Bulls Madrid. Las Ventas

The month of September in Las Ventas Bullring arrives with a long-awaited appointment by fans: the Livestock Challenges and the Contest Bullfight. In these three bullfights the animal is the absolute protagonist and you can enjoy very demanding irons and the value of the nine bullfighters in search of triumph.

What are the livestock challenges 'Desafíos Ganaderos'?

In each Livestock Challenge two different irons face each other and the third parts of the fight are given maximum importance; for this reason, the area of ​​itching between the rows 7 and 8 is delimited and three lines are marked towards the center of the ring to measure the distance from which the bull is started towards the horse.

The three bullfighters and their respective crews give their best to enjoy the bravery of the bulls from beginning to end.

And the Contest Bullfight 'Corrida Concurso'?

In the Contest Bullfight six bulls from six different fighting-bull ranches participate and the lines for the third of rods (the horses one) are also delimited. In addition, the most brave bull, the best picador and the best ‘banderillero’ are rewarded; it is decision of a jury formed by bullfighting critics, veterinarians, the company and also the vote of the fans.

Plaza 1, the Las Ventas company, bets for the fourth consecutive year for the Livestock Challenges and for the second time for the Contest Bullfight, reaffirming the importance of this type of bullfight for both the public and the bullring.

In addition, after the morning raffles you can enjoy the gathering with the protagonists of each afternoon in the Cossío Room of Las Ventas Bullring.

Bullfighting Programming of the Livestock Challenges and the Contest Bullfight in Las Ventas 2024

Date: Sundays of September.

Time: 6.00 pm.

How to get tickets? It is very simple. You can perform the entire process on our website, by calling us at +34 963308593 (Monday through Friday, 9.00 am - 8.00 pm) or by email entradas@servitoro.com. We are official ticket sales service of Madrid Bullring and we manage your order from the beginning to the end, sending them by courier to the address you indicate between two and four days before the bullfight.

With the end of summer comes the second great annual event of Las Ventas Bullring: the Madrid Autumn Fair 'Feria de Otoño'. It takes place during the last weekend of September and the first one of October. 

The rows of the Monumental of Madrid are filled again to see the winners of the Madrid season, but also to those who have stood out in top bullrings in Spain and France. It is one of the last great events of the Spanish season.

Which is the calendar of the Autumn Fair 2024?

The Autumn Fair is held from September 28 to October 12. 

The Fair took place for the first time in 1962 (with two bullfights and a mixed one), designed by Livinio Stuyck, who wanted to expand the success achieved in the San Isidro serial. However, it did not have continuity and it was in 1981 when it resumed continuously until today.

The company of Madrid Bullring, Plaza 1, announces the most important bullfighters of this year in Las Ventas, combining veteran and youth in a fair that every year generates more interest. The variety of races of bulls they face is another of the great incentives.

Bullfighting programming of the Madrid Autumn Fair 2024

• Date: from September 28 to October 12.
• Time: 6.00 pm.
• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid.

And how to guarantee your seats? The Autumn Fair is one of the most requested appointments so we recommend you to book your tickets in advance. In Servitoro we take care of everything so you only have to worry about enjoying the bullfight. We clarify your doubts in the email clientes@servitoro.com and on the phone +34 963308593 (9.00 am - 6.00 pm, from Monday to Friday). Remember that we are the official online sales service for Las Ventas.

Bulls, history and culture come together in the traditional Hispanic Heritage Bullfight of Las Ventas Bullring. It is a must date in the bullfighting calendar of Madrid, since it means the official closing of the season in the Monumental of Madrid. On October 12, you will be able to witness how the National Anthem sounds after the walk and strong emotions and feelings take over the rows and the ring.

Why is the Hispanic Heritage Day celebrated?

The Hispanic Heritage Day or National Day of Spain is celebrated every October 12 to commemorate the discovery of America. It is a celebration of Hispanic culture beyond European boundaries, a very special day for any Spanish and Spanish speakers.

Plaza 1 will meet three of the most significant bullfighters of the season in the capital in a bullfight with great identity. This is the last bullfight to be held this year in Madrid and with it the bullfighting cycle in Las Ventas closes. Hispanic Day 2024.

Programming bullfights at Madrid Bullring 2024:

• Hispanic Heritage Day: Saturday, October 12, 2024. Novillada show in the morning and bullfitght in the afternoon.
• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid

Ticket reservation: request your tickets in advance and be the first to buy. Servitoro, as an official sales service, offers you the possibility to purchase your tickets easily and safely from your home, avoiding long queues and waiting at the ticket office. 

