Bilbao City Council Opens Registration for 'Gabonak' Christmas Leisure and Sports Programs

A total of 2,874 places are available for educational leisure and sports activities for children and young people during the Christmas holidays.

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The Bilbao City Council has opened registration for its "Gabonak" Christmas educational leisure and sports programs, offering a total of 2,874 places.

The GABONGUNE program (for children aged 3-8) and GABONKIDE (for those aged 9-11) will offer 2,196 places. Interested families can apply from Friday, October 23rd, to Tuesday, November 3rd, via the municipal website www.bilbao.eus or by calling 944 010 010 (010).
Both programs will run in four two-day sessions between December 23rd and January 5th, with the option to register for one or two sessions. Activities will be recreational and educational, aligned with Bilbao's Charter of Values and the Sustainable Development Goals, and will take place in various Municipal District Centers and youth spaces.
In the Otxarkoaga and Zorrotza neighborhoods, GABONGUNE and GABONKIDE programs will be managed through local collaborating entities. The price per session is €6.80, with reduced rates for large families, single-parent families, and recipients of the Guaranteed Income or Minimum Living Income.
The 1,884 places directly managed by the City Council will be allocated by lottery on November 5th. Results will be available from November 6th on www.bilbao.eus or by calling 944 010 010 (010). Registration finalization will take place from November 6th to 11th.
GABONETAN KIROLA will take place from December 23rd to January 5th at the municipal sports centers of Txurdinaga, Deusto, and San Inazio. There are 630 places for those born between 2013 and 2020, and 18 places for minors with functional diversity born between 2010 and 2020. Registration, which can be done weekly, opens on November 9th for Bilbao Kirolak members and non-members via www.bilbaokirolak.eus or at the sports centers.
The HALA BIRALA! campus, focusing on digital culture in Basque for those born in 2015 and 2016, will be held on December 28th, 29th, and 30th at Euskararen Etxea. There are 30 places available, allocated by lottery.
Based on information from the official source: Ayuntamiento de Bilbao (23/10/2026)