Book Fair and Music Sale
5th to 21st September 2008
Books and old albums including discontinued material and collectors’ items as well as just plain bargains. The fair is a fantastic place to pick up hard to find books and albums.
Location: Plaza de Gipuzkoa
More information: 
Cámara del Libro.
Phone number: 94 476 43 13

Theatre: “Una Pareja de Miedo”
5th, 7th, 12th and 14th September 2008
Josema Yuste and Florentino Fernández make their theatre debut in this comedy, based on the work by American actor and dramaturge Charles Ludham.
Teatro Victoria Eugenia
c/ República Argentina, 2. 2003, Donostia-San Sebastian

Horseracing
06/09/2008
This is the last race of the season, until next year.
Venue: San Sebastian Hippodrome
Arrapide Pasealekua, 11 –
Zubieta
20160, San Sebastian

Euskal Jaiak – Basque Festivities
6th to 14th September 2008
“El Día de la Sidra” (The Day of Cider) kicks off days of celebrations which will draw on Basque folklore to create exhibitions and sporting events that showcase the richness of Basque culture.
Location: The old part of town in San Sebastian

Rowboat Regatta
7th to 14th September 2008
Before the regattas take place on the first two Sundays of September, the classification round will be held on Thursday the 4th to decide which rowboats will compete for the prestigious La Concha flag.
Bay of La Concha
San Sebastian

Theatre: “Montaña Rusa”
8th to 14th September 2008
César is a mature, physically attractive and interesting man. He is a successful businessman with a stable and happy family life. He seems to have everything and believes that the pieces of his life have fallen together perfectly. It is impossible for him to imagine that one winter evening he will experience one of the most surprising things a man can go through.
Teatro Principal
C/ Mayor, 1
20003 -San Sebastian
943 481 970

Concert: Mod Time + Ricky Gil + Miqui Puig DJ + Cooper DJ
13/09/2008
Tickets: 9 euros.
Time: 11 p.m.
Centro Kultural Egia
Baztan kalea, 21
20012 Donostia

Concert: Donostia Elektronikoa
13/09/2008
Presentation and naming of the competition’s winners.
From 7 to 10 p.m.
Gazteleku Kontadores
C/San Pedro Ibilbidea 13, ground floor
20017, San Sebastian

Crossing of La Concha Bay
13/09/2008
The waters of the La Concha Bay are the setting for a popular event that has more participants each year.
Bay of La Concha
San Sebastian
More information:
Federación Guipuzcoana de Natación
Phone number: 943 469 536

56th International Film Festival
18th to 27th September
Film and glamour are key ingredients in San Sebastian’s yearly programme. For ten days the city’s cinemas will show the latest international productions and classic films and will offer special editions and passes to festival-goers. The festival will finish off with a much-anticipated award ceremony.
Location: Centro Kursaal, Cines Príncipe and Antiguo Berri, Teatro Victoria Eugenia, Teatro Principal and Velódromo
More information:
Festival de Cine de San Sebastián
Phone number: 943 481 212
www.sansebastianfestival.com

MONTHLY EVENTS: October

Cattle Contest
04/10/2008
Organized by the Gipuzkoa Foral Deputation, the 39th PROVINCIAL CATTLE CONTEST will be celebrated. This fair is supported by the Tolosa Town Council.
Tolosa Fair Grounds
San Esteban Auzoa 021
Tolosa
Donostia

Exhibition: It isn’t Neutral
Until 05/10/2008
A great collective exhibition of Latin American artists will take up a large portion of Tabakalera’s show space during next summer. The exhibition It isn’t Neutral will be composed of a selection of pieces from the prestigious Daros-Latinamerica collection, the most important Latin American contemporary art project in Europe.
Paseo Duque de Mandas, 52 (Egia Auzoa), 20012
Donostia
Tel: 943 011 311

Concert: Miguel Bosé
11/10/2008
The artist’s fans are right on time as singer Miguel Bosé continues with his extensive Papitour, stopping over at the Anoeta Cycle Track.
Time: 9:30pm
Velódromo de Anoeta
Anoeta, 1
Tel: 943 48 18 65

