Processions and activities during Holy Week 2026 in Madrid: schedules, routes

Madrid It is a city where in recent years there has been a rebirth of Easter holidays during which processions They are the great protagonists.

In addition, on these festive dates other cultural activities take place such as religious music concerts in churches and cultural centers.

This means that although these holidays are used to take trips around Spain or other places in the world, the truth is that in Easter in Madrid There is a great atmosphere in the streets.

It is the consequence that the city also receives many visitors, and for many of them the processions also arouse interest.

Dates of the Holy Week Processions 2026 in Madrid

This year Holy Week Processions program 2026 in Madrid it develops since March 27, Good Friday, as of April 5, Easter Sunday, but as a complement to these festivities, various cultural activities.

Sacred Music, saetas and torrijas during Holy Week in Madrid

Below we provide information on the most notable activities of the Holy Week program in Madrid, including the processions and other activities that take center stage during these festivities.

In this regard, the Holy music always has a prominent place in the Easter holidays in the capital.

Highlights the Holy Week concert by the Municipal Symphonic Band of Madrid which was held in the Almudena Cathedral on March 19th.

Also the traditional one Organ Music Cycle in San Ginés, which takes place in that church of the Arenal street on March 24, 27 and 31, at 6:30 p.m.

Here you can check the Holy Week music program in Madrid, with the various concerts scheduled for these dates.

Holy Week Tamborrada 2026 in Madrid

Along with the processions, one of the events that has become essential during the Holy Week festivities in Madrid is drumming that runs through the streets of the historic center.

La Holy Week drumming It is a celebration where pagan and religious traditions are mixed, and are very popular in Aragon.

That is the case of the one that takes place in calanda, but Tamborradas are also celebrated in other areas of Spain, such as in Hellin, in the province of Albacete, or the one that takes place in Baena, In cordoba.

La Tamborrada of Holy Week 2025 in Madrid the place April 5, Easter Sunday, from 13 p.m. in the Plaza Mayor, and features the participation of about fifty drummers from the Brotherhood of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Zaragoza.

Where to see the Tamborrada in the center of Madrid: tour

As usual, the drumming It will leave at 13:XNUMX p.m. Carboneras Convent, the Conde de Miranda Square, heading towards the Plaza Mayor.

It will pass through the streets Puñonrostro, San Justo, Cordón Street, Villa Square, Mayor Street and Ciudad Rodrigo Street, to end in the aforementioned Plaza Mayor.

Holy Week processions 2025 in Madrid: schedules, routes

Regarding the processions, the Town Hall of the capital has already presented the Holy Week Procession Program 2026 in Madrid, with the calendar of those held in the capital.

In the program you can see the map of the route of the 21 processions taking place this year in Madrid, all of which, it should be noted, will go through the Puerta del Sol.

Below we highlight the information of the main processions that are celebrated through the historic center of Madrid, with dates, times and routes.

March 29, 2026 (Palm Sunday Processions)

Our Father Jesus of Love (La Borriquita)

– Time: 15,15:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Almudena Cathedral, Bailén 10

– Route: through the historic center, Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol (around 16,30:XNUMX p.m.), Calle Preciados, Calle Valverde, Plaza de San Ildefonso

Procession of Silence, Father Jesus of Forgiveness

– Time: 15,30:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Santísimo Cristo de la Fe Church, Atocha 87

– Route: through the historic center, passing through Atocha Street, Almudena Cathedral, Mayor Street, Puerta del Sol (around 20,45:XNUMX p.m.), Prado Street

Procession of the Christ of Faith and Forgiveness in Madrid (Los Estudiantes)

– Time: 17,30:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Pontifical Basilica of San Miguel, San Justo 4

– Itinerary: through the historic center, passing through Plaza de la Villa, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol (around 19 p.m.)

April 1, 2026 (Holy Wednesday Processions)

Procession of Our Father Jesus of Health (Los Gitanos)

– Time: 19,45:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Nuestra Señora del Carmen and San Luis Obispo Parish, Health 2

– Route: through the historic center, passing through Calle del Carmen, Puerta del Sol (around 20,30:XNUMX p.m.), Plaza de Jacinto Benavente, Calle Imperial, Cava de San Miguel, Calle Mayor

Procession of the Holy Christ of the Three Falls

Time: 19,45 hours

Departure: Parish of Santiago and San Juan Bautista, Plazuela de Santiago

Itinerary: through the historic center, Bailén Street, Mayor Street, Cava Baja, Nuncio Street, Plaza de la Villa

April 2, 2026 (Holy Thursday Processions)

Procession of Our Father Jesus Nazareno “El Pobre”

– Time: 17:0 PM

– Departure: Church of San Pedro el Viejo, Nuncio 14

– Route: through the historic center, Nuncio Street, Esparteros Street, Puerta del Sol (around 21,30:XNUMX p.m.), Plaza Mayor, Toledo Street, Cava Alta

Procession of the Divine Captive in Madrid

– Time: 18,30:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Calasancio School of the PP Escolapios, Chapel at General Díaz Porlier 58

– Itinerary: through the Salamanca neighborhood, passing through Conde de Peñalver, Juan Bravo, Príncipe de Vergara, Plaza Salamanca, Don Ramón de la Cruz

Procession of Our Father Jesus of the Great Power

– Time: 18,30:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidro, Toledo 37

– Route: through the historic center, Salvador Street, Plaza de la Provincia, Postas Street, Puerta del Sol (around 21,30:XNUMX p.m.), Gerona Street, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de San Miguel, Tintoreros Street

April 3, 2026 (Good Friday Processions)

Procession of Jesus Nazarene of Medinaceli in Madrid

– Time: 19,00:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Basilica Church of Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, Plaza de Jesús 2

– Route: via Duque de Medinaceli, Carrera de San Jerónimo, Puerta del Sol (around 21,30:XNUMX p.m.), Alcalá Street, Sevilla Street, Carrera de San Jerónimo, Duque de Medinaceli

Procession of the Holy Christ of the Alabarderos in Madrid

– Time: 19,00:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Departs from the Puerta del Príncipe of the Royal Palace, on Bailén Street, Plaza de Oriente

– Route: through the historic center, Bailén, Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol (around 22,05:XNUMX p.m.), Calle Mayor and ending at the Military Cathedral.

Procession of the Most Holy Mary of the Seven Sorrows in Madrid

– Time: 18:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Church of Santa Cruz, Atocha 6

– Route: through the historic center, Gerona Street, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Villa, Mayor Street, Sal Street, Postas Street, Puerta del Sol (around 22 p.m.), Esparteros Street

Procession of the Divine Captive in Madrid

– Time: 18,45:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Almudena Cathedral

– Route: Bailén Street, Mayor Street, Sacramento Street, Cordón Street, Madrid Street, Plaza de la Villa, Parish of Santiago and San Juan Bautista (Station of Penance), Santiago Street, Milaneses Street, Mayor Street, Plaza Mayor, Sal Street, Postas Street, Puerta del Sol (Meeting of Brotherhoods), Carretas Street, Jacinto Benavente Square, Ángel Square, Parish of San Sebastián (Arrival and Station of Penance).

April 4, 2026 (Holy Saturday Processions)

Procession of Solitude and Helplessness in Madrid

– Time: 16:XNUMX p.m.

– Departure: Church of the Concepción Real de Calatrava, Alcalá 25

– Route: Alcalá Street, Puerta del Sol, Mayor Street, Plaza de San Miguel, Plaza la Villa, Bordadores Street, Arenal Street, Puerta del Sol (around 16,40:XNUMX p.m.), Carrera de San Jerónimo