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Basque Region Launches Youth Leisure Guide, ‘Gure Zirkua’ Book and Summer Beach Lifeguards

Local councils have unveiled coordinated resources to boost children’s activities; promote Basque language learning; ensure beach safety before the region’s cultural calendar ramps up with sports competitions.

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Overview

  • The Bizkaiko Bertsolari Txapelketa will follow a three-phase format starting September 28 with preliminary rounds and ending with a December 20 final in Bilbao, and two-time champion Nerea Ibarzabal has withdrawn for personal reasons.
  • Soraluzeko Udala has published a unified leisure guide for the 2025-2026 school year that details children’s and youth activities by age group, contact information and registration deadlines.
  • Ikaselkar has released 'Gure Zirkua,' a Basque-language activity book by Ane Aierbe and Uxue Urdangarin offering puzzles, crafts and cultural stories for children eight and older.
  • Gipuzkoa’s coastal towns will deploy full-season beach lifeguard services from June 14 to September 14, featuring amphibious chairs, accessible platforms and trained Red Cross personnel.
  • Five more municipalities—Mutiloa, Ormaiztegi, Donamaria, Ibarrangelu and Mundaka—will join the UEMA consortium on June 15, raising membership to 118 and strengthening Basque-language community coordination.