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Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 347,342 as of 2024, it is the 11th most populous city in Spain, and the most populous in northern Spain. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants, making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain. The comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region.
Bilbao is located in the north-central part of Spain, some 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the Bay of Biscay, where the economic social development is located, where the estuary of Bilbao is formed. Its main urban core is surrounded by two small mountain ranges with an average elevation of 400 metres (1,300 ft). Its climate is shaped by the Bay of Biscay low-pressure systems and mild air, moderating summer temperatures by Iberian standards, with low sunshine and high rainfall. The annual temperature range is low for its latitude.
After its foundation in the late 13th century by Diego López V de Haro, head of the powerful Haro family, Bilbao was one of the commercial hubs of the Basque Country that enjoyed significant importance in the Crown of Castile. This was due to its thriving port activity based on the export of wool and iron commodities extracted from the Biscayan quarries to all over Europe.
Throughout the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, Bilbao experienced heavy industrialisation, making it the centre of the second-most industrialised region of Spain, behind Barcelona. At the same time an extraordinary population explosion prompted the annexation of several adjacent municipalities.
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Dantzaldia 2026: "A ojo"
Theatre and dance19:00Sala Rekalde
Programa Bilboko Zirkuitua 2026 (octubre-diciembre)
Theatre and dance
Ja! Bilbao - Festival Internacional de Literatura y Arte con Humor
Music
Ja! Bilbao es un Festival Internacional de Literatura y Arte con Humor donde se hace h…
BeZientzia. Feria de la Ciencia 2026
FairEdificio Ensanche
"Piensa en Wilbur"
Theatre and dance12:00Teatro Campos Elíseos
"TECHNO POP - UN VIAJE POR LOS CLÁSICOS DEL TECHNO POP DE LOS 80-90"
Music19:00Palacio Euskalduna
Entradas Pasión Vega: "Pasión Almodóvar" (1 de noviembre - Bilbao)
Music19:00Teatro Arriaga
Jeff Toussaint: "El Hipnotista"
Theatre and dance18:30Teatro Campos Elíseos
MIGUEL COSTAS (Siniestro Total, Aerolíneas Federales)
Music13:30Crazy Horse
"JULIO IGLESIAS Experience por JULIO IGLESIAS Jr."
Music20:00Palacio Euskalduna
Kuraia 2026-2027: Elena Mendoza
Music19:00Conservatorio de Música Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Musikagileak 2026: ENSEMBLE KURAIA
Music19:00Conservatorio de Música Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
"El pesimismo alegre (Mi suicidio)"
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Arriaga
(suspendido) Beret (3 de noviembre - Bilbao)
Music20:00Palacio Euskalduna
Bilbao Bizkaia Design Week 2026
Festival
El Bilbao Bizkaia Design Week es un encuentro para profesionales del diseño y para la ciud…
This is Basque Design Merkatua 2026
FairAZ Azkuna Zentroa
Ciclo Organo Kontzertuak 2026: "Garaien arteko solasaldia. Iñaki Bermúdez"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Kirmen Uribe y Mikel Urdangarin: "Bitartean heldu eskutik - 25 urte"
Music19:30Teatro Arriaga
Soen + Tribulation + Vulkan
Music18:30Santana 27 - Fever
"KCANTÁ"
Music20:00Teatro Campos Elíseos
"The book of Mormon"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Compositores y organistas"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Bilboko Zirkuitua 2026: "La risa"
Theatre and dance19:00Centro Municipal de Begoña
Francesco Zampini: "Somewhere, everywhere"
Music20:00JAZZON Aretoa
La Txama + Pinaka
Music21:30Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
"Diego Ramos revive las canciones de Julio Iglesias"
Music20:00Teatro Campos Elíseos
"Naranja azul"
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Campos Elíseos
Banda Municipal de Música de Bilbao 2026/27: "Caminos"
Music18:30Conservatorio de Música Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Délica Pop Orchestra: "ABBA, Queen, Beatles y otros grandes del Pop"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Entradas Eñaut Elorrieta: "Festina Lente" (Bilboko Kafe Antzokia)
Music22:00Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
ABAO TXIKI: "Ali Babá y los 40 ladrones"
Theatre and dance12:00Teatro Arriaga
"Johan Strauss" - Gran Concierto de Año Nuevo
Music20:00Teatro Campos Elíseos
Gran Concierto de Año Nuevo: Strauss Festival Orchestra
Music20:00Teatro Campos Elíseos
Cine Philharmonic Orchestra: Alabama Gospel Choir
Music21:30Teatro Campos Elíseos
"Bi palillo eta karabina bat" (estreno)
Theatre and dance19:00Teatro Arriaga
"El Cascanueces"
Theatre and dance18:00Teatro Campos Elíseos
"El Lago de los Cisnes"
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Campos Elíseos
Alabama Gospel Choir
Music21:30Teatro Campos Elíseos
"Los días perfectos"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