If you need more information you can contact us by e-mail taquilla@servitoro.com or by calling +34 963308593 (monday-friday 9am-6pm).

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Guided visit Madrid bullring 

The Madrid bullring, located in the Ventas of Madrid, has an antiquity of more than 80 years and is considered the largest and most important in Spain.

The bullring has different types of guided tours: The routes may change according to the needs and events of the bullring. In the case of maintenance or special circumstances, the route and the type of visit (guided or with audio guide) may be altered. Possible changes will be announced on the web.

• Audioguide: The tour starts at the Bullfighting Museum of the Community of Madrid and includes: Gangs Gate, Chapel, Nurse corridor, Alley, Ruedo. Available in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, German or Chinese.

• Private Tour: An official guide of the bullring accompanies them on the tour. Special visits for groups or for people who want a personalized tour. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes and is available in Spanish, French, English and Russian. (price info)

• Private visit Groups: Groups of more than 15 people (price info). Group less than 14 people (info price). School group, minimum 15 entries, free teacher for every 10 students. (price info).

• Tour + demonstration bullfighting of classroom: This activity consists of simulating completely the fight of a bull with students of different ages of the Taurine School of Madrid, of the teacher José Luis Bote. Through this activity, visitors will discover the different types of cloak, banderillas and crutch and they can even practice themselves and demand all the information they want. The demonstration of fight is performed inside the arena with simultaneous translation by our guide and is adapted for group visits with a guide in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Russian. (price info).

• Tour + Flamenca Dinner: Visit the bullring and end with a Flamenca dinner (more info, what's included) in the Sala Alcalá (inside bullring). Duration of the board 1h 10m.

• Private visit to the cattle ranch Fernando Guzmán: Livestock farm of brave bulls located in Cabanillas de la Sierra, Madrid. Visits from Monday to Sunday. Duration of the visit: 2 hours approx. (more info).

• Sales Tour Pack + Visit livestock: consists of a visit to the bullring of Las Ventas and a visit to the breeding bulls of San Isidro, near Madrid, as well as transport to livestock from the bullring about the sales. (more info, what it includes).

Schedule to visit Las Ventas bullring:

Every day from 11 am to 6 pm except from June 11th to September 28th, which is from 10 am to 6:15 pm, and Sunday from this period until 4 pm.

End of March to October: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on show days (every Sunday from the end of March to mid-October, San Isidro Fair in May and Autumn Fair in October).

On December 24th and 31st: 10 a.m to 6 p.m.

Bullring Closed: December 25th, January 1st and May 2nd.

The show day's, the bullring will close 3 hours before of the bullfight.

* The doors close 30 minutes before the close of the session of the day.

How to get to Las Ventas Madrid bullring:

Metro: Line 2.

Bus: 12,21,38,53,106,110,146.

Car: https://goo.gl/maps/Pj5A3DohYpP2

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If you need more information you can contact us by email info@servitoro.com or by calling 963308593 (Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 - 20:00).

In the month of March the countdown begins in Las Ventas Bullring as the first bullfight of the year takes place, which means the beginning of the bullfighting season in the Bullring of Madrid. The first appointment takes place on the third or fourth Sunday of March and sometimes coincides with Palm Sunday.

When does the bullfighting season begin at Las Ventas?

The bullfighting season in Las Ventas begins in the month of March, the third or fourth Sunday of the month and usually does so with a steer-bullfight; except if it coincides with the feast of Palm Sunday, in which case it is a bullfight. Depending on the calendar, up to two steer-bullfights can therefore take place in March. 

The management company of Las Ventas, Plaza 1, will announce three winning young bullfighters and a leading livestock of the previous season that will have the great responsibility of making the first walk in Madrid - Las Ventas.

Programming bullfights in March. Bullring of Madrid 2024

• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid

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We make it very easy for you to get your bull tickets for Las Ventas Bullring. With an official and totally safe service, we will take your tickets for Madrid Bullring wherever you need: to your home, your office, your hotel...You can contact us at +34 963308593 from Monday to Friday (9.00 am - 6.00 pm) or e-mail servitoro@servitoro.com.

On Palm Sunday, the first bullfight of the season is celebrated in the Bullring of Las Ventas. You can not miss the first big date of the Monumental...Bulls on Palm Sunday!

