Events calendar Spain

A few days after the Sainte-Eulalie celebrations, the Llum BCN festival takes over with a program dedicated to light. For three days, the lighting installations, mapping (video projection on facades) and other artistic creations transform the city into a laboratory for experimentation in the open air. Since 2018, the festival has been celebrated in the Poblenou district, where the old factories, wastelands and chimneys of the industrial era are a wonderful playground for artists!

For the fans of the round, this festival shows about fifteen documentaries dedicated to football. It is organized by the Athletic Club Foundation, and all projections take place in the original Sala BBK.

Son Martorellet is one of the island's largest breeding farms for purebred Minorcan horses and mares. Located in the commune of Ferreries, the center boasts 14 hectares of open countryside dedicated exclusively to breeding, and has been doing so since 1997. The good news is that since 2000, Son Martorellet has been offering top-quality demonstrations and other equestrian shows, giving visitors a good overview of the different equestrian arts on offer, as well as providing a deeper insight into Menorca's culture.

Day of txacoli (white wine).

During one week, Bilbao pays tribute to the cinema of the fantastic with long and short films.

Day of anchovies. For this occasion, the gourmet companies prepare 800 kg of anchovies that are served in the form of pintxos. This day, nearly 20 000 pintxos are distributed in the streets of the old town at the price of €!

Celebrations of San José coincide with the festival of the txakoli with Bakio. On this occasion, the txakoli flows freely in the town and is the subject of tasting.

Fair with fish of Bermeo. For this occasion, dozens of stalls offer tastings and sell preserves. A competition pintxos is also organised.

During Zapato azule Saturday (blue), participants wear the traditional jacket of sailors of blue! On the programme: cycling race, fair at the t-shirts, procession of giants, bertsolaris and concerts.

On the occasion of the festivities of the Saint James, a large agricultural fair is organised in Gorliz. Tastings and sales of products from the region.

Festivals of Portugalete which start on August 14th with the traditional chupinazo. Fireworks, encierros and dances are organised.

Fêtes holidays. In the programme: music, gastronomy, fireworks, bertsolaris, Basque pelota competitions, etc. 

A championship of the Pyrenean cows, the native beasts that have been in danger of extinction in the last century.

Jazz festival held every year since 1975.

This festival celebrates the cultures and traditions of the world. It receives each year of the troops of dance come from the four corners of the world to share their culture. 

One of the most important festivals in the city. The festivities begin on Sunday the Carnival, called Txitxiburduntxi. The locals dress themselves with sweets and local products (charcuterie). Typical dances and concerts throughout the week.

Festival of photography. On the programme: workshops, conferences, projections and exhibitions. 

High point of the patron San Antolin festival, the Day of the Geese (Antzar Eguna) is an old tradition of more than 350 years that has as many faithful as detractors. The principle? The water of the port, geese are hung with legs with a rope. The participants must cling to jump in charge of goose and book more possible for a long time with water, until the neck yields... Note that the geese used for this game and died in advance, but one has well those who find this game really ancestral...

The Bilboko Kalealdia Theatre and Street Arts Festival is an annual event organised by the Cultural Department of the Bilbao City Council. For one week, at the beginning of summer, it offers a rich programme of shows on different open-air stages in the city: Doña Casilda Park, Plaza Nueva, Plaza Arriaga and the Arenal docks, among others. The programme includes contemporary dance, circus and puppet shows, presented by companies mostly from the Basque Country and France.

On August 4, thousands of people gather in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, in Vitoria, to celebrate the start of the festivities of the White Virgin. The descent of the emblematic Celedón marks the beginning of the festivities. For a week, Vitoria lives to the rhythm of the many activities programmed for the occasion: gastronomic and craft fairs, fireworks, bertsolaris competitions, Basque strength games, concerts, etc.

This tradition, which dates back to the Middle Ages, begins with the cremation of the Volatín, a figure made of wood and rags into whose mouth a firecracker is placed, supposedly representing Judas. The next day, in the Plaza de los Fueros in Tudela, thousands of people gather to witness the Bajada del Ángel (Descent of the Angel). In this ceremony, a child dressed as an angel runs up to a virgin covered with a black veil, a symbol of mourning for the death of Christ, and removes the veil to represent the resurrection of Christ.

On the occasion of Saint Magdalene's Day, eight young people from the village perform this "stilt dance", dressed in traditional costume. Accompanied by the tunes of drums and bagpipes, they have to climb a stone path from the church to the main square of the village, while performing dance steps. This is the oldest folk tradition in La Rioja, with documents dating back to 1603, although it is believed to have originated even earlier. This rite is also celebrated on the last Saturday of September.

A prestigious international classical music festival, held annually at the Palacio Euskalduna Jauregia in Bilbao. For 3 days, 60 to 70 concerts are programmed around a common theme, dedicated to a particular composer or period. Over the years, the festival has featured Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin. In addition to its concert program, the festival offers lectures and discussions with musicians, as well as workshops for children and concerts for families.

An annual event for architecture enthusiasts, this festival offers a weekend of visits to buildings usually closed to the public. Through guided tours, you can reach the roof of a church, a former factory, an industrial building, offices, private apartments... so many diverse and varied places, which have in common a singular architecture. Thematic itineraries are also proposed through Bilbao, Getxo and Barakaldo. Plan to arrive early for visits, there are usually a lot of people!

Bilbao Festival of Current Theatre and Contemporary Dance. Organised by the Culture Department of the Bilbao City Council, this annual festival highlights new trends in the performing arts. Around twenty companies present their creations in various spaces in the city, mainly Bilborock, the Campos Eliseos Theatre, La Fundación, and the Pabellón 6 creation space. Many local companies, but also some French ones!

This maritime festival is one of the most emblematic of northern Spain. It commemorates the ancient dispute between Bermeo, Mundaka and Elantxobe over the ownership of the island of Izaro. Legend has it that the municipality of Bermeo won the ownership of the island after an epic regatta. Since then, a maritime procession is celebrated every year on July 22, the day of Saint Mary Magdalene, during which all participants are dressed in blue. The day before, concerts, tastings and folklore demonstrations take place in Bermeo.