Spain · month by month
Madrid food calendar
What is in season in Madrid, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Madrid
The best of January: Roscón de Reyes, Cocido madrileño weather and Madrid Fusión.
In season
- Cocido madrileño weather
The three-course chickpea and meat stew is a cold-month lunch, often only on certain weekdays.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- Roscón de Reyes6 January
The Three Kings ring cake with cream and a hidden figure, eaten on Epiphany morning.
On the calendar
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsMadrid Fusión1–3 February 2027 · from esMADRID, checked Oct 24, 2026
The world's leading chef congress; restaurants across the city run special menus around it.
How to go: The congress is for professionals, but the restaurant menus are for everyone; book tables early that week.
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Madrid
Shoulder seasonThe best of February: Cocido madrileño weather and Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España.
In season
- Cocido madrileño weather
The three-course chickpea and meat stew is a cold-month lunch, often only on certain weekdays.
Nov–Mar
On the calendar
- Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España
Chef congress at IFEMA, 1-3 Feb 2027, ticketed
- Ruta del Cocido Madrileño
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Madrid
Shoulder seasonThe best of March: Torrijas and Cocido madrileño weather.
In season
- Cocido madrileño weather
The three-course chickpea and meat stew is a cold-month lunch, often only on certain weekdays.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- TorrijasHoly Week
Spanish French toast, soaked in milk or wine and fried, sold in every bakery in Lent.
Mar–Apr
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Madrid
Shoulder seasonThe best of April: Torrijas, Spring vegetables and strawberries from Aranjuez, Salon Gourmets.
In season
- Spring vegetables and strawberries from Aranjuez
Asparagus and the famous fresones of Aranjuez.
Apr–Jun
Eat it now
- TorrijasHoly Week
Spanish French toast, soaked in milk or wine and fried, sold in every bakery in Lent.
Mar–Apr
On the calendar
- Salon Gourmets
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Madrid
Peak seasonThe best of May: Rosquillas de San Isidro, Spring vegetables and strawberries from Aranjuez, San Isidro.
In season
- Spring vegetables and strawberries from Aranjuez
Asparagus and the famous fresones of Aranjuez.
Apr–Jun
Eat it now
- Rosquillas de San Isidro15 May
Ring biscuits, "tontas y listas", sold at the San Isidro fiesta.
On the calendar
- San Isidroaround 15 May
The patron saint's fiesta, with picnics in the Pradera de San Isidro and street food.
- Fiestas de San Isidro (rosquillas)
Mid-May; expected 7-17 May 2027
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Madrid
The best of June: Spring vegetables and strawberries from Aranjuez, Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melons, Día Mundial de la Tapa en Lavapiés.
In season
- Spring vegetables and strawberries from Aranjuez
Asparagus and the famous fresones of Aranjuez.
Apr–Jun - Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melonsJun–Sep
On the calendar
- Día Mundial de la Tapa en Lavapiés
Expected 16-21 Jun 2027; croqueta route at EUR 1.50 each
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Madrid
A hard monthThe best of July: Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melons.
In season
- Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melonsJun–Sep
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Madrid
A hard monthThe best of August: Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melons, Verbenas of La Paloma, San Cayetano and San Lorenzo.
In season
- Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melonsJun–Sep
On the calendar
- Verbenas of La Paloma, San Cayetano and San Lorenzoearly to mid August
Street fiestas in La Latina and Lavapiés with chotis and vermouth.
Plan around
- August in MadridAugust
Many restaurants close for August or part of it; the city is hot and half empty.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Madrid
Shoulder seasonThe best of September: Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melons.
In season
- Gazpacho/salmorejo and Villaconejos melonsJun–Sep
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Madrid
Peak seasonThe best of October: Wild mushrooms and game, Vadevermut Madrid.
In season
- Wild mushrooms and game
Setas and partridge on menus in autumn.
Oct–Dec
On the calendar
- Vadevermut Madrid
Vermouth and aperitivo fair, 24-25 Oct 2026, ticketed (Tapapies route cancelled for 2026)
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsFiesta de la Rosa del AzafránOn now, until 25 October 2026 · from Festivales de España, checked Oct 24, 2026
Saffron harvest festival under the windmills of La Mancha, with a crocus-stripping contest.
How to go: An hour and a half from Madrid by car.
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Madrid
Shoulder seasonThe best of November: Huesos de santo and buñuelos, Wild mushrooms and game.
In season
- Wild mushrooms and game
Setas and partridge on menus in autumn.
Oct–Dec - Cocido madrileño weather
The three-course chickpea and meat stew is a cold-month lunch, often only on certain weekdays.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- Huesos de santo and buñuelos1 November
Marzipan "saints' bones" and cream-filled fritters for All Saints.
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Madrid
The best of December: Wild mushrooms and game, Cocido madrileño weather.
In season
- Wild mushrooms and game
Setas and partridge on menus in autumn.
Oct–Dec - Cocido madrileño weather
The three-course chickpea and meat stew is a cold-month lunch, often only on certain weekdays.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.