DONOSTIA/ SAN SEBASTIAN 2016 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE

San Sebastian will kick off the European Capital of Culture year with an ample programme of activities that will start on January 20th (coinciding with San Sebastian Day), and end on the 24th of that same month.

The tamborrada will start off with a special Flag-raising, with the participation of the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir. Along with the local flag, the European flag, Wroclaw’s flag and the one bearing the symbol of DSS2016EU will be raised. This year the tamborrada includes the special linking of the seven areas or districts of the city and each corresponding company will be given a special drum that will be taken to each district for the whole day as a witness of such as special event. Rounding off the Flag-raising event will be the Kresala dance company, in the Constitution square, which will adorned for the occasion with white and blue drapery around the balconies.
Right after, the tamborrada will start its usual route that will also reflect the spirit of union and fraternity of 2016 because throughout the 24 hours that the tamborrada lasts, all the companies will interpret the Iriyarena piece in unison every three hours. Finally, the tamborrada will come to its inevitable end with the lowering of the flag and the return of the commemorative drums distributed throughout the city, with a final event full of surprise guests and with the participation of the Easo Choir.