Festivals in Barakaldo
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Barakaldo, municipality of Vizcaya, in Basque Country.
Local festivals of Barakaldo
Los Barakaldoko Karmenak, around the Virgen del Carmen, are the main festivals. The descent of groups, the proclamation and the txupinazo open the celebration; Jolín and Deabru accompany the journey to the txosnas and return in the farewell parade. Herriko Plaza, the Los Hermanos Park, the Paseo de los Fueros, the Sculpture Park and the Portu Dock host concerts, street theater, rural sports, fires and family activities.
Date, programme and duration of 2026: was developed from 11 July to 19, with a duration of nueve días and nearly 300 activities. More than 60 associations of the Municipal Festival Commission participated in the programming. The edition included the Kuadrillómetro for the crews and a Bizkaia tronza championship; He maintained the Barakaldesa jota, the Municipal Giants, choirs, regional houses, festivals and concerts. On 19 July, the agricultural fair and the final route from Herriko Plaza to Los Hermanos Park were held.
Local public holidays in 2026: The official calendar includes the 16 July, Virgen del Carmen, as the day of the municipality, and the 31 July, San Ignacio de Loyola, as a common festival of the Historical Territory of Bizkaia. Both are unfit for work, paid and non-recoverable; They are not equivalent to the duration of the Karmenak, which is nine days.