Things to do in
Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria, Biarritz, Rioja or Pamplona.
Our selection of best
art, sport, traditionals & cultural events in the Basque Country during
June, 2018.
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| Irun. San Marcial Procession. June 30th. |
Best Basques traditions & festivities:
- In Biarritz. Roaring
Twenties Festival. Exhibition, conference, shows, grand parade in costumes,
vintage cars ... to relive the time of a weekend the Roaring Twenties in
Biarritz. From June 1st until 3rd.
- In Barakaldo. Cherry
Fair. Exhibition and sale of farmhouse and artisan products. The Regato. June
2nd.
- In Gernika-Lumo. Txakolí
Day of Urdaibai. Tasting and tasting of cheese and txakoli from Urdaibai with
D.O. Bizkaiko Txakolina. Horticultural fair. Exhibition and sale of Basque crafts.
June 2nd.
- In Bayonne. Cider Day.
Festive evening around Basque cider with musical entertainment. House
associations. June 2nd.
- In Eskoriatza. XXII
Exposure of farm products, food and crafts. XXI Scarecrow contest. X Cheese
competition. VII Txapela Championship. June 2nd.
- In Pasaia. Cider Day.
XXV Edition. Cider tasting. The bertsolaris, txalaparta and charangas fair will
be the highlight of the fair. June 2nd.
- In Bilbao. Pilgrimage.
Dances of Biscay. Arriaga Square 7:00 p.m. June 2nd.
- In St. Jean de Luz. Udaberria
Dantzan. Traditional dances from 7 Basque provinces from 11 am to 1 pm, and
from 4 pm. Place Louis XIV. June 3rd.
- In St. Jean de Luz.
2nd edition of World Knitting Day. From June 4th until 10th.
- In Ondarribia. Medieval
Market. Craftsmen dressed in period sell products of food and crafts. June 9th
and 10th.
- In St. Jean de Luz. 4
edition of the Venetian Fairies. Place Louis XIV. June 10th.
- In Labastida. Wine
cellars at street level. IX Edition of tasting and sale of all the wines of the
town; through the purchase of tickets and a drink are given to try their wines.
June 10th.
- In Bilbao. Conference
on 'Equality, diversity and inclusion' of the Council of European
Municipalities and Regions. Euskalduna Palace. June 11th to 13th.
- In Zalla. Gastronomic
festival. V Edition. Sale of agri-food product, gastronomic workshops for
children, commented tastings and live show cooking. From June 15th until 17th.
- In Bilbao. XV Edition.
Bilbao Championship of Pastor Idiazabal Cheese. June 16th.
- In Bayonne. Music
Festival. The festival of all music. June 21st.
- In St. Jean de Luz. Festivals
of Saint John. Place Louis XIV. From June 21st until 25th.
- In Tolosa, Eibar,
Laguardia, Amurrio, Leioa, Muskiz, San Sebastian, …. St. John Pilgrimage's. The
arrival of the summer solstice is celebrated. The bonfires burn to drive away
evil spirits and attract good luck. June 23rd.
- In Urduña-Orduña. Basque
Shepherd Dog Contest on the 23rd. Saint Jean Market: Products of the village,
handicraft and livestock buying and selling on the 24th. Popular food. XVI Charoles
de Euskadi Competition. Plaza de los Fueros. June 23rd and 24th.
- In Ondategi, Zigoitia,
Gorbeia. Basque Horse Day. Shows, exhibits and performances with dance, sport
& food. Campa de Sarragoa. June 24th.
- In Biarritz. The
casetas. It stands out as the festive event of the opening of the summer
season. Côte des Basques. From June 26th to July 1st.
- In Irun. San
Marcial Alarde (Procession) . Parade remembering Spanish and French wars. June, 30th.
- In San Sebastian. Txakolí
Day. Popular tasting in the morning. 22 Txakoli harvesters. Boulevard. June
30th.
- In Ondarroa. Shoe
Azule (Blue Saturday). Most important party in the city. T-shirts, sports and
music are the main ingredients. June 30th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Great Week of the Pintxo of Alava. Since the end of May until the beginning of
July.
