Madrid's crime fiction festival: two weeks of author events, panels, film and a novel prize, twenty minutes by commuter train from the centre.
Source: getafecentral.com, checked on 5 September 2026.
Updated: September 2026
Getafe Negro began in 2008 with novelist Lorenzo Silva as curator and has become the crime fiction event of the Madrid region, with a guest country each year and a programme that mixes established names with the new wave of Spanish crime writing. It awards the Ciudad de Getafe crime novel prize.
The 2026 edition launches an academic conference on crime fiction — devoted to Stephen King and the mutations of the genre — and keeps the Getafe Negro & Fantástico strand for a third year.
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Start for freeGetafe Centro is about 20 minutes from Atocha. Most venues are a walk from the station.
Check the website for times: events are spread across libraries, theatres and civic centres.
Getafe Negro 2026 runs 14–25 Oct 2026 at Getafe (varias sedes), Getafe.
At Getafe (varias sedes), Getafe.
Check access conditions on the official website.
Most talks and panels are free until capacity is reached; some specific events may require a ticket. Check each one in the official programme.