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Durangoko Azoka’s 60th Expands With New Venues, 1,026 Releases and 273 Presentations

The enlarged December 5–8 fair anchors a late‑autumn surge of Basque cultural activity, culminating in an announced Euskera mobilization lineup for Bilbao Arena.

Overview

  • Organizers detailed 175 participants and 285 stands at Landako Gunea, presenting 1,026 new works across books, music, magazines and other formats.
  • Two spaces debut — Berbagailua (Podcasten Plaza) and Atartea (Fine Arts Plaza) — alongside post‑closing night programming including concerts and screenings.
  • Euskalgintzaren Kontseilua named the artists for its end‑December “Euskaraz bizitzeko Pizkundea” event at Bilbao Arena, featuring performers such as Gorka Urbizu, Anari and Gontzal Mendibil.
  • Filmmaker Koldo Almandoz released Hondar ahotik zeru ahora, a process book on creating the miniseries Hondar ahoak and Zeru ahoak, with photos, script extracts and an exclusive follow‑up comic.
  • The IV Hernanikomik fair runs November 21–22 in Hernani with presentations, live drawing and the Joseph Camino award, this year to Jose Angel Lopetegi “Lope”.