Euskadi-Basque Country International Cheese Festival, San Sebastián

The Kursaal venue of the capital Donosti hosts the International Cheese Awards Festival, its most important gastronomic event of the year, from 16th to 18th November.

It is an unpublished initiative, led by the Association of pastors Artzai Gazta, and which brings together different synergies that have made the celebration of such a festival, such as the Denomination of Origin Idiazabal, the Basque Government and the Government of Spain , The Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, the Basque Culinary Center and the Foundation Donostia / San Sebastián 2016.

For the first time, artisan producers have a project to continue developing and doing business

The World Cheese Awards will be present at the festival, awarding the prize for the best cheese in the world of the most important championship in its modality.

Euskadi-Basque Country International Cheese Festival has spaces for doing business between different producers and buyers. It has the participation of producers with Denomination of Origin cheeses from Spain, internationally recognized chefs, as well as artisans, universities and companies of the cheese and gastronomy industry.

This is a festival open to citizen participation, through activities such as workshops and cheese tastings