Bilbao Festivals 2026 & 2027
Bilbao has 4 festivals with confirmed dates on the 2026-2027 calendar below, each linked to its official source. Pick the ones that fit your window, then build the rest of the trip around them.
The Bilbao festival calendar leads with these:
- International Unseen Festival “Filme Sozialak”Oct 15 - Oct 22film festival
- BIME Live Festival 2026Oct 27 - Oct 30music festival
- Bilbao Seriesland Web Fest FestivalNov 5 - Nov 7film festival
By TripSapien · Updated September 3, 2026
Festival calendar
October 2026
- Oct 15 - Oct 22
International Unseen Festival “Filme Sozialak”
film festival. International Film Festival dedicated to social issues.
- Oct 27 - Oct 30
music festival. The multi-genre BIME Live festival is a two-day festival that brings some of the biggest names in rock, pop, and elctronic to the Bilbao Exhibition Center, It may be a younger festival, but its alumni already include The Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Placebo, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Passenger, Imagine Dragons, Stereophonics, Crystal Fighters, and PJ Harvey.
November 2026
- Nov 5 - Nov 7
Bilbao Seriesland Web Fest Festival
film festival. Web Fest Festival.
June 2027
- Jun 23 - Jun 24
bonfire night. On San Juan night Bilbao lights bonfires across its neighborhoods — the main blaze at Parque Etxebarria — burning the old year's troubles as midsummer arrives.
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Jan 5 - Jan 6 · Planning lead · dates set closer in
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Jul 8 - Jul 10 · Planning lead · projected date
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