Book clubs & reading nights · Vitoria-Gasteiz
58 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Vitoria-Gasteiz at 8 venues — all easy to walk into on your own.
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Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa (50) · Círculo Vitoriano (2) · Biblioteca del centro civico Aldabe (1) · Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa – Sala Orisol (1) · Centro Cultural Izaskun Arrue - Gasteiz Antzokia (1) · Cines Florida (1) · Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi (1) · Sala Jimmy Jazz (1)
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.
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.
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.
On Tuesday 24 November 2026 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a session of its reading club on American literatures, 2026-2027, discussing Amarilla, the Spanish edition of Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. The listing says the house offers a wide range of reading clubs led by experts who encourage and moderate the sessions, where people share experiences and impressions of the books. This club explores another history of the United States and the stories of other Americans, through works by authors from groups considered minorities for their ethnocultural characteristics, such as Native American, Chicano, African American or Asian American writers. The club is led by Amaia Ibarraran and meets at seven in the evening in the Amaritu room. The language is Spanish and entry is free. A book club is an easy night to join alone, because everyone arrives with the same book. The end time is estimated. «Club de lectura de literaturas estadounidenses (2026-2027): "Amarilla" (R.F. Kuang)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of Martes de Patrimonio 2026, titled Las comunidades como portadoras activas en la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial. The listing explains that the Restoration Service of the Department of Culture and Sport of the Provincial Council of Álava organises the fourth edition of this lecture cycle, which looks at the study, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. Over six Tuesdays, professionals and specialists from different disciplines share their knowledge about pieces, works and heritage traditions of Álava. Sessions take place at 19:00 in the lecture hall of the Casa de Cultura, with open entry. The listing does not give a price. The talk is expected to last about an hour and a half, ending around 20:30, which is an estimate. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone is there to listen and learn. «Las sesiones tendrán lugar a las 19:00 horas en el salón de actos de la Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, con entrada abierta.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the sessions start at 19:00 in the lecture hall with open entry but gives no price figure.
On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a session of its romantic literature book club for 2026-2027, led by Marta Lobo. The book for this meeting is Nunca olvides que te quiero by Nicholas Sparks, described in the listing as a moving romantic thriller about the supernatural mysteries of existence and human connection, asking whether love can go beyond the limits of life and death. The listing explains that the club exists to enjoy romantic fiction and to discover authors who have won over the literary scene, and that the genre goes beyond stereotypes. Sessions take place in the Cervera room and are held in Spanish. The price is free, and the listing does not mention booking. Because the group meets around one shared book, a reading club is easy to join alone, and the conversation gives everyone a ready topic from the first minute. «En este club se leerá literatura romántica, a devorarla, disfrutarla y a descubrir autoras que han conquistado la escena literaria» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free, the language as Spanish and the session room as Sala Cervera.
On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 19:30 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of the Gasteizko Irakurle Kluba, the Vitoria-Gasteiz reading club, for the 2026-2027 season. This session is listed under the title Kantu leuna, with the name Leila Sulmani. The page says the aim of the club is the pleasure of reading: people read books and talk about them, not looking for scholarly analysis of literary works but for a shared exchange of readers' direct experience. Iban Zalduak coordinates the activity and draws up the yearly list of books. The club meets once a month around books written in Basque or translated into Basque, and writers or translators sometimes attend the sessions. The event is in Basque. The listing does not give a price, and no end time is listed, so the end shown is an estimate. A reading club is simple to join alone, since talking about the same book is a ready-made way to meet people. «Ez dira literatur lanen azterketa jakintsuak bilatzen, irakurleen esperientzia zuzena elkarrekin konpartitzea baizik.» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing describes the reading club session and gives no price or end time.
On Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a poetry meeting titled Son nueve los pájaros, presented by Tere Irtastortza. It belongs to the 2026-2027 cycle Cita con la poesía, coordinated by the poet Ángela Serna, which offers eight poetic meetings between October and May. According to the listing, the meetings are held on Fridays at 19:00 in the Salón de Actos and are conducted in Spanish. Other guests in the cycle include Corina Oproae, Gerardo Markuleta, Esperanza Ortega and Laura Giordani, each with a different title. Entry is free until the capacity of the hall is reached, so arriving early is sensible. No end time is given, and an hour and a half is a reasonable estimate, so it would finish at about 20:30. A poetry reading is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there to listen. «La entrada es libre hasta completar el aforo.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry until capacity is reached and says the poetry meetings take place on Fridays at 19:00 in the Salón de Actos.
On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a session of Narrativas de lo fantástico, its fantasy reading club for 2026-2027. The book is Ilargiaren alaba by Toti Martínez de Lezea, in which, according to the listing, Madalen is sure that some women were arrested for witchcraft, something she thought impossible in her village. The club is run by the HEVENDAY association together with a team of comparative literature researchers from the University of the Basque Country, and the listing calls it a space to share readings, discover new worlds and talk about unforgettable characters and adventures. Sessions take place in the Orisol room, and the languages listed are Spanish, Basque and English. This session is listed as Basque. The price is free, and the listing does not mention booking. A shared book gives a club like this an easy opening for anyone who comes alone. «Un espacio para compartir lecturas, descubrir nuevos mundos y conversar sobre personajes y aventuras inolvidables.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free, the language as Basque and the session room as Sala Orisol.
On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a talk titled Un pedazo de cielo cristalizado, part of Martes de Patrimonio 2026. The listing explains that the Restoration Service of the Department of Culture and Sport of the Provincial Council of Álava organises the fourth edition of this lecture cycle, which looks at the study, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. Under the motto A look at its study and conservation, six Tuesdays bring together professionals and specialists from different disciplines who share their knowledge and experience about pieces, works and heritage of Álava. The sessions take place at 19:00 in the assembly hall of the cultural centre, with open entry. The listing does not give a price. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and ask questions about the same subject. «Las sesiones tendrán lugar a las 19:00 horas en el salón de actos de la Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, con entrada abierta.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says the sessions are at 19:00 in the assembly hall with open entry and states no price figure.
On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of its comic and graphic novel club for 2026-2027, dedicated to Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. The listing describes the club as a reading group held in Basque, where comics of all genres are read, and as a space to share readings and discover authors. The session is led by Igor Leturia and takes place in the Amaritu room. Persepolis is described as the story of the Iranian Islamic revolution seen through the eyes of a girl who watches in astonishment as her country and family change, while she has to learn to wear the veil. Entry is listed as free, and the listing gives no end time, so about ninety minutes is assumed. A reading club like this is easy to join alone, since the book gives everyone a shared topic to talk about. «Club de lectura en euskera en el que se leerán cómics de todos los géneros y para todas las edades.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free, in Basque, in the Amaritu room at 19:00.
On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, holds a session of its crime fiction reading club for 2026-2027. The book for this date is La taberna de Silos by Lorenzo G. Acebedo. The listing explains that the house offers a wide range of reading clubs, with experts who animate and moderate sessions where experiences and impressions of the books are shared. This club invites participants into investigations, crimes and the psychology of all kinds of characters, and offers a chance to find out why the genre has had a literary boom in recent years. The sessions are animated by Marta Extramiana, run in Spanish in the Cervera room, and admission is free. No end time is given. A reading club session like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the conversation centres on a shared book. «Club de lectura que propone a quien participe adentrarse en investigaciones, crímenes, y psique de personajes de todo tipo.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free, with sessions in Spanish at 19:00 in the Cervera room.
On Saturday 12 December 2026 at 11:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a meeting of its classical reading club for 2026-2027, guided by Leire Ibáñez de Gauna. The book under discussion is Utopía by Tomás Moro, which the listing describes as a critique of early modern European society in which an alternative political structure becomes a moral complaint about the society Moro lived in. The club brings together literary movements from different periods and countries, and experts lead the sessions so that readers can share experiences and impressions about the books. Meetings are held in Spanish in the Cervera room on Saturday mornings. The price is free, and the listing does not mention booking. A book club with one shared text is easy to attend alone, because everyone has read the same pages and the discussion starts from them. «Personas expertas se encargan de animar y moderar las sesiones, donde se comparten experiencias e impresiones sobre los libros.» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free, the language as Spanish and the session room as Sala Cervera.
On Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of its reading club on the Lyceum Club and the women writers of the Generation of 27. The listing says the club celebrates the centenaries of the Lyceum Club and the Generation of 27 by reading outstanding women writers whose work has been rediscovered and valued in recent years. The book for this meeting is Memorias habladas, memorias armadas by Concha Méndez, her memoirs gathered by her granddaughter Paloma, which recount the life of a poet who freed herself from the taboos of the world she was born into and created her own in poetry and theatre. Natalia Vara leads the session, which takes place in the Orisol room and is held in Spanish. Entry is free, and no end time is listed, so around an hour and a half is a reasonable guess. A reading club is easy to join alone, since everyone comes to share impressions of the same book. «Este club de lectura celebra los centenarios del Lyceum Club y la generación del 27» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free and names Natalia Vara as the session leader.
The monthly science-fiction book club discusses Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary', about a man who wakes from an induced coma far from Earth with no memory of his mission. It is free. A book club gives everyone a shared topic from the start, which suits people coming alone.
On Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of its romantic literature book club for the 2026-2027 season. The listing says the club reads romantic fiction, inviting people to devour it, enjoy it and discover authors who have won readers with captivating stories, and to see that the genre goes beyond stereotypes. The book for this session is Cumbres Borrascosas, the Spanish title of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, described as a stormy, passionate novel of revenge, hatred and desperate love set on the misty Yorkshire moors. The sessions are moderated by Marta Lobo, take place in the Sala Cervera and are held in Spanish. The record gives the price as free and does not mention a booking requirement. The listing gives no end time, so the session is expected to last about an hour and a half. A book club is easy to attend alone, because the shared book gives everyone something to talk about from the first minute. «En este club se leerá literatura romántica, a devorarla, disfrutarla y a descubrir autoras que han conquistado la escena literaria con sus historias cautivadoras» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as free and the session as 19:00 in the Sala Cervera.
On Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:30 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of the Gasteizko Irakurle Kluba, the city's reading club, on the book Patrizioak eta plebeioak by Kepa Altonaga. The listing says the aim is the pleasure of reading: people read books and talk about them, without scholarly analysis of the works, sharing their direct experience as readers. The activity is coordinated by Iban Zaldua, who also draws up the yearly list of books. The club meets once a month around books written in Basque or translated into it, and sometimes the writer or translator joins the sessions. The page adds that the club turns 25 this year. The session is in Basque and the listing does not give a price. A reading club is easy to attend alone, since everyone comes to talk about the same book. «Ez dira literatur lanen azterketa jakintsuak bilatzen, irakurleen esperientzia zuzena elkarrekin konpartitzea baizik.» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing names the book by Kepa Altonaga and the Basque language but gives no price.
On Friday 18 December 2026 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a poetry meeting titled Leer la vida, with Gerardo Markuleta. It belongs to the 2026-2027 cycle Cita con la poesía, coordinated by the poet Ángela Serna, which has eight poetry meetings from October to May. According to the listing, they take place on Fridays in the assembly hall, and they are held in Spanish. The price is free: entry is open until the hall reaches capacity, so there is no ticket to book, and arriving a little early is sensible. The house is at Paseo de la Florida 9. The evening is planned to last around an hour and a half. A poetry reading is easy to attend alone, as the audience listens together and nobody is expected to talk to anyone in particular. «La entrada es libre hasta completar el aforo. Las citas se desarrollan en castellano.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry until the hall is full, with the meeting held in Spanish.
