Have a look at the Madrid bullfighting schedule and don’t miss the chance to spend an exciting evening at the most important and biggest plaza de toros (bullring): Las Ventas. Attending a Madrid bullfight must be included into your list of highlights.
This updated Madrid bullfight schedule includes all the corridas that will be held during the season as well as the novilladas.
In Madrid, Las Ventas holds bullfights from March until October.
The most important bullfights with the most well-known toreros take place during the Feria de San Isidro. The dates of this event vary from year to year, but most of it usually takes place in May.
Actually, it is the most important event with regards to bullfighting in Madrid. And it is the most prestigious bullfight feria in the world. For a torero, exiting through the Puerta Grande in Madrid after a bullfight is a synonym of fame, prestige and recognition.
Attend a Spanish bullfight in Madrid
One of the highlights of a trip to Spain is attending a bullfight. As a matter of fact, Madrid is the mecca of bullfighting because of its tradition, the audience’s thoroughness towards the toreros and the impressive size of its bullring. If you’re planning to go, make sure to get your tickets well in advance.
Check out the full guide about purchasing bullfight tickets online. You’ll know which tickets are more expensive and why, what are the best locations in the bullring and a complete FAQ section with all the questions that you may still have.
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Official 2023 Madrid bullfighting schedule
In Madrid, bullfight is the expression of art, passion and courage. The Feria de San Isidro is the most important event of the city’s bullfighting schedule. But the season is the longest Spain, and that means more than 60 bullfights all together!
Here is the complete list with all the corridas and novilladas of the 2023 Madrid bullfighting schedule.
The information currently displayed corresponds to the 2023 season official dates that have been released.
| Date & Time | Event & Toreros | Type & Bulls |
| Sunday March, 26th 18:00 | Yon Lamothe, Álvaro Alarcón, Mario Navas (presentación) | Novillada Fuente Ymbro |
| Sunday April, 2nd 18:00 | Domingo de Ramos: Esaú Fernández, Adrián de Torres, Gómez del Pilar | Corrida de Toros Pallarés – Los Maños |
| Sunday April, 9th 18:00 | Domingo de Resurrección: Curro Díaz, Borja Jiménez (confirmación), José Garrido | Corrida de Toros Las Ramblas – El Tajo y La Reina |
| Sunday April, 16th 18:00 | Mario Alcalde, José Rojo, Carlos Domínguez | Novillada Hermanos Sánchez Herrero |
| Sunday April, 23rd 18:00 | Curro Durán, Alejandro Mora, Miguel Andrades (presentación) | Novillada Guadaira |
| Sunday April, 30th 18:30 | Sergio Felipe, Villita, Miguel Zazo (presentación) | Novillada Gabriel Rojas |
| Monday May, 1st 18:30 | Feria de la Comunidad de Madrid: Álvaro Seseña (presentación), García Pulido, Víctor Cerrato (presentación) | Novillada Several ganaderías |
| Tuesday May, 2nd 18:30 | Feria de la Comunidad de Madrid (Goyesca): Uceda Leal and Fernando Robleño (mano a mano) | Corrida de Toros Valdefresno |
| Sunday May, 7th 19:00 | Solalito (presentación), Niño de las Monjas, Luis Pasero (presentación) | Novillada Casa de los toreros |
| Wednesday May, 10th 19:00 | San Isidro: El Juli, Roca Rey, Álvaro Alarcón | Corrida de Toros La Quinta |
| Thursday May, 11th 19:00 | San Isidro: Morante de la Puebla, Emilio de Justo, Tomás Rufo | Corrida de Toros Garcigrande |
| Friday May, 12th 19:00 | San Isidro: Daniel Luque, Ángel Téllez, Francisco de Manuel | Corrida de Toros Juan Pedro Domecq |
| Saturday May, 13th 19:00 | San Isidro (Corrida Mixta): Diego Ventura, Paco Ureña, Ginés Marín | Corrida de Rejones y Toros Guiomar Cortés – Montalvo |
