Things to do in Madrid tomorrow

The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales is opening ticket reservations for Science and Innovation Week 2026. 🔬✨

Once again, the museum joins this major outreach initiative with a wide range of activities designed to bring scientific research closer to everyone.

🔬 Registration: Science Week 2026

📅 19 October 2026

🕐 9:00

📍 Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid

🎟️ Free admission

📖 Workshops, guided visits and outreach

The Science Week programme at the museum features interactive workshops, exhibitions, and guided visits taking place from 17 to 29 November 2026. The initiative provides an engaging look into the work of researchers, fostering curiosity across all audiences.

General public bookings open online via Eventbrite at 9:00 on 19 October. The programme also highlights theatrical science activities by TeatrIEM and special lectures organized by the museum's friends association (SAM).

🏛️ The National Museum of Natural Sciences

Located on Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, the museum serves as a leading institution for biodiversity research and scientific public engagement in Madrid, welcoming visitors to discover how research shapes our world.

ℹ️ Good to know: All activities are free with mandatory advance booking. A maximum of 4 tickets per person is allowed (2 for TeatrIEM), and each person may only register for one activity. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. SAM lectures require email reservation at mcnc104@mncn.csic.es, while school groups must call 91 411 13 28 (Mon–Fri, 9:00–14:00).

✨ Book your free tickets early to experience science first-hand.

Mixed-reality headsets, a live Tesla coil and original pieces from the history of electricity. Iberdrola has set up the largest exhibition on the past, present and future of electricity at the Palacio de Cibeles. Free, until 20 October. ⚡🔌

The show is part of 125 años luz, the programme celebrating the company's 125th anniversary.

⚡ UN VIAJE ELECTRIZANTE (AN ELECTRIFYING JOURNEY)

📅 Until Tuesday 20 October 2026

🕐 Every day from 10 am (last entry 8.45 pm)

📍 Palacio de Cibeles, Plaza de Cibeles, 1, Madrid

🎟️ Free entry with booking on entradas.com or at the box office

🔌 What you'll see

The route starts with the first scientific discoveries and ends in the cities of the future, in the age of electrification. There is a museum of original pieces of great historical value, live Tesla coil demonstrations that make electricity visible and an immersive audiovisual experience with mixed-reality headsets.

Along the way come the industry's big milestones: the first power plants, renewables, smart grids, energy storage and the electrification of transport and industry. There are also educational workshops for students and families.

👨‍👩‍👧 Who it's for

All ages, and especially designed to spark interest in science. The visit takes about an hour and is available in Spanish and English.

ℹ️ Tips: arrive 10 minutes early. Children under 10 cannot use the headsets, and it is not recommended for people with photosensitive epilepsy.

✨ 125 years of light in a one-hour visit.

Afrofuturism from Kinshasa, flamenco meets circus, an unreleased zarzuela and Andean folk. Multiculturas, the 21 Distritos festival, tours Madrid's neighbourhoods celebrating cultural diversity, all with free entry. 🎶🌍

The festival opened on 1 October and is now heading into its final stretch, with artists from Congo, Peru, Argentina and Andalusia.

🎶 MULTICULTURAS FESTIVAL 2026

📅 16, 17, 18, 19, 23 and 24 October 2026

🕐 7 pm (8 pm on the 16th and 19th)

📍 Cultural centres in several Madrid districts

🎟️ Free entry until full

📅 What's left

Friday 16: Fulu Miziki, the Afrofuturist collective playing instruments made from rubbish (Nave de Terneras, Arganzuela, 8 pm).

Saturday 17: Alejandro y María Laura, Latin Grammy 2025 nominees (Nicolás Salmerón cultural centre, Chamartín). Empaque by Chicharrón Circo Flamenco (Sanchinarro, Hortaleza, and on the 18th in Chamartín).

Sunday 18: Compromisos del no ver, an unreleased zarzuela with La Soubrette (Paco de Lucía cultural centre, Latina).

Monday 19: Encuentros con Altura with Raquel Vega and Julián Olivares (Faro de Moncloa, 8 pm).

Friday 23: NERA, viaje a Isla Madre (Valdebernardo, Vicálvaro) and Mahmud y no solo Mahmud by Puntocero Company (Antonio Machado, San Blas).

Saturday 24: Micaela Chauque with Corazón de Agua (Casa de Vacas, Retiro) and Eduardo Guerrero with Guerrero at the Temple of Debod.

ℹ️ Tips: at some venues tickets are handed out one hour before on a first-come basis, so arrive early. Theatre shows are in Spanish.

