The best plans you can enjoy in Madrid in May

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Madrid offers a thousand and one proposals in May,

becoming the epicenter of music, culture, sports, gastronomy... Here is a wide sample of

GASTRONOMY

Taking advantage of the good weather to have a drink on a terrace is always a great option.

The area near the Lake of Casa de Campo has options such as the

, with its proposal of classic snacks and main dishes;

, which has reopened its glass-enclosed gazebo with a six-course menu;

o

and its seafood cuisine.

is located in the heart of Madrid

, a paradise for foodies that includes 13 restaurants such as

, where chef Fermín Azkue fuses the tradition and mysticism of Japan with exotic flavours;

with Iberian Cinco Jotas, sausages and cheeses by flag or

, a renewed concept of Galician tavern.

In different corners of the city there are proposals as interesting as

, with the best of Mediterranean and Levantine cuisine;

, with its Otsukaresama tasting menu, which tries to create bridges between Italian and Oriental cuisine;

and

and its dinner shows and live music.

The

(May 27 to 29) will bring together more than 50 breweries at the Gran Teatro Caixabank Principe Pío Station that will offer their products to an audience that will be able to participate in tasting or pairing workshops.

CINEMA

One more year, the cinemas of the capital dress up once again for the

(from May 3 to 5) with an unbeatable offer of tickets at 3.50 euros.

, one of the capital's flagship festivals, will hold its 19th edition from May 24 to June 5 with audiovisual productions from around the world.

SPORT

The

will be played until May 8 with Garbiñe Muguruza and Paula Badosa in great form and Rafa Nadal, who could once again lift the winner's trophy at La Caja Mágica.

Nobody is able to combine entertainment, laughter and surprises like the

.

A team of basketball artists that will take their show to the Wizink Center on May 8 to the delight of children and young people.

There, the

basketball team will play their final games of the ACB regular league and

hopes to achieve their desired promotion in category.

For football lovers, there is still a lot to decide in La Liga.

The great derby between

will arrive at the Wanda Metropolitano (May 8) in a month where

faces finals on their field against rivals such as Real Sociedad, Villareal and Levante.

Before that, Real Madrid will play (May 4) the pass to the Champions League final at the Santiago Bernabéu against Guardiola's Manchester City.

And in rugby, the Spanish team will play at the Wanda Metropolitano (May 21) against the

, a team made up of former representatives of the New Zealand national team.

MUSIC

It's time for the concerts that no one wants to miss.

A good example of this are the shows by two top Spanish artists such as

(May 1), with his tour

within the Universal Music Festival at the Teatro Real, and

(May 12), with his

in the Wizink Center.

In this last venue, the first row events accumulate in May.

will parade there

(May 21) with the tour in which the punk rock band celebrates its four decades of activity;

(May 13 and 14);

(May 5) and

(May 6 and 7).

And on May 10, this venue in Goya will host a

where Miguel Ríos, Dani Martín, Marlango, Mike Erentxun and Coque Malla, among others, are expected to perform.

Meanwhile, the

(May 19 to 21) will bring shows by Rigoberta Bandini, Suede, Carolina Durante, Kings of Convenience and Sen Senra to the Ifema Fairgrounds.

ART AND EXHIBITIONS

The capital has stretched artistically speaking.

Proposals that have attracted a public eager for new experiences will close in May.

This is the case of the innovative

, which shows the work of the great Austrian painter with the help of large-format projections at the MAD Madrid Digital Arts (until May 29);

, in the Ibercaja Delicias Space (until May 31), which allows you to experience a storm in the first person on the ship used by the legendary navigators on their return to the world, or

, which pays homage to the creator of

or

at the Círculo de Bellas Artes (until May 8).

will be at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum until May 22 with a brilliant compilation of almost 60 works that represent the best of a pictorial technique that deceives the eye by playing with architectural environments, perspective, shading and other optical effects.

exhibitions will also remain open .

, at the Santa Bárbara Palace;

, at the CaixaForum Madrid, with highly valued pieces that prove the close relationship between fashion and cinema in a first-rate exhibition space;

and

, at Fundación Casa México (from May 7), with 31 paintings and 91 photographs by the great Mexican artist.

OUTDOOR

The

are celebrated this year in the capital and different towns in the Community with an extensive program that includes exhibitions, concerts, theater performances and many more activities.

This year, the Plaza de Dos de Mayo and the Plaza de Comendadoras emerge as two spaces where a large number of events for audiences of all ages will be concentrated, including concerts and dances.

The main bulk of the events of the

(May 15) is yet to be known, although it is expected that proposals can be recovered in the surroundings of the Ermita del Santo, without forgetting the stalls with silly donuts and the lists, a long-awaited classic.

have already been announced

(from May 8 to June 5).

Bullfighting figures such as Morante de la Puebla, El Juli, Alejandro Talavante, Roca Rey and José María Manzanares will pass through the arena of Las Ventas.

At the same time that these festivities are celebrated, the

will once again be a very fashionable event on the Paseo de Camoens on May 14 and 15.

Under the title Verbena 2022 there are planned concerts, areas for the sale of emerging design items and food-trucks.

And on May 14 the municipal swimming pools open.

THEATER AND MUSICALS

Kinky Boots

, the musical with Daniel Diges and Tiago Barbosa in which dreams of business greatness, friendship and respect are discussed, returns to the Calderón Theater.

María Castro, Miguel Hermoso and Daniel Muriel participate in

, a suspense play that can be seen at the Teatro Bellas Artes.

And Aitana Sánchez-Gijón will go on stage at Naves del Español in Matadero with the play

, in which she offers herself an image of the Golden Age that is very different from the one we are used to.

IN FAMILY

The little ones have an appointment at the EDP Gran Vía Theater (from May 7 to 29) with

, a tribute to Frozen with themes from the Disney film.

No fan of miniature constructions should miss Plaza Río 2, the largest

in Europe, in which there is no shortage of reproductions of the Taj Mahal, a Titanic built with a million pieces or the statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree.

The

, on its 25th anniversary, continues to offer the public a different journey between Madrid and Alcalá de Henares that includes entertainment and guided tours of the city of Complutense.

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