Maudes Festival: indie music and urban culture

Maudes Festival is returning to Madrid with a 2026 program built around electronic music, visual art and branded activity zones, according to the festival’s official website and the city tourism listing. The Madrid edition is scheduled for May 23, May 30 and May 31 at Parque Enrique Tierno Galván in Arganzuela. Turismo Madrid says the event is presented this year under the slogan “The Green Nation,” with a lineup that includes Argy, Alex Wann, Arodes, Fisher, Les Castizos, Âme and The Blessed Madonna. The festival is being presented as a multi-date outdoor event rather than a single weekend run. That matters because one of the source references tied to weekend plans in Madrid grouped Maudes Festival into the May 22-24 cultural agenda, while the official festival and city listings show the Madrid dates spread across two weekends, beginning on May 23 and continuing on May 30 and May 31. ### When is Maudes Festival actually happening in Madrid? (maudesfestival.com) May 23, May 30 and May 31 are the dates listed by Turismo Madrid for Maudes Festival 2026 in Parque Enrique Tierno Galván. The official Maudes website also shows a Madrid event on May 23, 2026, and a separate Madrid event on May 31, 2026, alongside other branded dates in its calendar and ticket pages. Moncloa’s May 21 roundup placed the festival within Madrid’s plans for May 22-24, but its own festival description says Maudes will run on May 23, 30 and 31. (moncloa.com) That aligns with the city tourism listing rather than the broader “this weekend” framing in the roundup. ### Where in Madrid is the festival site? Parque Enrique Tierno Galván, at Calle Meneses 4 in Madrid’s Arganzuela district, is the venue listed by Turismo Madrid and the festival’s travel page. (esmadrid.com) The official travel information says the entrance is next to the Madrid Planetarium. Arganzuela-Planetario on Metro Line 6 and Méndez Álvaro are the nearest transit references named in the official materials. (moncloa.com) Turismo Madrid also lists EMT bus lines 102, 148, 152, 156, N11 and N13, plus Cercanías service to Méndez Álvaro. ### Which artists are named for the 2026 edition? Turismo Madrid names Argy, Alex Wann, Arodes, Fisher, Les Castizos, Âme and The Blessed Madonna among the confirmed acts for the 2026 edition. (esmadrid.com) Moncloa’s event roundup repeats much of that list, citing Argy, Alex Wann, Arodes, Fisher, Les Castizos and The Blessed Madonna. The festival ticket page breaks out some artists by date. It lists the May 30 Madrid date with Argy, Alex Wann and Arodes, and a May 31 Madrid event branded separately as No Art Madrid with ANOTR and Josh Baker. (esmadrid.com) The same page also references other Maudes-branded events outside Madrid, so readers checking lineups should match the city and date carefully. ### Is this an indie festival or an electronic one? Turismo Madrid describes Maudes as a “festival de música electrónica y techno,” and Moncloa says the event turns Arganzuela into “the capital of techno” on its listed dates. (esmadrid.com) The official website describes Maudes as a project built around music, art and culture, with electronic music at the center. That source trail does not support describing Maudes primarily as an indie-band festival. (maudesfestival.com) The verified material points instead to an electronic and techno-led event with immersive production, visual art, games, experiential stands and a social or environmental programming component. ### What else is part of the event besides the music? Turismo Madrid says the festival includes art-related programming, experiential stands with brands, games and an area focused on social and environmental commitment. (esmadrid.com) Moncloa also refers to visual art, experiential stands and games alongside the concerts. The official Maudes homepage says the festival has drawn more than 16,000 attendees and describes the Madrid event as part of a broader identity built around music, culture and community since its 2020 debut. (esmadrid.com) That attendance figure appears in the organizer’s own materials and was not independently verified. ### Where should readers check before going? The official Maudes website is the main source for tickets, access and event-specific updates, while Turismo Madrid provides the venue address, transit options and a city calendar entry. (esmadrid.com) Moncloa’s article is useful as a weekend guide, but the official and city listings are more precise on the dates. May 30 and May 31 are the next Madrid dates after the May 23 opening, according to Turismo Madrid and the festival ticket page. (maudesfestival.com) Readers planning to attend should verify the exact date, lineup and entry conditions on the official festival pages before traveling to Parque Enrique Tierno Galván. (esmadrid.com)