Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0Provincial capital
Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spanish:; Basque:; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain. It holds the autonomous community's House of Parliament, the headquarters of the Government, and the Lehendakari's official residency.
The municipality—which comprises not only the city but also the mainly agricultural lands of 63 villages around—is the largest in the Basque Country, with a total area of 276.96 square kilometres (106.93 sq mi). With a population of 260,402 as of 2025, it is also the 2nd most populous city in the Basque Country, as well as the 17th-largest in Spain. The inhabitants of Vitoria-Gasteiz are called vitorianos or gasteiztarrak, while traditionally they are dubbed babazorros (Basque for 'bean sacks').
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a city that specialises in health-care, aeronautics, the automotive industry, and viticulture. It is the first Spanish municipality to be awarded the title of European Green Capital (in 2012) and it has been also recognized by the UN with the Global Green City Award (in 2019). The old town has preserved medieval streets and plazas in the region and it is one of very few cities with two cathedrals. The city also holds well known festivals such as the Azkena rock festival, FesTVal, Vitoria-Gasteiz jazz festival, and the Virgen Blanca Festivities. The city is often ranked as one with the highest standard of living among all cities in Spain, and first as to green areas and cultural places per capita.
Vitoria-Gasteiz's vicinity is home to acclaimed wineries such as Ysios, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, and Marqués de Riscal, by Frank Gehry.
Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Keep exploring
Vitoria-Gasteiz's main festival
4–9 aug
Festival
Dates may change: check them with the source before you go.
Publish your festivals and activities in this tab from the town hall panel: they appear here straight away and take priority over the listings.
90 events in the official listings for the coming months. Dates may change: check them with the source before you go.
CINEMA STEREO
Music20:30Urban Rock Concept
Aitzina Folk 2026: Irish Folk Session
Music20:00Lagrange taberna (errekatxiki 8)
Banda Municipal de Música de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026-2027: "El tiempo de los mitos"
Music19:30Palacio de Congresos Europa
Cuentacuentos: "Ardi batek kontatutako ipuinak"
Theatre and dance18:00Biblioteca del Centro Cívico Ariznabarra
Festival Internacional de Teatro de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026: "Deserto"
Theatre and dance19:30Félix Petite Antzokia
Route Resurrection 2026: THE BROWNING + Within Destruction + Abbie Falls
Music20:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Festival Internacional de Teatro de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026: "The Common Ground"
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Jesús Ibáñez de Matauco
IZAKI GARDENAK (Conciertos fin de gira)
MusicBilbo, Donostia, Villava, Berriz eta
Aitzina Folk 2026: Los hermanos Cubero
Music19:30Teatro Jesús Ibáñez de Matauco
Ciclo Ingudea 2026: XAK
Music20:30Centro Cultural Izaskun Arrue ? Gasteiz Antzokia
Entradas Maldita Nerea (6 de noviembre, Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Music22:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
GANSOS ROSAS (tributo a Guns'N'Roses)
Music21:00Helldorado
"Kokito eta India"
Theatre and dance18:00Biblioteca del Centro Cívico Lakua
Martes Musicales 2026-2027: Dmytro Choni
Music19:30Arkabia
Teatro: Gordas, lisiadas y mamarrachas
Theatre and dance19:00Centro Cívico Zabalgana - Salón de actos
"La vuelta a casa"
Theatre and dance19:00Biblioteca del Centro Cívico Ariznabarra
Cuentacuentos musical: "Ongi etorri paradisura"
Theatre and dance18:00Biblioteca de Abetxuko
Festival Internacional de Teatro de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026: "Rojo Nieve"
Theatre and dance19:30Teatro Jesús Ibáñez de Matauco
KINKY BWOY (Jimmy Jazz Gasteiz)
Music22:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
COSMIC SESSIONS VOL.VII (Jimmy Jazz Gasteiz)
Music20:30Sala Jimmy Jazz
SAUROM
Music21:30Sala Jimmy Jazz
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Enigma"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Aurora Briz: "Atlas"
Music19:00Biblioteca de Zabalgana
ARMENIAN (tributo a System of a Down)
Music21:00Urban Rock Concept
LA TXAMA + Sedientos de Cumbia
Music21:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
KOP + RAT-ZINGER + AGAINST YOU
Music19:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
EZEZEZ + Sal Del Coche
Music21:30Sala Jimmy Jazz
LA FRONTERA + LOS MISTERIOS
Music21:30Helldorado
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Bach inspirazio"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Martes Musicales 2026-2027: Trío Salduie
Music19:30Arkabia
CANDLELIGHT Vitoria-Gasteiz: "Coldplay VS. Imagine Dragons"
Music19:00Hotel Palacio de Elorriaga
Entradas ZETAK: "Km0" (16, 22 y 23 enero - Buesa Arena - Gasteiz)
MusicBuesa Arena
JOSETXU PIPERRAK + MANIFA + SHÖCK
Music19:30Sala Jimmy Jazz
Martes Musicales 2026-2027: Tianwa Yan y Nicholas Rimmer
Music19:30Arkabia
Dirdir 2026: Christina Rosenvinge: Un concierto de cine
Music20:00Arkabia
CANDLELIGHT Vitoria-Gasteiz: "Queen vs. ABBA"
Music19:00Aula San Pablo. C/ Vicente Goicoechea, 5
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Prokofiev / Schumann"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Martes Musicales 2026-2027: Michael Andreas Haringer
Music19:30Arkabia
500 NOCHES: "Sabina en las Venas"
Music22:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Entradas Tanxugueiras (6 de febrero, Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Music21:30Sala Jimmy Jazz
