TRADITIONS, ART, MUSIC, EVENTS &
EXHIBITIONS AGENDA. April 2018.
A list of mains events in the Basque Country (in Spain & France),
Navarra, Rioja & Cantabria to enjoy after your private tour.
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| Basque Fest. From March 28th until April 1st. |
Regarding traditions and festivities in Basque region:
- In Bilbao.
Basque Fest. Exhibitions of art, dance and street theater, children's
entertainment, craft fairs, concerts, samples of Basque design and traditional
sports exhibitions. From March 28th until April 1st.
- Easter is
celebrated all over the Basque Country from March 29th until April 2nd this
year, but these are the best places to see something different in your visit:
see March agenda.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Napoleonic Market. It gathers, during a whole weekend,
more than 140 stalls of gastronomy and local products. In addition there are
activities, performances, theaters, parades, recreations and characters from
the time of the French occupation for all audiences. Arriaga Park. Neighborhood
Association Ipar-Arriaga . From April 6th until 8th.
- In Biarritz.
Salon des Antiquaires. Antiques, contemporary art, vintage, antique books.
From March 30th until April 2nd. Le
Bellevue.
- In Ordizia.
Shepherd 's Day. Fair organized to show the world of the sheeps, shepherd and
the cheese. More than 200 sheep will remember the passage of the herds by the
towns. Contest-exhibition of the Latxa breed rams and sheeps. Exhibition of the
art of shearing sheep and how cheese is made. April 4th.
- In Elciego.
Market of the flower and the orchard. VII Exhibition and sale of: plants,
vegetables, preserves, ornamentation, machinery for garden and vegetable
garden. April 7th.
- In Aia. Txakoli
Wine Day. 20 producers of the Getaria Denomination of Origin from Aia, Getaria
and Zarautz villages, will show their products on April 8th.
- In Biarritz.
Spring Market. Nearly 150 boutiques in Biarritz offer the largest brands at the
best prices. Ready-to-wear, lingerie, shoes, fashion accessories, luggage,
perfumes and beauty products, home decoration, table linen and home .... April
20th until 22nd.
- In Navaridas.
VI Historic Wine Fair. Fair designed to learn about the history of wine in the
world and highlight the importance of Rioja Alavesa wine. Paired tastings and
local products. April 22nd.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. San Prudencio Festivals. On the night of April 27th and 28th.
- In Aia. XV Fair
of collection plants. Iturraran Botanical Garden. April 28th & 29th.
- In Ujue,
Navarre. Religious Pilgrimage which dates back to 1043 A.D. April 29th.
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| World Metro and Light Rail Congress 2018. BEC Bilbao. April 18th and 19th. |
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| Routes Europe 2018. BEC Bilbao. April 22nd until 24th. |
Regarding arts and
exhibits in Basque region:
- In Bilbao. Art
and space. It includes works by Eduardo Chillida, Olafur Eliasson, Lucio Fontana,
Sue Fuller, Robert Gober, Eva Hesse, Cristina Iglesias, Prudencio Irazabal,
Agnieszka Kurant, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Anna Maria Maiolino, Asier
Mendizabal, Bruce Nauman, Iván Navarro, Damián Ortega, Jorge Oteiza, Pablo
Palazuelo, Nobuo Sekine, Susana Solano and Lee Ufan, among others. Guggenheim
Museum. Until April 8th.
- In Biarritz.
CARMEN - Spanish Ballet of Murcia. Gare du Midi Theater. April 8th.
- In Bilbao.
Eduardo Arroyo. He is one of the most outstanding painters of Spanish art of
the second half of the 20th century. Fine Arts Museum. Until April 9th.
- In Saint Jean
de Luz. Spring concert of the Goraki Basque Choirs. Saint Jean the Baptist
Church. April 9th.
- In San
Sebastian. C de C 2018 Congress. The
Creative Club is the only organization that works to improve and unite creative
talent in Spain. Kursaal Palace. April 12nd until 14th.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Concert by Pablo López: Road, fire and freedom. Main Theater.
April 13rd.
- In Bilbao.
Johanes- Passion staged oratorio. Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. Bilbao Opera
Choir. New production of the Arriaga Theater in co-production with Théâtre du
Châtelet, from Paris. April 13rd until 14th.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. XIII Great Concerts Cycle. Gasteizko Ganbara Orkestra. Asier
Polo, chelo. Main Theater. April 14th.
- In Bilbao.
Thirty Seconds To Mars. European Tour. CUBEC Room. April 14th.
- In Getaria.
Course of manual textile printing techniques. Theoretical-practical activity.
Instructor: Virginia Ameztoy Montenegro. Cristobal Balenciaga Museum. Quarterly
workshop April-May-June. Every Saturday from April 14th to June 2nd, and
Sunday, June 3rd.
- In Biarritz.
Recital Piano & Violon - Mozart, Strauss & Ravel. Lutxi Nesprias at the
Piano & Guillaume Latour at the Violon. Hotel du Palais. April 15th.
- In San
Sebastian (Kursaal Auditorium) and other Basque cities. Concert English al
dente. Lawrence Foster, director. Simone Lamsma, violin. April 16th until 20th.
