Many of the people who visit our shop at Calle de la Paz, number 8, ask us the same question: where can I listen to guitar music or enjoy a good flamenco show in Madrid? The question carries more weight than it seems. Although institutional support for Spanish guitar isn’t at its best right now — often reduced to “just” flamenco guitar, forgetting everything else it represents — the offer of guitar concerts in Madrid is out there, and it brings some genuinely interesting proposals with it.
In this guide, we’ve gathered, with the same honesty that has defined our workshop for 140 years, the festivals, venues, tablaos and peñas where Spanish guitar truly sounds in our city.
Festivals: where to find guitar concerts in Madrid
We’re not great supporters of festivals as a rule. In most cases they showcase the same performers and the same repertoire time and again, leaving little room for new projects, compositions or emerging voices. That said, a few of them are genuinely worth your time and your ticket.
It’s true that the Community of Madrid has thrown its weight behind flamenco, somewhat overlooking that guitar and Spanish music cover far more ground than a single genre. Even so, that commitment has paid off for two unmissable events: Suma Flamenca and the Madrid Guitar Festival, the latter very well run by Antonio Benamargo.
👉 II Madrid Guitar Festival 2025 — Teatros Canal
Classical guitar festivals in Madrid
- Festival Guitarra Madrid
- Andrés Segovia Festival
- Joaquín Rodrigo Festival Madrid
- FIGUE
- Fernando Sor Competition — Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
More eclectic festivals
If you’d rather see our instrument sharing the stage with other kinds of music, these events are worth a look:
Foundations, associations and societies
Madrid is also home to institutions that program concerts, talks and monographic series that, without making much noise, are well worth the attention of any guitar lover:
- Fundación Juan March, with series such as the one dedicated to Andrés Segovia’s legacy: Segoviana: The Legacy of Andrés Segovia I
- Círculo Flamenco de Madrid, of which we are proud members: circuloflamencodemadrid.com
- Ateneo de Madrid, which frequently hosts guitar-related events: ateneodemadrid.com
- Sociedad Española de la Guitarra: see activities
Flamenco tablaos: the heart of flamenco in Madrid
Tablaos are where flamenco truly lives. We still miss legendary venues such as Casa Patas or Café de Chinitas, now reborn as Tablao de la Villa, or the legendary Candela, which lives on through Instagram.
We can’t fail to mention one of the most historic flamenco venues in the city: Corral de la Morería, where you can enjoy an unforgettable evening paired with a Michelin-starred dinner. corraldelamoreria.com
Also worth noting is the iconic Amor de Dios, mainly dedicated to training but which occasionally opens its doors for public shows: amordedios.com
Other notable tablaos in Madrid
- Cardamomo
- Flamenco Cultural
- Las Tablas Madrid
- Teatro Flamenco Madrid
- Café Ziryab
- Tablao Flamenco 1911
- Flamenco de Leones
- Tablao La Quimera
- Tablao Las Carboneras
Is there a tablao missing from this list? Write to us at tienda@guitarrasramirez.com and we’ll add it.
Flamenco peñas in Madrid
Flamenco peñas are far more common in Andalusia, but we can also find a few in our own city — more intimate and authentic than any big venue:
- Peña Duende
- Centro Lucero
- Peña Flamenca Fosforito — Calle Perelada, 5
Know of a peña that isn’t listed here? Write to us at tienda@guitarrasramirez.com.
Other venues with live guitar
Wandering through areas like the city centre, Lavapiés or Gran Vía, you’ll come across live guitar in venues like:
- Sala Villanos
- Berlín Café
- Big Tree Books
- Café Central Madrid
- Café El Despertar
A city that never stops listening to six strings
Fortunately, those of us who live in Madrid are passionate about culture. That shared appreciation means that, despite the occasional lack of institutional interest, our city keeps the six strings sounding across stages both large and small, from grand theatres to the back room of a century-old tablao.
We hope this guide helps you find your next guitar concert or your next night of flamenco in Madrid. And if you have any suggestions to complete it, we’re always listening at our workshop on Calle de la Paz — come visit us.