Madrid Fusion Alimentos de Espana is a food festival in Madrid.
Madrid Fusion at IFEMA in Madrid is Spain's flagship gastronomy congress since 2003, with three days of chef demos, tastings and the international.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Tickets 195 to 295 euros per day; buy at madridfusion.net. The Saturday slot is the easiest; chef demos on the main stage.
Address: IFEMA Madrid, Avenida del Partenon 5, 28042 Madrid
Gastrofestival Madrid is the city-wide gastronomy festival since 2009, with hundreds of restaurants, hotels and bars hosting special menus, tastings and chef.
Tip: Free entry; individual events priced separately (15 to 80 euros per menu). Programme at gastrofestivalmadrid.com.
Salon Gourmets at IFEMA Madrid is Spain's largest gourmet food and wine fair since 1987, with 2,000 producers, four days each April and tastings.
Tip: Tickets 30 euros per day at salondegourmets.com. The Saturday slot is busiest; the wine pavilion is the headline.
Tapapies is Madrid's multicultural tapas festival in Lavapies since 2010, with 70 bars pouring beer-and-tapa pairings for 2.50 euros each October.
Tip: Free entry; tapa-and-cana pairings 2.50 euros each. The Saturday and Sunday slots are the busiest; programme on Madrid council site.
Fiestas de San Isidro on May 15 is Madrid's patron saint festival, with bakeries selling rosquillas tontas y listas and the Pradera picnic of empanadas.
Tip: Free entry; rosquillas at Horno de San Onofre and La Mallorquina (10 to 14 euros per box). Pradera picnic on May 15.
The Madrid Pear Festival in Plaza Mayor is the annual September gathering of Spanish pear producers (DO Jumilla, Rincon de Soto and others) with tastings.
Tip: Free entry; tastings 2 to 4 euros per cup. The Saturday afternoon slot is the busiest.
Noche de Tapas Madrid is the annual one-night summer tapas crawl across 200 city bars and restaurants, with 2-euro tapas and 2-euro canas each June.
Tip: Free entry to participating venues; tapas 2 euros each. Programme published by Madrid city council a week ahead.
