The final of the Euskal Herria Bertsolaris Championship will take place on December 20, 2026 in Pamplona
From September this year until March 2026, the four Bertsolaris Championships of the countries, Bizkaia, Navarra, Xilaba and Álava, will be held. Then, from September 2026, the Bertsolaris Championship of the Basque Country will be held, the final of which will be held again in the Navarra Arena on December 20, 2026.
The Bizkaia Championship will begin on September 28 in Urduliz and the Navarre Championship will begin a week later on October 4 in Auritz.
The final of Navarre will be played on November 29, for the first time in the Navarre Arena, and that of Bizkaia in La Casilla on December 20.
The first phase of the Xilaba Lapurdi, Baja Navarra and Zuberoa championship will begin on December 6 in Aiherra and the final will take place on January 31 at the Jai Alai fronton in San Juan de Luz.
The Álava Championship will begin in February, on the 7th, and end on March 28 at the Palacio Europa de Vitoria.
In September 2026 the Euskal Herria Bertsolaris Championship will begin, and the final will be played on Sunday 20 December at the Navarra Arena.
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