| Sunday May, 14th 19:00 | San Isidro: López Chaves, Fernando Robleño, Gómez del Pilar | Corrida de Toros José Escolar |
| Monday May, 15th 19:00 | San Isidro: Miguel Ángel Perera, Ángel Téllez, Isaac Fonseca (confirmación) | Corrida de Toros Parralejo |
| Wednesday May, 17th 19:00 | San Isidro: Diego García, Christian Parejo (presentación), Marcos Linares (presentación) | Novillada Los Maños |
| Thursday May, 18th 19:00 | San Isidro: Morante de la Puebla, El Juli, Tomás Rufo | Corrida de Toros Alcurrucén |
| Friday May, 19th 19:00 | San Isidro: Sebastián Castella, José María Manzanares, Pablo Aguado | Corrida de Toros Jandilla-Vegahermosa |
| Saturday May, 20th 19:00 | San Isidro: Diego Ventura, Leonardo, Duarte Fernandes (confirmación) | Corrida de Rejones El Capea – Carmen Lorenzo |
| Sunday May, 21st 19:00 | San Isidro: El Fandi, Juan Leal, Leo Valadez | Corrida de Toros Fuente Ymbro |
| Tuesday May, 23rd 19:00 | San Isidro: Jorge Martínez, Jorge Molina (presentación), Sergio Rodríguez (presentación) | Novillada Montealto |
| Wednesday May, 24th 19:00 | San Isidro: El Payo, Román, Francisco José Espada | Corrida de Toros Luis Algarra |
| Thursday May, 25th 19:00 | San Isidro: José María Manzanares, Emilio de Justo, Roca Rey | Corrida de Toros Puerto de San Lorenzo – La Ventana del Puerto |
| Friday May, 26th 19:00 | San Isidro: Miguel Ángel Perera, Alejandro Talavante, Ginés Marín | Corrida de Toros Victoriano del Río-Toros de Cortés – Núñez del Cuvillo |
| Saturday May, 27th 19:00 | San Isidro: Diego Urdiales, Pablo Aguado, Francisco de Manuel | Corrida de Toros El Pilar |
| Sunday May, 28th 19:00 | San Isidro: Fernando Robleño, Román, José Garrido | Corrida de Toros Adolfo Martín |
| Tuesday May, 30th 19:00 | San Isidro: Víctor Hernández, Álvaro Burdiel, Lalo de María (presentación) | Novillada Fuente Ymbro |
| Wednesday May, 31st 19:00 | San Isidro: Arturo Saldívar, Fernando Adrián, Álvaro Lorenzo | Corrida de Toros Santiago Domecq |
| Thursday June, 1st 19:00 | San Isidro: Diego Urdiales, Alejandro Talavante, Daniel Luque | Corrida de Toros Alcurrucén |
| Friday June, 2nd 19:00 | San Isidro: Uceda Leal, Morante de la Puebla, Sebastián Castella | Corrida de Toros El Torero |
| Saturday June, 3rd 19:00 | San Isidro: Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Lea Vicens, Guillermo Hermoso | Corrida de Toros Fermín Bohórquez |
| Sunday June, 4th 19:00 | San Isidro (Corrida de la Prensa): Paco Ureña and Emilio de Justo (mano a mano) | Corrida de Toros Victorino Martín |
| Sunday June, 11th 19:00 | Corrida in Memoriam de José Cubero ‘Yiyo’: El Juli, Alejandro Talavante, Roca Rey | Corrida de Toros Victoriano del Río-Toros de Cortés |
| Saturday June, 17th 19:00 | Corrida Extraordinaria de la Beneficencia: Sebastián Castella, Emilio de Justo, Fernando Adrián | Corrida de Toros Juan Pedro Domecq – Daniel Ruiz |
| Sunday June, 25th 19:00 | Novillada Triunfadores San Isidro: Jorge Martínez, García Pulido, Mario Navas | Novillada Fuente Ymbro – Montealto |
Get your Madrid bullfight tickets
Don’t miss the chance to visit the main bullfighting arena in the world. Madrid’s bullring holds up to 23,000 spectators and the most important feria.
Tickets are particularly difficult to get hold of during San Isidro as every evening is a sell-out. Make sure you purchase your ticket well in advance so you can enjoy one of the oldest traditions in Spain. Bullfighting is an art and going to Las Ventas is a privilege.
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Additionally, Las Ventas management organizes also a series of Spanish bullfights called novilladas to promote new talents. They are usually held during summertime.
Here are the details of the second part of the Madrid bullfighting schedule.
The information currently displayed corresponds to the 2023 season official dates that have been released.
