Semana Grande – Great Week San Sebastian

14 – 21 August 2021

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Basic Information

When: 14 – 21 August 2021

Where: San Sebastian, Spain

Map: San Sebastian on Google Maps

Official website: sansebastianturismo.com

Hotels: Hotels in San Sebastian

great week - Grande Semana San Sebastian
Photo; San Sebastian Tourism & Convention Bureau

About The Great Week in San Sebastian

A festival for all tastes. During the week that marks the Virgin’s Day (Aug. 15).

This Basque city in northern Spain makes a big celebratory fuss that includes an International Fireworks Competition.

There are sports events, including horse races, a beach volleyball tournament and “here-kirolak” exhibitions (Basque rural sports).

The Festival

On the first day, a cannon is fired at 19h at the Alderdi Eder gardens in the harbour, signalling the festivities, which includes musical entertainers and daily mini parades of bands and giant puppets.

Children can also avail themselves of workshops, games and a disco.

All week, international competitors showcase their firework displays along the waters.

An awards ceremony takes place on the last day, and it all ends with a fabulous, vivid musical firework display.

San Sebastian Spain

San Sebastian

This pleasant resort town in Spain’s Basque Country is known for its lovely bay promenade and the two beaches: Playa de la Concha and Playa de Ondarreta.

There are some highly-venerated, world-class innovative restaurants, upscale shops and a dynamic bar scene.

Be sure to taste some of the bite-sized local specialities called pintxos in the Parte Vieja (Old Part).

Notable sites include the 1871 Bretxa Market, where you can uncover various products and fresh ingredients, Mota Castle on Mount Urgull and the aquarium that’s part of the Natural Science Museum.