On Monday 21 December the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, hosts the December session of its English book club. The club offers a new reading each month for people with an intermediate or advanced level of English and is led by John Costello. All sessions take place at 19:00 in the Orisol room. This month the book is Cat o'Nine Tales by Jeffrey Archer, a collection of twelve ingeniously constructed stories with memorable characters and surprise endings, mixing crime, emotion and twists. Many of them were conceived by the author during his time in prison, which gives the collection a strongly prison-themed flavour. The listing, which takes its information from the cultural centre of the provincial council of Álava, gives the price as free and the language as English. The house offers a wide range of reading clubs, moderated by experts who encourage the group to share experiences and impressions. The meeting starts at 19:00 and ends at about 20:30. «English book club (2026-2027): "Cat o’nine tales" (Jeffrey Archer)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Casa de Cultura's contemporary fiction club, led by Concha Murua, meets in the Sala Cervera to discuss Nerea Pallarés's novel Punto de araña. The book follows a woman who arrives in the Galician village of Camariñas. It is free and held in Spanish, and a shared book makes the first conversation easy.
On Monday 11 January 2027 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, meets for the 2026-2027 reading club El Lyceum Club y las escritoras del 27. The Kulturklik listing says the session discusses Doña Jimena Díaz de Vivar, gran señora de todos los deberes by María Teresa León, a biography of great beauty that follows the life of Rodrigo and Jimena Díaz de Vivar from an intimate and deeply human point of view. The club, led by Natalia Vara, meets on the second Monday of the month at 19:00 in the Orisol room, in Spanish. Entry is free. The listing describes the group as a way of rediscovering the women writers of the Generation of 27. A reading club is one of the easiest social events to attend alone, because the book is the conversation. The session starts at 19:00 and ends at about 20:30. «Club de lectura El Lyceum club y las escritoras del 27 (2026-2027): "Doña Jimena Díaz de Vivar, gran señora de todos los deberes" (María Teresa León)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Tuesday 12 January at 19:00 the Ignacio Aldecoa Culture House in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a session of its reading club Narrativas de lo fantástico, devoted to stories that take us beyond the everyday. The club is run with the HEVENDAY association and a team of comparative-literature researchers from the University of the Basque Country, and all sessions take place in the Orisol room. The book for this evening is Los chicos del cementerio by Aiden Thomson, in which Yadriel summons a spirit and then cannot get rid of it. The club later turns to The Only Good Indians and Johanna Sinisalo. Entry is free and the languages are Spanish, Basque and English. The listing gives the start as 19:00 and no end time, so we assume the discussion lasts about an hour and a half, until 20:30. A book club with a clear theme is an easy way to meet readers if you are new in the city. «Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Los chicos del cementerio" (Aiden Thomson)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Casa de Cultura's classics club meets on Saturday morning in the Sala Cervera to discuss Diderot's satirical novel about a young woman forced into a convent. Sessions are free and held in Spanish. Everyone has read the same book, so conversation starts on its own.
The monthly science fiction club discusses Saltonautas by Chinese author Hao Jingfang, in which three young scientists race to make first contact with an alien species heading for the solar system. This season's list runs from Carl Sagan to Connie Willis. Entry is free.
On Tuesday 26 January 2027 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, holds a session of its 2026-2027 reading club on American literatures. The Kulturklik listing says the club explores another history of the United States through works by authors from groups considered minorities, among them Native American, Chicano, African American and Asian American writers. This session discusses James by Percival Everett, in which an enslaved man who has learned to read runs away to avoid being separated from his family and forges a deep friendship with Huck on the journey. The club is led by Amaia Ibarraran, meets at 19:00 in the Amaritu room, is held in Spanish and is free. A reading club is one of the easiest social events to attend alone, because the book is the conversation. The session starts at 19:00 and ends at about 20:30. «Club de lectura de literaturas estadounidenses (2026-2027): "James" (Percival Everett)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Thursday 28 January at 19:00 the Ignacio Aldecoa cultural centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz, on Paseo de la Florida, hosts a session of its romance reading club for the 2026-2027 season. The club is moderated by Marta Lobo and aims to read romantic fiction with enthusiasm and to discover authors who have won readers with captivating stories, showing that romance goes beyond stereotypes. The book for this session is Flawless by Elsie Silver, the first of