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Tue3Nov
FreeSocialVitoria-Gasteiz
19:00–20:30
Fantasy book club: «Babel» by R.F. Kuang, Aldecoa, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house in Vitoria-Gasteiz runs a club called Narrativas de lo fantástico, where moderated sessions take readers beyond the everyday into stories of other worlds. This month's book is «Babel» by R.F. Kuang, set in 1828 at the Royal Institute of Translation in Oxford, where magic that draws on meanings lost in translation gives the British Empire its power. Robin, an orphan from Canton, realises that serving Babel means betraying his homeland. The session starts at seven in the Orisol room, is free, and is led by the HEVENDAY association with researchers in comparative literature of the University of the Basque Country. The club works in Spanish, Basque and English.
«Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Babel" (R.F. Kuang)»
Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
Tue3Nov
FreeCultureVitoria-Gasteiz
19:00–20:50
Free film night Un poeta at Montehermoso, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Centro Cultural Montehermoso
On Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 19:00 the Montehermoso cultural centre on Calle Fray Zacarías Martínez in Vitoria-Gasteiz screens Un poeta, a film in its Zinema Gaur 2026 cycle. Directed by Simón Mesa Soto, the Colombian drama follows Óscar Restrepo, an ageing and erratic man whose obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Meeting Yurlady, a teenager from a humble background, and helping her develop her talent brings some light into his days, though drawing her into the world of poetry may not be the right path. The listing says it won the Jury Prize at Cannes and the Horizontes Award at the San Sebastián festival. The city agenda gives admission as free. A film in a cultural centre, with everyone facing the same direction, is an easy night out alone. The end time is estimated.
«Zinema Gaur 2026: "Un poeta"»
Starts 19:00, ends about 20:50. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
Tue3Nov
FreeMusicVitoria-Gasteiz
20:00–22:30
Irish folk session in the Lagrange tavern, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Lagrange taberna
As part of the Aitzina Folk festival, a group of Gasteiz musicians in love with Irish traditional music brings its monthly session to the Lagrange tavern. Expect whistles, fiddles, bodhráns, guitars and uilleann pipes playing and singing Celtic favourites around the tables. Entry is free, and a pub session is one of the easiest places to arrive alone and leave with new acquaintances.
«Aitzina Folk 2026: Irish Folk Session»
Starts 20:00, ends about 22:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
Thu5Nov
FreeCultureVitoria-Gasteiz
18:30–20:00
Documentary screening, Hegoalde Library, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Biblioteca del Centro Cívico Hegoalde
The library of the Hegoalde civic centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz screens a documentary about two women who travel to a remote valley in Chile. According to the listing, they arrive full of fear: of hard rock, of endless rain, of aching bodies and of hormones that scramble everything. Together, by insisting, the fear slowly loosens. The session is led by Maite Zumarraga and Idoia Rubial, and the film is in Basque with Spanish subtitles. Entry is free until the room is full, so it is best to arrive a little before the start. The screening takes place on Thursday evening from 18:30 to 20:00. A mountain-adventure film in a neighbourhood library is an easy way to spend an evening alone and to chat afterwards with the other people who came.
«Documental: "Las Norbet Guan. Cochamo style"»
Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
Sat14Nov
FreeLearningVitoria-Gasteiz
11:00–12:30
Classics book club on the Nibelungenlied, Aldecoa House, Vitoria
Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
On Saturday 14 November the Ignacio Aldecoa culture house in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds the November session of its classics reading club for 2026-27. The club ranges over literary movements from different periods and countries, with the sessions led by Leire Ibáñez de Gauna and always held on Saturdays at 11:00 in the Cervera room. This month's book is the Nibelungenlied, in a Spanish prose version, which the listing presents as one of the great works of world epic and the only surviving heroic epic from the age of the Staufer dynasty. The poem has thirty-nine cantos in two narrative cores, the story of Siegfried and the revenge of Kriemhild. Participation is free and the working language is Spanish. The listing gives no end time, so we assume the session finishes around 12:30. It is a good slow Saturday morning for readers who like to discuss a classic with others.
«Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): "Cantra de los Nibelungos"»
Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
Tue17Nov
LearningVitoria-Gasteiz
19:00–20:30
Heritage Tuesdays: restoring Valderejo's mural paintings
Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
Part of the Heritage Tuesdays lecture series, this talk looks at nature, art and restoration through the mural paintings of Ribera de Valderejo in Álava. Admission to the hall is open, and a talk series like this is a low-pressure way to meet other history and art lovers.
Wed18Nov
FreeSocialVitoria-Gasteiz
19:00–20:30
Science-fiction book club: Hiromi Kawakami
Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house's science-fiction club discusses Hiromi Kawakami's far-future novel about humanity's last tribes. Entry is free with no prior registration until the room is full, and a moderator keeps the roughly 90-minute conversation open to newcomers.
Wed18Nov
FreeMusicVitoria-Gasteiz
20:00–22:00
Open folk session at Hala Bedi tavern, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Aitzina Folk)
Hala Bedi Taberna
For more than four years a loose circle of folk lovers has met once a month at Hala Bedi Taberna in Vitoria's old town to play and sing their favourite tunes: fiddles, trikitixa accordions, cellos, txirula flutes, guitars, sometimes banjos, whistles and uilleann pipes. The repertoire is rooted in Basque tradition but open to every culture, and anyone who wants to play along is welcome; listeners are too. This month's session is part of the Aitzina Folk festival. Entry is free.
«Aitzina Folk 2026: Hala Bedi folk sessions»
Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
Mon23Nov
FreeLearningVitoria-Gasteiz
19:00–20:30
English Book Club: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
A monthly English-language book club, moderated by John Costello, meets to talk about Hamnet. It is meant for readers with intermediate or advanced English, and a book discussion gives you a ready-made topic to talk about with people you have never met.
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