From morning till night, trikitixa melodies dominated the San Martín neighborhood, where participants divided into groups for street parades. At midday, after a family photo, they shared a meal and continued to play accordions and panders until late, reaffirming Azkoitia as the cradle of trikitilari musicians.

This year's event highlighted Iñaki Garmendia Laja (Azkoitia, 1944-2019). A double album, titled 'Ordu txikitako saioak', has been released, featuring his musical endeavors recorded in the 1970s, with the encouragement of his partner Landakanda. With the support of his family, Elkar publishing house, and the local council, 40 pieces were selected from over 600 found on the accordionist's tapes.

The new work was presented on Friday afternoon at the Portaleburu exhibition hall, attended by Haritz Garmendia (Trikigiro president), Angel Valdes (Elkar representative), Jose Luis Garmendia (Laja's son), and Ana Azkoitia (mayor). The presentation also included an exhibition on the heritage and transmission of trikitixa, and research on romería sites, with input from Laxaro Azkune.

Jose Luis Garmendia brought his father Laja's accordion and the 'blue box' of tapes to the event, admitting a past tendency to keep the recordings private. The mayor expressed gratitude for Laja's contribution and thanked the Trikiti association, Elkar, and especially the Laja family for sharing this treasure.

Angel Valdes emphasized Laja's goal was to keep people dancing, a sentiment evident in his intimate recordings. The album, with its 40 tracks, aims to recreate the romería atmosphere Laja enjoyed. Haritz Garmendia recalled Laja as a 'people's musician' and noted that Trikiti Eguna once again succeeded in getting the town dancing.

Additionally, the exhibition 'Urola Erdiko erromeriak' was opened at Portaleburu, available for viewing only this weekend. It showcases research by Laxaro Azkune, Haritz Garmendia, and Ibon Errazu, documenting romería sites in the valley with 93 illustrated locations and old photographs.