Whether you stay in the capital or come to visit, Easter 2025 in Madrid is full of plans. Without the distressing heat of summer and already past the cold of winter, the city becomes friendly in mid-April with its warm afternoons, the almond blossoms in its parks and the calendar full of cultural activities.
Madrid’s Easter Classics
Torrijas
Some people compare them to French toast, and their origin is not clear, but the torrija has a time and this is it. The contest that determines which are the best torrijas of Madrid each Easter has already chosen the winners. Cercadillo, Formentor and La Oriental have been the winners, but the list of pastry shops that embroider the recipe, and even reinvent it successfully, is long: Panod, the Moulin Chocolat or Paco Pastel are some of them.
📍Location: several locations
Processions
The Catholic representation par excellence takes to the streets these days. As every Holy Week, the processions in Madrid begin on Monday, but the most crowded ones are on Wednesday with the procession of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud and María Santísima de las Antiguas, on Friday with the processions of Cristo del Pozo and Nuestra Señora de los Dolores and Cristo del Perdón. And the high point is Palm Sunday, when the procession of Nuestro Padre Jesús del Amor (La Borriquita) and the procession of the Santísimo Cristo de la Fe y el Perdón (Los estudiantes) are celebrated.
📍Location: various locations
📅F rom April 11 to 20
Tamborrada
On Easter Sunday a tamborrada maña will take place in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor. From here begins an itinerary in which numerous brotherhoods accompanied by drums and bass drums put soundtrack to the commemoration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ two days after his death.
📍Location: Plaza Mayor (Center)
📅S unday, April 20
Feast of the Resurrection.
The Feast of the Resurrection is a music festival to be held in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles on April 26. The free event is being held for the third consecutive year and is organized by La Asociación Católica de Propagandistas. This year it will feature artists such as Cali & El Dandee and Beret. In addition, there will be performances by musicians linked to the Catholic environment, such as Kike Pavón and Hakuna Group Music.
📍Location: Plaza de Cibeles (Downtown)
Plans for laymen
The FRIENDS™ Experience: The One in Madrid
Tremendous nostalgic plan to spend Easter remembering the most iconic scenes of the series FRIENDS™. IFEMA becomes Monica’s apartment, Chandler and Joey’s apartment or even the mythical Central Perk . But in addition to emulating the most unforgettable moments of the sitcom, you can also learn the ins and outs of filming, hear statements from the art and wardrobe team, as well as see recreations of some of the costumes from the series.
📍Location: IFEMA Madrid Fairgrounds
📅 Open every day during Easter
💸 Tickets: from 15€.
A walk through the universe of Joana Vasconcelos at the Palacio de Liria
The Palacio de Liria has been intervened by the magnificent and colorful figures of Joana Vasconcelos. This is the case both in the halls and in the gardens of the Palace, establishing a curious dialogue between the contemporary art of the Portuguese artist and the works of Goya, Titian or Velázquez.
📍Location: Calle de la Princesa, 20 (Centro)
📅 Open every day during Holy Week
💸 Tickets: from 25€.
The last days of Pol Taburet’s exhibition at the Hexagons Pavilion
Oh, si os pudiera escuchar / Oh, If Only I Could Listen, is the suggestive title of the exhibition of Pol Taburet that will end on Sunday, coinciding with the end of Holy Week. More than ten paintings, drawings and sketches of magical, almost Martian creatures, which fit perfectly with such a dystopian environment as the historic Hexagons Pavilion (by architects José Antonio Corrales and Ramón Vázquez Molezún).
📍Location: Avenida de Portugal, s/n (Moncloa-Aravaca)
📅 Until April 20 included (from Monday to Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00)
💸 Tickets: free
A museum dedicated to Banksy
In this place the impossible becomes possible: Banksy Museum is the place to find the works of the enigmatic street artist in one place. Through 170 reproductions, we will walk among recognized pieces such as Banksy’s Rage, the flower thrower or The girl with the red balloon, but also through lesser-known works.
📍Location: Paseo de la Esperanza, 1 (Arganzuela)
📅 Open every day during Easter
💸 Tickets: from 14€.
Frida Kahlo, a Live Art experience and a tasting of Mexican dishes.
Frida Kahlo has returned to Madrid through an exhibition that mixes the traditional (a room of unpublished photographs and another of handwritten letters) with the experimental and sensory (different artists act as hosts throughout the tour doing live shows; in addition, the last room is a Live Art experience). In addition, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, this curious exhibition can be complemented with a Mexican gastronomic menu inspired by the wedding banquet of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
📍Location: Paseo del Pintor Rosales, 30 (Moncloa-Aravaca)
📅 Open Wednesday to Sunday (including Easter).
💸 Tickets: Live Art, €15; Live Art + gastronomic experience, €60.
🕢 Gastronomic experience hours: Friday at 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm; Saturday at 2:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm; Sunday at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
Treasures of Egypt Exhibition
The exhibition Treasures of Egypt at the Tomás y Valiente Art Center in Fuenlabrada is one of the largest exhibitions dedicated to Egyptian civilization in Spain. It offers more than 140 reproductions of masterpieces, including the statue of Pharaoh Khafre and the funerary mask of Tutankhamun. Visitors can learn to write their name in hieroglyphics, which makes it especially attractive for children. In addition, admission is completely free, making it an ideal activity for families interested in exploring the fascinating history of Egypt through recreations of Egyptian tombs and temples.
📍Location: Tomás y Valiente Art Center (Fuenlabrada)