It's very common in Spain to see gatherings of people enjoying a drink and chatting and laughing together in the bars from about 10 in the evening, and then on until the small hours of the morning.
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Set your clock to Spanish timeLogically, when people go out at night, they don't leave the house til after midnight. It is completely normal to be out til 5 or 6, or even til the sun comes up. So prepare accordingly. Take a siesta during the day and have a late-afternoon coffee if you are planning a night out.
Spanish culture's known for its late nights and incredible social atmosphere. That's why Spain's synonymous with fun and a lot of Spanish cities are known for their buzzing nightlife that goes on until early morning.
The Madrid Club SceneMany clubs don't close until 06:00, and even then everyone is still full of life. You'll find that nightlife starts later in Madrid, with most people heading to the bars at the earliest of 22:00 or 23:00. Clubs generally open at about midnight. If you go in any earlier you may find it quite empty.
A lot of Spaniards start out their evening by ir de tapas, a sort of tapas bar hop. You go around to a few tapas bars, having drinks and sharing tapas, getting the night going and forgoing hunger until actual dinner time arrives. The sun's going down, so it's obviously time for some pre-dinner tapas!
What time does nightlife start in Barcelona? Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city and popular tourist destination, meaning there's no set rule for when to go out. Restaurants and bars typically welcome customers from 8pm, while clubs tend to open at midnight and get busy around 1am, continuing until 6am.
Don't go to a night club before 1amA big night out in Madrid will never begin before midnight and even then, it starts with some pre-drinks at home or a bit of a tapas bar crawl. The night clubs and late-night bars will be empty until 1-2am.
Most bars and nightclubs are open until 2am or 3am, some even on Sunday night, depending on the area. It's also possible to find bars that are open that late during the week, making it easy to go out for a drink till very late.
Madrid. Madrid comes alive at night, and especially at the weekend. You'll find nightlife in the various leisure areas and districts with an endless array of clubs, bars, cafés and fashionable venues to choose from. Its lively nightlife is famous worldwide.
Madrid. Madrid comes alive at night, and especially at the weekend. ...
You'll see how the atmosphere changes depending on the area. If you're looking for an evening with a little refinement, take a stroll around the Salamanca district. ...
Punctuality is not highly important in Spain. People can arrive half an hour late to a social function with no questions raised. If someone turns up late and apologises, people are likely to respond with something like “no pasa nada” – meaning “It's not that important”.
Spain has a dysfunctional time system that deprives everyone in Spain of an hour of sleep every day. In addition, Spanish workers typically work 11-hour days, from 9am to 8pm. With dinner at 9pm and a couple of hours of TV, they tend not to get to bed before midnight.
According to regulations, it is allowed to make noise in your own home from Monday to Friday from 8.00h to 21.00h. Although some Spanish municipalities have chosen to extend this to 22.00h or 23.00h, on weekends everyone is obliged to follow the same regulation: you are only allowed to make noise from 9.30h to 21.00h.
Dinner. Dinner is a lighter meal than lunch and typically is eaten between 9 and 10 pm during the week, although if you go out to dinner on the weekend you might not eat until 11 or 12!
Useful information for nightlife: Remember that nightlife starts at around 10 pm for bars, midnight or 1 am for discos. The bars close around 2:00 on weekdays and 3:00 on weekends. Clubs and discos open around midnight and rarely close before 6 or 7 in the morning ... ;-) Check our page Barcelona Nightlife for tickets.