AGENDA 2018-2019

CHRISTMAS IN SAN SEBASTIAN

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1 DECEMBER - 18:30 PASEO URUMEA Fireworks TURNING and live ON THE music ! 1 December, Christmas will light up. 80 streets in the city will proudly display their Christmas motifs next to Santa Catalina and Maria Cristina bridges, the magnificent firs of Miramar Palace and Buen Pastor and the huge ball in Cervantes Square. Attractions not to miss this season include a large, 50-metre Ferris wheel installed in Alderdi Eder and fireworks on Paseo de Urumea. Christmas markets, a display window contest, a sled track, workshops, concerts, theatre, exhibitions, food, tradition, sport... Endless opportunities to discover and enjoy San Sebastian. CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 MAGICAL MOMENTS

21 DECEMBER 24 DECEMBER 5 JANUARY FAIR OF SANTO TOMÁS OLENTZERO AND MARI THE THREE KINGS’ San Sebastian becomes a DOMINGI PARADE ARRIVAL AND PARADE country market for the Fair of On , Olentzero is Arrival of the Three Kings and tour Santo Tomás, where txistorra coming with Mari Domingi to hand through different quarters. Reception is undoubtedly the star. With a out gifts to all the boys and girls. for boys and girls at the Town Hall magnificent holiday atmosphere, Arrival in San Sebastian at 15:00, at 15:30 and parade through the artisan stands, agricultural and reception of children at Town city streets beginning at 18:00. products, animal exhibition and Hall. At 18:30, they will parade scarecrow contests are featured. through the city centre’s streets. PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN - PARTE VIEJA - BOULEVARD - PLAZA DE - DIFFERENT QUARTERS IN THE CITY. - From 10:00 to 20:00. www.donostiakultura.eus/festak

CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 +info > www.sansebastianturismo.com Christmas-flavoured CUISINE EVERY THURSDAY GASTROPOTE Charity Gastropote in San Martin 19:00 - 22:00 Thursday 20 December. From 19:00 to 22:00 - In collaboration with NGO Sport Mundi, Charity Gastropote for Afagi. Live performance of Donostia’s Black Gamba. www.mercadosanmartin.es

Christmas Taco Pote Charity Christmas Thursday 20 and 27 December and 3 January, Vermouth beginning at 19:30 at Café Kursaal (c/ Ramón 25 DECEMBER. Convent Garden (Pation). Drop to María Lilí 2). Mexican tacos with a Christmas drink a vermouth on Christmas and participate touch. Blend of culture to celebrate Christmas. in the charity action at Convent Garden, where www.cafekursaal.com an area is prepared to collect toys and clothing. www.conventgardensansebastian.com

