Jardines del Hipódromo: Open-Air Summer Nights in Madrid (2026)

When the summer heat settles over Madrid, the night moves outdoors — and the standout open-air spot is Jardines del Hipódromo, set on the grounds of the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela with the city skyline on the horizon. This is what it's like and how to make an evening of it.

What Jardines del Hipódromo is

It's an open-air summer venue on the racecourse to the north-west of the city: gardens and lawns, the track alongside, the Cuatro Torres skyline in the distance and long, warm evenings that start at sunset and run into the night. It's a change of pace from the enclosed clubs of the centre — space, air and a golden-hour setting.

How to spend the evening

Come at sunset for the light, dress for an outdoor summer night (it cools down after dark), and plan the trip out — it's away from the centre, so a taxi or a car is easiest. It works as a full evening on its own, or as the warm-up before heading into a club in town later.

A summer-season plan

Jardines del Hipódromo is a seasonal, weather-dependent venue — it lives in the warm months and winds down as summer ends. If you're planning a night out in Madrid the rest of the year, our indoor clubs run all season; see this week's events across the venues we work with.