Fiestas de San Cayetano 2026
Wed 5 Aug – Sat 8 Aug · Plaza de Cascorro, Plaza General Vara del Rey and surrounding streets, Embajadores/El Rastro, Madrid · Madrid
Details & booking — esmadrid.com (Turismo Madrid, Ayuntamiento de Madrid)
via esmadrid.com (Turismo Madrid, Ayuntamiento de Madrid) · Checked 20 Jul 2026
About this event
The first of Madrid's three castizo August verbenas. The streets around Cascorro and the Rastro are strung with paper lanterns, chulapos and chulapas turn out in waistcoats and mantones, and the chotis plays late into the night beside lemonade stalls, children's games and a religious procession from the church of San Cayetano. Concerts and street performances fill the squares.
Why we picked it
The opening act of Madrid's most characterful summer tradition — free, photogenic and unrepeatable outside these four days.
Free entry
Free public street festival; Turismo Madrid lists it as a free event. Food and drink from stalls are paid.
Registration
None
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