AURORA BOREALIS in the Gipuzkoa Square in San Martin A Christmas classic for several generations of Donostiarras. Outdoor Nativity with From 1 December through different scenes. Nativity Scene Association 6 January. This Christmas of Gipuzkoa. season, the centre aisle at the San Martin Market will Also: host Aurora Borealis. A light • Beharko Nativity Scene (Intxaurrondo) and sound show to celebrate • Loiola Nativity Scene (Atari Eder Gardens) the arrival of lighter days. • Nativity Scene Exhibition (Tent in www.mercadosanmartin.es Santa Catalina Square - Free entry) CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT SAN SEBASTIAN SHOPS Christmas MARKETS Stores decorations and concerts in many districts to enjoy the Christmas shopping. GREAT CHRISTMAS 6 DECEMBER MARKET OF Vintage XI Display Window Contest Flea Market SAN SEBASTIAN at Koisi Hostel Enjoy the original shop windows while discover­ 1 DECEMBER > 6 JANUARY Beers, clothes you won’t find at ing the city vote for the one any other business, drawings...and Christmas Market on also charity clothing collection. At you like the most between Paseo de Urumea Koisi Hostel, Paseo de Heriz, 38. 11 and 16 December. This 40 huts with Christmas items and www.koisihostel.com year, as something new, decorations, culinary products, toys, restaurants and hotels artisan work, items by local designers... 13 DECEMBER > 13 JANUARY will be participating, And a sleigh track and photo booth as well. with a Christmas Ball. A tent will be Special www.sansebastianshops.com set up with mime and theatre shows, Christmas Market as well as different workshops. Fashion accessories, auteur jewels, www.donostiagabonetakoazoka.eus furniture, ceramics, household textiles, paper, Ekain Art Gallery, Special Christmas MENUS 6 DECEMBER > 6 JANUARY c/ Iñigo, 4. Our partner hotel Artisan and Pastry www.ekainartelanak.com establishments are Product Market offering special menus at Buen Pastor 23 DECEMBER for important days like Christmas Market Christmas Eve, Christmas, 35 stands with artisan products: fashion at Convent Garden New Year’s Eve and New accessories, jewellery, textiles, toys, decoration... and 5 stands with 15 brands Stands, carols, DJ, drawings... In Year’s. from master local pastry chefs. the Pation from 11:00 to 20:00. SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER AT: www.sansebastianturismo.com www.lurkolektiboa.org www.conventgardensansebastian.com CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 +info > www.sansebastianturismo.com CONCERTS/THEATRE CONVENT KURSAAL AUDITORIUM VICTORIA EUGENIA THEATRE GARDEN (PATION) Benito Lertxundi Handel’s “Messiah”. Joseba Tapia, Vint Anys Ipernuko, Xabi Solano 1 and 3 DEC. 20:00. 18 € Donostiarra Choir + Santa 9 DEC. 19:00. 15 € 30 DEC. 19:00. 12 € SPECIAL SCHEDULE Cecilia Classical Orchestra 1 DECEMBER: Súper Amara Charity 22 DEC. 19:30. 28/59 € Ur Berri, Urte Berri Euskal Herriko Gazte 17:00 Session with Christmas Festival. Niña 22 DEC. 20:00. 15 € Orkestra DJ Axel Casas Pastori, Anne Etchegoyen Cepeda. “Principios” Tour 3 JAN. 20:00. 10 € and Óscar Terol 23 DEC. 20:00. 20/60 € Pepito Yanci “Beti Bizi” 19:00 Harp duet 23 DEC. 19:00. 12 € Gari, Beste denbora batean Harp & Co 14 DEC. 20:00. 15/30 € Pro Unicef Concert - 4 JAN. 20:00. 12 € Le Concert Lorrain & Katiuska, Tribute to Pablo Donostiarra Choir www.victoriaeugenia.eus Hot Potato Dresdner Kammerchor - Orfeoi Txiki. Orfeoi Gaztea Sorozabal. Sasibill Lyrical Blues Band Christmas Oratorio, J. S. 28 DEC. 19:00. Association 14 DEC. 18:00. Concert Bach 28-29 DEC. 19:30. 36/25/15 € with a Christmas 16 DEC. 19:00. 49/39/31/25/11 € Tina Turner Tribute touch. 30 DEC. 19:00. 35 € El Diario Vasco: Christmas ALSO: www.conventgarden- Concert for Cita Alzheimer Great New Year Concert: sansebastian.com Nøgen: Liv Til Døden Basque Symphonic Strauss Festival Orchestra 27 DEC. Principal Theatre. 20:00. 14 € Orchestra, Landarbaso Choir, & Strauss Festival Ballet Aukeran Dantza Konpainia. Ensemble Don Inorrez - Imanol Ubeda (Bide Ertzean) 20 DEC. 20:00. 18 € 4 JAN. 21:00. 42 € 28 DEC. Kutxa Kultur Kluba. 20:00. Entry Izaro Christmas Carols. Mariaren Bihotza Choir 5 JAN. 20:00. 18 € 28 DEC. Kberbi New Jewellery, Avda. Zurriola, 1. Kursaal Center, ground floor 6. 20:00. www.kursaal.eus

SEE MORE EVENTS AT: www.donostiakultura.eus www.fnac.es www.victoriaeugenia.eu www.conventgardensansebastian.com www.kutxakulturartegunea.eus www.sala-kubo-aretoa.eus www.sala-kubo-aretoa.eus www.tabakalera.eu www.santelmomuseoa.eus www.kursaal.eus CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019