✨ The whole world fits in Madrid's districts.

The acclaimed theater company L'Om Imprebís presents a program of educational activities in the cultural heart of Madrid. An initiative focused on training and scenic arts immersion. 🎭✨

This educational series takes place at the Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, creating a gathering point for theater professionals and participants.

🎭 L'OM IMPREBÍS - EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

📅 October 9 to October 29, 2026

🕐 Time to be announced

📍 Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa (Plaza de Colón, 4), Madrid

🎟️ Paid event (check details with venue)

📖 About the educational program

This cycle of educational activities organized by L'Om Imprebís focuses on the exchange of performing arts experience and pedagogical training around theatrical practice.

Building on their established trajectory and methods, this program provides a structured setting to delve into scenic creation, acting disciplines, and collaborative artistic dynamics.

🎭 The venue and the company

L'Om Imprebís is one of the most recognized stage companies, noted for its groundbreaking productions and its dedication to theatrical pedagogy and improvisation.

Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, situated in Madrid's Plaza de Colón, hosts this initiative as part of its ongoing commitment to performing arts education and cultural development.

ℹ️ Good to know: Recommended for adult audiences.

✨ A distinct opportunity for theatrical learning guided by a benchmark theater company.

A sensitive photographic project paying tribute to the teaching profession arrives in Las Rozas de Madrid to spotlight those who shape our collective future. 🎨📸

Photographer Marina Arcos presents this artistic and documentary exploration of education at the Sala J. M. Díaz Caneja.

🎨 ENSEÑANTES

📅 From October 8 to November 4, 2026

🕐 Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00; Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:00

📍 Centro Cultural Pérez De Riva (Sala J. M. Díaz Caneja), Las Rozas de Madrid

🎟️ Free admission

📖 A tribute to the teaching vocation

The exhibition brings together a series of portraits in which Marina Arcos pays homage to the teaching community. Far from creating a uniform depiction of educators, the artist outlines a genuine human map of teaching through professionals across various generations, disciplines, and cultural contexts.

In each photograph, the subject incorporates an object of their own choice as a personal symbol of their educational work. This detail highlights the wide diversity of perspectives and practices within a shared vocation.

The project highlights the vital role of educators who, through knowledge, dedication, and daily commitment, contribute to personal development and the future of society.

🎨 The artist and the exhibition venue

Marina Arcos combines documentary precision with emotional warmth to reveal the human essence behind classroom teaching.

Sala J. M. Díaz Caneja, located inside Centro Cultural Pérez De Riva in Las Rozas de Madrid, hosts this compelling photographic series throughout October and early November.

✨ A meaningful photographic exhibition honouring the dedication of educators in Las Rozas.

The town of Valdemoro rediscovers and honors one of the most prominent families in Spanish history through their lesser-known artistic side. 🎨🏛️

Organized at the Juan Prado Cultural Center, this exhibition highlights the close relationship between the Cánovas del Castillo family and the municipality, showcasing their artistic contributions.

🎨 The Creative Legacy of the Cánovas del Castillo

📅 From September 30 to November 6, 2026

🕐 Monday to Saturday, 12:00 to 13:30 and 18:00 to 20:00

📍 Centro Cultural Juan Prado, Valdemoro

🎟️ Free admission

📖 Art and memory of a historic lineage

This exhibition offers a fresh look at a famous family headed by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, former President of the Council of Ministers.

The route focuses on several of his descendants, who developed their creativity across different artistic disciplines during their regular periods of stay in Valdemoro.

🎨 A cultural hub in Valdemoro

The Juan Prado Cultural Center serves as a key venue for promoting local heritage, artistic initiatives, and municipal community life.

ℹ️ Good to know: Closed on Sundays. Free guided tours will take place on October 9 and November 6 at 18:30.

✨ A singular opportunity to explore the creative talent of a pivotal family in Spanish history.

The Casa de México Foundation in Spain builds its Day of the Dead altar, this year dedicated to composer Agustín Lara (1897-1970), the Flaco de Oro, who presides over the scene at his piano. 🌼🎹

The offering is inspired by a mountain cemetery in Michoacán on the Night of the Dead: candles, marigolds, copal, music and monarch butterflies, which in Purépecha and Mazahua tradition represent the souls returning to visit the living.

🌼 DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR 2026

📅 2 October to 8 November 2026

🕐 Free entry: Monday 10 am to 6.45 pm, Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 1.45 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 12.45 pm

📍 Fundación Casa de México en España, calle de Alberto Aguilera, 20, Madrid

🎟️ Free

🕯️ Guided tours

About 20 minutes: Tuesday to Friday 2 pm to 8.30 pm, Saturday 1 pm to 8.30 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 6.30 pm.

