Overview
- Communities across the Basque Country are finalising Gau Beltza (All Souls’ Eve) programmes for Saturday with processions, burning of mamua figures, writing and burning fears, chestnut gatherings and calls to wear traditional Basque dress.
- Durangoko Azoka announced its 61st edition will run from December 4 to 8 and unveiled Andoni Beristain’s visuals that foreground analog and handcrafted cultural objects such as cassette players, vinyl and analog cameras.
- Organisers confirmed that all tickets for the Euskal Herriko Bertsolari Txapelketa final at Nafarroa Arena on December 20 have sold out, online sales are closed, and audiences will have multiple remote-viewing options.
- Manos Unidas opened submissions for the 18th Klipmetraje short-video festival with separate student and general categories, 2027 deadlines, and a prize that funds a trip to Uganda to produce a short documentary.
- Oiartzun held a municipal housing lottery at Landetxe with 190 applicants and drew a winner who has 20 days to prove eligibility, a detail that highlights how local housing services and cultural programming are being coordinated this season.