Tapapies is a food festival in Madrid.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Free entry; tapa-and-cana pairings 2.50 euros each. The Saturday and Sunday slots are the busiest; programme on Madrid council site.
Address: Various venues in Lavapies, 28012 Madrid
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.
Feria del Vino Madrid is the November wine fair in Plaza de las Comendadoras with 80 Spanish wineries, focus on Vinos de Madrid DO and Castilla la Mancha.
Tip: Tickets 12 euros for a tasting glass (free unlimited pours). Saturday afternoon is the busiest slot.
Madrid Fusion at IFEMA in Madrid is Spain's flagship gastronomy congress since 2003, with three days of chef demos, tastings and the international.
Tip: Tickets 195 to 295 euros per day; buy at madridfusion.net. The Saturday slot is the easiest; chef demos on the main stage.
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.