When is the bullfight of Palm Sunday in Madrid celebrated?

The bullfight of Palm Sunday is celebrated coinciding with its holiday, in March or April, depending on the date of Easter. It is the first bullfight that is celebrated in the season of the Bullring of Las Ventas, the first walk with three bullfighters. What happens on this first afternoon can change the calendar of the protagonists, everything will be decided in Madrid.

The company of the Bullring of Madrid, Plaza 1, continues with the tradition of the last years of inaugurating the bullfights with the livestock of Victorino Martín. Thus, three bullfighters with merits acquired in the Madrid arena last season face those bulls of the crowned A.

Palm Sunday Bullfight Programming. Bullring of Las Ventas 2024

• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid

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With the comfort and tranquility offered by a ticket office with official service for Las Ventas, we manage the best seats with preferential reservation; and we also send them to you wherever you need. Call us at +34 963308593 (Monday-Friday, 9.00 am - 6.00 pm) or write to us at servitoro@servitoro.com and do not worry about your tickets for bulls in Madrid.

Resurrection Sunday in Madrid is synonymous of bullfighting in Las Ventas. The most important day of Holy Week is celebrated with a great bullfight, a poster always full of incentives to fill the rows of Las Ventas Bullring.

Winners and promises of the previous season meet at the Monumental in Madrid for a great afternoon.

Why is the Sunday of Resurrection in Madrid so important?

The bullfighting poster on Resurrection Sunday in Madrid is always a stunning combination, the first of winners in the season of the most important bullring in the world.

After the mourning days of Holy Week celebration comes the most important day, the feast of Resurrection Sunday. In Spain, great occasions have always been celebrated with a great bullfight and this is one of the most traditional ones.

One more year, the company Plaza 1 produces a poster full of reasons to go to Las Ventas, with three bullfighters of maximum interest and an important iron from our brave field.

Bullfighting of the Sunday of the Resurrection Sunday in Madrid. Bullring of Las Ventas 2024.

• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid

How can you get tickets? We take care of everything! If you are planning to spend the Holy Week in Madrid you have to go to Las Ventas and enjoy the bullfight of Easter Sunday in the best seats. In Servitoro, as the official box office service of the bullring, we manage and send your tickets with the maximum professionalism.

We serve you from Monday to Friday (9.00 am - 6.00 pm) at +34 963308593 or email servitoro@servitoro.com.

April is the first full month of bullfights in Las Ventas Bullring. Every Sunday we can enjoy the important bullfights or steer-bullfights in the first bullring in the world.

How many celebrations are there in April in Las Ventas?

A total of four bullfights are held in April 2024, one for each Sunday of the month. It begins with the first bullfight of the season, that of Palm Sunday, and continues with the bullfight of Resurrection Sunday. Two steer-bullfights occupy the third and fourth Sunday of the month, with presentations of new bullfighters and opportunities to get into the San Isidro Fair.

The company of Las Ventas Bullring, Plaza 1, prepares very attractive and exciting posters for the first bullfights of the Madrid season and gives the opportunity to debut or prove its worth to the young bullfighters to get into the posters of the great fair of May.

Programming bullfights in April. Bullring of Madrid 2024

• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid

We also clarify your doubts in the email servitoro@servitoro.com and the phone +34 963308593 from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Celebrations before San Isidro Fair 2024

May arrives and we are warming up for the big fair! We begin the month with the classic cycle of the Madrid Community Fair. The celebrations of May 1 and 2 and the steer-bullfights on Sundays are the last appointments before San Isidro.

A total of four bullfights to enjoy in the Bullring of Las Ventas.

What is the Madrid Community Fair 2024?

On the occasion of the holiday of May 2, the Community Day of Madrid, Las Ventas Bullring celebrates the traditional ‘Corrida Goyesca’. May 2 commemorates the uprising of the town in 1808 against the French troops, which would lead to the Spanish War of Independence; made perfectly embodied in Goya's painting.

On this very special date, the bullring is decorated and bullfighters, crews and staff wear typical dresses from the time of Goya. In addition, a parade of equally Goyesque carriages takes place and you can step on the ring before the bullfight; as well as enjoy the performance of the Municipal Band of Madrid.

The poster of May 2 is usually composed mostly of Madrid names that the fans are looking forward to. To complete the Community Fair a steer-bullfight is held on May 1, national holiday.

