Thousands of sheep and goats march through Madrid in Transhumance Festival, rerouted to avoid a housing protest camp

Summary

Thousands of sheep and goats filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday during the 33rd annual Transhumance Festival, which celebrates the ancient practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds. Euronews reports that more than 1,400 sheep and goats took over the city's streets, and Africanews reports the same figure. The festival followed a different route this year to avoid a housing protest, and ABC News reports that the route was changed to avoid a housing protest camp.

Timeline

1. ABC News

   25 Oct 2026, 16:42 UTCSource ↗

   ABC News reports that thousands of sheep and goats filled the streets of Madrid during an annual festival that celebrates the ancient practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds, and that the route was changed to avoid a housing protest camp.

2. Euronews

   25 Oct 2026, 16:52 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that over 1,400 sheep and goats took over Madrid's streets on Sunday during the 33rd annual Transhumance Festival, which followed a different route this year to avoid a housing protest.

3. Africanews

   25 Oct 2026, 16:52 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that over 1,400 sheep and goats took over Madrid's streets on Sunday during the 33rd annual Transhumance Festival, which followed a different route this year to avoid a housing protest.