The Sunday after the Caldereros celebration (the first Sunday in February or the one following Candlemas) sees the Inudeak eta Artzainak parade, a wink to the courting that went on between nursemaids and shepherds when the latter came down into the city. This is yet another event in the local run-up to Carnival.

San Sebastian is filling with humour and colour! Carnivals are coming! From 12 to 17 February 2026.

From October 31 to November 7 in Donostia / San Sebastián, come and celebrate the 36th edition of the Fantastic and Horror Film Week!

During the summer Donostia becomes a location for free open-air festivals. Do you prefer to take off your shoes and dance on the sand on the beach, or would you rather listen to music in the shade of a tree? The choice is yours!

Eduardo Chillida would have been 100 years old on 10 January 2024. This is why an international commemoration is being organised in 2024 by the Eduardo Chillida – Pilar Belzunce Foundation – “Eduardo Chillida 100 years, meeting place”.

Do you know what Donostia/San Sebastián was like in the Belle Époque? Continue reading…