a saga set in the town of Chestnut Springs. All sessions are held at 19:00 in the Cervera room and in Spanish, and the Kulturklik page lists the club as free. No end time is given, so expect around an hour of lively discussion and a chance to meet fellow readers. «Club de lectura de literatura romántica (2026-2027): "Flawless" (Elsie Silver)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Tuesday 2 February at 19:00 the Ignacio Aldecoa cultural centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz, on Paseo de la Florida, holds a session of its fantasy fiction reading club for the 2026-2027 season. The club is run by a cultural association together with a research team in comparative literature from the Basque public university, and its sessions take place in the Orisol room. This month the book is The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, a novel in which men who once broke the hunting laws of their tribe are now hunted in turn by something that will not let them forget. The announcement says the club meets in Spanish, Basque and English, and Kulturklik lists the session as free and in English. No end time is given, so expect around ninety minutes of conversation. It starts at 19:00 and ends at about 20:30. «Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "The Only Good Indians" (Stephen Graham Jones)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Saturday 13 February 2027 the classics reading club of the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa in Vitoria-Gasteiz, at Paseo de la Florida 9, meets to discuss Indiana by George Sand. The Kulturklik listing summarises the novel: a young woman is forced into a marriage of convenience with the strict, elderly retired colonel Delmare, and her dull life in a rich provincial house is upset when she falls for the charming but frivolous Raymon de Ramière, which puts her honour at risk. The listing adds that the book, which treats adultery and gender inequality, hides a passionate plea to change the unfair marriage laws of its time. The 2026-2027 cycle also lists the classics for March and later months. The session starts at 11:00, is in Spanish and is free. A book club is a good way to meet people when you come alone. «Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): "Indiana" (George Sand)» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa cultural centre's sci-fi club discusses Dan Simmons' «Hyperion», guided by Joseba Gómez, in the Amaritu room. Entry is free until the room is full and no registration is needed, so you can simply turn up. Sessions last about 90 minutes and run in Spanish. «Club de ciencia ficción (2026-2027): "Hyperion" (Dan Simmons)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa cultural house runs a monthly English-language reading circle led by John Costello, for people with intermediate or advanced English. This month's book is Kent Haruf's «Our Souls at Night», a gentle story about two widowed neighbours. Free, in the Orisol room, and a lovely way to meet readers in town. «English book club (2026-2027): "Our souls at night" (Kent Haruf)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Thursday 25 February the Ignacio Aldecoa Cultural Centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a session of its romance literature club, this time discussing The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. The novel follows Linus Baker, a quiet civil servant at a department for magical youth who is sent to inspect a mysterious orphanage. The club is led by Marta Lobo and aims to show readers that romance fiction goes beyond stereotypes. All sessions take place at 19:00 in the Cervera room and are conducted in Spanish. The 2026-2027 list also includes Wuthering Heights and titles by Elsie Silver and Elisabet Benavent. Entry is free. It is a relaxed, chatty evening for readers who like a story with heart. It starts at 19:00 and ends about 20:30. «Club de lectura de literatura romántica (2026-2027): "La casa en el mar más azul" (TJ Klune)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Tuesday 2 March the Ignacio Aldecoa Cultural Centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts the next meeting of its fantasy fiction club, Narrativas de lo fantástico, focused on The Core of the Sun by Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo. The novel imagines a Finland turned into a totalitarian state that bans anything addictive or pleasurable. The 2026-2027 reading list also includes Babel by R.F. Kuang and Fox 8 by George Saunders. Sessions are held at 19:00 in the Orisol room, and the listing names Spanish, Basque and English as languages of the club. Entry is free. This is a good place to meet people who enjoy speculative stories and like arguing about them. The meeting starts at 19:00 and ends about 20:30. «Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "El núcleo del sol" (Johanna Sinisalo)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Thursday 4 March the Ignacio Aldecoa Cultural Centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts its contemporary fiction reading club, discussing El monte de las furias by Fernanda Trías. The novel follows a woman who lives on a mountainside among descending mist and lush foliage, charged with guarding the boundaries and reporting any anomaly. In her notebooks she writes about her slow routine and memories of a childhood shaped by a brutal mother, until a body appears