Bilbao Big Week 2024
Onintza Enbeita and Ainhoa Urrejola, ready to start Aste Nagusia
Embeita has written the prophecy. She has anticipated that there will be verses, but that not everything will be in verse.
Bilboko Konpartsak denounces the use of Marijaia's image on a Big Week bullfighting poster
Comparisons Bilbo have criticized "the use of the image of the main symbol of the popular festivals in Bilbao to advertise a private activity linked to the suffering and death of animals."
The show 'Z.U.K.U.A.' arrives at the Euskalduna Palace during the Aste Nagusia in Bilbao
The show Z.U.K.U.A. will premiere at the Aste Nagusia in Bilbao and will be the only performance produced in Basque, with Maria Cruickshank and Ugaitz Alegría as performers and will be at the Euskalduna Palace from 23 to 27 August.
Entertainment technicians call for three strike days at parties in the three Basque capitals
The mobilizations, which will take place on 5, 14 and 26 August, are supported by the Gasteiz Txosna Commission, the Donostia Pirates and Bilboko Konpartsak, who want to denounce the "lack of progress" in improving working conditions in the sector.
They celebrate the Day of Comparisons in Bilbao, to start setting for Big Week
The Arenal has organized an extensive programme of activities, including food and drink, with wine tasting. Alace is also one of the main ingredients of Big Week. This year 18 comparisons will boycott Coca Cola in order to denounce its relations with Israel.
Onintza Enbeita will be the champion of the Aste Nagusia of Bilbao 2026
Onintza Enbeita will be the champion of the Aste Nagusia of Bilbao 2026
Ainhoa Urrejola Soldevilla of the comparsa Kaixo will be the txupinera.
Bilbao has a poster for Big Week: "A blue hug for Bilbao"
The work of Juan Manuel Martínez Rodríguez will be the official image of the Aste Nagusia de Bilbao to be held from 22 to 30 August.
They will be news: Last hot day, explanations of Sanchez in Congress and presentation of posters of the Big Week of Vitoria-Gasteiz and Vitoria-Gasteiz parties
In two words, a summary of what will be news of the Present today.
ETS plays at Aste Nagusia in Bilbao
The Alavesa band will take the stage at Parque Europa on August 26.
Refuting the Bilbao City Council's version, Kai Nakai, Maren and Olatz Salvador claim that only the former was offered an alternative scenario
Councilwoman Itziar Urtasun said she proposed to act in the Circular Square, and it was the artists who "refused" the offer.
The Bilbao City Council says it offered Kai Nakai, Maren and Olatz Salvador to act in the Circular Square, but they said "no"
Montage, the company responsible for setting up the Abandoibarra stage, will be sanctioned with 10% of the contract (€8,250), will not extend the concession by 2026 and will claim damages.
Big Week is over with the burning of Marijaia
After nine long days, the 2025 Big Week in Bilbao is over. As is tradition, the burning of Marijaia has said goodbye to the parties, along with the songs of the banker Francis Diez.
The streets of Bilbao are still alive, a few hours before the end of the festivities
The billiards are making the most of the last few hours of Big Week, before the burning of Marijaia. The giants, the gastronomic contest... and even the foam party!
Aburto has highlighted the work of the police during Big Week with "more than 160 arrests"
Aburto has made a "very good assessment" of this year's Big Week and highlighted the "respect" that has prevailed
Goodbye Marijaia
The end of Big Week in Bilbao.
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.
Six people arrested for male violence on the last night of Aste Nagusia in Bilbao
Hundreds of people gather in a human chain in Bilbao to denounce sexist attacks during Big Week
This Saturday, at 7:00 p.m., representatives of the comparisons in Bilbao met in front of the City Hall and formed a human chain, together with hundreds of citizens who responded to the call, to protest sexist and racist attacks and to call for parties "without aggression" of any kind.