Madrid Food Fest — street food and music

Madrid Food Fest opens its first edition on May 23 at Museo del Ferrocarril in Madrid, adding a new food-and-music event to the city’s weekend calendar. The two-day festival runs on May 23 and 24 and centers on a street-food format built around dishes from Michelin-starred and Repsol-recognized chefs. Madrid’s tourism board says the event also includes live music, podcasts, workshops and a market for artisan producers. Moncloa, in a weekend events roundup published May 21, said tickets start at 12.50 euros. ### Where exactly is the festival happening, and on what dates? Museo del Ferrocarril, at Paseo de las Delicias 61 in Madrid, is the venue for the festival on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24. The official festival site and Madrid’s tourism board both list the Railway Museum as the host site for the first edition. The May 22-24 framing in some weekend guides refers to the broader Madrid leisure calendar, not three operating days for this event. Moncloa’s listing says Madrid Food Fest itself is scheduled for May 23 and 24, while the citywide roundup covers plans from May 22 through May 24. ### Which chefs and restaurants are taking part? Madrid’s tourism board says the first edition brings together chefs from restaurants with Michelin Stars and Repsol Suns, adapting signature dishes to a street-food format. The participants it names include Rafa Bergamo of Kuoco, Miguel Carretero of Santerra, Coco Montes of Pabú, Edwin Rodríguez of Quimbaya and Jhosef Arias of Hasaku. The same listing also names Tripea, Insurgente and Gustoo among the market stalls, and adds chefs including Dani Ochoa of Montia, Víctor Infantes and Saúl González of Ancestral, Juan D’Onofrio of Chispa Bistró, Elvira Fernández of El Llar de Viri, Rubén Sánchez Camacho of Epílogo and Miguel Ángel Expósito of Retama. Moncloa says the event gathers 16 chefs with 10 Michelin stars. Madrid’s tourism board separately says the full lineup brings together 10 Michelin Stars, one Green Star and 12 Repsol Suns. ### What will visitors find beyond the food stalls? Madrid’s tourism board says the festival is designed as more than a tasting event. Its listing includes showcookings, outreach sessions, a farmers’ market, live podcast recordings, DJs, interactive workshops and special tastings. The official ticketing page also advertises live music, podcasts broadcast live, mixology masterclasses and cooking workshops. That page describes the format as accessible street food served in an informal setting inside the museum’s train-hall venue. ### How much do tickets cost, and who is the event aimed at? Moncloa says entry starts at 12.50 euros, with tickets sold through the festival’s official channels. The Fever ticket page describes the event as open to all ages, with children required to attend with an adult, and says the venue is accessible for people with reduced mobility. The ticketing material pitches the festival to food-focused visitors, families and groups of friends. Madrid’s tourism board describes the concept as a way to make haute cuisine more accessible by moving it into a casual, participatory format. ### Why is this being billed as a new addition to Madrid’s food calendar? The official festival site and Madrid’s tourism board describe the 2026 event as the first edition. Madrid’s tourism board says the organizers aim to turn it into one of the city’s major spring gastronomic events, though that ambition is the board’s characterization rather than an established result. Madrid Secreto, in a separate preview published this week, said the event is intended to bring fine-dining chefs to a broader public through lower-commitment tasting portions. The official materials make the same case through programming: signature dishes, standing service, workshops and music in a museum setting rather than a conventional restaurant room. May 24 is the final scheduled day of this year’s edition at Museo del Ferrocarril, with chefs including Miguel Carretero, Dani Ochoa, Coco Montes and Jhosef Arias listed among participants, and tickets starting at 12.50 euros through the festival’s sales channels.