feria de la cerveza For all those beer lovers in madrid there is a beer festival at the bullring this weekend and next .

I´m not a huge beer fan but since my Metro station towards the centre is "Ventas" .. I might pop in for a caña .. It´s a nice day .

This week it's only open Thursday through Sunday (tomorrow) and again next weekend from Thursday through Sunday. Well darn. I'll miss it this week but maybe I can catch it next week. It'd be cool to walk over the sand of the Plaza de Toros until they've put down mats or something.

Saludos, MadridMan

The mats are down and it´s like walking into a huge circus tent...There are a huge number of tables that you just take when and where availabe . I ordered a beer ( Pauliner ) and it came up in a litre glass ... !!!!
The food being served is either Spanish or German , so lots of Jamón and bratwurst etc...
Lots of people ..... It´s the first time they,ve done this and is a huge hit !!
They also have a stage with live ( Spanish ) music ...
Amazing .. Thanks Joe for the tip !