2nd of May, the 7th edition of 2 de Mayo festival will be taking place with an endless amount of free outdoor activities going on right in the heart of the plaza. Head for Malasaña to enjoy Bollywood performances, workshops, tastings and more!

Check out the whole schedule here.

This weekend, the countryside is coming into the city. Check out La Buena Vida — a market for local craftsmen and ecological products at Impact Hub Next, an innovation and co-working center in the Barrio de las Letras.

Madrid’s liveliest central neighborhood–Chueca–is holding a new festival to showcase creative talent in art, design and gastronomy. The event is called Chueca 108 and set to happen every month. So have a look at their full program!

Also check out our article about: La Buena Cerveza, one of the festival’s participants.

Attention all foodies!! Madrid Fusión is bringing us the 13th International Gastronomy Summit! (In Spanish, XIII Cumbre de la Gastronomía). This entails three days of workshops, activities, contests, conferences, tastings and so much more. It is not a cheap event, but totally worth it if you are a food profesional or simply adore the world of gastronomy.

Here’s the program. You’ll see that you have different options: Madrid Fusión is holding events in the morning and Saborea España in the afternoon. The price depends on which program you choose and if you want to go for 2 or 3 days.

For tickets go here

Madrid will be celebrating food culture for two full weeks! GastroFestival is an event that brings together more than 400 restaurants and bars to offer a delightful array of food-inspired opportunities, from tapas tastings to workshops, with one sole purpose — TO CELEBRATE FOOD!

Madrid Fusión and the Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid’s city hall) are the organizers we should be thanking. If you are in the capital from Jan. 31 – Feb. 15, don’t miss this chance to experience Madrid’s finest.

Check out the program and enjoy!

Did you hear us say international craft beer fair?? Yes, you did! The first edition of the Thielmann Craft Beer Fair is coming to Madrid on Friday 28th (6pm-12am) and ending on Saturday 29th (12pm-12am), and taking place in the convention pavilion in Casa de Campo. The fair will bring together 30 breweries from around the country to offer presentations, talks and tastings all revolving around the wonderful world of craft beer. It will cost you only 3€ to enter the beer-filled pavilion, so there’s no excuse if you don’t go.

Aren’t you tired of using the same clothes over and over again or just want get rid of your whole wardrobe from time to time? If the answer is yes, you may consider joining Altrapo Lab‘s upcoming workshop. Here you will learn how to reuse your old rags and give them a second life!

Don’t forget to bring some of your old clothes!