What’s on: Bilbao: culture you’re a part of. Annual Cultural Programme
The city’s Annual Cultural Programme for 2025 under the slogan “Culture you’re a part of”. The programme includes more than a thousand events and activities for all kinds of audiences, allowing everyone to make the most of the culture and leisure on offer in the different neighbourhoods of Bilbao, all designed to be accessible and inclusive for everyone.
The schedule includes a wealth of activities organised by the City Council, ranging from festivals – Fant, Musika-Música, Bilboko Kalealdia, Bilbao Poetry, Zinebi, BAD, Gutun Zuria, Gau Zuria – to programmes such as Bilbao Izan, Carnival, Aste Nagusia, la Kalejira de Olentzero and Mari Domingi or the Bilbao Basque Fest, not to mention all the theatre, film, music, concerts, literature, exhibitions, talks, courses, workshops, competitions, the season at the Arriaga Theatre and at the city’s museums and other public and private venues that make up Bilbao’s vibrant cultural scene.
There’s so much going on that we have divided the contents of this annual Bilbao Culture brochure into 10 areas of activity:
- Performing arts
- Museums
- Visual arts
- Design and creative industries
- Literature, Society and Knowledge
- Audiovisual
- Music
- Heritage and Identity
- Culture and Leisure
- Local Culture
The brochure provides general information on a total of:
- 22 performing arts venues, organisations and festivals
- 11 museums
- 6 visual arts agencies, organisations and festivals
- 6 design and creative industries venues and festivals
- 18 literature and knowledge organisations, festivals and fairs
- 19 audiovisual organisations and festivals
- 19 music venues, organisations and festivals
- 19 organisations, venues and festivals celebrating Basque heritage, folklore and culture
- 9 leisure events
- 26 programmes in the city’s neighbourhoods and districts
