Beginners welcome
CorrerJuntos quedada Retiro
Retiro (near Angel Caido statue / Estanque Grande)
Saturday
free
checked 2026-10-19
The numbers we can source. Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, reports 215,000 participants in 2024 and 200,000 in 2025 on its own campaign page; sign-up for 2027 had not been announced when we checked on 20 October 2026. That counts people who signed up with the charity, not everyone who skips a drink in January. Alcohol Change UK ↗
This page only adds a view. Bars, pubs and every other listing stay exactly where they are on Come Alone. Dry January, Damp January (drinking less) or neither: all fine.
A month
One regular thing a week, built from what exists
A suggestion, not a schedule: the first listing of each kind below. Check the official page for the January dates.
- Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jan. Run club: CorrerJuntos quedada Retiro — Saturday
- Week of 4 Jan. Game night or quiz: Biblioteca Pública Miguel Hernández (Puente de Vallecas) - juegos de mesa — daily (afternoons) and Saturday mornings 17:00-20:30 weekdays; Sat…
- Week of 11 Jan. Language café: Hello Lola - Language exchange / Intercambio de idiomas — Wednesday 20:00
- Week of 18 Jan. Soft clubbing: BAILALOLOCO Silent Disco Tour — every Friday and Saturday 20:00 (1 hour)
- Week of 25 Jan. Run club: CorrerJuntos quedada Retiro — Saturday
Run clubs
Run clubs in Madrid
Run clubs and walking groups: the drink, if any, comes after. Check the official page before you go.
Beginners welcome
Nike Run Club Madrid
Retiro / Castellana (varies)
various
free
checked 2026-10-19
Retiro Running
Puerta de la Independencia (Retiro Park entrance)
Tue, Thu & Sun 18:30 & 20:00 (Tue/Thu); 10:00 (Sun)
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
Volta Run Club
Puerta de Felipe IV, Retiro Park
Wed & Sat 19:30
free (optional 'Support Volta' contribution)
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
We Run Madrid
Wed & Sat 20:00
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Game nights, chess and quizzes
Game nights, chess and quizzes in Madrid
The game is the point; a pub quiz is still a pub, and an alcohol-free drink is a normal order there. Check the official page before you go.
Beginners welcome
Biblioteca Pública Miguel Hernández (Puente de Vallecas) - juegos de mesa
Avenida Rafael Alberti 36, Madrid
daily (afternoons) and Saturday mornings 17:00-20:30 weekdays; Sat 09:00-13:30
free, entrada libre hasta completar aforo
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
Gambit Café (chess bar)
daily not stated
3 EUR to play, unlimited games and time
checked 2026-10-19
Replay Boardgame Outlet & Café
Ribera de Curtidores 26, 28005 Madrid
Tue-Sun (Mon closed) Sun-Thu 11:30-23:30; Fri-Sat 11:30-01:00
3.50 EUR per person, any duration
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
Thursday Social Board Games (El Hachazo Tiro De Hacha SL)
Thursday evening; 2 hours
booking listing: from USD 3 shown; one drink included
checked 2026-10-19
Language cafés
Language cafés in Madrid
Talk, practise a language, go home early. Check the official page before you go.
Languages: multi
Hello Lola - Language exchange / Intercambio de idiomas
Lola 09
Wednesday 20:00
Free
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: multi Meets in a pub or bar: soft drinks are fine
MadridBabel International Evening
Mana bar
Wednesday; Sunday 19:00-00:00
Free
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: es/en/multi Meets in a pub or bar: soft drinks are fine
Spanish & International Friends in Madrid - Language Exchanges
Beer Station / El Chulo
Thursday; Sunday 20:00 (Thu); 19:30 (Sun)
Free
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: en/es
Wednesday Language Exchange Afterwork
EL LOCO
Wednesday 20:00
checked 2026-10-22
Soft clubbing
Soft clubbing in Madrid
Dancing in daylight: coffee raves, ecstatic dance, zero-proof nights. Check the official page before you go.