- In San
Sebastian. XIVth International Conference on High Speed Machining:
Productivity, Quality and Digitalization. Kursaal Palace. April 17th & 18th.
- In Biarritz.
Festival Les Beaux Jours: Gautier Capuçon & Jérôme Ducros. The most
emblematic cellist of his generation, the recital by Gautier Capuçon will cover
the works of his new album "Intuition": Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov,
Debussy, Piazzolla. Piano. Municipal Casino. April 18th.
- In Bilbao.
World metrorail & light rail congress 2018. Congress on metro and urban
rail transport in collaboration with the Spanish Railway Association.
Convention Center of the Bilbao Exhibition Center. April 18th and 19th.
- In Biarritz.
Festival Les Beaux Jours. Municipal Casino. From April 18th until 22nd.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Growing Young. Four renowned choreographers based in Holland,
Scotland and Italy sign the four pieces. Main Theater. April 20th.
- In San
Sebastian. Cinema and Human Rights Film Festival. Victoria Eugenia Theater.
From April 20th until 27th.
- In Saint Jean
de Luz. Concert-reading "Ravel in the United States". Auditorium
Maurice Ravel. April 22nd.
- In Bilbao.
ROUTES EUROPE 2018. The aviation route development forum for Europe. An
airport/airline marketing event. Bilbao Exhibition Centre. April 22nd until
24th.
- In Bilbao. The
beauty of singing Zuberoa, by Jean Bordaxar and his group. They will interpret
songs that speak of peoples and their people, sung a capella. Singer, dancer
and actor, Bordaxar has fostered a new way of interpreting Basque popular
songs, building a bridge between tradition and modernity. Arriaga Theater.
April 23rd.
- In Bilbao.
Gutun Zuria Festival 2018. International Festival of Letters of Bilbao, a
meeting point for international, national and local writers and writers with
the public, thanks to a format of talks that is close and open to conversation.
Azkuna Center. From April 23rd until 29th.
- In San
Sebastian. Tango Festival. With demonstrations and free courses. Victoria
Eugenia Theater & Parque Tecnológico Miramón. From April 24 until May 1st.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Tosta: Concert / show in which ten musicians / singers of the
TOSTA Banda participate, chosen for being references in their countries and
cultures and for their great potential: Scotland, Friesland, Wales, Cornwall,
Galicia, Ireland, and Basque Country. Main Theater. April 26th.
- In Biarritz.
MADIBA - the musical comedy in tribute to Nelson Mandela. Gare du Midi Theater.
April 27th.
- In San
Sebastian. XXII International Dance Exhibition. April 30th.
- In San
Sebastian. ICOME'18. International Conference on Materials and Energy. Miramar
Palace. From April 30th until May 4th.
- In Bilbao.
HENRI MICHAUX: The other side. A selected review of sixty years of visual work
by Henri Michaux (Namur, Belgium, 1899-Paris, France, 1984), an unclassifiable
figure of twentieth-century art and literature, and a cult reference for great
artists such as Francis Bacon or Asger Jorn . Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao.
Until May 13th.
- In Bilbao. Goya
and the illustrated court. Exhibition for the life and work of the artist
during his years of consolidation as a painter in the Court of Carlos III and
Carlos IV. Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. From February 14th until May 28th.
- In Getaria.
"Balenciaga. Fashion and Heritage". Exhibition that shows the
evolution of the work of the couturier in its successive stages and aspires to
become a reference sample to understand and know in depth the legacy generated
by Balenciaga: where he comes from, what he contributes in his time, and what
he transmits to us today. Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum. Until January 29th 2019.
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| Half marathon of San Sebastian. April 15th. |
Regarding Basque sports:
- In Bilbao.
Downhill International Cup. UCI Class 1. March 31st and April 1st.
- In Biarritz.
34th edition of Biarritz Quiksilver Maïder Arostéguy. It is the oldest surf
competition in Europe. This meeting of the Easter weekend in Biarritz brought
together 250 surfers from all over France (Brittany, the Mediterranean, the
Landes, the Royal countries, the Basque country) but also Spanish Basques,
Italians and other European nationalities. From March 31th to April 2nd.
- Cycling Tour of
the Basque Country. The contest in northern Spain is a feast for climbers and
puncheurs, as the Basque Country is teeming with sharp hills and mountains.
April 2nd to 7th.
- In Zarautz. Surf World Championship "Pro Surf”. In the programm you can also include:
films, several concerts, exhibitions, volleyball, footbal and skate exhibits.
From April 4th until 8th.
- In San
Sebastian. Half marathon of San Sebastian: 21,097 km. April 15th.
- In Bilbao.
Bilbao Menditrail. 24 km of mountains, 24 km around Bilbao, 24 km of exertion
and incredible views. The Bilbao MendiTrail is a mountain race and walk that is
ideal both for the most demanding and for the whole family. April 15th.
- In
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Popular Run Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estibaliz: 15,075 km. April
22nd.
And remember,
if you are thinking to come to Bilbao, San Sebastian, Rioja, Vitoria, Pamplona
or anywhere else in the Basque Country, you can get a better understading on
our culture and traditions with a local guide.
Enjoy the Basque Country!