in her garden. The club sits in the Cervera room and works in Spanish. The 2026-2027 list also includes books by Jeremías Gamboa and Ernesto Carrión. Entry is free. It makes for a calm, bookish evening with people who read on the same schedule as you. The meeting starts at 19:00 and ends about 20:30. «Club de lectura contemporánea (2026-2027): "El monte de las furias" (Fernanda Trías)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Monday 15 March 2027 at 19:00 the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, at Paseo de la Florida 9 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, holds a session of its book club on the Lyceum Club and the women writers of the Generation of '27. The listing explains that the culture house offers many book clubs, where experts lead and moderate sessions in which people share their impressions of the books. This one celebrates the centenaries of the Lyceum Club and the Generation of '27 by reading outstanding women writers whose work is being rediscovered and valued in recent years. The March book is Cántico inútil by Ernestina de Champourcin, a poetry collection published in 1936 that, according to the listing, marked the peak of a period of great creation for her. Natalia Vara leads the club in Spanish in the Orisol room, and entry is free. The end time is an estimate. A book club is a natural place to meet people alone. «Club de lectura El Lyceum club y las escritoras del 27 (2026-2027): "Cántico inútil" (Ernestina de Champourcin)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The science fiction club of the Ignacio Aldecoa culture house meets to talk about Anna Starobinets' dystopian story collection «La glándula de Ícaro», guided by moderator Joseba Gómez in Spanish. Entry is free with no registration until the room is full, and sessions last about 90 minutes, a friendly way to meet fellow readers. «Club de ciencia ficción (2026-2027): "La glándula de ícaro" (Anna Starobinets)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Thursday 18 March the Ignacio Aldecoa culture house in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a session of its romantic fiction book club. This month's book is Un cuento perfecto by Elísabet Benavent, the story of a woman who has everything and a man who has nothing, and of a love story caught between success and doubt. The club aims to devour and enjoy romantic novels and to discover authors who have won readers with captivating stories, showing that the genre goes beyond stereotypes. The season also takes in Wuthering Heights, Nicholas Sparks and Elsie Silver. The sessions are led by Marta Lobo, held in Spanish at 19:00 in the Cervera room, and entry is free. The listing gives no end time, so we assume it finishes about 20:30. It is an easy way for a solo visitor to make friends over a novel. «Club de lectura de literatura romántica (2026-2027): «Un cuento perfecto» (Elisabet Benavent)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Saturday 20 March the Ignacio Aldecoa culture house in Vitoria-Gasteiz holds a session of its classics book club. This month the group discusses Las medias rojas y otros cuentos feministas, a collection of ten short stories by Emilia Pardo Bazán, a pioneer in denouncing the situation of women in the nineteenth century. The club spans several literary movements, periods and countries, with the autumn titles starting at Euripides and the spring ones moving on to Muir and Sábato. The sessions are guided by Leire Ibáñez de Gauna, take place on Saturdays at 11:00 in the Cervera room and are held in Spanish. Entry is free. The listing gives no end time, so we assume the conversation finishes about 12:30. It suits a reader who likes sharing impressions of well-known books in company. «Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): «Las medias rojas y otros cuentos feministas» (Emilia Pardo Bazán)» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house runs a monthly book club in English for people with an intermediate or advanced level, led by John Costello, and this session discusses Kate Chopin's classic novel «The Awakening». Entry is free, and talking about a book in English is a friendly way to meet locals and other newcomers in Vitoria. «English book club (2026-2027): "The Awakening" (Kate Chopin)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
This free Spanish-language club, led by Amaia Ibarraran, explores the other side of American literature through Native American, Chicano, African American and Asian American writers. This month the group talks about «Ceremony», the novel about Tayo, a Laguna Pueblo war veteran searching for healing and his place in the land and community. «Club de lectura de literaturas estadounidenses (2026-2027): "Ceremonia" (Leslie Marmon)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house hosts its free Spanish-language contemporary literature club, and this session discusses «Animales luminosos», a novel by the Peruvian writer Jeremías Gamboa. Talking about a book with a small group of readers is a natural way to practise Spanish and meet people in Vitoria-Gasteiz. «Club de lectura contemporánea (2026-2027): "Animales Luminosos" (Jeremías Gamboa)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The free «Narratives of the fantastic» club at the Ignacio Aldecoa culture house is led by the HEVENDAY association and comparative-literature researchers from the University of the Basque Country, with