Fiestas de San Cayetano: opening night and concert
Tue 4 Aug, 20:15 · Plaza del General Vara del Rey, Madrid · Madrid
via esMadrid - official Madrid tourism board (concert lineup corroborated by El Diario de Madrid) · Checked 31 Jul 2026
About this event
Madrid's most traditional August festivities open in the Rastro neighbourhood with a pregon speech and a free concert, kicking off four days of verbenas, chotis dancing, paper streamers and lemonade in the street. It's the most castizo (authentically Madrid) event of the summer calendar, centred on Plaza del General Vara del Rey and spilling into the surrounding Lavapies streets.
Why we picked it
The unofficial start of Madrid's free summer fiestas season, with an atmosphere no ticketed event can replicate.
Free entry
Free admission at all venues
Registration
None
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