Events
5 addresses in Paris and Madrid
La Zarzuela: racing that ends in time for lunch
The autumn meeting opens on Thursday 10 September with an evening card, gates 18.00 and first race 19.00, before settling into Sunday mornings at 11.30. The Gran Premio de La Hispanidad, 11 October.
September 10 – November 29, 2026 · Hipódromo de la Zarzuela
€16 adults · under-14s free · first race 11.30 on Sunday mornings, 19.00 on the September Thursday cards
MADRING: Madrid races a track nobody knows yet
A 5.4 km semi-urban circuit wrapped around the IFEMA grounds, three days of running, and a Saturday qualifying hour on tarmac no driver has read.
September 11–13, 2026 · MADRING
Ticket zones split North and South · check yours
Estampa: come Thursday, before the red dots
The 34th edition puts more than fifty galleries in Pavilion 5, with Esther Ferrer as invited artist and a piece made for the fair.
September 24–27, 2026 · IFEMA MADRID, Pabellón 5
Thursday 11.00–20.00 · Fri–Sun 12.00–20.00
The Arc: two days at Longchamp, and Saturday is the one
A full card of Group races in the Bois de Boulogne, themed Festival des Nations — with a Saturday card that includes the Qatar Prix du Cadran and the Qatar Prix de Royallieu, both Group 1.
October 3–4, 2026 · Hippodrome ParisLongchamp
From €15 for the Arc Village, €20 general entry · the Winning Post Gold Stand and the Sunday Prestige Auberge are sold out
Art Basel Paris: the card comes from your dealer
Fifth edition under the glass of the Grand Palais, 211 exhibitors from 41 countries, Preview Days on October 21 and 22, a public Vernissage on October 22, and an invitation-only Avant-Première on October 20.
October 23–25, 2026 · Grand Palais
Day ticket €47 · previews by VIP card or gallery invite
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