Solar Eclipse of 12 August 2026 — free public viewing at Parque Valdebebas
Wed 12 Aug, 19:30 · Parque Forestal de Valdebebas-Felipe VI, Hortaleza, Madrid · Madrid
Details & booking — esMadrid - official Madrid tourism board
via esMadrid - official Madrid tourism board · Checked 31 Jul 2026
About this event
Madrid's official gathering point for the 12 August solar eclipse, in a wide, open park in the north of the city. Note the city proper sits just outside the band of totality and sees a very deep partial eclipse; the totality band crosses the northern Comunidad de Madrid through Tres Cantos, Colmenar Viejo and Alcala de Henares. The Planetario de Madrid and city libraries are distributing free certified eclipse glasses beforehand.
Why we picked it
The city's official free viewing site for the first eclipse of its kind over Iberia in more than a century — with the caveat that true totality lies a short trip north.
Free entry
Free public park access; no ticket for the viewing point. Free certified eclipse glasses distributed in advance via the Planetario de Madrid and city libraries, while supplies last
Registration
None
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