Euskal Herria’s Native Races
12/10/2008
New edition of the exhibition of animal races native to the Basque Country.
Free of charge
Ormaiztegi
Donostia

Three Beaches Cross
12/10/2008
The race, as its name points out, links the city’s three beaches in a completely flat ten-kilometre run.
More information:
Ondarreta Royal Tennis Club (start and finish)
Guipuzcoana Athletic Federation
Tel: 943 451 757

12th Classic Popular Pedestrian
19/10/2008
Athletic trial that precedes the two big appointments in Donostia, the Behobia-San Sebastián and the Marathon, covering 15 kilometres around the centre of town.
More information:
Guipuzcoana Athletic Federation
Tel: 943 451 757

Gastronomy Fair
19/10/2008
Organized by the OMIC with the collaboration of Zaraia Mendi Taldea de Aretxabaleta, the 14th HOMEMADE PATXARÁN CONTEST and the 12th FOLKLORIC-GASTRONOMIC FESTIVAL will be carried out.
Aretxabaleta
San Sebastián

Concert: Amaral
21 and 22 October
Concert by the duet from Zaragoza, promoting their new record Black Cat, Red Dragon.
Kursaal Auditorium
Avda. de Zurriola, 1
Donostia/San Sebastián

19th Fantastic and Horror Film Week
From 31/10/2008
Place: Main Theatre
Premieres, very peculiar parties and unending sessions make this Week one of the most carefree and particular events Donostia has to offer. This year, the festival will dedicate a special cycle to Japanese animation cinema.
Donostia Kultura
Tel: 943 481 157
Main Theatre
C/ Mayor, 1. 20003 Donostia-San Sebastián.
Tel: 943.48.19.70

MONTHLY EVENTS: November

19th Fantastic and Terror Film Week
From 31/10/2008 to 08/11/2008
The Victoria Eugenia Theatre will host during these days, diverse projections from the Official Selection of feature-length films, as well as the Japanese Animation cycle, which will be able to be seen practically in its entirety here. Once again, terror and fantasy will invade the seats of the Victoria Eugenia.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

Bebo and Chucho Valdés
02/11/2008
Belonging to a grand saga of Cuban artists, Bebo and Chucho Valdés have become living jazz legends.
Kursaal Palace
Avenida Zurriola, 1

BBC Symphony Orchestra
03/11/2008
During the last 75 years the BBC Symphony Orchestra has developed a fundamental role as the BBC’s standard-bearing orchestra, making it one of Britain’s main orchestras.
Kursaal Palace
Avenida Zurriola, 1

Cook & Fashion
From 10 to 16/11/2008
Project born from the objective of establishing links between the worlds of haut couture and cooking. In its fifth edition, Cook & Fashion will once again offer interesting activities starring young talent and established professionals from both areas.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

Matthew Herbert
11/11/2008
Matthew Herbert is an unclassifiable artist, the creator of an oeuvre removed from the ordinary. It is not exaggerating to conclude that a great part of the present and future of electronic music passes through his hands.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

Diego El Cigala
16/11/2008
Ramón Jiménez Salazar, Diego El Cigala, has been classified as the continuation as the unforgettable Camarón. This simple gypsy from Madrid, of imposing image and even better charisma, soon shared the bill with names such as Morente, Mercé and Parrita.
Kursaal Palace
Avenida Zurriola, 1

Marathon
23/11/2008
Emblematic race over the traditional 42.195 kilometres that in its 31st edition hopes to surpass both the records for assistance as for participation.
More information: Guipuzcoana Athletic Federation
Tel: 943 451 757

15th Conference on Antiquity
From 24 to 26/11/2008
The 15th Conference on Antiquity brings a series of talks and conferences to the city, dedicated to reflecting on and promoting the subject.
More information: Koldo Mitxelena Cultural Centre
Tel: 943 112 893

The best in cooking
Date: from Monday 24 to Thursday 27
Four days in which San Sebastián gathers witnesses and becomes the capital of European cooking.
DV Multimedia.
Tel: 943 410 857

