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Recommendations, featured festivals, and agenda updates
October 1, 2026
Espelette Pepper Festival 2026: a guide to 24 and 25 October
Programme for the Fête du Piment d'Espelette 2026 on 24 and 25 October: blessing of the peppers, parade of the confraternities, Basque dancing and a producers' fair. Free entry.
October 1, 2026
Gau Beltza in Hendaye 2026: the Basque Halloween, with a parade and a witches' ball
Programme for Gau Beltza 2026 in Hendaye on 31 October: witches' ball, parade through the town centre and live music. Plus the rest of the weekend on the coast.
October 1, 2026
Halloween and Gau Beltza in Bilbao 2026: what to do from 29 October to 1 November
Real plans in Bilbao for Halloween and Gau Beltza 2026: concerts, literary horror, metal, street dancing and theatre, with dates, venues and times.
October 1, 2026
Halloween and Gau Beltza in San Sebastián 2026: what to do from 29 October to 1 November
Real plans in San Sebastián for Halloween and Gau Beltza 2026: an akelarre, fantasy and horror cinema, concerts and theatre, with dates, venues and times.
October 1, 2026
Halloween and Gau Beltza in Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026: what to do from 29 October to 1 November
Real plans in Vitoria-Gasteiz for Halloween and Gau Beltza 2026: an international theatre festival, dark rock, concerts and the chestnut roast, with dates and venues.
September 19, 2026
Zinemaldia 2026: how to enjoy the San Sebastián Film Festival as an outsider
A practical guide to the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival: what each section is, where screenings happen, and what you can do without a ticket.
May 27, 2026
Welcome to the Basque Country Agenda
A cultural agenda gathering events from the French and Spanish Basque Country in one place.