| Date & Time | Event & Toreros | Type & Bulls |
| Sunday July, 2nd 19:00 | José Garrido, Álvaro Lorenzo, Ruiz Muñoz (confirmación) | Corrida de Toros Los Bayones – El Vellosino |
| Thursday July, 6th 21:00 | Novillada nocturna: José Antonio Lavado (presentación), Alejandro Mora, Christian Parejo | Novillada Torrehandilla |
| Sunday July, 9th 19:00 | Calita (confirmación), Joaquín Galdós, David de Miranda | Corrida de Toros Román Sorando |
| Thursday July, 13th 21:00 | Novillada nocturna: Mario Alcalde, Sergio Rodríguez, El Melli | Novillada Lora Sangrán |
| Sunday July, 16th 19:00 | Borja Jiménez, Francisco José Espada, José Fernando Molina (confirmación) | Corrida de Toros Robert Margé |
| Thursday July, 20th 21:00 | Novillada nocturna: José Antonio Valencia, Alejandro Peñaranda, Jesús de la Calzada (presentación de la terna) | Novillada Guadajira |
| Thursday July, 27th 21:00 | Novillada nocturna: Jorge Molina, José María Trigueros (presentación), Marcos Linares (presentación) | Novillada Monte La Ermita |
| Thursday August, 3rd 21:00 | Novillada nocturna: Jorge Molina, Christian Parejo, Alejandro Peñaranda | Novillada Fermín Bohórquez |
| Sunday August, 6th 19:00 | Víctor Hernández, Aarón Rodríguez (presentación), Álvaro Burdiel | Novillada Fernay |
| Thursday August, 13th 19:00 | Eduardo Neyra (presentación), Diego García, Jesús Moreno (presentación) | Novillada López Gibaja |
| Tuesday August, 15th 19:00 | Feria Virgen de la Paloma: Álvaro Lorenzo, Amor Rodríguez (confirmación), Francisco de Manuel | Corrida de Toros Fuente Ymbro |
| Sunday August, 20th 19:00 | Feria del Caballo: Roberto Armendáriz, Iván Magro, Emiliano Gamero (confirmación), Andrés Romero, Óscar Borjas, Paco Velásquez (confirmación) | Corrida de Rejones Benítez Cubero |
| Sunday August, 27th 19:00 | Feria del Caballo: Sergio Domínguez, Francisco Palha, Marco Bastinhas (confirmación), Miguel Moura, Juan Manuel Munera, Pérez Langa | Corrida de Rejones Campos Peña |
| Sunday Sept, 3rd 18:30 | Curro Durán, Jesús García, Víctor Cerrato [Update: Cancelled for heavy rain] | Novillada Carasblancas-Bellalucía – San Isidro – Tenorio – Manuel Sanz-Los Eulogios – Carriquiri – Núñez de Tarifa – Tomás Frías |
| Sunday Sept, 10th 18:30 | Paco Ramos, Damián Castaño, Luis Gerpe | Corrida de Toros Juan Luis Fraile – Valdellán |
| Sunday Sept, 17th 18:30 | Octavio Chacón, Juan de Castilla (confirmación), Ángel Sánchez | Corrida de Toros Partido de Resina – Sobral |
| Sunday Sept, 24th 18:30 | Serafín Marín, Rubén Pinar, Gómez del Pilar | Corrida de Toros Partido de Resina – Samuel Flores – Peñajara – José Escolar – Pedraza de Yeltes – La Palmosilla |
| Saturday Sept, 30th 18:00 | Feria de Otoño: Uceda Leal, El Juli, Tomás Rufo | Corrida de Toros Puerto de San Lorenzo – La Ventana del Puerto |
| Sunday Oct, 1st 18:00 | Feria de Otoño: Álvaro Burdiel, Alejandro Peñaranda, Ismael Martín (presentación) | Novillada Guadaira |
| Thursday Oct, 5th 18:00 | Jorge Molina, García Pulido, Cristiano Torres (presentación) | Novillada Fuente Ymbro |
| Friday Oct, 6th 18:00 | Feria de Otoño: Sebastián Castella, Paco Ureña, Ginés Marín | Corrida de Toros Victoriano del Río – Cortés |
| Saturday Oct, 7th 18:00 | Feria de Otoño: Daniel Luque, Juan Ortega, Pablo Aguado | Corrida de Toros El Pilar |
| Sunday Oct, 8th 18:00 | Feria de Otoño: Román, Borja Jiménez, Leo Valadez | Corrida de Toros Victorino Martín |
| Wednesday Oct, 11th 18:00 | Feria de Otoño: TBC | Novillada sin picadores TBC |
| Thursday Oct, 12th 18:00 | Corrida de la Hispanidad: Morante de la Puebla, Alejandro Talavante, Isaac Fonseca | Corrida de Toros Núñez del Cuvillo |
Order advance tickets for the Madrid bullfighting schedule
One of the best things to do in Madrid is going to a bullfight. Your bullfight experience will lead you to a greater understanding of Spain’s national culture and help you appreciate more of the country’s uniqueness.
The only way to guarantee a seat is to order online in advance. Otherwise, they’re on a first-come first-serve basis. In Madrid bullfight season is probably one of the longest in Spain (60+ corridas) but you shouldn’t play Russian roulette!