The festive calendar for Vitoria-Gasteiz's neighborhoods is now set for 2026. As is customary, Abetxuko will mark the beginning of the celebrations with its traditional Bird Descent, coinciding with the May 1st long weekend. From there, the festivities will move from neighborhood to neighborhood until well into autumn, with June being the most intense and central month on the schedule.

Before summer arrives, May will feature two more important events. The festivals in the Coronación neighborhood will run from the 25th to the 31st of the month, and Goikolarra, the city's newest neighborhood, will close out May from the 29th to the 31st.

June will start without pause and with great festive enthusiasm, almost coinciding with the end of the academic year. Arana will open the season from the 1st to the 7th, with Herriko Plaza serving as the usual venue for open-air dances and concerts, and the figure of Txapeldun descending from the sky to call for celebration. That same weekend, Txagorritxu will hold its festivals with Txagorri. The second weekend of the month will be the turn of Adurtza, Ibailakua, and Santa Lucía-Errekatxiki.

The third weekend of June brings one of the most anticipated moments of the year: San Juan night. Arriaga and Judimendi will gather thousands of people around bonfires and music, making this event one of the epicenters of the neighborhoods' festive calendar. To close June, the Casco Viejo, Salburua, and Aranbizkarra, among others, will host events. The Casco Viejo will celebrate a full week of activities under the Zaharraz Harro banner. Aranbizkarra will offer an intergenerational program with the popular Patato Descent as a highlight. And Salburua will once again bring back its inseparable Hankaluze.

July will arrive with San Cristóbal from the 10th to the 12th, aligning the festival with its patron saint's day. Shortly after, Zabalgana will take over from the 9th to the 12th, hosting what will be the last neighborhood festivals before Día del Blusa y La Blanca 2026.

When summer gives way to autumn, the calendar will not stop: September is reserved for the festivals of Zaramaga, Ariznabarra, and Sansomendi; October will be the turn of El Pilar (from the 9th to the 12th); and November will close the year with the festivals of San Martín in a reduced format and Ali. Despite their varying sizes, it is important to remember that all these festivals are an expression of popular organization. In fact, most are managed autonomously, with the support of municipal subsidies and their own resources from txosnas and other funding sources.