Interesting places / Agenda Cultural, Festivals and Traditions

City: Zarautz


The cultural and holidays agenda of Zarauz offers throughout the year, activities include the participation of different local authorities. During the summer the resort offers visitors and locals comes a comprehensive program of festive and cultural activities, concerts, dances and exhibitions.


Among his most important festivals are:


San Pelayo of 25 to 27 June . Popular festivals with lots of drumming acts as the child gangs of blouses and mu t
ch atmosphere. On the 26th of June a procession in the prairie Iñurritza bringing together host of Zarau z . On the 27th the boys and the girls run through the villages marriageable environment txistularis and accordions accompanied by raising money for lunch the next day is a tradition known as "Oilasko Bilketa"


Big Week around the August 15 in honor of Santa Maria la Real patron of the parish. This period coincides with the largest influx of visitors to the town. Both tourists Zarauz themselves to celebrate it big with the boat regattas, concerts, dances, fireworks and other festivities.


Euskal Jaiak or Basque  Party on 9 September. Created in 1924 to lengthen the summer stays, is today a very popular holiday and a wonderful example of local folklore that brings together many of the Basque holiday traditions during the week of 1 to 9 of September. The very active Zarautz wearing traditional dress and the streets are filled with groups of dancers accompanied by txistus and other indigenous elements

Zarauz has a strong tradition in different artistic disciplines: literature, painting, sculpture, music and more. ... That have continuity in future generations


The villa has year-round with an attractive cultural agenda. Used for major art competitions such as painting contest outdoor music concerts, jazz workshop, street theater, outdoor cinema, etc. ...


Other events of interest are the crafts fair, the week of nature ... that offer a wide range of possibilities related to leisure and culture.


The exhibition rooms and private municipal complete the cultural landscape of this dynamic population.


- To learn more about the attractions offered year-round tours . These tours allow you to discover both the urban structure of Zarauz and its most important architectural elements and the surroundings (Park Vista Alegre, villages, chapels, ...)


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