
Virtual Artisan Village

Rivas Vaciamadrid (Madrid)
from 14 till 17 May 2026
Arts and Crafts Fair
For four full days you’ll find us in the old town, in the streets San Isidro and Miralrío, with over 50 craft stalls, two tavern areas, children's attractions, soap bubble shows, board games and craft demonstrations of blacksmithing, cosmetics making and clay sculpting. You can also participate in pottery and stone carving workshops.
We open all four days from 11 am till 11 pm, except on Sunday, when we close earlier. Here below you can consult the programme.
The photos on this page are from last year's fair.




Programme
All activities take place in the main street of the fair (San Isidro), unless otherwise stated.
The craft demonstrations take place at the respective artisans' stalls, recognizable by their bright yellow skirt with the word "Demo".
Thursday 14 May
11:00 Opening of the fair
12:00 Craft demonstration: silversmithing
13:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
19:00 Craft demonstration: pyrography
19:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
19:30 Musical circus parade: Monsieur Florian "Big Shoes", walks or doesn't walk by Zigurat Circus Band
20:30 Craft demonstration: making strappy sandals
21:30 Soap bubble show (in the park)
23:00 Closing time
From 11:30 till 13:30 and from 18:00 till 21:00:
Pottery, cosmetics and stonemasonry workshops and craft demonstrations of blacksmithing and making a ceramic sculpture
Friday 15 May
11:00 Opening of the stalls
11:45 Start of the procession (in the square Plaza 19 de abril)
12:00 Craft demonstration: making a mask from a pumpkin
12:30 Rosquillada popular (free Spanish donuts in the square Plaza 19 de abril)
13:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
13:30 Free lemonade (in the square Plaza de la Libertad)
19:00 Macramé demonstration: making a necklace
19:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
19:30 Street theatre: "Very big flea" by Asaco Productions
20:30 Craft demonstration: carving a ring from horn
20:30 Sample of chotis and tango workshops (in the square Plaza de la Libertad)
21:00 Concert of the Marlen orchestra (in the park)
21:30 Soap bubble show (in the park)
23:00 Closing time
From 11:30 till 13:30 and from 18:00 till 21:00:
Pottery, cosmetics and stonemasonry workshops and craft demonstrations of blacksmithing and making a ceramic sculpture
Saturday 16 May
11:00 Opening of the stalls
11:30 Musical parade by Sol Redò
12:00 Craft demonstration: modeling glass with a blow torch
13:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
13:00 Songs of the village - EMM Polyphonic Choir (in the park)
13:30 Musical parade by Sol Redò
14:30 Caldereta popular (giant stew, 1€/portion, in the park)
15:00 Live music with the Contrapunto brass band (in the park)
19:00 Musical parade by Sol Redò
19:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
19:30 Music and dancing in the street: Swinging with the group Big South
20:00 Craft demonstration: making solid shampoo
20:30 Musical parade by Sol Redò
21:30 Soap bubble show (in the park)
22:00 Musical parade by Sol Redò
23:00 Closing time
From 11:30 till 13:30 and from 18:00 till 21:00:
Pottery, cosmetics and stonemasonry workshops and craft demonstrations of blacksmithing and making a ceramic sculpture
Sunday 17 May
11:00 Opening of the stalls
11:30 Musical parade by Sol Redò
12:00 Craft demonstration: making fig bread (traditional Spanish delecacy)
13:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
13:00 Live music by two big bands (in the park)
13:30 Musical parade by Sol Redò
14:30 Paella popular (giant paella, 1€/portion, in the park)
15:00 Live music with the Tarambana brass band (in the park)
18:00 Musical Creation ensemble - EMM Group and voice and piano duo (in the park)
18:30 Musical parade by Sol Redò
19:00 Craft demonstration: embroidering a picture using Russian stitch19:00 Soap bubble show (in the park)
19:30 Elegance, rhythm and audacity conquer the streets! with El Puntillo Canalla brass band
21:00 End of the fair
From 11:30 till 13:30 and from 18:00 till 21:00:
Pottery, cosmetics and stonemasonry workshops and craft demonstrations of blacksmithing and making a ceramic sculpture
To see in Google Maps how to get to the fair, you can click on the image below.

























