There are events that, by recurring, become monotonous. However, with others the illusion and expectations remain intact -and even increase- year after year: it happens with October classics in Madrid such as the Altar de Muertos de Casa de México and, also, with the Trashumancia Festival, for which there is already a date of celebration in 2024.
As reported by the Madrid City Council, this year the flock of thousands of sheep will pass through the center of the capital on Sunday October 20: an event organized by the Association Trashumancia y Naturaleza that has been repeated since 1994.
With it the association reividinca, for 30 years now, “the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for biodiversity conservation and combating climate change“.
Schedule and route
- 09:00 h. Departure of the herds from the sheepfolds of the Casa de Campo to the Puerta del Rey.
- 10:30 h. King’s Bridge towards the Ermita Virgen del Puerto, Paseo Ciudad de Plasencia and Cuesta de la Vega up to Bailén Street.
- 11:00 h. Entrance through Main Street accompanied by the groups representing the popular culture of transhumant regions.
- 11:20 h. Passing through Puerta del Sol and entry into Alcalá Street.
- 11:45 h. Arrival at Plaza de Cibeles.
- 12:00 h. Greeting to the representatives of the Municipal Corporation and payment of maravedis.
- 12:30 h. Return of the flocks to Puerta del Sol.
- 12:45 h. Passage through Puerta del Sol, Calle Mayor and Cuesta de la Vega towards Casa de Campo.
- 13:00 h. Entrance of the flock to Casa de Campo and return to their sheepfolds in the Valdeza area.
You can consult the map and chronogram of the passage of the flock in this link.
Parallel activities for the Transhumance Festival
Although the herd does not arrive until the 20th, from Friday 18 there will be parallel activities such as storytelling, workshops or an exhibition. You can consult all of them in this link.