[euskara] [castellano] [français] [Home]     [Ask for newsletter] [Your opinion] [Forum] [Links] [Web map] News   NAROA ENEKOTEGI - AITOR OLEA  Organ International Festival. Church of Saint Michael. Ispaster. Hour: 20.00 Saturday, march 04, 2006     Organ International Festival   http://www.learjai.com/deskargak/ciclo_organos.pdf    PHILIPPE CUNY  Organ International Festival. -Iglesia de las Mercedarias, Markina-Xemein. 20.00 h. Saturday, 11 march, 2006     MICHEL COLLIN  Organ International Festival. -Basílica de Sta. María de Lekeitio. 20.00h Saturday, 18 march, 2006     BASQUE FESTIVAL IN ONDARROA  "Txapela buruan eta ibili munduan" Saturday, 22 april, 2006     Iparraldeko Haizeak 06  Lekeitio From 18 to 21 of may     Choir Week of the Collegiate in Cenarruza  In Ziortza-Bolibar During the month of May, with its Ancient Music Concerts, the Ziortza-Bolibar Collegiate Church is transformed into one of the most important auditoriums in the Basque Country. Groups and soloists of the highest international prestige take part in the Concerts. The Collegiate Church's valuable organ, considered to be the oldest one in Euskal Herria, is the main instrument in the concerts that raise high expectations among the public. 7-22 may, 2006     Oxen trial  In Etxebarria There is hardly a town or village, however small, which does not hold country sport displays and contests during their local festivals. There are many versions of these sports. In Berriatua, the well-known stone dragging with oxen events take place during the festivals in honour of Saint Peter. Stone dragging is also a great tradition in Markina-Xemein. In Ispaster, horses are also used to drag the stones (Zaldi Mando). Etxebarria also holds interesting displays of country sports during the town's festivals. 14, 15, 16 and 17 may, 2006     San Gregorio Festivals  In Berriatua Bicycle race, Jai Alai Championship Tuesday, 09 may, 2006     Farmhouse and tinned fish product fair  In Berriatua Homemade vegetable preserves are another foodstuff activity in the Lea-Artibai region. One good example is the Laneko de Gizaburuaga co-op, which specialises in vegetable preserves, jam and apple cider made from local products and commercialised under the Lea-Artibai brand name. BUY HOMEMADE VEGETABLES: Laneko. Okamikako poligonoan. (Gizaburuaga). Tel. 946842026. Tinned fish are another speciality of the region. Located in the coastal towns, most of the canning factories specialise in tinned tuna and Cantabrian anchovies, which are highly prestigious at the international level. BUY TINNED FISH: Aguirreoa, S.A..(Ondarroa) Tel. 946134472 / 946134038. Comefino,(Markina-Xemein) Tel. 946168379. Dentici, S.L. (Markina-Xemein) Tel. 946166251. Heisa (Ondarroa) Tel. 946831960. Conservas Guenaga. S.A. (Berriatua) Tel. 946139015 / 946832706. Matithor Iberica. S.L. (Berriatua) Tel. 946139017 / 946134493. Marino Martinez de Luco S.L. (MarMar)(Ondarroa) Tel. 946832132. Conservas Ortiz S.A. Tel. 946134101 (Ondarroa) Tel. 946840804 (Lekeitio) Yurrita e Hijos (Lekeitio) Tel. 946842449 Sunday, 14 may, 2006     Anchovys festivals  Exhibition and sale of tinned products. anchovy 'pintxo' tasting and contest. Saturday, 3 june, 2006     San Isidro  Erromeria Ispastarren Astelehena, Maiatzak 15, 2006     Bicycle race  "Xabin Fururia Memorial" (Markina-Xemein) Saturday, 27 may, 2006     San Anton  [Gizaburuaga] Popular Festival Tuesday, June 13, 2006     Triathlon  [Lekeitio] Sprint Triathlon Saturday, June 17, 2006     Basque Wedding  [Lekeitio] Basque Wedding The representation of a Basque Wedding is a show full of local colour. The main characters, the bride and groom and the guests, are dressed in the traditional manner of the beginning of the last century. The show recreates the ancient Basque marriage ritual: handing over the dowry, the marriage ceremony and subsequent procession followed by festivities. June 24 and 25, 2006     International Street Theatre Festival Lekeitio 2006  Lekeitio International Street Theatre Festival Lekeitio 2006 7, 8 and 9 of July     San Cristobal Popular festival  Popular festival in Markina-Xemein´s Iturreta neighbourhood monday, 10 July 2006     Intermusika Festival of Lekeitio  16th y 17th of July, in Lekeitio Sunday, 16th of July 2006     Virgen del Carmen festival  Markina-Xemein holds its festivals in honour of the Virgen del Carmen from 15th to 18th of July Several activities as cesta punta, popular sports or music will be held throughout the weekend Saturday, 15th of July 2006