MAGIC EXHIBITIONS IV International Festival GOSPEL Donostia vive la Magia KUTXA KULTUR TABAKALERA Mississippi Gospel Choir (Donostia Lives Magic) ARTEGUNEA Smoke Archives 29 DEC. Kursaal 6 JAN. Kursaal Auditorium. Portable history of photography. 2018-2019 Auditorium. 21:00. 33 € 19:00. The best magicians in Lola Garrido collection the world in different magic L’Intrus Guided tours: 23, 30 December and 26 OCT > FEB 3 Chicago Mass Choir: specialities. 32/40 € 6 January. 18:30 (Basque) / 19:30 Connecting Souls (Spanish). Free. Must register. Landa Lan. A documentation 11 DEC. Victoria Eugenia. ACROBATICS www.kutxakulturartegunea.eus of Darcy Lange 20:00. 24 € Black Blues Brothers, DEC 1 > MAR 10 Circo e Dintorni KUBO-KUTXA Rehogar. Open design and 15 DEC. Victoria Eugenia. The idea in a sign. Sánchez-Ubiría recycling DANCE AND 20:00. 20/15/8 € Collection. Guided tours: 22, 29 DEC 5 > FEB 3 BALLET December and 5 January. 18:30 (Basque). www.tabakalera.eu Nómada, Compañía THEATRE 19:30 (Spanish). Must register. Manuel Liñán “Antes muerta que www.sala-kubo-aretoa.eus FEMINISTALDIA 2018 14 DEC. Victoria Eugenia. convicta”, Beatriz Rico #Okerrak 20:00. 24/18/10 € 7-8 DEC. Principal Theatre. SAN TELMO MUSEUM 13TH FESTIVAL OF FEMINIST 20:00. 18/10 € The Invention of the Body. CULTURE. 10 > 15 DEC “The ” Nudes, anatomy, passions Tabakalera. Conferences, Moscow State Ballet Lo mejor de Yllana 24 NOV > 17 FEB colloquiums, performances, 26 DEC. Kursaal 14>16 DEC. Principal round tables, etc. Auditorium. 20:00. 37/40 € Theatre. 20/12 € The Lion of Arrikrutz 15 NOV > 10 FEB “Swan Lake” Moscow Performance: We are Tour and anatomy of the State Ballet alive - M.A. Laborategia head of Father Laburu 2 JAN. Kursaal Auditorium. 8-9 DEC. San Martin Market. 4 DEC > 24 FEB 20:00. 37/40 € Several sessions. 10 € www.santelmomuseoa.eus CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 +info > www.sansebastianturismo.com Plans for CHILDREN KURSAAL VICTORIA AUDITORIUM EUGENIA Cantajuegos in concert: THEATRE “Yo tengo derecho a jugar Gau Magikoa; Kai, (I Have the Right to Play) - Mai, Koa Musikala Christmas Tour 2018” 26 DEC. 17:00 / 19:30. 15 € 9 DEC. 12:30 / 17:00. 25/35 € PRINCIPAL PIN. Christmas playground THEATRE 22 DEC > 4 JAN (Closed 24, 25 and 1). 5,50/6 € Go!Azen 5.0, Pausoka Entertainment Pirritx, Porrotx eta 23 and 26 DEC. 10/5 € Marimotots: “Musua” 3 JAN. 16:00 / 19:00 Xaguxarroski Kondea, Txirri, Mirri eta Txiribiton 30 DEC. 18:00. 5 €

