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Madrid Opens August Verbenas With San Cayetano Festival in Embajadores

It pairs castizo street rituals with contemporary concerts to launch the city’s two-week August festival cycle.

Overview

  • The San Cayetano program begins Tuesday with a Gigantes y Cabezudos exhibition at 19:30, followed by the official pregón by Samur-Protección Civil at 20:00 and the selection of the Personajes Castizos.
  • Plaza del General Vara de Rey and Calle Ribera de Curtidores will run simultaneous stages hosting family workshops, local acts, evening concerts and DJ sessions through Friday.
  • Soleá Morente is billed as a marquee headliner, scheduled to perform at 21:30 on Thursday, and other featured artists include Amanda Verdú and the duo Montoya & Carmona.
  • The four-day San Cayetano cycle closes on Friday with a 19:00 Mass at the Iglesia de San Millán y San Cayetano and a procession departing at 20:00.
  • Neighborhood associations are running free community events such as limonada, chotis masterclasses and aperitivos that activate the Rastro/Embajadores area and feed into the larger Aug. 4–16 festival run that includes San Lorenzo and La Paloma.