What's on in Aranjuez
What's happening in the Royal Site over the coming months, reviewed every day. Every event links to its source.
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1 January – 31 December 2026
Heritage, free
25 years as a World Heritage Site
UNESCO listed the Aranjuez Cultural Landscape on 14 December 2001. The whole of 2026 is an anniversary year.
2 October – 8 November 2026
Music
Aranjuez Early Music Festival (33rd edition)
Concerts on Saturdays and Sundays, usually at 12:30 or 19:00, in the Royal Palace chapel, the Teatro Real Carlos III and the cellar of the Real Cortijo de San Isidro.
Palacio Real, Teatro Real Carlos III, Real Cortijo de San Isidro
3 October – 8 November 2026
Train
Strawberry Train: autumn season
Weekends and the 12 October holiday until 8 November. Leaves Madrid's Railway Museum at 10:00 and returns from Aranjuez at 18:38.
Estación de Aranjuez
5 October – 15 November 2026
Film
Woody Allen filming in Aranjuez
About six weeks of filming in Madrid and Aranjuez from 5 October. Expect occasional closures in gardens and streets.
Late October and November, depending on the year
Nature, free
Usual date, to be confirmed
Autumn in the gardens
The avenues of the Prince's Garden and the Island Garden turn gold. Go early or late in the afternoon, when the light is low.
5 November – 14 November 2026
Film
Arancine, 3rd Aranjuez Film Festival
The third Aranjuez film festival: a short film competition, Q&As, workshops, theatrical walks and the exhibition 'Aranjuez de película' at the Isabel de Farnesio cultural centre.
Teatro Real Carlos III y Centro Cultural Isabel de Farnesio
6 November – 25 December 2026
Film, free
Free Friday films at the Teatro Real Carlos III
Every Friday at 20:00, free, with a ticket booked on the theatre's website. The last session of each month is a family film. Coming up: Dios mío, pero ¿qué nos has hecho? (13 Nov), La sala de profesores (20 Nov), Guardiana de dragones (27 Nov, family), Sorda (4 Dec), Días perfectos (11 Dec), La librería (18 Dec) and La Navidad en sus manos (25 Dec).
Teatro Real Carlos III
7 November – 8 November 2026
Film
Theatrical walk 'Aranjuez, the Spanish Hollywood'
Part of Arancine: a walk with actors through the places of Aranjuez's film history, from the ECESA studios to recent shoots. At 11:00, booking required at [email protected] (in Spanish).
Thursday, 12 November 2026, 18:30
Music, free
Lights, camera… music! A film soundtrack concert
The Rey Juan Carlos University Symphony Orchestra, the La Isla choir school and LAD Studio, as part of Arancine. For all ages. Free: invitations at the box office an hour before.
Teatro Real Carlos III
Saturday, 14 November 2026, 19:00
Family
Sinergia 3.0, contemporary circus
Juggling, handstands and dance in a 50-minute show for all ages. 10 to 15 euros.
Teatro Real Carlos III
18 November – 25 November 2026
Film, free
FICAR, Aranjuez International Film Festival
Ninth edition, with screenings, short films and talks with the filmmakers, all free until full. It opens on 18 November at 18:30 at the Centro Cultural Isabel de Farnesio, and on 25 November at 18:30 the actress Luisa Gavasa receives the honorary award at the Teatro Real Carlos III.
Centro Cultural Isabel de Farnesio y Teatro Real Carlos III
Thursday, 19 November 2026, 20:00
Food
El plan del jueves: a tapa, wine and live music
A tapa from Casa Delapio, a glass of wine from Bodegas y Viñedos Casa del Valle and live music from Mayum, for a 10 euro donation to the Fundación Juanjo Torrejón's social projects. It returns on the third Thursday of every month until June.
Sala Farinelli, Teatro Real Carlos III
Saturday, 21 November 2026, 19:00
Music
Sorvina in concert
The Berlin-based American singer plays her debut album with a quintet, somewhere between jazz rap, neo-soul and gospel. Part of the Festival de Otoño. 10 to 15 euros.
