Bilbao, Spain
Since it’s foundation in the early 14th century, Bilbao has been the commercial hub for Spain’s Basque Country. Euskaltzaindia, the official regulatory institution of the Basque language, believes that between the two possible names existing in Basque, Bilbao and Bilbo, that the correct historical name is actually Bilbo. Although the term Bilbo does not appear on old documents, "William Shakespeare mentions “bilboes” in his play, The Merry Wives of Windsor, as a reference to swords presumably made of Biscayan iron - suggesting that the word has been in use since at least the sixteenth century."
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Guggenheim Bilbao-imanoldm
january
- New Year's Day
- Zinegoak/Bilbao International GLT Film Festival
february
- Carnaval
- St. Agueda's Day
- St. Blas Day
march
- St. Joseph's Day
april
- Semana Santa
- Via Crucis Viviente de Balmaseda
may
- Bilbao Fantastic Film Festival
- Bilbao Triathlon
june
- Feria del Libro/Bilbao Book Fair
july
- Festividad de La Magdalena
- Fiestas de Santiago en Gorliz
- Fiestas del Carmen en Santurce
- Getxo International Jazz Festival
august
- Aste Nagusia
- Bilbao Strongman Contest
- Fiestas de Assumption
- Fiestas de Andramari en Gorliz
- Fiestas de Plentzia
- Fiestas de San Nicolás de Bari
- Semana Grande
september
- Fiestas de Andramari en Bermeo
- Festividad de San Antolin en Lekeitio
october
- National Day
november
- All Saints' Day
- Festival Internacional de Titeres
- International Festival of Documentary and Short Films
december
- Christmas Day
- Constitution Day
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- Feria del Libro y Discos Vascos
- Festival of Theatre and Dance
- Jardines del Arenal
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