A Market Unlike Any Other

If there is one weekend market that is a must-see in Madrid, it is the Mercado de Motores. Not only because it is the oldest (it has been held almost uninterruptedly since 2012), but also because of the number of designer stalls that can be found, including a space for second-hand clothes and items in the outdoor part of the venue.

In addition, there are food, coffee and drink stalls to replenish your energy. And finally, workshops, free concerts and DJ sessions throughout the weekend. All with the added bonus of doing it in a setting as iconic as the platforms of the Railway Museum, a jewel of Madrid's industrial architecture that is still standing.

Although the museum is open every day in the morning except Wednesdays, the market is only held once a month, usually on the second weekend of the month. This February it will be on the 8th and 9th of February.

Reserve your free tickets in https://mercadodemotores.es/proxima-edicion-mercado-de-motores-madrid-2/

And if you go in costume, you can participate in a contest and win a free drink (read how here):

https://www.eventbrite.es/e/carnaval-disfraces-y-rondas-gratis-en-mercado-de-motores-tickets-1232947963549?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tradition and Modernity: Carnivals and the Japan Weekend!

 

Traditional Carnival celebrations are drawing to a close when it is time for the Burial of the Sardine, a tradition captured by Goya in one of his paintings. This year it will be celebrated tomorrow Wednesday February 14th. If you want to know more about the origin of Carnival celebrations and learn some history, take a look to our previous post: https://exploringwithauspain.blogspot.com/search?q=sardine 

 

Would you like to participate? Check the itinerary and the time here (two options: 11am-3:00pm and 6:00pm-9:00pm): https://www.carnavalmadrid.com/evento/tradicional-entierro-de-la-sardina-1

And if anime is your favorite drawing style, you listen to J-pop, and cosplay is your way of understanding fashion even for everyday life, don't miss the new edition of Japan Weekend Madrid, which returns with an event full of activities. The entire program, on the official website: https://www.japanweekend.com/madrid/