Festivals and cultural events Spain

Presentation of the literary Award Miguel de Cervantes, accompanied by a series of cultural and religious acts.

Festival taurin with selfless participation of the main toreros for the benefit of asylum in San José's third age.

Benicàssim's station is full for 4 days with this international festival featuring big pop pop music (Björk, Placeblo, Leonard Cohen, The Cure and Red Hot Chilli Peppers have already gone through this).

Señora Nuestra del Sagrario (Our Lady of the Sanctuary) is celebrated through popular festivals, bullfighting and fireworks. According to a tradition, you have to drink the water of the pitchers stored in the cloisters of the cathedral to plead the protection of the Virgin.

The Bilbao Architecture Festival! During 48 hours, dozens of buildings open their doors to the public and offer free guided tours.

Like every year since 1933, the Retiro Park (although the first editions took place on the paseo de Recoletos) becomes an open-air bookshop by hosting the book fair of the Spanish capital. For two weeks, more than two million people flocked to this cultural event and strolled along the 360 stands that showcased authors and publishers. In addition, each year a country is the guest of honour.

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.

Day of txacoli (white wine).

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

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!

The town hall of Palma organizes cultural activities during the summer: concerts, outdoor cinema, theatre...