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| Azkena Rock Festival. Vitoria-Gasteiz. June 22nd and 23rd. |
Regarding arts and exhibits in Basque Country:
- 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 Bilbao. XXX Spanish
Biennial of Machine-Tool. Most advanced technological solutions and Industry
4.0: industrial digitalization. BEC. From May 28th until June 1st.
- In Bilbao. BeDIGITAL
by BIEMH. Professional Fair. Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) and Advanced
Manufacturing Technologies (AFM). From May 28th until June 1st.
- In Bilbao. ADDIT3D
2018. Professional exhibition of Additive Manufacturing and 3D. Bilbao
Exhibition Center and Addimat. From May 28th until June 1st.
- In Bilbao. Industrial
Maintenance Innovation Conference 2018. BEC Conventions. From May 28th until
June 1st.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz.
GastroSWING, mixing best food with swing dance classes and music. International
Swing Festival in the Basque Country. From May 31st until June 3rd.
- In Bilbao. The
Sun. The Ibero-American Festival of Advertising Communication. It gathers
thousands of professionals from more than twenty European and Latin American countries
in the network, exchanges ideas and awards prestigious awards. Euskalduna
Palace and Azkuna Center. May 31st until June 6th.
- In Biarritz. The day I
met Franz Liszt. Theater / concert by the concertist Pascal Amoyel. Gare Du
Midi. June 1st.
- In Bilbao. Expo Esther
Ferrer: interlaced spaces. Minimalist and conceptual art. Guggenheim Museum.
Until June 10th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Big
Band Festival (swing, jazz, latin music, funk...). June 1st & 2nd.
- In Bilbao. Caligula,
by Albert Camus. Arriaga Theater. From June 1st until 3rd.
- In Irun. 15th edition
of Bioterra. Fair of organic products, bioconstruction, renewable energy and
responsible consumption. FICOBA From June 1st until 3rd.
- In Bilbao. Expo Chagal,
the decisive years, 1911-1919. Guggenheim Museum. From June 1st to September
2nd.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Jorge
Blass: Word of Wizard. Main Theater. 7:00 and 9:30. June 2nd.
- In San Sebastian.
Sixth edition LUBMAT conference on lubrication, tribology and condition
monitoring. Miramar Palace. On 5 and 6 June.
- In Bilbao. Ravel: 80
years. Bilbao Symphony Orchestra Concert. Euskalduna Palace. June 7th and 8th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz.
XII International Congress of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care. Europe
Congress Palace. From June 7th until 9th.
- In Bilbao. The string
quartet's guide to sex and anxiety. From Calixto Bieito. In English with
subtitles in Spanish and Basque. Arriaga Theater June 8th and 9th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Kaldearte.
Street art with dance, magic, theater, music, humor, clowns, pampering and
games. From June 8th until 10th.
- In Irun. Fair Outlet
Gipuzkoa. FICOBA. From June 9th until 11th.
- In St. Jean de Luz.
Exhibition "Basque Sculptors in Saint-Jean-de-Luz". From June 10th
until 19th.
- In San Sebastian. Summer
courses at the University of the Basque Country. Miramar Palace. Quality and
varied program of courses, seminars, workshops and conferences. From June 15th
to September 15th.
- In Bilbao. Activities
for the Foundation of the city of Bilbao. Outdoor celebrations of music,
performing arts, literature and striking light and sound shows. June 15th.
- In San Sebastian. 3rd
edition of the Sun-SkyMag International Conference. Nanomagnetism and
spintronics. Carlos Santamaría Library. From June 18th until 22nd.
- In Bilbao. The World´s
50 Best Restaurants. Event that annually gathers the best chefs, restaurateurs
and experts from around the world around the ceremony in which the ranking is
announced. June 19th.
- In San Sebastian. ICAE
2018. International Congress of Architectural Envelopes. Kursaal Congress
Center and Auditorium. From June 20th until 22nd.
- In San Sebastian.
CICS2018. VIII Iberian Congress of Soil Sciences. Ignacio Mª Barriola Center.
From June 20th until 22nd.
- In Biarritz. Music
Festival. Concert. Large free popular event open to all musicians, amateurs,
professionals, and musical genres. Place Clemenceau. June 21st.
- In Bilbao. "I
hate music": a small window through which to peer into the musical world
of Leonard Bernstein, to celebrate the centenary of his birth. Ainhoa Arteta
and Bos. Staged concert. Arriaga Theater. June 21st to 23rd.
