Festivals and cultural events Bilbao

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

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.

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

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!