Aste Nagusia is full of plans to enjoy with the family
Day and night, for adults and children; all audiences find their place in Aste Nagusia. And of course also the families. The most special week in Bilbao offers numerous plans to experience the holidays with the family, with activities such as those that can be enjoyed at the Txikigunethe Whale Parade, the sessions of children’s street theateroh the parade of giants and big heads, among others. “We have designed a wide and varied children’s and family programming. Fun and free leisure are guaranteed through numerous planes”, highlighted the councilor of Equality, Cooperation, Coexistence and Parties, Itziar Urtasun.
from Sunday 21 to Sunday 28, the Txikigune will once again be the meeting point for children and families during Aste Nagusia with a complete and varied program that, converted into a universal rescue center for the planet, will allow children to discover, through playful challengesthe meaning of the O’sSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda.
In addition, the Doña Casilda Park will be destroyed, in the afternoons, at 7:30 p.m., on a large stage street theater and performing artshand in hand with companies like Eidabe (with gora bihotzakon Sunday 21), Chris-Iris (gap 42Monday), Circo Los (Kasumayon Tuesday), Akelar (TNTWednesday), Panpotx (Arin arin erbiaren abenturakThursday), Hutsun + Ortzi (Txalaparta HutsaFriday), Double Take Cinematic Circus (jump cutSaturday) and Ttipia (Plastic & Co.Sunday).
To get to this children’s park, the Consistory will put the txu-txu traina free service which will circulate every 25 minutes from Plaza Erkoreka to Plaza Euskadi.
THE WHALE PARADE WILL CROSS BILBAO ON AUGUST 21
The Whale Parade, one of the most popular and long-awaited festivities to enjoy with the family, will cross Bilbao again on August 21 from 7:00 p.m.. The massive kalejira will begin in the Plaza Circular to go through Bilbao’s Gran Vía, to Plaza Moyúa. An explosion of music and color which has five giant marine-themed inflatables as its protagonists, led by the beloved Baly Whale, accompanied by the Octopus, the Txangurro, the Sea Bream and the Txirla.
DAILY ROUTES WITH GIANTS AND CABEZUDOS AND EXHIBITION
Another of the most beloved daily events of the Bilbao Big Week returns to these festivities every morning commanded by the dancers and musicians of Bizkaiko Dantzarien Biltzarra, the Kalejira of the Giants and Big Heads. at 11.00 a.m. will start each day with their classic and festive dances from the Euskal Museoa to tour from Sunday, August 21 to Sunday, August 28 different areas of the villa.
These parades come accompanied by the Bilbao Giants exhibition What do I do? at the site of the Plaza del Corazón de María until September 11.
DANTZAS, TXISTUS AND HERRI KIROLAK
The City Council, in its commitment to spreading Basque culture, has prepared a whole program with different acts that the little ones can perfectly enjoy. Because, in addition to making the city more dynamic during the festivities, the aim is for Bilbao residents and people who visit the Biscayan capital to learn about the history, customs and traditions of the Basque Country.
A) Yes, the streets and squares of the Old Town will host more than a centenary of events with Basque culture and rural sports euskaldun. Exhibitions of dances, aizkolaris, harrijasotzailes, sokatira, bilbainadas, bertsolaris, traineras and pelota regattas… They will delight both Bilbao and Bilbao visitors.
END THE DAY WITH FIREWORKS
As a brooch to the day, at 10:30 p.m.the sky of the town will light up again for them and them at night from August 20 to 27 with the classic Aste Nagusia fireworks at the XXX Edition of the Villa de Bilbao International Fireworks Contest, a show that can be enjoyed from many points in the city.
During Big Week, the Biscayan capital presents hundreds of plans to enjoy with the family. To the festive program organized by the City Council the initiatives of the Konpartsak in the txosnas are added.
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In addition, the barracks and the circus They also return this August to Etxebarria Park, from this Friday, August 12 to September 4.