"Poco me parece"
Theatre and dance20:30Teatro Campos Elíseos
Kuraia 2026-2027: Cuarteto Emispherio: "Paisajes sonoros"
Music19:00Conservatorio de Música Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Cresh K
Music21:00Santana 27 - Fever
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "PROKOFIEV / SCHUMANN"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Biondi + BOS"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
"Lamiako 1979" (estreno)
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
Albert Pla
MusicPor determinar
Negufest 2027: Los Zigarros
Music21:00Santana 27 - Fever
Negufest 2027: REALITY
Music21:00Stage Live Bilbao
Sirimiri 2027: Albert Pla
MusicSala BBK
Ballet de Kiev: "El Corsario"
Theatre and dance19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Negufest 2027: Rubén Pozo y Los Chicos de la Curva
Music20:30Azkena
Negufest 2027: Sho-Hai
Music22:00Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Un divertimento para Nannerl"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
"Arturo Ui eta bere gorakada jasanezina" (estreno)
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Arriaga
Sirimiri 2027: Parquesvr
MusicSala BBK
El Último Tributo (tributo El Último de la Fila)
Music22:00Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
Entradas Bulego (Bilbao Arena - 6 marzo 2027)
Music21:00Bilbao Arena - Miribilla
Loraldia 2027: "Gernika"
Theatre and dance19:00Teatro Arriaga
THE 80s SHOW by NEON COLLECTIVE
Music20:00Santana 27 - Fever
Loraldia 2027: "Chillidaren artisaua"
Music19:00Teatro Arriaga
Banda Municipal de Txistularis de Bilbao: "UHARTEAKA"
MusicPalacio Euskalduna
Ciclo Lied Arriagan: Begoña Gómez & Jesús López Blanco: "La isla de la calma"
Music19:30Teatro Arriaga
Bilbao Bilbao 2027
Festival
La marcha cicloturista Internacional de Bilbao, tiene tres recorridos diferentes, de 85, 115…
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…
"JOHANNES-PASSION"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
Entradas Gara Durán (3 de abril - Bilbao)
Music21:00Bilborock
Entradas Macaco (4 de abril - Bilbao)
Music19:30Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
Jean Bordaxar eta lagunak
Music19:30Teatro Arriaga
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Pinturas nórdicas"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Ciclo Lied Arriagan: Álvaro Basco & Llum Colomer: "PURCELL & BRITTEN: VOICES ACROSS TIM"
Music19:30Teatro Arriaga
"El jardín quemado"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
Entradas concierto CANO (10 de abril - Bilbao)
Music21:00Bilbao Arena - Miribilla
Miguelichi López
Music21:30Azkena
Sirimiri 2027: Cariño
MusicSala BBK
THE NEXT MOVEMENT + BÍFIDOS
Music20:00D8 Sorkuntza Faktoria
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Voces en el bosque"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Entradas The Flying Rebollos
Music21:30Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Un claro en el bosque"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Ermonela Jaho
Music19:30Teatro Arriaga
ABAO TXIKI: "El sastrecillo valiente"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Grandes solistas con la BOS"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Dani Martínez: "Remember"
Theatre and dance20:00Palacio Euskalduna
MESCALINA #80?s: RADIO FUTURA + EL ÚLTIMO DE LA FILA + HÉROES DEL SILENCIO
Music21:30Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
"Las Minas Flamenco Tour"
Theatre and dance19:00Teatro Arriaga
ABAO Bilbao Opera: "Manon Lescaut"
Theatre and dance19:00Palacio Euskalduna
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Primavera en París"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "BARTOK / SHOSTAKOVICH"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
"El Club de los Poetas Muertos"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
"No hables con extraños" (estreno)
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Arriaga
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "Beethoven 200"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
BURNING, 50 años de Rock
Music21:00Santana 27 - Fever
Entradas Argentina (5 de junio - Arriaga, Bilbao)
Music19:00Teatro Arriaga
Film Symphony Orchestra: "Odisea"
MusicPalacio Euskalduna
Ciclo Lied Arriagan: Mercedes Gancedo & Rubén Fdez. Aguirre: "JULIÁN AGUIRRE: CAMINITO"
Music19:30Teatro Arriaga
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa (BOS): "La sinfonía del Destino"
Music19:30Palacio Euskalduna
"El otro del 27"
Theatre and danceTeatro Arriaga
"Beethoven Film Concert"
Cinema19:30Teatro Arriaga
Pablo Iberburu y Sergio Bezos: "Tiempos tiernos"
Theatre and danceTeatro Campos Elíseos
Semana Grande de Bilbao 2027 / Aste Nagusia
Festival
Durante nueve días, la fiesta se apoderará de las calles de Bilbao y miles de perso…
GOTTHARD + ROCK-OUT + BE FOR YOU
Music18:30Santana 27 - Fever
Entradas Alejandro Astola (7 de octubre de 2027 - Bilbao)
Music21:30Bilboko Kafe Antzokia
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