With free booking (link sent every Friday in the Casa de México newsletter) or via the walk-in queue, subject to capacity.

🎨 Folk art

The altar features traditional Mexican crafts such as embossed tin and cartonería (papier-mâché).

✨ Music, memory and flowers for those who live on in our songs.

Cultural space Traductores del Viento pays tribute to the extensive career of watercolor painter Josefina Muñiz in the Madrid mountains. 🎨

The exhibition brings together a curated selection of works spanning various creative periods of the artist.

🎨 Josefina Muñiz, Watercolorist · Tribute Exhibition

📅 From October 17 to November 21, 2026

🕐 Saturday and Sunday mornings (opening: Saturday, October 17 at 12:00)

📍 Traductores del Viento, old railway station of Bustarviejo (Bustarviejo)

🎟️ Price not specified (check the event website)

📖 Landscapes of Water and Light

The showcase offers an immersion into Josefina Muñiz's artistic universe, defined by the luminosity of watercolor painting. The displayed pieces depict nature scenes, seascapes, dramatic skies, woodlands, and moments from rural Spain.

Spanning multiple phases of her career, the exhibition highlights the painter's technical mastery and poetic vision of natural landscapes.

🏛️ Traductores del Viento

Hosted at Traductores del Viento, located in the former railway station of Bustarviejo, this retrospective celebrates a life devoted to painting. The opening event takes place on Saturday, October 17 at 12:00 with a welcoming toast and appetizer.

ℹ️ Good to know: The exhibition can only be visited on Saturday and Sunday mornings throughout its run.

✨ A delicate journey through the art of watercolor in Bustarviejo.

The Madrid Planetarium hosts a singular meeting of art and astronomy through a curated selection of contemporary works centered on the fascination with Earth's satellite. 🎨🌕

The exhibition arises from a collaboration with Madrid's Museum of Contemporary Art, which has loaned significant pieces from its collection linked to lunar mythology and the capital's urban landscape.

🎨 Artemisia. La magia de la luna

📅 From July 16, 2024 to December 27, 2026

🕐 18:00

📍 Planetario de Madrid, Madrid

🎟️ Free admission

📖 The moon in the contemporary imagination

The exhibition explores the symbolism of Artemis and the moon as an inspiration for dreams and artistic creation. Highlights include Fernando Bellver's Madrid cartography filled with constellations, Delhy Tejero's stars over the city skyline, Moncho Otero's nocturnal visions, and Javier Clavo's take on the Neptune fountain.

The display also brings together pop imagery by Javier de Juan, metaphysical work by Sigfrido Martín Begué, and pieces by Manuel Ortiz, Dis Berlín, and Julio Zachrisson, alongside a marble moon sculpture by Jesús Alberto Bañuelos.

🏛️ A dialogue between art and astronomy

This joint initiative unites the scientific mission of the Planetarium with the visual poetics of the municipal art collection, inviting visitors to rediscover the night sky and the city's aesthetic heritage.

ℹ️ Good to know: Prior registration via link is only required to attend the official opening.

✨ An evocative journey through the cosmos seen through contemporary Madrid art.

The Multi-purpose Hall transforms into a 21st-century dance floor where young creators can train, rehearse, and explore diverse movement styles. 🎭✨

POM Condeduque is a dance and mediation project organized by Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque to support emerging dancers in their artistic journey.

🎭 POM CONDEDUQUE 2026-27

📅 From October 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

🕐 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 17:00 to 20:00

📍 Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque, Madrid

🎟️ Free admission (booking required via website)

📖 Rehearsal and creation space for youth

The project offers four free rehearsal zones from October 1 to June 10, operating in two afternoon slots: 17:00 to 18:30 and 18:30 to 20:00. Dancers can practice any discipline, from k-pop, afrodance, hip-hop, and voguing to flamenco, swing, waacking, or salsa.

Along with free rehearsal time, the project features creative residencies for three youth dance crews with mentorship and funding, the community celebration series "Baile sin cuartel", professional development workshops "Pasito a pasito", and assembly meetings "El corrillo".

🏛️ CondeDuque and community dance

CondeDuque envisions this initiative as a vibrant platform where young dancers can connect, share bodily expression, and build practical skills within the city's cultural scene.

ℹ️ Good to know: Recommended age: 14 to 30 years old. Free access with prior online booking. Paid private classes and personal equipment storage are not allowed.

✨ A free creative hub to dance, connect, and shape the movement of tomorrow.