Zumaia 2018 local festivities, musical program of San Telmo

The day of San Telmo, one of the main festivals of Zumaia (Euskadi, north of Spain), is always celebrated 8 days after Easter Sunday - that is why it always falls on Monday. It is a festival of special sailor flavor, tinged by the blue of the arrantzales.

Among the musical activities include the tamborradas, children and adults, the parades of the txarangas and concerts in the area of ​​txosnas. Other activities are also carried out, such as the regattas of trainerillas, the ball games or the release of heifers on the Itzurun beach.

Friday, April 6, 2018:

10: 30pm - Cinema Aita Mari, session of bertsos.

Bertsolaris: Andoni Egana, Maialen Lujanblo, Jon Maia, Unai Iturriaga, Miren Artetxe and Aimar Karrika. Presenter: Unai Manterola.

10: 30pm - Txosnas, DJs from Zumaia.

Saturday, April 7, 2018:

11 am - Parade of the municipal band of txistularis.

12 pm - Chupinazo of the beginning of the festivities in SanTelmo Hermitage. Then, come down with trikitilaris of the Musika Eskola, to continue with Hamaiketako organized by Itxas Gain, entertained by the Bertso Eskola and trikitilaris of the Musika Eskola.

12: 30 pm - Parade with txaranga Jainekin.

1 pm- Ondartxo, show of Basque dances by the Musika Eskola. In case of rain, in Maria eta Jose.

2:30 pm - Torreberri, popular food. In the after-dinner performance of Erein.

6pm - Parade with elektrotxaranga Elektropatxaranga.

6: 30pm - Txaranga Jainekin, from Erribera street.

10: 30pm - Concerts by the groups Rukula, The Capaces and Estricalla, in the Txosnas area.

10: 30pm - Verbena with Bide Batez, in the Cofradía.

Sunday 8 April 2018:

11: 30am - Parade with trikitilaris: Maddalen eta Jagoba.

11: 30am - Hamaiketako for the ancient arrantzales. Organized by the motorbike association Arbustain.

12pm - Children's drums, from Sagarbide.

12: 30pm - Parade with Trikitxas.

17pm - Gigantes y Cabezudos, from the town hall.

6pm - Parade with Trikitxas.

6pm - Txorotxaranga, from Amaiako plaza.

6: 30pm - Parade with Fanfarre Betijai, from Plaza Eusebio Gurrutxaga.

10: 30pm - Great Tamborrada.

10: 30pm - Verbena with Drindots, in the Cofradía.

10: 30pm - Session with Dj Bull, in the area of ​​txosnas.

At midnight: Flag up in charge of the fisherman Jose Angel Mora, and delivery of the txapela commemorative of the association of motorboats Arbustain.

After the drumming: Verbena with Drindots in the Cofradía.

Monday, April 9, 2018. San Telmo Eguna:

10:30 am - Major Mass with the Beheko Abesbatza Plaza, prayer in front of the sea and return to the parish. Adoration of the SanTelmo relic.

Next: Hamaiketako to the people invited in the Cofradía.

12: 30pm - Txaranga Incansables.

5: 30pm - Zone of txosnas, storytellers.

6: 30pm - From the plaza, txaranga Incansables.

7pm - Verbena with llargi Beltza in the Cofradía.

10: 30pm - Second performance of Ilargi Beltza, in the Cofradía.

Friday, April 13, 2018:

9pm - Bertsotan Jai Dinner, at Beheko Plaza Restaurant.

10: 30pm - Night of Versions with local groups, in the area of ​​txosnas.

Saturday, April 14, 2018:

10am - XX Octopus Soup Contest, in Plaza Eusebio Gurrutxaga. To entertain, performance of trikitilaris, Elustondo anai-arrebak.

12pm - Performance of the corals Beheko Plaza and Goiz Eguzki (Hernani) in parade.

1pm - Parade with Dinbibanda.

2: 30pm - Zone of txosnas, food and then Bidelapurrak.

5: 30pm - Children's disco with Keima, in Amaiako plaza.

6: 30pm - Txaranga Akelarre.

10pm - Nightclub with Pako & Urko, in Torreberri.

10: 30pm - Concerts: Xiberoots, Anita Parker and Gora etorri, in txosnas area.

Sunday, April 15, 2018:

8am - Diana with Itxas Gain txaranga.

11: 30am - Trikitilaris Elizagoien ahizpak.

12: 30pm - Itxas Gain txaranga.

1pm - Performance of Gorriti, in the square.

5: 30pm - Parade with Joxe Mendizabal.

6pm - Performance of the txaranga Joselontxos.

7pm - Pilgrimage: Oharkabe, in the Cofradía.

11pm - Second performance of Oharkabe.

At midnight: Flag down and farewell to the SanTelmos.