The numbers are overwhelming, more than 2,500 people will be part of the entourage that this Sunday afternoon will accompany the Three Wise Men of the East in the traditional parade that puts an end to the Christmas season in the capital. The numbers are overwhelming because, along with those who will walk alongside the floats, 2,400 kilos of candy will be distributed for the 10,500 places that have been arranged between the Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz and Plaza de Cibeles.
It is a multicolored procession, inspired by the famous Victorian style of British toys and that will start around six in the afternoon around Nuevos Ministerios and will conclude around nine in Cibeles.
The Madrid National Police Music Band will open the procession along with its Cavalry Squadron. It will be the ideal start to precede, accompanied by two Naviluz buses, two mobile units of the Samur-Civil Protection, two of the social Samur, a representation of the EMT and the most representative vehicles of the Fire Department, to the Christmas star. Right in the custody of the star, you can enjoy the Renaissance flavor of the Florentine flags placed in the street by the Bandierai degli Uffizi Company.
Behind them, the Special Cavalry Unit of the Provincial Citizen Security Brigade and its 15 horsemen will provide martiality to the procession before the children’s and fantasy elements populate the Castellana-Recoletos axis.
Such deployment will be reinforced by more than 400 members of the Municipal Police, supported, on the other side, by officials from the National Police Corps. This shielding of the celebration areas logically entails its consequent impact on traffic. In this way, starting today at 3:30 p.m., the first traffic cuts will be made, until the complete closure of the Castellana-Paseo del Prado axis is achieved from its intersection with Raimundo Fernández Villaverde and up to Neptuno. In addition, three-lane traffic will be prohibited in the south-north direction of Plaza de Colón starting at nine in the morning.
Horseback Riding Tour
Raimundo
Fdez. Villaverde
Square of
Saint John of the Cross
Doctor’s Square
Gregorio Marañón
Emilio Castelar roundabout
Emperor Charles V Square
Registration will begin at 3:30 p.m.
progressively traffic cuts in the
roads that are part of the route
main of the ‘Cabalgata de los Reyes
Magos’ until completely closed to traffic
the Paseo de la Castellana-Paseo de
Recoletos-Paseo del Prado from Nuevos
Ministries to the Plaza de Neptuno and the
cross streets, including the bus lane.
Additional traffic closures due to preparations and completion of the parade
3 lanes will be closed in the south-north direction of the Columbus Square starting at 9 a.m.
He Paseo de la Castellana in front of the Nuevos Ministerios building – from Raimundo Fernández Villaverde to the Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz – starting at 9:30 a.m. (except for the bus lane, which will be passable until approximately 2-3 p.m.).
The side of the Prado Walk between Plaza de la Lealtad and Plaza de Cibeles from 12 noon on January 5 to 2 a.m. on January 6, 2025 and progressively cutting Paseo del Prado in a south-north direction from 3 p.m. on January 5 until 2 a.m. on January 6.
The side of Prado Walk between Plaza de la Lealtad and Plaza de Cibeles from 12 noon on January 5 to 2 a.m. on January 6, 2025 and progressively cutting Paseo del Prado in a south-north direction from 3 p.m. on January 5 until 2 a.m. on January 6.
Fountain: Madrid City Council
From 3:30 p.m. traffic cuts will be progressively recorded in
the roads that are part of the main route of the ‘Cabalgata de los
Three Wise Men’ until the Paseo de la axis was completely closed to traffic.
Castellana-Paseo de Recoletos-Paseo del Prado from Nuevos Ministerios
to the Plaza de Neptuno and the cross streets, including the bus lane.
Square of
Saint John of the Cross
Additional traffic closures with
reason for the preparations and
end of the parade
3 lanes will be closed in the direction
south-north of the Columbus Square from
of 9 o’clock.
The Paseo de la Castellana in front of the
Nuevos Ministerios building -from
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde until
the Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz -a
from 9:30 a.m. (except
bus lane that will be passable
up to approx. 2-3 p.m.).
Doctor’s Square
Gregorio Marañón
Roundabout
by Emilio Castelar
Horseback Riding Tour
The side of the Prado Walk
between the Plaza de la Lealtad and the
Plaza de Cibeles from 12 noon
January 5 until 2 a.m. on January 6
January 2025 and progressively
Paseo del Prado court in
south-north direction from 3 p.m.
from January 5 until 2 a.m. on the 6th
of January.
The side of the Prado Walk
between the Plaza de la Lealtad and the
Plaza de Cibeles from 12 noon
January 5 until 2 a.m. on January 6
January 2025 and progressively
Paseo del Prado court in
south-north direction from 3 p.m.
from January 5 until 2 a.m. on the 6th
of January.
Emperor Charles V Square
Fountain: Madrid City Council
This, and as the Madrid City Council recalls, leads to suggesting the use of public transport, because the metro will operate at full capacity in the stations attached to the parade: Sevilla, Banco de España, Retiro, Colón, Serrano, Rubén Darío, Núñez de Balboa, Gregorio Marañón and Nuevos Ministerios. In case of large crowds outside, the trains will not stop and access will not be allowed. In addition, you can opt for the Cercanías network and the Recoletos and Sol stations. If there is no other option, in addition to opting for the M-30 and the M-40, you can circulate through Bravo Murillo, Príncipe de Vergara or Doctor Left from north to south; or opt for Alberto Aguilera, Juan Bravo or the rondas (Toledo, Valencia, Atocha) if you have to tour the city from east to west.
Regardless of how much it affects traffic, the closest predictions from Aemet, and as the vice mayor, Inma Sanz, pointed out in the presentation of the parade, do not give any warning. It is true that if the possibility of precipitation is high, it will be in not excessive amounts after seven o’clock.
