Madrid Otra Mirada will break records in its 14th edition, to be held from October 12 to 18. This year, the cultural program organized by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Urban Landscape will feature 205 participating organizations and 249 organized activities—even more than in its previous edition (which, in 2025, was already the largest in its history).
Among the 205 heritage sites open to visitors are palaces, museums, theaters, churches, gardens, cemeteries, libraries, and other buildings and monuments, which visitors can experience from a different perspective through guided and dramatized tours, concerts, lectures, exhibitions, and many other activities—some of which are also designed for children.
Participation in the activities is completely free, and it also offers an opportunity to explore some iconic buildings that are usually closed to the public. Some of the sites joining the program for the first time this year include the Palacio de Gaviria, the Galería de las Colecciones Reales, and the Estadio Metropolitano, among others.
How to reserve a spot for “Madrid Otra Mirada” activities that still have openings
Registration for the activities of Madrid Otra Mirada 2026 opened this Tuesday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m. Many of the spots for the activities have already sold out, but there are still openings available for the film series organized by the Casa de México Foundation. Tickets can be reserved at the headquarters of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Urban Landscape.
Many other activities, however, require registration through separate forms. The complete list of activities, along with their respective registration methods, is included in the official brochure for the Madrid Otra Mirada program. Reservations will remain open until October 15 at 12:00 p.m. (if spaces are still available).
Through the central reservation office , it’s also possible to join the waiting lists for activities that are already fully booked; each participant may sign up for one waiting list per activity, and for a maximum of 14 waiting lists in total. Fortunately, this year—as in past editions—there are also a number of activities that do not require advance reservations and are therefore open to the public free of charge.
“Madrid: Another Perspective” activities that can be attended without registration
Below is the complete list of the 25 activities included in the “Madrid Otra Mirada” program that do not require advance reservations:
- Víctor Espinós Music Library: “André JahJah Trio Jazz in Concert” concert.
- Benito Pérez Galdós Municipal Public Library: guided tour “Galdós: A Writer, A Library.”
- Eugenio Trías Municipal Public Library: talk titled “Far from Louisiana: An Approach to Spain’s Historical Presence in the United States”; radio play “Trampantojos: To the One Who Sees, Things Are the Ones That Look Back”; opening session of the “Reflexapiens” lecture series; swing and blues at the library; and presentation of the children’s book “Ranuja, the Non-Witch.”
- A guided tour of the British Cemetery in Madrid.
- Clara del Rey Cultural Center–ABC Museum: “DibujaMadrid: Madrid in Two Time Periods. Understanding the Past by Drawing the Present” workshop.
- Casa do Brasil: presentation of the book “The Tree Brought Me Here.”
- A self-guided tour of the Moncloa Lighthouse.
- A guided tour of the Cristina Masaveu Foundation.
- A guided tour of the Municipal Newspaper Archive.
- A guided tour of Saint George’s Anglican Church.
- A concert of religious music at the Church of San Jerónimo el Real.
- A guided tour of the German Evangelical Church and an instrumental concert.
- A guided tour of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
- Open House at the Romanian Cultural Institute.
- Salamanca Municipal District Council: “Picturesque Spain: Music and Tradition” concert at the Buenavista Cultural Center.
- A guided tour of La Casa Encendida.
- An organ concert at the Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande.
- An Open House at the Royal Economic Society of Madrid’s Friends of the Country and a lecture-concert titled “Composers of Madrid.”
- A guided tour of 95 Art Gallery.