talk in Spanish, Basque and English. This session reads «Bisita» by Mikel Pagadi, in which a flying saucer lands not in Dakota but in a field between two farmhouses in the Basque village of Anoeta. A friendly evening of book talk in the Orisol room is an easy way to meet readers in Vitoria-Gasteiz. «Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Bisita" (Mikel Pagadi)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house runs a free Spanish-language classics club led by Leire Ibáñez de Gauna, meeting on Saturday mornings in the Cervera room. This session discusses R. A. Dick's «The Ghost and Mrs Muir», the story of a young widow who moves into a seaside cottage said to be haunted by its gruff former owner. A small table of readers is a relaxed way to practise Spanish and meet people in Vitoria-Gasteiz. «Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): "El fantasma y la señora Muir" (R. A. Dick)» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
On Monday 12 April the Ignacio Aldecoa cultural centre on Paseo de la Florida in Vitoria-Gasteiz meets for its reading club about the women writers of the Generation of 27 and the Lyceum Club. The title for this session is Memoria de la melancolía by María Teresa León, described as a quasi-poetic autobiography in sophisticated, enveloping and almost hypnotic prose, and also a first-hand historical testimony of the Second Republic and the unprecedented modernisation of Spain in that period. The club meets on the second Monday of each month in the Orisol room, and the season has also covered works by Luisa Carnés, Elena Fortún and Concha Méndez. The language is Spanish and entry is free. The listing gives no finishing time, so we assume the discussion runs about ninety minutes. It starts at 19:00 and ends about 20:30. «Club de lectura El Lyceum club y las escritoras del 27 (2026-2027): "Memoria de la Melancolía (María Teresa de León)"» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa runs a free English-language book club for intermediate and advanced speakers, led by John Costello. In April the group discusses Roddy Doyle's «Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha», a funny, tender novel told by a nine-year-old Irish boy. A book club in English is a natural way for a newcomer to start conversations in Vitoria-Gasteiz. «English book club (2026-2027): "Paddy Clarke HA HA HA" (Roddy Doyle)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The free Spanish-language science-fiction club at the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa meets monthly in the Amaritu room. This time the group discusses Connie Willis's «Doomsday Book», in which an Oxford historian travels from 2054 to the England of 1320. Sharing a novel with fellow readers is a relaxed way to meet people on your own in Vitoria-Gasteiz. «Club de ciencia ficción (2026-2027): "El libro del día del juicio final" (Connie Willis)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The «Narratives of the fantastic» club at the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa reads speculative fiction in Spanish, Basque and English; this session discusses George Saunders' «Fox 8», a fable about a fox who learns to speak human. Sessions are free and led by a moderator, and the multilingual mix makes it an unusually welcoming book club for a newcomer to join alone. «Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): Fox 8 (George Saunders)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The classics reading club at the Casa de Cultura Ignacio Aldecoa, moderated by Leire Ibáñez de Gauna, meets on Saturday mornings to share impressions of great books from different eras; this time it is Ernesto Sábato's psychological novel «El túnel». It is free and held in Spanish, and a lively Saturday-morning discussion is a good way to meet fellow readers on your own. «Club de lectura clásica (2026-2027): El túnel (Ernesto Sábato)» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house closes its science fiction club season with Yevgeny Zamyatin’s «We», the classic dystopia about a mathematician who discovers he has a soul of his own. Entry is free until the room is full and no prior registration is needed; sessions in Spanish last about 90 minutes and are led by Joseba Gómez. A great way to meet curious readers in Vitoria. «Club de ciencia ficción (2026-2027): "Nosotros" (Yevgueni Zamiatin)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The Ignacio Aldecoa culture house ends its English book club season with Daphne du Maurier’s «Rebecca», the gothic classic about a young bride living in the shadow of her husband’s first wife at Manderley. The club, led by John Costello for intermediate and advanced English speakers, is free and meets in the Orisol room. A friendly way to meet readers in Vitoria while using your English. «English book club (2026-2027): "Rebecca" (Daphne du Maurier)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
The «Narratives of the fantastic» reading club at the Ignacio Aldecoa culture house closes its season with Bernardo Atxaga's «Obabakoak», the much-loved book of tales about the villagers of Obaba. Sessions are moderated by literature researchers from the University of the Basque Country and are free to join. A warm space to share impressions and meet other readers. «Narrativas de lo fantástico (2026-2027): "Obabakoak" (Bernardo Atxaga)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0).