Be that as it may, after the prologue, the animation, the Three Wise Men will parade in the traditional order. Melchior will do it first, representing, or paying homage to, the oceans. Next, Gaspar, coming from distant Asia, will distribute his candy and congratulations aboard a float that takes on the corporeality of a birdman to symbolize the way in which nature and human beings dialogue. Finally, and representing the element of earth and preceded by five heralds, King Baltasar will appear on the main artery of the capital, with all the luxury that the Oposito street theater company knows how to display for the admiration of the public.
Alternatives
to traffic cuts
Alternative long-distance itineraries
In case of use of a private vehicle,
recommended as alternatives for
long-distance traffic the M30 and M40.
North-south and south-north alternatives
West-east and east-west alternatives
Avenue of the
Queen Victoria
Plaza del
Emperor
Charles V
Mariano Square
from Cavia
Alternative routes
for urban traffic
West Zone-Bravo Murillo.
East-Serrano-Príncipe de Zone
Vergara-Menéndez Pelayo.
Avenida Reina Victoria-Guzmán El Bueno-Paseo
by Francisco de Sales-Plaza de Cristo
King-Isaac Peral-Arciprest of
Hita-Princesa-Paseo del Pintor Rosales-Ferraz.
In the north direction, the itinerary would be Ferraz-Paseo
from Moret-Plaza de Moncloa-Fernández de Los
Ríos-Isaac Peral.
Pius XII-Prince of Vergara-Plaza de Perú-Plaza
of the Dominican Republic-Plaza de República
del Ecuador-Plaza de Catalunya-Plaza del
Marquis of Salamanca-Menéndez Pelayo.
Joaquín Costa-Francisco Silvela-Doctor
Esquerdo.
Ferraz-Plaza de España-Bailén tunnel-Gran
Via de San Francisco and Puerta de Toledo.
West-East and East-West circulating
through the roads:
Sister Angela de la Cruz-Plaza de Cuzco-Alberto
Alcocer-Plaza of the Dominican Republic.
Reina Victoria Avenue-Glorieta Cuatro
Roads-Raimundo Fernández Villaverde-step
elevated on Paseo de la Castellana-Joaquín
Coast.
Roundabout Puerta de Toledo-Ronda de
Toledo-Glorieta Embajadores-Railway-Ramírez
by Prado-Méndez Álvaro.
Alberto Aguilera-Glorieta Ruíz
Jiménez-Carranza-Glorieta de
Bilbao-Sagasta-Plaza de Alonso
Martínez-Almagro-Eduardo Dato-Plaza de Rubén
Darío-Puente de Enrique de la Mata
Gorostizaga-Juan Bravo.
Roundabout of Ambassadors-Round of
Valencia-Ronda de Atocha-Glorieta del
Emperor Charles V.
Fountain: Madrid City Council
Alternatives to traffic cuts
Alternative long-distance itineraries
In case of using a private vehicle, it is recommended as
alternatives for long-distance traffic the M30 and M40.
North-south alternatives
and south-north
West-east alternatives
and east-west
Avenue of the
Queen Victoria
Plaza del
Emperor
Charles V
Mariano Square
from Cavia
Alternative routes for urban traffic
West Zone-Bravo Murillo.
East-Serrano-Príncipe de Vergara-Menéndez Pelayo Zone.
Avenida Reina Victoria-Guzmán El Bueno-Paseo de Francisco de Sales-Plaza de Cristo Rey-Isaac Peral-Arcipreste de Hita-Princesa-Paseo del Pintor Rosales-Ferraz. In the north direction, the itinerary would be Ferraz-Paseo de Moret-Plaza de Moncloa-Fernández de Los Ríos-Isaac Peral.
Pius
Joaquín Costa-Francisco Silvela-Doctor Esquerdo.
Ferraz-Plaza de España-Bailén tunnel-Gran Vía de San Francisco and Puerta de Toledo.
West-East and East-West circulating on the roads:
Sister Ángela de la Cruz-Plaza de Cuzco-Alberto Alcocer-Plaza de la República Dominicana.
Avenida Reina Victoria-Glorieta Cuatro Caminos-Raimundo Fernández Villaverde-overpass over Paseo de la Castellana-Joaquín Costa.
Glorieta Puerta de Toledo-Ronda de Toledo-Glorieta Embajadores-Ferrocarril-Ramírez de Prado-Méndez Álvaro.
Alberto Aguilera-Glorieta Ruíz Jiménez-Carranza-Glorieta de Bilbao-Sagasta-Plaza de Alonso Martínez-Almagro-Eduardo Dato-Plaza de Rubén Darío-Puente de Enrique de la Mata Gorostizaga-Juan Bravo.
Glorieta de Embajadores-Ronda de Valencia-Ronda de Atocha-Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V.
Fountain: Madrid City Council
There will, therefore, be no space along the parade to grant a respite to yawning. For this reason, starting at 6:00 p.m. and in the Plaza de Cibeles, Producers of Sonrisas, National Theater Award winner, will entertain the audience with an appetizer from their show ‘Circlassic, World History Continues’. To this animation effort we must add, apart from the parade’s dance corps, the staging of the TOOMPAK factory and its ‘Object Musicians’ montage, demonstrating that it is possible to make music while recycling.
The day will close with the speech to the people of the three Kings of the East on a stage set up for the occasion in the Plaza de la Cibeles. Just before nine and a few hours before the early risers open their gifts. Everything is prepared so that the Christmas epilogue is perfect. It only remains that time, that the southern winds, offer a window to the illusion.
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