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Basque Language Council Sets Dec. 27 Bilbao Arena Mobilization as Tickets Go on Sale Oct. 16

The call follows UEMA/Siadeco projections warning Basque strongholds could disappear by 2036 without major policy shifts.

Overview

  • Organisers seek to gather thousands at a culture-led event where music and artists will anchor a show of support for Euskara.
  • Tickets will be available from Oct. 16 via Pizkundea.eus with a suggested €10 contribution to secure attendance and help cover artists and costs.
  • The mobilization builds on a year-long linguistic emergency diagnosis and cites fresh projections forecasting sharp declines in everyday Basque use without new policies.
  • Cultural visibility efforts are active: ETB recorded an Oct. 6 Guggenheim concert of Gabriel Aresti’s poetry, with additional Bilbao concerts scheduled for Dec. 4 and Dec. 10.
  • Heritage and local programming expanded this week as Euskaltzaindia put Jokin Zaitegi’s archive online, Laukiz opened a Bizkaiko Auzo Ikastolak exhibition (Oct. 7–29), and municipalities rolled out autumn learning and Bookstart initiatives.