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2025 Antique and Used Book Fair in Recoletos (Madrid): opening hours

Recoletos Ancient Book Fair in Madrid
Recoletos Ancient Book Fair in Madrid

This spring we once again have the opportunity in Madrid to visit the traditional Old book faire and meantime, a traditional event in the capital that celebrates its 47th edition.

Also known as Spring Fair, this cultural event is celebrated in the usual central location Recoletos walk de Barcelona.

This is one of the most classic cultural activities of the Madrid spring, which coincides with the celebration of so popular festivals in Madrid like those of May 2th y San Isidro.

It is also old book fair It is the prelude to one of the great cultural events in Madrid During the month of May, the Book Fair which takes place in the Retirement park, whose dates are from the end of May to mid-June.

 
 

2025 Dates of the Recoletos Antique Book Fair

The dates of the 2025 edition of the Antique and Occasion Book Fair in Recoletos are from May 1 to 18.

El this year's fair poster It has also been made this year by the Madrid illustrator and scriptwriter, Theresa Valero.

Each of the editions has crier to a prominent figure in the cultural world, such as the Leonese artist Carlos Garcia Alix in 2018, or the Navarrese writer Miguel Sánchez-Ostiz in 2019.

In this edition the announcer is the poet, novelist and essayist Benjamin Prado.

On your walk through this second hand book fair you can see booths where they are distributed even 37 specialized bookstores from Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Seville, Pamplona, ​​Granada and Salamanca

Here you can consult the list of participating bookstores, with its book catalogs and prices.

Recoletos Old Book Fair Schedule

Los schedules of the Antique Book Fair and Occasion of Recoletos They are from 11 a.m. to 21 p.m.

 
 

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José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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