KUTXA EKOGUNEA Family activities: Winter camps: Get Día de los Inocentes (Hoax Day) Theatre story: ‘Koloretako munstroa’ Olentzero’s out of bed! 28 DEC. 11:00-13:00 / 16:00-18:30. 30 DEC. 12:00. For 2-11 years old. charlatan friends 24 > 28 DEC (shift 1). 31 For children aged 3-11. In Basque. In Basque. 5 €. Must register. 22, 23 DEC. 12:30-13:00 / DEC > 4 JAN (shift 2) / Free with haur parkea ticket. 16:30-17:00. For children 9:30-13:30. For kids born Family activities: Let’s sing aged 3-10. In Basque. between 2008 and 2015 Storytelling: ‘Nola sentitzen zara’ with the Trikitixa Haur parkea ticket + 2 € (including both years). In 29 DEC. 11:30. For 2-11 years old. In Basque. 4 JAN. 16:30. For 3-11 years old. In Basque. Must register. Free with haur parkea ticket. Basque. Free with haur parkea ticket. CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 EUREKA! ZIENTZIA MUSEOA Plans for CHILDREN Technological Christmas Camps and Christmas KUTXA KULTUR KUBO-KUTXA Zientzia Txoko ARTEGUNEA The idea in a sign. Sánchez-Ubiría Collection. 24 > 28 DEC and 31 DEC > 4 Portable history of photography. • Family workshop. For 5-11 years • Special workshop by Naiara JAN. 9:00-13:30. Camps open Lola Garrido collection. old. Children must be accompanied Palacios: 26, 27 DEC and 2-3 JAN. during Christmas holidays Family workshop. 23 and 30 DEC. by an adult. 22, 29 DEC and 5 JAN. 11:30 > 13:00 (2-4 years) and 17:30 > for kids and young ones. 12:00. 3 €. Must register. 12:00 > 13:30. 3 €. Must register. 19:00 (5-10 years). 5 €. Must register. Play centre and dining room service from 8:00-16:00. Dinosaur Workshop Live reproduction of a paleontological dig. 24 DEC > 4 JAN. 6-11 years. Illusions Show 24 DEC > 4 JAN. Optical illusions to learn how our brain works. Live planetarium session: ALBAOLA FAKTORIA The sky in January Clue game 30 DEC. For 8 years and 22 DEC > 5 JAN. Discover the shipyard. older. 12:30 (Basque) / Children must be accompanied by an adult, 13:15 (Spanish). With 5 € (0-6 years old free enter). Factoria ticket to the planetarium. Albaola, Ondartxo ibilbidea, Pasai San Pedro.

KUTXA EKOGUNEA: www.ekogunea.eus • T. 943 55 20 20 • [email protected] KUTXA KULTUR ARTEGUNEA: T. 943 25 19 37 • [email protected] KUBO KUTXA: T. 943 25 19 39 • [email protected] KUTXA KULTUR: www.kutxakultur.eus EUREKA! ZIENTZIA MUSEOA: www.eurekamuseoa.es • T. 943 01 24 78 ALBAOLA FAKTORIA: www.albaola.com • T. 943 39 24 26 • [email protected] CHRISTMAS AGENDA I 2018-2019 +info > www.sansebastianturismo.com FOLKLORE Culture Traditions SPORT V Sagardo Apurua - 6 > 9 DEC. III Kia Novocar New Year’s Eve Race Boulevard Askatuak Cup 31 DEC. 16:00. 7.7 km An old farmhouse has been 27, 28 and 29 DEC. Benta route. Start: Avda. de recreated with a press for cider Berri and Pío Baroja Zarautz - Finish: c/ Easo. tasting. Pintxo and cocktail sports complexes. contests, tastings and samplings, www.sansilvestredonostia- romerías, bertsos, country sport, www.askatuak.com rra.com wine-culinary workshops and carpentry exhibition. > 6 DEC. Inauguration and Remonte Couple final opening: From 11:00 to 12:00, the 29 DEC. 16:30. Frontón Galarreta cider arrives by boat on the Urumea Jaialai. 40 € for 25 and up - 20 € River and the casks are transferred between ages 18 and 25. by oxen to the Boulevard. Free for those under 18. www.sagardoa.eus www.oriamendi2010.com

PLANS NEAR Donostia PASAI SAN PEDRO Ocean outing to view the cliffs 29 DEC. 12:00. Mater Museoa. www.matermuseoa.com ORDIZIA Extraordinary ASTIGARRAGA LEZO Christmas Market Decoration of the Traditional agriculture 26 DEC. Exhibition of artisan Sagardoetxea Christmas pine and livestock Market products and animals. A with apples and candles. 6 DEC > 23 DEC. Display and sale charged ambiance, with 7 JAN. Basque Cider Museum. of farm products and trikitilaris and dulzaineros. www.sagardoarenlurraldea.eus animal display.