What times are the shows?

Last season (2025-26) shows ran at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm, then hourly from 5pm to 9pm. On Dec 24, Dec 31 and Jan 5 there were only the midday shows, and none on Dec 25 or Jan 1. The 2026-27 times come out in November.

How early should we arrive?

Ten to fifteen minutes before a show on weekends and in the last two weeks of December, when Calle Preciados fills up. Weekday midday shows are the calmest.

Is it different every year?

Yes. El Corte Inglés designs a new story, set and characters each year, so even kids who saw last year's show get something new. The 2026-27 edition runs from late November to Jan 5.

Upcoming

UpcomingPerformance

Cortylandia: The Singing Christmas Facade on Calle Preciados

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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Where

Centro, El Corte Inglés Preciados (facade)

Ages

All ages

Duration

15m

Setting

Outdoors

Music

The Cortylandia song

Original title

Cortylandia

On the facade

More than 25 animated characters

What you need to know

Watched from the street, so arrive a few minutes early to get small kids near the front
A song parents grew up with, running since 1979 with a new story each year
Shows on the hour, easy to fit around a walk past the Christmas lights around Sol

About

Every Christmas since 1979, the facade of El Corte Inglés on Calle Preciados has turned into a giant animated set: more than 25 moving characters, lights, and the Cortylandia song most Madrid parents can still sing. The story and characters change every year. You watch from the street, so it fits easily into a walk past the lights around Sol, and toddlers on shoulders get the best view.

Free

Dates to be announced

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Where it is

El Corte Inglés Preciados (facade)

Calle de Preciados, 3, 28013 Madrid

Getting there

Metro: Sol L1/L2/L3 (2 min walk), Callao L3/L5 (5 min walk), Gran Vía L1/L5 (5 min walk)
Bus: Plaza Mayor 17/18/23/31/50 (4 min walk), Plaza Santa Cruz - Plaza Mayor 17/50 (4 min walk), Gran Vía - Callao 1/001/002/2/3 (5 min walk)

Cortylandia: The Singing Christmas Facade on Calle Preciados

Cortylandia: The Singing Christmas Facade on Calle Preciados

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