Overview
- Madrid’s San Isidro festival reaches its peak Friday with free concerts, the Gigantes y Cabezudos parade, and a 11:59 p.m. fireworks show launched from Paseo de la Ermita del Santo.
- Traffic restrictions are active around Jardines de Las Vistillas and nearby Centro streets from late morning to after midnight, and police may adjust timings on site.
- Organizers urge Metro and Cercanías for access to Pradera de San Isidro, Plaza Mayor, Vistillas and Matadero, and warn that several EMT bus lines could face delays or detours.
- AEMET forecasts cooler-than-usual temperatures and a low chance of light morning rain that should ease by afternoon, a view echoed by eltiempo.es meteorologist Adrián Martínez.
- Family programming and traditions fill the weekend, with children’s shows in the Pradera, the long‑standing ritual of drinking from the Fuente de San Isidro, and a second fireworks display Sunday at 11:00 p.m.