San Sebastian
The Festival closes with 'Le Faux Soir' by Michaël R. Roskam
The film, which describes what happened in a Belgian Resistance operation during World War II, will be shown out of competition on 26 September in the Kursaal following the announcement of the Palmaris.
Fatih Akin's "Ghost Song" opens Official Film Festival Section
The world premiere of the German director's new film will open the Official Section of the 74th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 18. After the opening ceremony, the film will be shown in the Kursaal Auditorium and will be the first time Akin has competed for the Golden Shell.
New films by Los Javis, Araujo, Dhont or Hamaguchi will be shown in the Pearls section of the Festival
A total of 16 feature films will be shown in the Pearls section and all but Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano's "Juste une illusion" will compete for the San Sebastian City Public Award.
The staged pasacalles Irrikitaldia puts the gold brooch to the Big Donostiarra Week
The change of mayor of San Sebastian or the return of La Oreja de Van Gogh. These are some of the images that the Longing has left us.
Cloud cover along the coast and sun inland to start the week
Tuesday and Wednesday will be sunny throughout the territory, temperatures will drop on Thursday and rain is expected on Friday.
San Sebastian puts an end to a round Big Week without major incidents
Mr. Insausti noted that the number of crimes had fallen by 45 per cent from last year and was the lowest since the pandemic.
Pirotecnia Valenciana has won the Golden Shell of the International Fireworks Competition for the fourth consecutive year
The firehouse Pirotecnia Valenciana has been awarded the Golden Shell of the 61 San Sebastián International Fireworks Competition, held from 8 to 14 August on the occasion of the Big Week 2026, thus achieving its fourth consecutive victory in the capital of Guipuzcoana.
The Street Solidarity Dinner Association (KAS) has denounced the "criminalization and harassment" suffered by volunteers and has requested communication from the City of San Sebastián
He stressed that "there is currently no alternative to supportive dinners" and that municipal resources are insufficient.
Film Festival announces six more films competing for the Golden Shell
Works by Jesse Eisenberg and Fred Cavaye, among others, will be added to the ten previously announced titles in the Official Film Festival Section.
Technical strike cancels PICASS and several Pirates events in San Sebastian
As a result of Friday's stoppage, the Quincena Musical dance show will no longer take place, and the Pirates of San Sebastian have suspended activities in Trinity Square and the Skabidean concert.
Donostia Pier Filled with Little Pirates
The Big Week of San Sebastian has entered its final straight, but with great enthusiasm for the party. Today it has been made clear by the youngest in the house. DozenakaTeens have participated in the small boarding. As adults have done on Monday, they have boarded the waters of the pier.
Pirate rafts take back Concha Bay on Monday
The pirate boarding will once again bring together thousands of participants in one of the busiest dates of the Big Donostiarra Week, at 5 p.m., as they will leave the port of San Sebastian.
The cannon shoots San Sebastian and kicks off the festivities
The rain has not tarnished the moment, and the Guipuzcoana capital has burst with the lighting of the fuse by Onintza Mokoroa. Then, for the first time, the dances have taken over the terrace of the town hall by eight dance groups of the city.
Gunfire kicks off Big Donostiarra Week this Saturday
The Chief Gunner will light the fuse at 7 p.m. in the gardens of Alderdi Eder and thus begin the eight-day holiday, with more than 400 activities scheduled.
Elkarrekin Donostia is considering appealing the ban on supportive dinners
The coalition sees the rule as disproportionate and with a dubious legal basis, while EH Bildu denounces the "harassment" of volunteers on the Kale Afari Solidariak platform and calls for the ban to be lifted.
We enter the historic ship 'Atyla', the Targaryens ship of the universe of 'Game of Thrones'
The ship was built between 1980 and 1984 in Lekeitio (Bizkaia) in an artisanal manner, using noble woods made of wild pine, oak and Iroquois. The ship will be on the pier of the port of San Sebastián this weekend, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00.
Werner Herzog, Donostia Award
The German director, screenwriter, producer and actor will be awarded one of the Festival's most prestigious honorary awards, which Herzog will receive at the opening ceremony and present his latest film, Bucking Fastard.
Donostia City Council Activates Big Week Campaign Against Sexist Aggression: The Purple Spot Will Be On the Boulevard
Equality Councilwoman Ane Oyarbide has stated that "Big Week must be a space of coexistence, respect and freedom for all people."
Live: Boarding Pirate
Live: Gunner kicks off Big Donostiarra Week 2026
Gunfire kicks off Big Donostiarra Week, "Gunner 2026," live from 6 p.m.