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Durangoko Azoka Opens to Packed Crowds in Record-Scale 60th Edition

Authorities have reinforced services to keep the fair running smoothly through Dec. 8.

Overview

  • Thousands packed the fair from early morning as the main event and a separate crafts market opened in Durango.
  • Organisers report 285 stands, 175 participants, 1,026 new releases and 273 events across literature, music, magazines and other formats.
  • Young visitors showed strong pull toward music offerings, buying records and lining up for artist signings.
  • Public transport and city operations are scaled up, with extra Euskotren frequencies between Amorebieta-Etxano and Zaldibar, Bizkaibus boosts on Elorrio–Durango, a free Iurreta shuttle and additional cleaning crews and containers.
  • Bars and restaurants report a sharp sales lift during the fair, with some owners saying takings double on peak days.