2008 Astronomy courses
Until 25/11/2008
In these courses by Kutxaespacio, the intention is to give an idea about the basic concepts in astronomy. For this, aside from the Power Point presentations, we will use the telescope when the sky is clear enough and the planetarium in order to back up certain concepts on the sky’s movements.
At the Science Kutxaespacio – Miramón.
Science Kutxaespacio
Paseo Mikeletegi 43-45
Donostia San Sebastián

Autumn Sonata
29 and 30/11/2008
When is the love that devours born, which is repressed and not let out, which is not requited, which turns into a hatred we are unable to recognize? Autumn Sonata is structured as a struggle, a physical encounter between two separated souls. In this meeting, what is said and what is heard is hardly ever the same. There are insurmountable differences in their experiences as in their memories, even in those that were shared.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

MONTHLY EVENTS: December

Pintxos workshop
From 01/12/2008 to 31/12/2008
Become a chef for a day learning to make pintxos and enjoying this very San Sebastián delicacy. The best way to get to know San Sebastián is pintxos.sanse, a workshop where you will be able to get to know, first hand, the preparation of the pintxo, from the acquisition of the raw materials up to their final presentation.
Centre for tourist reservations – Tel: 902443442
reservas@sansebastianreservas.com
Price: 115 euros per person

Luis Eduardo Aute
4, 5 and 6/12/2008
Concert by the brilliant artist.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

The Trickster of Seville
12 and 13/12/2008
Don Juan is not interested in love, he is not interested in women or sexuality, but of proving to himself he is capable of winning. Don Juan is an exponent of the impunity and corruption in a monarchical Spain. Don Juan is power. He is the eagerness for domination, the sublimation of the ego: nothing and no one above him. With Fran Perea and Lluvia Rojo.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

Las Inalámbricas (The Wireless Ones)
30/12/2008
Children’s show. Las Inalámabricas are intent on celebrating their first concert.
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
República Argentina, nº2.
Donostia-San Sebastián
Tel: 943 481160

Cinema: Animatoon
From 12 to 14/12/2008
Animated film also has its place in the city’s cinematographic panorama. During these days the last and most stunning shorts and features can be seen from the world of animation.
Main Theatre
C/ Mayor / Nagusia Kalea 1
20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
943 481 970

10th Gospel Concert
From 12 to 14/12/2008
The greatest referents of Afro-American religious music are back in town for this festival, already a prelude to Christmas time.
Kursaal Auditorium
Avda. de Zurriola, 1 - 20002 Donostia/San Sebastián

Arts and Crafts Fair
From 17/12/2008 to 5/12/2008
For yet another year, the craftsmen have the chance of presenting all of their products to the public at a fair in which materials like wood, skin or cloth beg for attention.
Urdaneta Street - Reyes Católicos Street
More information:
Colectivo Lur.
Tel: 649 774 679

Santo Tomás Fair
21/12/2008
The centric Constitución Square and Gipuzkoa Square will be the main stages of this popular feast that dates from the middle of the 19th century.
Place: Old Quarter, Centro and Gros
Donostia Kultura.
Tel: 943 481 168 | www.donostiakultura.com

Children’s Christmas Park
From 22/12/2008 to 04/12/2008
Loads of fun for the younger ones during their Christmas holidays. Games, trampolines, video games, inflatables and live performances, everything so that kids can have massive fun.
Kursaal Auditorium
Avda. de Zurriola, 1 - 20002 Donostia/San Sebastián

Olentzero
24/12/2008
The popular charcoal-burner Olentzero will wander the main streets of San Sebastián to greet the youngest crowd from Donostia, before passing by their houses to leave his gifts, as he does each year.
Donostia Kultura.
Tel: 943 481 168

International Christmas Swimming Tournament
29/12/2008
Traditional Christmas appointment that gathers a distinguished and international group of competitors at the Donostia pool.
Place: Paco Yoldi Pools (Anoeta)
Guipuzcoana Swimming Federation
Tel: 943 469 536 | www.igeri.net/eguberri

San Silvestre Race
31/12/2008
Place: Antiguo (start) / Easo Square (finish)
The San Silvestre in Donostia proposes a 7800-metre course throughout the city’s more centric neighbourhoods.
More information:
Guipuzcoana Athletics Federation
Tel: 943 451 757