Holy Week 2026 in Madrid is gearing up for its three central days (known as the Easter Triduum): Holy Thursday (April 2), Good Friday (April 3), and Holy Saturday (April 4). And on that first day, some of the most notable processions of these days will take place.
This is the case with the processions of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno “El Pobre,” El Divino Cautivo, and Nuestro Padre Jesús del Gran Poder and María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena. In two of them, moreover, you can witness the singing of saetas from the balconies, another hallmark of these religious events.
These processions will not only take place in the center of Madrid but can also be seen in districts such as Villaverde and Barajas.
Route of the three Holy Thursday 2026 processions in downtown Madrid
Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno “El Pobre”(5:00 p.m.)
Departure from the Church of San Pedro el Viejo → Calle del Nuncio → Plaza de Puerta Cerrada → Calle San Justo → Plaza del Cordón → Calle del Cordón → Plaza de la Villa → Calle Mayor → Calle Bailén → Cathedral of Santa María la Real de la Almudena → Calle Bailén → Calle Requena → Plaza de Ramales → Calle de Santiago → Plaza de Santiago → Calle de Santiago → Calle Milaneses → Calle Mayor → Calle Ciudad Rodrigo → Plaza Mayor → Calle de Toledo → Calle Tintoreros → Plaza de Puerta Cerrada → Calle del Nuncio → entrance to the Church of San Pedro el Viejo. A saeta will be sung in his honor in Plaza de la Villa (7:30 p.m.).
⭐ El Divino Cautivo (6:30 p.m.). The image of Nuestro Padre Jesús el Divino Cautivo, a work by Mariano Benlliure (1944), will be carried in procession.
Departure from the Colegio Calasancio, 56 General Díaz Porlier Street → José Ortega y Gasset Street → Conde de Peñalver Street → Juan Bravo Street → Parish Church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, penitential station → Juan Bravo Street → General Pardiñas Street → Diego de León Street → Hospital de la Princesa, station of penance → Diego de León Street → Conde de Peñalver Street → Church of the Rosary of the Philippines, station of penance → Conde de Peñalver Street → José Ortega y Gasset Street → return to Calasancio School.
Nuestro Padre Jesús del Gran Poder and María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena (6:30 p.m.)
Colegiata de San Isidro → Toledo Street → Plaza Mayor → Puerta del Sol → Mayor Street → return to the Colegiata. Saetas will be sung near the Hotel Moderno (2 Arenal Street) and at the Real Casa de Correos (between 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.).
Holy Thursday in the districts: processions in Villaverde and Barajas
Jesús Nazareno and Santísima Virgen de la Soledad (Villaverde)
Departure at 7:00 p.m. from the San Andrés Parish. Route: Doctor Pérez Domínguez Street → Ágata Street → Alberto Palacios Walkway → Las Arenas Street → Monterde Street → Parvillas Altas Street → Real de Pinto Avenue → parish
Procession of the Holy Christ of Gethsemane and Our Father Jesus Nazarene (Barajas)
Departure at 8:00 p.m. from the Church of San Pedro Apóstol. The statues that will be carried in the procession are those of the Santísimo Cristo de Getsemaní and Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno.