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Daily Programme

Here you will find the entire schedule for the Bilbao basque FEST by day, from morning till night, so you can organise yourself and enjoy all the activities we propose to the fullest.

*Activities that do not take place outdoors have a limit on the number of people and entry is until full capacity is reached.

27 wednesday
19:00 – 20:30 AZKUNA ZENTROA
Opening of the Festival
Concert Kuttune
22:00 – 00:30 KAFE ANTZOKIA – Basque Fest Rock City
Concert
Akatz + Arratians
28 thursday
11:00 – 14:00
12:00 – 13:30		 UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Gargantua Accompanied by the Txistularis (fipple flute) Group from the Bilbao Municipal Music School
11:30 – 14:30
16:00 – 19:30 		ARENAL – Txoko Gourmet
Gastronomic tastings and workshops. €2 donation to Etorkizuna Musikatan
Family activities.
Intergenerational wooden games / Basque Photocall / Market
Activities 11:30
Exhibitions and competitions 12:30		 EL ARENAL PIER – Herri Kirolak
Official Bizkaia men’s and women’s championship: Orga joko (cart).
Challenge harrijasotzailes (Stone Lifters) 1st Category.
Challenge anvil lifting.
11:30
12:30
13:30
16:30
17:30
18:30		 THE ESTUARY (Bilboats)
“We are the Champions League”
Dramatised river tours with Mirentxu and Begotxu.
30 min trips. Content for ages 12 and up. Route from the Pío Baroja pontoon to the Carola crane, ciabogar and return to the starting point. Tickets availables at https://www.bilboats.com/ and the Bilboats office (Plaza Pío Baroja) 3€
12:00 – 13:00 REPRODUCTIONS MUSEUM
Poetry concert
“Huesos” (Bones) Puy Barral and Manu Gaigne
12:00 – 14:00 OLD TOWN – ARENAL
“Anfitriones” Hortzmuga Teatroa
Dramatised tour on the history of Bilbao: Church of San Antón, Plaza del Consulado, Mercado de la Rivera, entrance to the Ribera Bridge, c/Carnicería Vieja, Palacio Arana, Santiago Cathedral, c/ La Torre, c/Correo, Plaza Nueva, Arenal Pier, c/Sendeja, Arenal Poer, in front of the Arriaga Theatre, c/Correo & Bidebarrieta, c/ Santa María “Edificio de la Bolsa”.
12:30 – 14:00 DOÑA CASILDA PARK
Family activities
Circus workshop. La Glo
13:00 – 15:00 KAIA ON SET
c/ Marzana 16
Dj´s sessions
13:30 – 15:00 LICENCIADO POZA – GARCÍA RIVERO
Kalejira
Ziortza eta Leire
13:30 – 15:00 VILLARÍAS – LEDESMA
Kalejira
Izalde
16:00 – 19:00
17:00 – 18:30		 UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Gargantua
Accompanied by Jira Musika
Activities 16:30
Exhibitions and competitions 17:30		 EL ARENAL PIER
Herri Kirolak
• Aizkora: chopping at height 5m + challenge on the ground.
• Challenge team hole drilling.
• Opportunity for the public to have a go at drilling and share the experience with the aizkolaris (log cutters).
18:00 – 21:00 KAIA ON SET
Muelle Marzana Dj’s sessions
18:00 – 19:00 HALL OF LA CONCORDIA STATION (FEVE)
The theatre on ‘Yijaaa!!!’ Street by Goitibera
18:00 – 19:00 DOÑA CASILDA PARK
Family theatre
“Historias de un baúl” (Stories from a trunk) Trotamundos Company
18:00 – 20:30 SALA BBK – Zinema
Short film “To bird or not to bird” (10 min)
Goya Award for best animated short film
Screening of “20.000 especies de abejas” (129 min)
Goya Award for best screenplay, new director and supporting actress.
18:30 – 19:30 PLAZA DE LA CONVIVENCIA (Torres Isozaki)
Dance
Salbatzaile dantza talde
19:00 – 20:00 ENSANCHE
Magic show
“The inventors” Oliver & Liuba
19:00 – 20:30 HISTORIC BILBAO
“Funky Brass” Musical tour:
Mercado de la Ribera, Puente de La Ribera, c/ Marzana, c/ Aretxaga, c/ San Francisco, Plaza de los tres pilares.
19:00 – 20:00 PLAZA DEL GAS
Square dance
Ziortza eta Leire
19:00 – 20:30 AZKUNA ZENTROA
Concert
“Dizdira” Bilbao Musika
20:00 – 21:00 BILBOROCK – Humor&Basque
Stand-up (euskera) for people over 18
“Tu Tum Platz” Jon Plazaola
20:00 – 21:00 ROCKET ROOM
Chulería, Joder !