BAILALOLOCO Silent Disco Tour
Plaza de Santa Ana (meeting point; sometimes Plaza de Ramales) — Plaza de Santa Ana 1, 28012 Madrid
every Friday and Saturday 20:00 (1 hour)
21 EUR
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol optional
Caffeine Rave (Caffeine Social Club)
Expreso Martinez — Calle Trafalgar, 17, Madrid
numbered editions, Saturday 11:00-15:00; dates on site · next: 2026-10-31
from 14.90 EUR
checked 2026-10-19
Ecstatic Dance Madrid (Saturdays)
Ecstatic Dance Madrid — C/ de la Arquitectura 15, Madrid
weekly Sat 18:30-21:30
20 EUR (10 EUR online deposit + 10 EUR cash; 22 EUR walk-in)
checked 2026-10-19
Edance Madrid (Villaverde)
Upstairs from Ovy's Garage — Calle Laguna del Marquesado 14, Nave 3, Villaverde, 28021 Madrid
monthly Saturday 19:00-21:00 (listing says second Saturday; dates vary) · next: 2026-10-24
20 EUR (bring-a-friend-free promotion)
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (organiser says)
MAD Ecstatic Dance Tribe (Sundays)
— Calle de Jose Abascal 4, Madrid
monthly Sun 17:30-20:30 (listing also says 3 Sundays a month)
20 (currency not stated)
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (organiser says)
Templo del Baile (Extaticos ecstatic dance)
Cafe Berlin — Cafe Berlin, Madrid
recurring sessions, roughly 17:00-21:00; no fixed schedule stated
about 18-20 EUR (homemade lemonade included)
checked 2026-10-19
Three phrases
What to say at the bar
Pubs and bars are still on the map; this is how to be at one and not drink. For more phrases for a specific evening, try First Phrases ↗.
| EN | ES | FR | DE | IT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Something alcohol-free, please. | Algo sin alcohol, por favor. | Quelque chose sans alcool, s’il vous plaît. | Etwas Alkoholfreies, bitte. | Qualcosa di analcolico, per favore. | Algo sem álcool, por favor. |
| I’m not drinking tonight, but I’m in. | Esta noche no bebo, pero me apunto. | Ce soir je ne bois pas, mais je suis partant(e). | Ich trinke heute nichts, bin aber dabei. | Stasera non bevo, ma ci sono. | Hoje não bebo, mas alinho. |
| Do you have anything without alcohol? | ¿Tenéis algo sin alcohol? | Vous avez des boissons sans alcool ? | Habt ihr etwas ohne Alkohol? | Avete qualcosa di analcolico? | Têm algo sem álcool? |
How it works
A month of evenings out in Madrid: how it works
- Pick one regular thing a week, such as a run club on Wednesday or a game night on Friday. A fixed slot is easier to keep than a plan.
- Open the official page and check the date, time and price; January schedules shift after the holidays.
- Open Meet & Mint to see who else is going and say hi in the event chat. Many of the events on our sites are also in the app.
- Order what you like. Use the phrases above if it helps; nobody at a quiz or a run-club coffee is counting.
Questions people ask
Where can I go in Madrid in January without drinking?
We list 19 options in Madrid: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, soft clubbing. Each is from a page we checked, with the date we checked it.
Are there alcohol-free events in Madrid?
3 listings in Madrid carry an alcohol-free or alcohol-optional tag taken from the organiser’s page. Where there is no tag, the page does not say.
Do you hide bars and pubs?
No. This section only highlights alcohol-free and alcohol-optional options. Bars and pubs stay in every other listing on Come Alone.
How current is the Madrid list?
Each card shows the date we checked it; library and book-club events come from the feed for 1–31 January 2027 and fill in 2–6 weeks ahead. Always confirm on the official page.
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