Marijaia says goodbye today to her nine-day "dionysian party."
The queen of the festival in Bilbao will disappear into the flames tonight at an event that ETB1 and present.eus will offer from 22:00.
Marijaia enjoying last year's Big Week.
Marijaia is talking about the last details to fire Big Week 2025. As Francis Diez announced more than a week ago, the party seemed to "last forever "but, after nine long days, it is about to end. Tonight, from 22:00, the last farewell will take place in the Ria, in a great pyrotechnic show that can be followed live on ETB1and now.
This year's banker and txupinera will accompany Marijaia in this final act along the river from the Uribitarte pier to theTown Hall Bridge, where the flames will renew the spirit of Marijaia to revive her as the queen of the Bilbao festival next year.
In this way, the week of the festivities of the capital of Biscay will have a magnificent end. En the more than 500 activitiesorganized by the City Hall and the more than 600 activities organized by the comparisons, the last days and nights have not missed the "goddess of the feast".
There have been appointments and memorable moments for all tastes, such as thebeginning of Gatibu's farewell or the many gestures of solidarity with Palestine ; certainly a Big Week to be remembered.
The Aste Nagusia 2026 will take place in Bilbao from 22 to 30 August.
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