- In Bilbao. Bilbao
Pride. Bilbao Pride is a socio-cultural festival that advocates for LGBT
visibility and for diversity. From June 21st to 24th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Azkena
Rock Festival with groups like Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Mott The
Hoople, Gluecifer, MC50, Turbonegro, Dead Cross, The Beasts of Bourbon... Next
to the sports center of Mendizorroza. June 22nd & 23rd.
- In Bilbao. Jorge
Blass: Word of Wizard. Campos Eliseos Theater. June 22nd and 23rd.
- In Bilbao. Forever.
The best show in the world about Michael Jackson. Euskalduna Palace. June 22nd.
- In Bilbao. Pablo
Milanés Concert: Essence. Euskalduna Palace. June 23rd.
- In Biarritz. Oldarra -
Men's choir from the Basque Country. Oldarra is composed of forty amateur
singers. Concert. Church of St. Eugenie. Place Sainte Eugenie. June 25th.
- In Bayonne. Exhibition
a path of St. Jacques: the French Basque coastline. The media library evokes
the stages from Bayonne to Irun. From June 25th until September 15th.
- In San Sebastian. 32nd
International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies (SMT32). CIDETEC.
From June 27th until 29nd.
- In Barakaldo. Judas
Priest Concert. One of the most influential bands that heavy metal had in the
70's. CUBEC room. Bizkaia Arena - Bilbao Exhibition Center. June 28th.
- In Sondika. Music
Legends Festival. Ola BBK Center. June 28th and 29th.
- In Bilbao. Expo Joana
Vasconcelos: I'm your mirror. One of the most outstanding artists of the last
decade. Guggenheim Museum. From June 29th to November 11th.
- In Bilbao. Concert by
Shakira. European Tour "El Dorado World Tour 2018". June 30th.
- In Bayonne.
Exhibition: 1966, Basque art under the Franco regime: vanguard and resistance.
Basque Museum. From June 30th until to November 4th.
- In Bilbao. "110 Years, 110 Works". Exhibition for the 110th anniversary of the museum. Fine Arts Museum of Bilbao. Until October 17th.
- 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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| Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Bilbao. June 30th. |
Regarding Basque sport:
- In Biarritz. Basque
ball with big chistera. France championship. Fronton of the Mazon Park. June 2nd,
7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th and 30th.
- In San Sebastian. Horse
races. Racecourse. Different dates from June to September.
- In St. Jean de Luz.
Golf Tournament: Aquitaine Pyrenees Insurance Award. Chantaco Golf. June 2nd.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Euskadi
Extrem 18. More than 1000 cyclists participate. June 3rd.
- In Bilbao. Basque
Sports. Bizkaia Sports Federation. Kasko Viejo - Muelle Marzana. June 3rd.
- In Bayonne. French
Championship of Handball university elite. From June 5th until 7th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. Try
Vitoria Cycle Tour. Route of 204.39 kilometers by 5 of the 7 gangs of the
province of Alava, and at times the neighboring Navarra. June 9th.
- In Zarautz. Triathlon
Getaria to Zarautz. 2.9 km of swimming, 81 km of cycling circuit and 21 km of
running. June 9th.
- In Vitoria-Gasteiz. 11th
Women's race. Race for women of 5.83 km. June 11th.
- In Biarritz. Wheels
& Waves Festival. Four days of motorcycling, surfing, skateboarding and
music. City of the Ocean in Biarritz. From June 14th until 17th.
- In Aretxabaleta. Puntaik
Punta. Debagoiena hiking festival. From June 15th until 17th.
- In Bilbao. Iberdrola
Bilbao World Sup Challenge. International Stand Up Paddle competition. From June
15th until 17th.
- In Zumaia. Zumaia
flysch Trail (27 kilometers and a difference of 1,640 meters). Cliffs between
Zumaia and Deba. June 24th.
- In Biarritz. Bridge
International Summer Festival. The Bellevue. Place Bellevue. From June 29th to
July 10th.
- In Bilbao. Red Bull
Cliff Diving World Series. La Salve Bridge, next to the Guggenheim Museum.
June, 30th.
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!
