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San Isidro Fair 2026 – First subscription bullfight at Las Ventas

Friday, 8 May | Bullfight

San Isidro: the world epicentre of bullfighting

The San Isidro Bullfighting Fair is not just another festival. Without question, it is the most important bullfighting fair in the world. Every spring, the historic Las Ventas Bullring becomes, for almost a month, the absolute centre of bullfighting.

This is where the great stars are tested, emerging matadors are examined, and the most demanding breeding farms are announced. No other arena brings together so much quality, so much competition and such daily expectation. For the aficionado, San Isidro is the Champions League of bullfighting.

For visitors and tourists, it is a unique opportunity to experience the spectacle at its highest level, in the most iconic setting in the world.

On Friday 8 May, the curtain rises on San Isidro 2026 with the first subscription bullfight, a date always loaded with symbolism, responsibility and media attention.

The line-up for Friday 8 May: stars, classicism and a confirmation

To open the fair, bulls from Núñez del Cuvillo are announced, a breeding farm regularly chosen by the top figures and renowned for the quality, class and rhythm of its bulls—ideal for afternoons of expression and artistry.

Facing them is a highly attractive line-up:

• Alejandro Talavante, who has opened the Puerta Grande at Las Ventas on six occasions. His most recent triumph came on 9 May 2025, during the opening bullfight of the San Isidro Fair, when he cut two ears from a Victoriano del Río bull and left the arena carried on shoulders.

• Juan Ortega, a leading reference of classical and pure bullfighting, highly valued by demanding aficionados and currently at one of the most mature artistic moments of his career.

• Tristán Barroso, who confirms his alternativa in Madrid, one of the most important and decisive milestones in any matador’s career.

A line-up that combines an established star, Sevillian classicism and the ever-special attraction of a confirmation of alternativa in the most demanding bullring in the world.

Why you shouldn’t miss San Isidro, whether you are an aficionado or a tourist

San Isidro is far more than a sequence of bullfights:

• It is living bullfighting history, written afternoon after afternoon.

• It is where careers are made, confirmed or put to the test.

• It is a unique cultural spectacle, deeply linked to the city of Madrid.

• It is a complete experience that blends tradition, emotion, ritual and truth.

Attending the first bullfight of the fair means living the moment when everything begins—when hopes are intact and every pass can shape the course of the entire month.

Learn to understand a bullfight step by step with The Bullfighting Book

Whether this is your first bullfight—or even if you are already an aficionado—The Bullfighting Book is the perfect companion to experience San Isidro with greater understanding.

This clear and visual mini-encyclopaedia explains, step by step, how a bullfight unfolds: what happens in each stage, who takes part, how to interpret what is happening in the ring and why the crowd reacts in a certain way.

👉 Buy The Bullfighting Book and become an expert in just 10 minutes. You will understand the spectacle better and enjoy it much more from the very first paseíllo.

Servitoro: the most reliable way to buy your tickets

Official tickets and secure online purchase

Servitoro, as the official ticket sales service for the bullring, offers you the chance to buy your tickets easily, quickly and securely, directly from home, avoiding queues and waiting at the box office.

• Guaranteed official tickets

• Simple online purchasing process

• Secure payment gateway

• Specialist customer service

Surcharge applied by the promoter: 10% + €12 handling fee per ticket.

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We recommend reading the Servitoro Terms and Conditions of Purchase carefully. If you have any questions, please contact our customer service team on +34 96 330 85 93 or via WhatsApp +34 647 66 93 71.

Important information about access to the bullring

• Tickets will be sent in PDF format 3–4 days before the event.

• Tickets must be printed on paper.

• The printed ticket must be handed over at the entrance, where it will be validated by scanner.

• If multiple copies of the same ticket exist, only the first presented will be valid.

• The purchase invoice does not grant access to the event.

• It is recommended to arrive at the bullring at least one hour in advance, check your entrance gate beforehand and find your seat calmly.

• Once the bullfight has started, access to your seat will not be permitted.

Important – Incidents

In the event of any issue, do not go to the box office, as they will not be able to offer a solution.

Please contact our customer service team directly:

• WhatsApp: +34 647 66 93 71

• Email: clientes@servitoro.com

Our team will assist you personally.

Organiser’s notes

• Duration of the event: 120 minutes.

• Arriving 1–2 hours in advance is recommended to avoid queues and crowds.

• The sale of special tickets (reduced mobility, young people, pensioners, etc.) will take place exclusively at the box office, subject to availability.

Experience the opening of San Isidro 2026 at Las Ventas

On Friday 8 May, Madrid once again becomes the world capital of bullfighting. Established stars, youth and the excitement of opening day come together at the start of San Isidro 2026. Buy your official tickets now with Servitoro and secure your place at one of the most important dates in the international bullfighting calendar.