Jazz Festival of Vitoria-Gasteiz

The cultural activity of Álava throughout the year is dense and varied...An important number of international festivals ensure this.

In Vitoria-Gasteiz, spring leads, in May, to the “Month of Dance” and to the “International Cinema Festival of Vitoria-Gasteiz. New Producers "; in June, in addition to the "Display of Artists in the Street" the “Business Video Festival” and the “Music Video” Festival are also held. A highlight, owing to its international character, is the “Jazz Festival” held in July; the "Folklore Festival”, the “Audiovisual

Festival”, and the “International Games Festival” also take place in the same month.

Later in the summer, between July and August, the “Organ Music Festival” is held, with sessions distributed around several churches in the province, as happens with the “Choral Week” in September.

The “Festival of Old Music” and the “Theatre Festival” run from September to December, and also held in December, are the “Shorts Festival” and the “Christmas Music Cycle”.

In Araia, the “International Festival of Comic Theatre” is worthy of note. It is held in August.