Madrid this Weekend: best events and plans.

Discover the best events happening in Madrid this weekend, Friday to Sunday, from culture and music to food and nightlife.

Music & Concerts

Artist Shakira on stage

Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour | 11 concert dates

Shakira's European tour residency runs 11 shows at a purpose-built stadium in Iberdrola Music, with the Es Latina cultural experience, 18 Sep–11 Oct 2026.

From €73,50 (varies)

Estadio Shakira – Iberdrola Music

Music & Concerts

Experiences & Tours

Two visitors wearing VR headsets look out over a virtual reconstruction of Machu Picchu and its peak.

Machu Picchu: an exciting VR journey to the Inca Empire

A free-roam VR expedition rebuilds Inca Machu Picchu at Fever Hub Madrid, guided by Terry Crews's robot Teri.

From €13 / €18

Fever Hub Madrid | Experiencias Inmersivas

Experiences & Tours

Exhibitions & Art

Large freestanding letters spelling ILUSIÓN, covered in colourful collaborative artwork, in a studio.

Fundación ONCE's Art Biennial: The Illusion Charm

Fundación ONCE's 10th art biennial fills CentroCentro's 4th floor with over 30 artists exploring illusion, free entry.

Exhibitions & Art

Exhibitions & Art

Exhibition Helbig Archive 96-26 at Museo del Traje, Madrid

Helbig Archive: 96-26 | Exhibition at Museo del Traje

A free retrospective of designer Teresa Helbig's 30-year couture career, running 8 May to 27 September 2026 at the Museo del Traje.

Museo del Traje

Exhibitions & Art

Experiences & Tours

VR visitors beside an ancient Egyptian boat, facing the Giza pyramids at sunset

Horizon of Cheops: an immersive VR journey into Ancient Egypt

A free-roaming virtual reality expedition through the Great Pyramid of Giza as it stood 4,500 years ago, at Fever Hub Madrid, 17 June to 29 August 2026.

Fever Hub Madrid

Experiences & Tours

Experiences & Tours

Man walking through the Bamboo Forest at IKONO Madrid

IKONO Madrid: immersive and interactive experience

A permanent, hour-long immersive experience across 12+ interactive rooms: ball pit, bamboo forest, confetti showers, and more. Opposite the Museo Reina Sofía.

From €15.5 (general)

Experiences & Tours

Exhibitions & Art

Detail of Rubens's restored painting Venus and Cupid, showing Venus and Cupid at the mirror

The Restoration of Rubens' Venus and Cupid at the Thyssen

A Thyssen installation unpacks the 18-month restoration of Rubens's Venus and Cupid, room 19.

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

Exhibitions & Art

Exhibitions & Art

Annie Leibovitz. El Castillo, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, México, 1986

Annie Leibovitz Exhibition: México 86. El mundo unido por un balón.

Annie Leibovitz's iconic 13-photo campaign for Mexico's 1986 World Cup, shown free at Casa de México en España, 18 June to 20 September 2026.

Fundación Casa de México en España

Exhibitions & Art

Exhibitions & Art

Visitor viewing Ewa Juszkiewicz paintings at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Monographic exhibition of Ewa Juszkiewicz at the Thyssen

Ewa Juszkiewicz's first solo museum show brings 24 face-concealing portraits to the Thyssen in Madrid.

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

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Best interactive museums in Madrid for adults

Madrid's interactive museum scene has expanded well beyond the Prado and Reina Sofía. From inflatable art installations and immersive projection rooms to playable retro consoles and quantum physics experiments with VR headsets, the city now has a growing crop of spaces where adults can touch, play and participate rather than stand behind a rope. This guide covers some of the best, with practical details for each.

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