Teatro Real Carlos III
Sunday, 22 November 2026
Music, free
Joaquín Rodrigo's 125th birthday
The composer of the Concierto de Aranjuez was born on 22 November 1901 and is buried here. Play the Concierto wherever you are and share it with #ConciertoVivo125.
Saturday, 28 November 2026, 19:00
Culture
Mihura, el último comediógrafo (theatre, in Spanish)
A comedy about Miguel Mihura and the late premiere of his play Tres sombreros de copa. Written by Adrián Perea, directed by Beatriz Jaén. Ages 14 and up, 2 hours. 10 to 15 euros.
Teatro Real Carlos III
Saturday, 5 December 2026, 19:00
Music
Las manos (music and humour)
A show by Jorge Bedoya that mixes music and gentle humour. All ages, 85 minutes. 10 to 15 euros.
Teatro Real Carlos III
Saturday, 12 December 2026, 19:00
Music
Danzas solemnes (Spanish dance)
Spanish dance in three acts, in the escuela bolera and classical Spanish styles, to music including Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Pablo Luna's Benamor. All ages, 70 minutes. 10 to 15 euros.
Teatro Real Carlos III
Monday, 14 December 2026
Heritage, free
Anniversary: exactly 25 years since the UNESCO listing
A good day to walk the Prince's Garden and the Parterre, the landscape UNESCO protected in 2001.
Saturday, 19 December 2026, 19:00
Music
Celloevolution: de Bolonia a Köthen (cello recital)
Cellist Josetxu Obregón traces the first pieces written for solo cello, from 17th-century Bologna to Bach's suites. All ages, 70 minutes. 10 to 15 euros.
Teatro Real Carlos III
Spring weekends, dates to be announced
Train
Usual date, to be confirmed
Strawberry Train: spring season
The historic wooden train leaves Madrid's Railway Museum and spends the day in Aranjuez. The museum announces the dates before each season.
Estación de Aranjuez
21 March – 28 March 2027
Festival
May, depending on the harvest
Food
Usual date, to be confirmed
Aranjuez strawberry season
The small, fragrant strawberry from the Aranjuez market gardens lasts only 30 to 40 days. It is picked by hand.
Saturday, 15 May 2027
Festival
San Isidro
A festival with a pilgrimage to the Real Cortijo de San Isidro, the farming village Carlos III founded beside his vineyards.
Real Cortijo de San Isidro
Tuesday, 18 May 2027
Heritage, free
International Museum Day: free palace
Free entry to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It fills up: book the free pass as soon as it opens.
Palacio Real
Late May, with 30 May as the main day
Festival
Usual date, to be confirmed
San Fernando festival
The town's patron saint festival: several days of concerts and street events. 30 May is a local holiday and the palace is closed.
First week of September
Festival
Usual date, to be confirmed
Fiestas del Motín
Aranjuez's great festival, of International Tourist Interest. Locals re-enact the 1808 uprising in front of the palace, and the Pirate Descent fills the Tagus with homemade boats.
Plaza de Parejas y río Tajo
Autumn weekends, dates to be announced
Train
Usual date, to be confirmed
Strawberry Train: autumn season
The historic train returns to Aranjuez on autumn weekends. The Railway Museum publishes the dates before each season.
Estación de Aranjuez
First weekend of October
Family, free
Usual date, to be confirmed
Hot-air balloon festival
About a dozen hot-air balloons take off beside the Royal Palace, early in the morning and in the afternoon, weather permitting. Free to watch.
Plaza de Parejas
Tuesday, 12 October 2027
Heritage, free
12 October: free palace
On Spain's National Day, entry to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez is free. Book the free pass in advance.
Palacio Real
Late October and November, depending on the year
Nature, free
Usual date, to be confirmed
Autumn in the gardens
The avenues of the Prince's Garden and the Island Garden turn gold. Go early or late in the afternoon, when the light is low.
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