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Summer is coming to an end, but if there is one thing that Madrid residents refuse to say goodbye to, it is their parties.. Throughout the year, Madrid hosts dozens of festivals in its neighborhoods and districts so that residents and visitors can enjoy the tradition, gastronomy and good atmosphere of the capital.. Although the summer months are those with the greatest number of celebrations, in autumn, Madrid begins a new season of popular holidays.

Thus, from this Thursday, September 28 to Sunday, October 1, Chamartín will host its patron saint festivities in honor of San Miguel in the Prosperidad neighborhood.. The celebrations will officially begin on Thursday with the proclamation, which this year will be given by the world soccer champion and Real Madrid player, Ivana Andrés. There will be no shortage of music with the now regular DJ Pulpo, who will be accompanied by the cover group The Golden Age of Spanish Pop.

On Friday the party continues in the most traditional way with zarzuela, Spanish music and a tasting of lemonade with wafer. At night, the free performance of the seven Vivancos brothers and DJ Pakito. On Saturday the main course arrives with the performance of the Canarian group Effect Pasillo, which will take the stage in Berlin Park at 10:00 p.m.. Finally, on Sunday there will be a fireworks show that will put an end to the festivities.

Pilar neighborhood festivities 2023

Once we have recovered from this party, on October 11 one of the most popular in Madrid arrives: the Pilar 2023 neighborhood festivities, in the Madrid district of Fuencarral-El Pardo, led by artists of the caliber of Café Quijano or Andy and Lucas. This year, the person in charge of kicking off the festivities will be the president of Atlético de Madrid and Spanish film producer, Enrique Cerezo.. The nerve center of the festivities will once again be La Vaguada park. However, since the side of the Avenue of Illustration is under construction, the attractions will be moved to the pond area.

Also, the celebrations don't end here. Ahead are the festivities of the Latina district (from October 13 to 15); the festivals of the San Blas-Canillejas district (October 20 to 22). And although the month of November is one of the coldest and rainiest of the year in Madrid, the good atmosphere does not cease thanks to the festivals of the Vicálvaro district (from November 3 to 5) and those of the Virgen de la Almudena, whose date is yet to be confirmed.