21:00 – 22:00 AZKENA BILBAO
Concert
Iñigo Puertas
22:00 – 00:30 KAFE ANTZOKIA – Basque Fest Rock City
Concert
Jim Jones Allstars + Los Retumbes
29 friday
11:30 – 14:30
16:00 – 19:30 		ARENAL – Txoko Gourmet
Gastronomic tastings and workshops. €2 donation to Etorkizuna Musikatan
Family activities.
Intergenerational wooden games / Basque Photocall / Market
11:00 – 14:00
12:00 – 13:30 		UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Gargantua
Accompanied by the Txistularis (fipple flute) Group from the Bilbao Municipal Music School
ACTIVITIES 11:30
EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS 12:30		 EL ARENAL PIER – Herri Kirolak
• Challenge Aizkolaris (Log Cutting): 1st Category. different types of cuts (long work, vertical cutting, cutting with blows and speed cutting).
• Challenge Iparralde games, lifting of bales of straw.
• Straw bale and anvil throwing.
11:30
12:30
13:30
16:30
17:30
18:30		 THE ESTUARY (Bilboats)
“We are the Champions League”
Dramatised river tours with Mirentxu and Begotxu.
30 min trips. Content for ages 12 and up. Route from the Pío Baroja pontoon to the Carola crane, ciabogar and return to the starting point. Tickets available at https://www.bilboats.com/ and at the Bilboats office (Plaza Pío Baroja) 3€
12:00 – 14:00 OLD TOWN – ARENAL
“Anfitriones” Hortzmuga Teatroa Dramatised tour on the history of Bilbao: Church of San Antón, Plaza del Consulado, Mercado de la Rivera, entrance to the Ribera Bridge, c/Carnicería Vieja, Palacio Arana, Santiago Cathedral, c/La Torre, c/Correo, Plaza Nueva, Arenal Pier, c/Sendeja, Arenal Poer, in front of the Arriaga Theatre, c/Correo & Bidebarrieta, c/del Perro, c/ Santa María “Edificio de la Bolsa”.
12:30 – 14:00 DOÑA CASILDA PARK
Family activities
Circus workshop. La Glo
13:00 – 15:00 KAIA ON SET
c/ Marzana 16
Dj´s sessions
13:30 – 15:00 LICENCIADO POZA – GARCÍA RIVERO
Kalejira
Izalde
13:30 – 15:00 VILLARÍAS – LEDESMA
Kalejira
Jira Musika
16:00 – 19:00
17:00 – 18:30		 UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Gargantua
Accompanied by Ziortza eta Leire
ACTIVITIES 16:30
EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITION 17:30		 EL ARENAL PIER
Herri Kirolak
• Challenge Mixed tronza (sawing)
• Sokatira (tug of war) on rubber: exhibition given by world champions
Challenge of a tug of war between the public and the expert players
• Workshop on woodchopping
18:00 – 19:00 HALL OF LA CONCORDIA STATION (FEVE)
The theatre on ‘Soy la bomba’ Street by Begoña Larrañaga
18:00 – 19:00 ENSANCHE
Family theatre
“Mute” Orain-bi
18:00 – 21:00 KAIA ON SET
Muelle Marzana
Dj’s sessions
18:00 – 20:30 SALA BBK – Zinema
Short film “To bird or not to bird” (10 min)
Goya Award for best animated short film
Screening of “20.000 especies de abejas” (129 min)
Goya Award for best screenplay, new director and supporting actress.
18:30 – 19:30 AZKUNA ZENTROA
Dance
“Aiurri” Aukeran
19:00 – 20:00 ENSANCHE
Magic show
“The Inventors”. Oliver & Liuba
19:00 – 20:30 HISTORIC BILBAO
“Rock´n Brass”
Musical tour:
c/ La Naja, Muelle de La Merced, c/ Marzana, c/ Aretxaga, Mercado de la Ribera.
19:00 – 20:00 PLAZA DEL GAS
Dantza plazan – Pilgrimage
Jira Musika
19:00 – 20:30 AZKUNA ZENTROA
Concert
Sarrabete
20:00 – 21:00 BILBOROCK – Humor&Basque
Stand-up (for people over 16)
“Tirando del carro” Bocabeats Comedia
20:30 – 21:30 KIOSKO ARENAL
Concert
Eider
21:00 – 22:00 AZKENA BILBAO
Concert
Norman Bates
22:00 – 00:30 KAFE ANTZOKIA – Basque Fest Rock City
Concerto
Munlet Plays Devo + Paniks
30 saturday
11:30 – 14:30
16:00 – 19:30 		ARENAL – Txoko Gourmet
Gastronomic tastings and workshops. €2 donation to Etorkizuna Musikatan
Family activities.
