Aste Nagusia (Bilbao Semana Grande) ★ 4.6
Aste Nagusia in Bilbao runs nine days from late August, the city's biggest festival with txosna stalls and gastronomic competitions on El Arenal.
Focus: Basque pintxos, gastronomic competitions
Food festivals in Bilbao worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Bizkaiko Pintxo Txapelketa ★ 4.4
The Bizkaiko Pintxo Txapelketa runs late May to mid-June across Bizkaia bars in Bilbao, with the winner representing the province at Madrid Fusion.
Focus: Pintxos (creative and traditional)
Bilbao BBK Live Food Village ★ 4.0
Bilbao BBK Live's food village on Mount Kobetamendi runs across the three-day July music festival with Basque and international cuisine stalls.
Focus: International and Basque cuisine stalls
Getxo Jazz Festival ★ 4.0
Getxo Jazz, 20 minutes from Bilbao, runs five days each July with paid Muxikebarri stages and free outdoor shows alongside Basque txosna stalls.
Focus: Basque cuisine pop-up stalls, txosna
Feria de Santo Tomas ★ 4.5
Feria de Santo Tomas on 21 December in Bilbao fills Plaza Nueva and El Arenal with rural Basque stalls, talo de txistorra and txakoli pours.
Focus: Talo, txistorra, txakoli, farm market