Festival programme of May 2 in Madrid: concerts and activities by day

The festivities of May 2 are just around the corner and Madrid is already ready to celebrate this holiday, declared a Good of Cultural Interest . On this date so marked in the calendar is commemorated the uprising of 1808 in which the people of Madrid rose up against the French occupation. It is a historical event that marked the beginning of the War of Independence and, although the revolt was repressed harshly, it is considered a symbol of res…

This article was originally published in Noticias para Municipios. The cannons will re-tumbar in Madrid today, May 2, with the already emblematic Historical Recreation of the Dos de Mayo. Hundreds of recreationists, horses, carriages and cannons will fill again Madrid to revive key moments of 1808 such as the defense of the Monteleón barracks or the events of the Plaza de Oriente.This year, the main enclave chosen to relive the historic moments …

On May 2nd it becomes a scene of political rivalry in Madrid. Read more The political confrontation on the Day of the Community of Madrid in News.es.

All these streets of Madrid will remain cut off from traffic on the May bridge: several events will mobilize thousands of peopleMercadona, Lidl, Carrefour... Which supermarkets open in Madrid this May bridgeAs every year, the Community of Madrid celebrates its regional holiday on May 2, with its corresponding institutional activities and a day marked as a holiday throughout the region.In this event, Madrid recalls a key event in its history, whi…

The mayor highlighted in the Puerta del Sol the importance of celebrating the collective achievements and the future of a “open and dynamic” region, in a day marked by the memory of the heroes of 1808 José Luis Martínez-Almeida, participated this Friday in the institutional events organized by the Community of Madrid to commemorate the Dos de Mayo, date that recalls the popular uprising of 1808 against the Napoleonic troops and that has become a…

To the popular heroes who on May 2, 1808 began in this same place the protest and sacrifice against the foreign troops. With these words in the exterior wall of the Royal Palace it is... The entrance Military Retreta for May 2nd: a dozen bands and squadrons of music parade through the center of Madrid was first published in Gazetín Madrid.