In addition, the steer-bullfights before San Isidro continue. Plaza 1 shows that Las Ventas is the bullring of opportunities, giving rise to future promises to debut and those who have already done so to excel.

Bullfighting programming of the Madrid Community Fair and previous celebrations 2024

• Dates: Community Fair; May 1, steer-bullfight, and May 2, bullfight. Sunday May 3 and Sunday May 10, steer-bullfights.
• Alcalá 237, 28028 Madrid

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Check the official bullfighting schedule in Madrid to program a bullfight with your visit dates 2024.

• Community day bullfight: May.

• Pre fair: May.

Request information and advance tickets booking for all bullfighting event: You may book in advance and be the first to purchase tickets to any event at the Bullring. Servitoro delivery service offers the User the opportunity to acquire the tickets in a safe and easy manner from his/her home address, avoiding long queues before ticket offices. 

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The season continues in Las Ventas Bullring. After San Isidro Fair, two bullfights are scheduled, the third and fourth Sunday of June.

Plaza 1 offers two bullfights with irons from the so-called ‘hard’ livestock and the opportunity to prove their worth in Madrid to bullfighters who are experts in this type of bullfighting.

Bullfighting programming of June 2024 in the Bullring of Las Ventas

• Date: June.

Tickets are sent in PDF file to the email address you use to register. You must download and print them to gain access to the bullring.

Need help? Call us at +34 963308593 (from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm, Mon-Fri) or write to servitoro@servitoro.com.

During the month of July we have an essential appointment in Las Ventas Bullring: the Night Bullfights Contest. Four qualifying bullfights and the grand finale (in August) for Thursday nights at the Madrid Monumental, starting at 9.00 pm. Twelve steer-bullfighters in front of leading fighting-bull ranches that will fight for a position at the Autumn Fair 2024.

And all enjoying the third edition of ‘Cénate Las Ventas’ (dining at Las Ventas) in the galleries and terraces of the bullring. Tradition, culture and gastronomy go hand in hand in the nights of July in Madrid.

Still don't know ‘Cénate Las Ventas’?

The promotion of certified products of the Community of Madrid joins the Night Bullfights Contest. From one hour before the bullfight and until 1.30 pm. you can taste cheeses, patties, natural juices, smoked, organic meat or wines of the Denomination of Origin Wines of Madrid. The market is located in the gallery of the high rows 5, 6 and 7 and you can also enjoy the night terraces of Las Ventas.

‘Cénate Las Ventas’ is the schedule for Thursday night that you cannot miss during the month of July in Madrid. The company of the bullring, Plaza 1, organizes these five bullfights with the best atmosphere to enjoy the promises of bullfighting and then spend a great night on the terraces. Bullfighting and gastronomy, can you think of a better tandem?

Reduced price tickets! You have read well, the nightly bullfights also have a very special price so everyone can enjoy them. Remember that Servitoro makes the preferential reservation of your tickets for Las Ventas Bullring and sends them safely wherever you need.

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Bullfights continue in August at Las Ventas. The Bullring of Madrid promotes the youngest ones also during the Sundays of August, with several steer-bullfighters who debut there and others who arrive in search of the great opportunity.

The traditional bullfight of the ‘Virgen de la Paloma’, on August 15, completes the month in Madrid.

Do you know the feast of the ‘Virgen de la Paloma’?

On August 15 the traditional bullfight of the ‘Virgen de la Paloma’ takes place, which is the popular patroness (unofficial) of Madrid. The center of Madrid celebrates its festivities with a procession, the typical costumes of ‘chulapos’ and ‘chotis’ dances (typical of Madrid) . Some go to the bullring dressed as ‘chulapos’ so it is common to see beautiful shawls, scarves, caps and carnations.

The ‘Virgen de la Paloma’ is very revered by the bullfighters of Madrid, in fact, her image presides over the chapel of the bullring; and on August 15 in the morning a mass is celebrated in the Las Ventas arena.

It is a typical date of triumphs, where bullfighters with fewer opportunities have seen their career relaunched after cutting an ear or even opening the Main Gate (‘Puerta Grande’). Plaza 1, the organizing company, once again gives bullfighters the opportunity that Madrid fans expect in front of a renowned fighting-bull ranch.

Bullfighting programming for the August festivities and the Virgen de la Paloma in Las Ventas 2024

• Date: August 4,11,15,18,25.

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