Those of Arganzuela, which are one of the most popular festivals in the city, return with a program full of proposals for all ages.
We have not yet said goodbye to the festivities of San Sebastián de los Reyes, which end on September 1st, and new festivities are already beginning in Madrid. These are in the city itself, more precisely in the Arganzuela districtand it is none other than the popular La Melonera Festival.
These are celebrated in honor of the Virgen del Puerto and take place from September 1 to 8 of the same month. It is said that the festivities of La Melonera receive this name because years ago, when these festivities arrived, Madrid It was filled with stalls selling melons and watermelons.. So, this year, a tasting of melon, sorbet and sangria will be offered by the market traders.
So that everyone who wishes can enjoy the Arganzuela festivities in 2024, a program full of activities and events has been designed for all tastes and ages. As on other occasions, the free concerts and the now traditional Carrera La Melonerawhich this year reaches its XXXIII edition. Below we leave you with the complete program of the festivities of La Melonera 2024 starting on September 5, the date when the main events begin.
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7:00 p.m. – Opening of the exhibition – XXXVIII edition of painting and XVI edition of photography of the Arganzuela Awards (Casa del Reloj Cultural Center, La Lonja Exhibition Hall).
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7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Arganzuela Popular Music Awards 2024 Final, Part I (Fairground Stage, Esplanade Madrid Río) (7:00 p.m. – In the same way and 7:45 p.m. – Sound of colors).
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8:30 p.m. – Vicente Caldrón Concert (Fairground scene, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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10:00 p.m. – Concert of the Golden Age of Spanish Pop (Fairground scene, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. – Arganzuela Popular Music Awards 2024 Final, Part II (Fairground Stage, Esplanade Madrid Río) (8:00 p.m. – Sweet Q and 8:45 p.m. – Gato Gris).
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10:00 p.m. – Short Celtic Concert (Fairground scene, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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Until the end of the party: DJ (Fairground Stage, Madrid Río Explanada).
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11:00 a.m. – Madrid Municipal Police Dog Show (area behind the Madrid Río calf stable).
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12:30 p.m. – Madrid Firefighters Foam Party (area behind the Madrid Río calf barn).
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5:30 p.m. – Traditional wooden games (Rear Nave of Terneras de Madrid Río).
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7:00 p.m. – Performance by the Lyric Group of Madrid: “Our composers” (Cultural Center of the Integrated Endowment Center).
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7:00 p.m. – Family show by Dúo Imaginier (Rear Zone Nave de Terneras de Madrid Río).
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8:00 p.m. – Los Chisperos de Arganzuela show (Fairground Stage, Madrid Río Explanada).
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9:00 p.m. – Maria del Monte Concert (Fairground scene, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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11:00 p.m. – Los Manolos Concert (Fairground scene, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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Until the end of the party: DJ (Fairground Stage, Madrid Río Explanada).
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12:00 p.m. – Solemn mass in honor of the Virgen del Puerto and procession (Virgen del Puerto Hermitage).
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12:30 p.m. – Yo Soy Ratón family concert (Fair Stage, Madrid Río Explanada).
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7:30 p.m. – Performance by Silverio Belmonte, finalist of La Voz (Nave de Terneras de Madrid Río).
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8:00 p.m. – Performance by the winner of the 2024 Music Competition (Fairground Stage, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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9:30 p.m. – Azucar Moreno Concert (Fairground scene, Esplanade Madrid Río).
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End of the festivities: Fireworks.
To see more details about what the festivities of La Melonera 2024 offer, you can access the informative PDF of the Madrid City Council by clicking on this link.
