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Arenal and Old Town · 22–30 August

Txosnas at Aste Nagusia 2026: what they are, where they stand and how to get there

The City Council has authorised 37 txosnas from 22 to 30 August. They open on Saturday the 22nd at 20:00 with Marijaia behind the Arriaga theatre, and they concentrate much of the music, the bars and the night life of Bilbao's Semana Grande in the Arenal.

Txosnas37 authorised
Dates22–30 August
OpeningSat 22 · 20:00 · behind the Arriaga
AssemblyFrom 11 August

What a txosna is

A txosna is the festival stand of a konpartsa: bar, kitchen, music and its own programme, raised every August by grassroots collectives. They are not commercial bars; the takings sustain each konpartsa's activity through the year and the festival itself.

The konpartsak have organised Aste Nagusia together with the City Council since the festival was recovered in 1978, and the txosna enclosure is their natural ground: concerts, DJs, popular meals and the small-hours atmosphere.

Where they are

The enclosure concentrates in the Arenal (Areatza) and its immediate surroundings, between the riverside promenade and the back of the Arriaga theatre, a step away from the Old Town. The exact spot of each txosna is published by Bilboko Konpartsak on its official map; as soon as the 2026 version is out you will find it here.

  • The Areatza esplanade is the heart of the enclosure: bandstand, txosnas and activity from morning to night. Directions to the area
  • Behind the theatre the enclosure opens on Saturday 22 at 20:00, with Marijaia freshly presented. Get directions

How to get there — and back

  • Metro: Casco Viejo and Abando are a few minutes' walk from the Arenal, and the municipal programme confirms 24-hour service from the 22nd to the 30th.
  • Tram: the Arriaga stop leaves you next to the enclosure; the tram axis connects with Abandoibarra and San Mamés.
  • On foot: from Plaza Circular it is about ten minutes across the Arenal bridge.

Night metro during Aste Nagusia · Transport guide · Aste Nagusia map with the 16 official points

The txosna-by-txosna map arrives on 12 August

Bilboko Konpartsak publishes the 2026 version of its app — with the enclosure map and the programme — on 12 August. As soon as it is available we will add the location of every txosna with its konpartsa here.

The konpartsak, one by one

Bilboko Konpartsak lists 27 federated konpartsak today. Each one has its own history, crew and personality, and many programme concerts and activities at their txosna:

  • Aixe Berri
  • Algara
  • Altxaporrue
  • Askapeña
  • Bizizaleak
  • Eguzkizaleak
  • Hau Pittu Hau
  • Hontzak
  • Hor Dago!
  • Kaixo
  • Kaskagorri
  • Kranba!
  • Mekauen
  • Moskotarrak
  • Pa…Ya!
  • Pinpilinpauxa
  • Piztiak
  • Satorrak
  • Sinkuartel
  • Tintigorri
  • Trikimailu
  • Txinbotarrak
  • Txinparta Feminista
  • Txomin Barullo
  • Txori Barrote
  • Uribarri
  • Zaratas

Cooking contest: each day has its dish

In the Arenal, the cooking contest sets the midday rhythm: sign-up at 10:30, dishes handed in from 13:15 to 14:00 and prizes at 15:00 at the bandstand. Every day has its dish:

  • 24 August: Pisto (ratatouille)
  • 25 August: Potato omelette
  • 26 August: Squid in its ink
  • 27 August: Sukalki (beef stew)
  • 28 August: Salt cod al pil-pil
  • 29 August: Marmitako (tuna pot)
  • 30 August: Stewed oxtail