Press conference
Prentsaurrekoa / Rueda de prensa
Montehermoso
HEVENDAY Activities
Tartalo's program, organised by the HEVENDAY cultural association, unfolds in two moments. Throughout the year, Cultural Pills offer pre-festival talks on the fantastic and the mythical. In November, the Festival Week Program brings together conferences, performances, workshops and screenings across the city.
Feb – Oct 2026
Cultural Pills
on the fantastic, the mythical and the unexplorable
Pre-festival talks on the fantastic, the mythical and the unexplorable, with university professors and researchers, accompanied by live music.
Thursdays · 19:00
Casa de la Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
All sessions are free entry until capacity is reached
Coming up
08 OCT · 19:00
Session 6
History Through Myth
Popular science talks with university professors and researchers. With Dr. Mª Carmen Encinas and pre-doctoral researcher Adrián Arana Armesto. With live music by Ane Belén Ruíz Lejarcegui.
11 JUN · 19:00
Watch videoSession 5
Yo, Mediúm. Sensitivity as a Bridge
Book signing for Aldo Linares' latest work. A key figure in parapsychology in Spain, his professional profile combines music and cultural journalism with field research, offering a unique perspective where culture, mystery and sensitivity meet. Moderated by Dr. Raúl Montero Gilete, with live music by Buga 'n' bila.
14 MAY · 19:00
Watch videoSession 4
Travelling in Time, or to the Centre of the Earth. Some Pioneers of Science Fiction.
With Dr. Jonatan Pérez Mostazo and researcher Ane Belén Ruíz Lejarcegui.
16 APR · 19:00
Watch videoSession 3
Dracula and His Legacy: The Evolution of the Vampire Myth in Literature and Cinema
With Dr. Olga Fernández Vicente and researcher Alba Jimeno Ruíz de Larrinaga. With live music by Ane Belén Ruíz (cellist).
26 MAR · 19:00
Watch videoSession 2
"A House, a Prison". Gothic Reimaginings in Contemporary Latin Literature
With Dr. Naiara Berganzo Besga and researcher Tamara Rojo Castro. With live music by Ane Belén Ruíz (cellist).
12 FEB · 19:00
Watch videoSession 1
"The Fantastic, the Mythical and the Unexplorable" (Part I)
With Dr. Alejandro Martínez and pre-doctoral researcher Alicia Martínez Martín. With live music.
Cultural Pills Dates 2027
14/0111/0218/0308/0413/0510/0609/0914/10
Oct 2026 – Jun 2027
Narratives of the Fantastic
Book Club
Tartalo's book club at Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa: one book a month around the fantastic, with sessions in Spanish, Basque or English.
First Tuesday of each month · 19:00
Casa de la Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa
All sessions are free entry until capacity is reached
Coming up
06 OCT · 19:00
In Spanish
Meridiano de sangre
Cormac McCarthy · 1985
Moderated by: Adrián Arana Armesto
03 NOV · 19:00
In English
Babel
R. F. Kuang · 2022
Moderated by: Patricia García Santos
01 DEC · 19:00
In Basque
Ilargiaren alaba
Toti Martínez de Lezea · 2013
Moderated by: Naiara Berganzo Besga
12 JAN · 19:00
In Spanish
Los chicos del cementerio
Aiden Thomas · 2020
Moderated by: Tamara Rojo Castro
02 FEB · 19:00
In English
The Only Good Indians
Stephen Graham Jones · 2020
Moderated by: Alba Jimeno Ruiz de Larrinaga
02 MAR · 19:00
In Spanish
El núcleo del Sol
Johanna Sinisalo · 2013
Moderated by: Alicia Martínez Martín
06 APR · 19:00
In Basque
Bisita
Mikel Pagadi Amiano · 2024
Moderated by: Ane Belen Ruiz Lejarcegui
04 MAY · 19:00
In English
Fox 8
George Saunders · 2013
Moderated by: Irati Jiménez Pérez
01 JUN · 19:00
In Basque
Obabakoak
Bernardo Atxaga · 1988
Moderated by: Paula Vaquero Fernández
26 Oct – 21 Nov 2026
Week of the Fantastic
Tartalo. IV International Week of the Fantastic in the Arts
Tartalo festival week in Vitoria-Gasteiz: conferences, concerts, workshops, artist meetings, screenings and much more.
Friday
30 October 2026
Tolkien's Magic
Opening of Anke Einssman's exhibition
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
Saturday
14 November 2026
Sherk
Hot chocolate and parade
John's School-Centro Vitoria-Gasteiz
Tuesday
17 November 2026
Tartalo. X International Conference on Myth in the Arts
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
Opening
With J.J. Benítez, J. Casey, D. Higgings, P.J. Matthews, Uruñuela Conservatory and Jesús Guridi Conservatory
Artium
Witches and witchcraft
With Toti Mtz. de Lezea, Gorka Hermosa and Edurne Zabalo
Artium
Wednesday
18 November 2026
Tartalo. X International Conference on Myth in the Arts
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
The Mystery of the Holy Shroud
With J.J. Benítez
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Silent film, live music and Félix Linares
Cines Florida
Thursday
19 November 2026
Tartalo. X International Conference on Myth in the Arts
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
Round Table on Myth, the Fantastic, and the Arts: Crossing Boundaries
With J. Juaristi, R. Buxton, M. Aguirre, J. Casey, D. Higgings and P.J. Matthews
Micaela Portilla (EHU)
Selection from Donostia's Fantastic and Horror Film Week
Jimmy Jazz
Friday
20 November 2026
Tartalo. X International Conference on Myth in the Arts
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
Artists' gathering
With B. Atxaga, Igor Yebra, Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, Janina Ramirez and Anke Einssman
Facultad de Letras (EHU)
Mystery and legends routes
With Enrique Echazarra, Aldo Linares and Laura Serrano
Cementerio de Santa Isabel
Saturday
21 November 2026
Podcasting
With La Cueva de Tartalo
Buesa Arena
Closing and awards ceremony
La M.O.D.A. & SILOÉ · Guest artist: Nacho Pistacho
Buesa Arena