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Balmaseda

Name: Mercado Medieval de Balmaseda
Start: 2027-05-07
End: 2027-05-09
Location: Balmaseda

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Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish: Valmaseda) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. Balmaseda is the capital city of the comarca of Enkarterri, in western Biscay and plays an important role in the province due to its proximity to the capital city of Bilbao and the regions of Cantabria and Castile and León.

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Village information

Province: Bizkaia
Autonomous community: País Vasco
Population (INE 2025): 7,718
Altitude: 152 m
Mayor: Alfonso San Vicente De La Horra (Partido Nacionalista Vasco)

Area (IGN): 22.6 km²
Postcode: 48800

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Balmaseda

Town

Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Village information

Province: Bizkaia
Autonomous community: País Vasco
Population (INE 2025): 7,718
Altitude: 152 m
Mayor: Alfonso San Vicente De La Horra (Partido Nacionalista Vasco)

Area (IGN): 22.6 km²
Postcode: 48800

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Balmaseda's main festival

Fiestas de Balmaseda

16–25 oct

Festival

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Dates may change: check them with the source before you go.

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Upcoming events in Balmaseda

7 events in the official listings for the coming months. Dates may change: check them with the source before you go.

October 2026

23oct
Concurso Internacional de Putxeras de Balmaseda
Festival
El popular Concurso de Putxeras se celebra el 23 de octubre, día grande de las fiestas de…
Source: Agenda turística de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)Stay there on those dates
31 oct – 1 nov
Kolitza Balmatrail
Sport
Es un recorrido circular que se realiza por el interior de la comarca de Enkarterri, recorriendo…
Source: Agenda turística de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)Stay there on those dates

November 2026

1nov
Musekintza 2026: "¿Verdad o mentira?"
Culture12:00Fábrica-museo La Encartada
Source: Kulturklik · Agenda cultural de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)Stay there on those dates
7–28 nov
Visitas guiadas: "Noviembre: Mes de las Demostraciones"
CultureFábrica-museo La Encartada
Source: Kulturklik · Agenda cultural de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)

March 2027

21–29 mar
El fervor de la Semana Santa en Bizkaia
Festival
La Semana Santa es el periodo sagrado del cristianismo que transcurre desde el Domingo de Ramos h…
Source: Agenda turística de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)Stay there on those dates
25–26 mar
Pasión Viviente de Balmaseda
Festival
Cada Semana Santa Balmaseda, cerca de Bilbao, es escenario de un Vía Crucis Viviente&…
Source: Agenda turística de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)Stay there on those dates

May 2027

7–9 may
Mercado Medieval de Balmaseda
Market
El Mercado Medieval de Balmaseda tiene su origen en el año 1999, fecha en la que se conmem…
Source: Agenda turística de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco)Stay there on those dates

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