Fiesta de San Isidro
| When |  |
| May 15th | |
| Where | |
| Throughout Madrid | |
| More Information | |
| Official Site |
Description
The festival of San Isidro, Saint Isidore, one of Madrid's patron saints, takes place during the month of May. The San Isidro festival is the most important bullfighting festival in the world, but offers other celebrations as well that include fairs, concerts, dances and the romeria, a kind of pilgrimage, to the ermita de San Isidro.
San Isidro offers a great chance to see Madrid during one of its main festivals, as locals take to the streets with communal singsongs, street vendors selling the traditional wafers, or barquillos known as pan de angel (angel's bread), late night eating of churros dipped in chocolate, and music playing everywhere.
San Isidro is also closely linked to bullfights with numerous corridas taking place as part of the celebrations - securing tickets for Las Ventas arena, however, is no easy task. Even if you never set foot in the capital's main bull ring, Las Ventas, it's difficult to avoid seeing a fight as they are screened on TV throughout the season and tend to be the television viewing choice in many bars.
If you're not a bullfight fan, the heart of the festival is music which is performed in locations throughout the city. The best places for live acts are Las Vistillas, the park next to the Palacio Real, and Plaza Mayor where there's a concert of some sort every night. Rock concerts are held at the bigger venue of the Casa de Campo, the vast open parkland to the west of the city. Jazz lovers go to performances at the Colegio San Juan Evangelista, while children are also treated to an extensive program of events.
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