Madrid Entertainment

There are many options to find out what events are happening in the center:

1. Buy a weekly edition of the magazine Guía del Ocio (www.guiadelocio.com; 0.90€) at any magazine kiosk. You'll have of activities to fill your time in the city.

In Madrid, a free monthly newspaper - is distributed for free in many English pubs and some bars. Not prone to underselling themselves - they bill themselves as "Madrid's English monthly for the Hip, Cool and Transient" and has many articles about life for English speakers and expatriates in Madrids.

The city government of Madrid distributes a flyer entitled "What's On" that can be valuable for seeing the larger cultural events. Additionally, En Madrid, is available at any of the tourist offices in the city and is free.

Our readers tell us that a word that has been confusing for them when they read about different events at night is the word "madrugada" --this refers to the hours between midnight and dawn. Tres de la madrugada signifies 3AM.

Madrid Nightlife