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The San Sebastián International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival de San Sebastián; ) A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country.

Since its creation in 1953 it has established itself as one of the most important cinema festivals in the world.

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The festival was founded in 1952. Although it was originally intended to honour Spanish language films, films of other languages became eligible for consideration in 1955, when the festival was specialized in color films. And A lot of people take award in this festival.

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The Aste Nagusia ("Semana Grande" in Spanish and "Big Week" in English) festival of Bilbao is a 9 day event held at the end of August. The festival begins on Saturday when crowds gather at the iconic Arriaga Theatre on the banks of the Nervion River
Once a rocket is shot into the sky (known as the txupinazo), the festivals mascot, Marijaia, makes her grand entrance onto the balcony. What follows next is the culmination of events that forms the biggest party of the year, known as Aste Nagusia or Semana Grande.

There is traditional Basque music and dancing, as well as Basque rural sports such as wood chopping and stone carrying competitions. And for the kids there are parades of giants and the Gargantua, who devours the children who enter into his mouth.

There are of course bullfights. The bulls are, however, really calves and have their horns padded.

All of the daily events are followed up by a nightly fireworks competition that lights up the city’s sky. Afterwards, there are loads of concerts and even more partying.
The Semana Grande festival comes to an end with a strange twist of fate, when Marijaia is lovingly set ablaze. They say that her hands are raised into the air as a sign of optimism and to symbolize dancing. But maybe its also because she ends up being set on fire.

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La Semana Grande de Bilbao - Bilboko Aste Nagusia

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The Tamborrada is San Sebastian’s most important festival and the entire city gathers together regardless of the cold or rain. More than 15,000 Donostiarras (the people of San Sebastian as they are called in Basque) that belong to over 100 bands, actively take part in the drumming.

It goes back several hundred years to the time of the Peninsular War, when Napoleon’s troops took over San Sebastian and a large portion of the city was burned to the ground. During this time of occupation, it was typical for the women to fetch water at one of the city’s two fountains. All the while, French troops marched around the city, banging on their drums. No one is quite sure who started it, but soon the women began to beat on the buckets as to mock the French occupiers.

The reason why many of the drummers dress in chef uniforms is because culinary clubs (sociedades gastronómicas) are partly responsible for the event’s success. Other typical dress includes soldier uniforms and women wearing traditional Basque clothing.

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The festival of San Fermín in the city of Pamplona ( Navara, Spain is a deeply rooted celebration held annually from 12:00, 6 July, when the opening of the party is marked by setting off the pyrotechnic chupinazo, to midnight 14 July, with the singing of the Pobre de Mí. While its most famous event is the encierro, or the running of the bulls, which happens at 8:00 am from 7 July to 14 July, the week-long celebration involves many other traditional and folkloric events. It is known locally as Sanfermines and is held in honor of Saint Fermin, the co-patron of Navarre. Its events were central to the plot of The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemigway, which brought it to the general attention of English-speaking people. It has become probably the most internationally renowned fiesta in Spain. Over 1,000,000 people come to participate in this festival.