Intergenerational wooden games / Basque Photocall / Market
11:00 – 14:00
12:00 – 13:30 		UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Gargantua
Accompanied by the Txistularis (fipple flute) Group from the Bilbao Municipal Music School
ACTIVITIES 11:30
EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS		 EL ARENAL PIER – Herri Kirolak
• Crossfit challenge – Herri Kirolak: mixed teams
11:30
12:30
13:30
16:30
17:30
18:30		 THE ESTUARY (Bilboats)
“We are the Champions League”
Dramatised river tours with Mirentxu and Begotxu.
30 min trips. Content for ages 12 and up. Route from the Pío Baroja pontoon to the Carola crane, ciabogar and return to the starting point. Tickets available at https://www.bilboats.com/ and at the Bilbao office (Plaza Pío Baroja) 3€
12:00 – 14:00 OLD TOWN – ARENAL
“Anfitriones” Hortzmuga Teatroa
Dramatised tour on the history of Bilbao: Church of San Antón, Plaza del Consulado, Mercado de la Rivera, entrance to the Ribera Bridge, c/Carnicería Vieja, Palacio Arana, Santiago Cathedral, c/La Torre, c/Correo, Plaza Nueva, Arenal Pier, c/Sendeja, Arenal Poer, in front of the Arriaga Theatre, c/Correo & Bidebarrieta, c/del Perro, c/ Santa María “Edificio de la Bolsa”.
12:30 – 14:00 DOÑA CASILDA PARK
Family activities
Circus workshop. La Glo
13:00 – 15:00 KAIA ON SET
c/ Marzana 16
Dj’s sessions
13:30 – 15:00 CALLE DIPUTACIÓN
Performance by Bilbotxeros Band
13:30 – 15:00 LICENCIADO POZA – GARCÍA RIVERO
Kalejira. Performance by Jira Musika
13:30 – 15:00 VILLARÍAS
Kalejira. Performance by Ziortza eta Leire
13:30 – 15:00 LEDESMA
Kalejira. Performance by Fanfarria Samasiku
16:00 – 19:00
17:00 – 18:30		 UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Gargantua
Accompanied by Izalde
ACTIVITIES 16:30
EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS 17:30		 EL ARENAL PIER
Herri Kirolak
• Pentathlon challenge: combined time trial, stone lifting, stone dragging, log chopping, weight carrying and race.
18:00 – 19:00 HALL OF LA CONCORDIA STATION (FEVE)
The theatre on ‘Jacuzzi’ Street by niMú
18:00 – 21:00 KAIA ON SET
Marzana Pier
Dj´s sessions
18:00 – 19:00 DOÑA CASILDA PARK
Family theatre
“Bualá” Txaloka
18:00 – 20:30 SALA BBK – Zinema
Short film “To bird or not to bird” (10 min)
Goya Award for best animated short film
Screening of “20.000 especies de abejas” (129 min)
Goya Award for best screenplay, new director and supporting actress.
19:00 – 20:00 ENSANCHE
Magic show
“The inventors”. Oliver & Liuba
19:00 – 20:00 PLAZA DEL GAS
Dantza plazan – Romería
Ortzadar
19:00 – 20:30 HISTORIC BILBAO
“Jazz & Fusion Musik”
Musical tour: c/ Urazurrutia 24, Plaza Bilbi, Plaza los tres pilares, c/ Artxaga, c/ Marzana.
19:00 – 20:30 AZKUNA ZENTROA
Concert
Amaterra
20:00 – 21:00 BILBOROCK – Humor&Basque
Standup (for people over 16)
“Mejor será reírnos” Aroa Berrozpe
20:30 – 21:30 KIOSKO ARENAL
Dance
Kresala
21:00 – 22:00 AZKENA BILBAO
Concert
Triple Zero
22:00 – 00:30 KAFE ANTZOKIA – Basque Fest Rock City
Concert
MFC Chicken + The Allnighters
31 sunday
11:00 – 14:00 AREATZA Txoko Gourmet
Gastronomic tastings and workshops. €2 donation to Etorkizuna Musikatan
Mini-museum and Basque pelota workshops
Frog and bowling championship.
Intergenerational wooden games.
Basque Photocall
Exhibition of Basque Folklore costumes
11:00 – 14:00 OUTSIDE THE ARENAL TENT
Txistus (Fipple Flute) Band of the Municipal Music School
Exhibition
12:00 – 12:45		 EL ARENAL PIER
Herri Kirolak
• Exhibition of aizkolari (wood-choppers), run by Alex Txikon.
• Harrijasotzailes (Stone Lifters)
• Iparralde games
12:00 – 12:45
2:45 – 14:00		 UNDER THE SALVE BRIDGE
Basque dance workshop Pilgrimage Gaztedi
13:00 – 14:00 EL ARENAL PIER
Square dance
13:00 – 15:00 KAIA ON SET
c/ Marzana 16
Dj sessions