More than 380 events to enjoy the Big Donostiarra Week
The Ulia Nursery Park will host the Dantz Point Festival and the Castellers will also be in Alderdi Eder on the 15th.
The countdown to the Big Week of San Sebastian begins. For eight days, from 9 to 16 August, more than 380 festive events have been organized in 34 areas of the city. As always, the cannonwill start the parties , and previously, the Food Bank and the Amara Berri Neighborhood Association will sing Artillero.
On Monday the City Council presented thefestive program of the Big Week of San Sebastián . Among the novelties is the celebration of theFestival Dantz Point in the Park of the Seminars of Ulía, for lovers of electronic music. In addition, on August 15, will perform with the Castellers of the Basque Country and Lleida.
The fireworks, which this year celebrates its 60th edition, will be special, as all participants will be pre-awarded pyrotechnics. The pyromusical showthat will end the Big Week will also host three live musical interventions byIzaro, Janus Lester and the charanga Joselontxos .
In Sagüés there will be no shortage of music.\u00A0Leire Martínez, OBK, Dupla, Janus Lester, Sexy Zebras or Vicco, among others.
And this year there will also be traditional party events, such as gastronomic contests, giants and heads or rural sports. On the night of August 14 they will sing Festara in three different stages (Old Town, Old Town and Amara).
At a press conference, the MayorofDonostia-San Sebastián Eneko Goiak and theCouncillor of Culture, Euskera and Tourism, Jon Insausti, have called on the Donostiarras to live the holidays freely so that we can all enjoy the program of activities prepared for all audiences.
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