Musikagileak 2026: CARLOTA CÁCERES (Ciclo Bernaola 2027)
Music20:00Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
TOUNDRA + Medalla + Caballo Muerte
Music20:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Klaustro Sounds 27: Koldo Uriarte: "FILMETARAKO MUSIKA"
Music19:00Centro Cultural Montehermoso
CLEARWATER CREEDENCE REVIVAL "All Stars Band" (concierto tributo)
Music21:30Helldorado
Gasteiz in Metal 2026: Delion + WildHärd + Aeroscreamer
Music20:00Urban Rock Concept
KOMA: "Enemigos del silencio"
Music21:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
CANDLELIGHT Vitoria-Gasteiz: "Ed Sheeran vs. Coldplay"
Music17:00Aula San Pablo. C/ Vicente Goicoechea, 5
CANDLELIGHT Vitoria-Gasteiz: "Lo mejor de Hans Zimmer"
Music17:00Aula San Pablo. C/ Vicente Goicoechea, 5
Formación: Laboratorio AntiRumores
Talks and workshops18:30Centro Cívico Zabalgana - Sala Polivalente 1
Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "El núcleo del sol" (Johanna Sinisalo)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Banda Municipal de Música de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026-2027: "Raíces"
Music19:30Palacio de Congresos Europa
El Rollo de Siempre - Festival de Tributos
Music20:45Sala Kubik
Entradas ETS (13, 19 y 20 marzo 2027, Buesa Arena, Gasteiz)
MusicBuesa Arena
Vermut Sessions: LEVITANTS
Music13:30Helldorado
Klaustro Sounds 27: Mursego: "LAU"
Music19:00Centro Cultural Montehermoso
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Amerika"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Must +Pro 2027 - Encuentro profesional de la música de Euskal Herria
CulturePalacio de Congresos Europa
Cine fórum: Auzozine, cine en el barrio
Cinema18:00Centro Cívico Arriaga
LINKOLN PARK (tributo Linkin Park)
Music22:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Banda Municipal de Música de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026-2027: "Sueños y emociones"
Music19:30Palacio de Congresos Europa
Club de lectura contemporánea (2026-2027): "Animales Luminosos" (Jeremías Gamboa)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Bisita" (Mikel Pagadi)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Jornadas de Inclusión en las Artes Escénicas 2026
Culture
Belako + AIKO EL GRUPO
Music20:30Sala Jimmy Jazz
Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): "El fantasma y la señora Muir" (R.A. Dick)
Talks and workshops11:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Schumann / Brahms"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Club de lectura infantil: "Maia: Ganbara misteriotsua" (Haizea López)
Talks and workshops18:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Balkan Paradise Orchestra
Music22:00Sala Kubik
English book club (2026-2027): "Paddy Clarke HA HA HA" (Roddy Doyle)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Banda Municipal de Música de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026-2027: "El Mar y la Civilización"
Music19:30Palacio de Congresos Europa
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Mahler 6: Tragikoa"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Fiestas de San Prudencio y Nuestra Señora de Estíbaliz
Festival
Las fiestas en honor a San Prudencio constituyen uno de los acontecimientos más importante…
Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Fox 8" (George Saunders)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Club de lectura contemporánea (2026-2027): "La boca llena de trigo" (Mayte Gomez Molina)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Taller de salsa decolonial: ¡Azúcar!
Talks and workshops18:00Casa de las Mujeres
BatBatean 2027
CultureMendizabala
Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): "El túnel" (Ernesto Sábato)
Talks and workshops11:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Entradas Benito Kamelas (8 de mayo, Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Music21:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Teatro - coloquio: Bisila
Theatre and dance19:00Teatro Federico García Lorca
Entradas +dMANÁ (Tributo a Maná) (15 de mayo de 2027, Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Music22:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Club de ciencia ficción (2026-2027): "Nosotros" (Yevgueni Zamiatin)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
English book club (2026-2027): "Rebecca" (Daphne du Maurier)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Euskadiko Orkestra 2026/27: "Bartok / Shostakovich"
Music19:30Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi
Banda Municipal de Música de Vitoria-Gasteiz 2026-2027: "Más allá de la existencia"
Music19:30Palacio de Congresos Europa
Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Obabakoak" (Bernardo Atxaga)
Talks and workshops19:00Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Entradas Azkena Rock Festival 2027: Patti Smith, Bad Religion, Marilyn Manson, Slash, Wilco...
CultureMendizabala
Gasteizko Irakurle Kluba 2026-2027: "Garondoan" (Gorka Bereziartua)
Talks and workshops19:30Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Ironman de Vitoria-Gasteiz
Festival
Esta nueva edición de la Ironman de Vitoria-Gasteiz, heredera de la Triathlon, volver&aacu…
Gasteizko Irakurle Kluba 2026-2027 (sesión especial): "Odisea" (Homero)
Talks and workshops19:30Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Entradas Alejandro Astola (9 de octubre de 2027 - Jimmy Jazz Gasteiz)
Music22:00Sala Jimmy Jazz
Open data reused under its licence: Kulturklik · Agenda cultural de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco) (CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0)) · Agenda turística de Euskadi (Gobierno Vasco) (CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0))
