Can we do both in one visit?

Yes. The ice rink and the city nativity are in the same building, Palacio de Cibeles on Plaza de Cibeles.

When will this year's dates and prices be out?

The city says the full Christmas program goes up on navidadmadrid.com on Nov 18. Rink tickets have been sold there in past years.

Christmas at Palacio de Cibeles: Ice Rink and the City Nativity

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Where

Retiro, Palacio de Cibeles (CentroCentro)

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors

Plan for

1-2 hours

Ice rink

Galería de Cristal

City nativity

In the same building

What you need to know

Indoors under a glass roof, so it works on a cold or rainy day
Skating and a nativity together, two stops in one building for a December outing
Program out Nov 18, with this year's rink dates, hours and prices

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Every Christmas, City Hall turns its own building into a stop for families. An ice rink goes up under the glass roof of the Galería de Cristal, and the city's big nativity scene fills the old post office hall next door. Both are indoors, so it works on a cold or rainy day.

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Where it is

Palacio de Cibeles (CentroCentro)

Plaza de Cibeles, 1, 28014 Madrid

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Resources

Navidad Madrid
The city's Christmas program site, with the full 2026 program from Nov 18.

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