Free Activities for This Weekend

Free activities for this weekend! Enjoy them!

1) Every Wednesday and Saturday, you can watch the Royal Guard’s Changing of the Guard at the Puerta del Príncipe of the Royal Palace of Madrid. In addition, on the first Wednesday of each month (except January, August, and September), the even more spectacular Solemn Changing of the Guard takes place (next ceremony scheduled for February 4, 2026), provided that official events and weather conditions allow it.

The short ceremonies, held every 30 minutes, feature two foot sentinels and two mounted sentinels accompanied by fife and drum, all wearing full dress uniforms. The Solemn Changing of the Guard is longer and includes a larger number of participants as well as additional music.

Royal Palace

Calle de Bailén s/n

Metro: Ópera (L2, L5, R), Plaza de España (L2, L3, L10).

Wednesdays and Saturdays 11:00am-2:00pm 

Free

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2) Casa de América is hosting an exhibition on the memory of Spanish Republicans who were forced into exile during the Civil War: El cuerpo errante (The Wandering Body)

The exhibition is based on research by Jorge Moreno Andrés and Julián López García, and it brings together everyday objects—many of them previously unseen—such as photographs, recipe books, and even letters sewn into bed sheets.

Casa de América

Plaza de Cibeles, 2

Banco de España (L2)

December 17, 2025 – February 14, 2026

Monday to Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays

Free

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3) Did you know that every Saturday you can enter the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza for free, until full capacity is reached, from 9 pm. to 11 pm., as part of the “Thyssen Nights” initiative?

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza 

Paseo del Prado, 8

Metro: Banco de España (L2).

Saturdays: 9pm. to 11 pm

Free

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