Bilbao Big Week 2024
Onintza Enbeita and Ainhoa Urrejola live with emotion the hours before Big Week
The banker and the txupinera have highlighted the nervousness and excitement that precedes the start of the festivities. The Enbeita has admitted that these days she has felt a stage fright that she has never had, while the Urrejola has been very happy.
All set in Bilbao, waiting for Marijaia to arrive
Bertsolari Onintza Enbeita and comparsa Kaixo Ainhoa Urrejola will be responsible for launching the txupin. Orain.eus will offer the start of the Big Week live from 7:00 p.m.
This year's Big Bilbaine Week will be the eleventh and last for Juan Mari Aburto
Since then, there have been concerns and challenges to improve and take into account. In this regard, he points out that, despite the ups and downs with the comparisons, the relationship at the moment is respectful. Porce one day before the bursting of the Estas, there is nervousness and emotion in the mayor of Bilbao.
Txosnas will be "safe areas" for those attacked during Big Week
Bilboko Konpartsak will organize daily shifts to attend to the assaulted persons, accompany them to a safe place and contact other agents upon request.
The Ertzaintza will conduct checks during Big Week to prevent the entry of people with weapons and dangerous objects
As part of this operation, the number of plainclothes officers will be strengthened in the busiest areas and video surveillance will be established to prevent sexist attacks.
ETS concert in Bilbao has been brought forward to 25 August on the occasion of the strike by entertainment technicians
The concert of En Tol Sarmiento, originally scheduled for August 26, will take place next Tuesday, after the band and the Bilbao City Council have agreed to the change.
5 events you can't miss at Aste Nagusia in Bilbao
We propose five plans to enjoy the Big Bilbaine Week. As that you can't enjoy: the propolis and launch of the start of parties, txosnas, gastronomic contests or the traditional whale parade.
Bilbao's first Big Week poster, created in 1978, comes true this Sunday
The ceremony shall be held in the Arenal, where blue handkerchiefs shall be distributed, which were established that same year as the emblem of the feast.
The anti-aggression device will be activated in Bilbao on Saturday for Big Week
The Bilbao City Council and Bilboko Konpartsak have jointly renewed the specific protocol for male aggression.
The entrance to the Basque Museum in Bilbao will be free from 22 to 30 August on the occasion of Big Week
Visitors will be able to visit the semi-permanent exhibition, learn about Ra Asensi's contemporary proposal "Waves" and enjoy the traditional exhibition "Giants of Bilbao".
Bilboko Konpartsak and Sare have called for a demonstration on 28 August to demand that there be no prisoners in 2027
Sare and Bilboko Konpartsak have called for a Home Day on 28 August, in the middle of Big Week, to proclaim the return home of Basque prisoners, refugees and deportees through a demonstration and a popular meal, and at today's hearing they have set themselves the goal of making the 2027 festivities the first without prisoners or repressors.
Live: Whale Parade
Live: Whale Parade
The Bilbao Whale Parade will be colourful. The event, aimed at the youngest, will tour the streets of the city accompanied by thousands of people.
Live: Txupinazo de la Aste Nagusia de Bilbao
Live: Txupinazo de la Aste Nagusia de Bilbao
"Gaupasa", the new play created by Sala BBK for Big Week
The BBK Hall in Bilbao premieres on Sunday, August 23, "Gaupasa", a comedy created specifically for the Big Week, written and directed by David Caiña, which tells the story of the Scarecrow gang through moments of love, debate, fun and nostalgia lived for fifteen years during the Bilbao holidays. It can be seen until August 30, with eight performances; and tickets are on sale.
The comparisons of Bilbao have set quotas for music in Basque in the txosnas, after noting that it is only 27%
The comparisons have launched a campaign to strengthen the use of the Basque language during the holidays, and in addition to increasing the proportion of music in Basque in the txosnas, they have made other changes to increase its use.
Zea Mays, Leire Martinez, Bebe, M-Clan... All Big Week concerts
Big Week will fill Bilbao with music throughout the week, with extensive concert programming spread across different stages of the city. These are the main performances and schedules to enjoy the musical offerings of the holidays.
The barracks are already open in Bilbao: Etxebarria Park has once again been filled with attractions
They will open every day at 5 p.m. until 6 September, including twelve adult attractions, thirteen children's attractions, six churreria shops, seventeen different types of A00s and four terraced bars, as well as shows, skill games and gambling.
Bilboko Konpartsak has started assembling the txosnas and has presented more than 600 activities for Aste Nagusia
The comparisons will have ten days to transform the Arenal before the arrival of Marijaia on August 22. Albo Comparisons have stressed that they will not tolerate any aggression during the holidays and have expressed their support for the manteros and the entertainment technicians.