A rare look inside the Círculo Vitoriano, a private society whose rooms are normally reserved for members: the assembly hall, boardroom, library, reading room, card room and txoko. It is free but you must register in advance (until 2 December) through the city's open citizens' school. Small guided groups make it easy to chat with fellow visitors.
On Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 17:15 the Círculo Vitoriano at Eduardo Dato 6 in Vitoria-Gasteiz opens its doors for a guided visit in the HEI Escuela Abierta de la Ciudadanía programme, titled Círculo Vitorianora bisita. The listing describes the Círculo as the oldest cultural and recreational society in Álava, founded in 1864 as a place to cultivate social relations and to give access to literary, musical and artistic works. It says the club now shows a part of its heritage normally reserved for members. The planned route takes in the assembly hall, the board room, the library, the reading room, the Sala de Tresillo and the txoko. The tour is led by Kalearte Turismo y Cultura, runs from 17:15 to 18:15 and is held in Basque. Entry is free with registration, which is open until 13:00 on the day of the visit or until places are filled, and the activity may be suspended if too few people sign up. A guided visit like this is easy to join alone, since everyone follows the same route together. «El Círculo nos abre ahora sus puertas para mostrar una parte de su patrimonio cultural, normalmente reservado para socios y actos internos.» Starts 17:15, ends about 18:15. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives the price as free with registration and the visit as 17:15 to 18:15.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the library of the Aldabe civic centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts a talk titled Entre pinceles y palabras, una vida dedicada a la creación. The artist and writer Dorleta Ortiz de Elguea invites the audience to follow her creative path in a close, personal meeting where painting, literature and lived experience come together. The listing describes it as an open conversation about the process of creating, about inspiration and about contemporary art, with room left for dialogue and exchange. It is marked as an activity for adults and is held in Spanish. Entry is free until the room is full, and the session runs from 19:00 to 20:00. The listing adds that the activity starts at the announced time and that nobody is admitted to the room afterwards, so arriving a little early matters. It belongs to the autumn programme of the city's library network. An open talk like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the conversation invites everyone to take part. «La artista y escritora Dorleta Ortiz de Elguea, nos invita a recorrer su trayectoria creativa en un encuentro cercano» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing says entry is free until the room is full and that the session runs from 19:00 to 20:00.
This monthly English-language book club, led by John Costello, discusses Patrick Süskind's Perfume, the tale of a man born without a scent of his own but with an extraordinary sense of smell. It is aimed at intermediate and advanced English speakers and is free. A shared book gives everyone something to talk about from the first minute.
On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centro Cultural Izaskun Arrue, also called Gasteiz Antzokia, in Vitoria-Gasteiz presents the band Galbahe. The listing says the group joins literature and music, following the Katamalo project started by the literary group bihotz bakartien kluba from a book of poems. Its only record so far, made in 2025, is titled Ez gara dena ahazteko nahikoa biziko and sets to music the texts of the poetry book Galbahea, apart from one song with words by Koldo Izagirre. The project ends at the close of 2026, so this IAK date is described as one of the last chances to hear it live. The members are Lander Bilbao, Mariana Blanco, Rafa Rueda, Urdin Baraiazarra, Uxue Garcia and Gotzon Barandiaran. The ticket price is 10 euros, and the language is Basque. No end time is given, so about 20:30 is expected. A concert of this kind is easy to attend alone, since everyone is there to listen. «Galbahe nos viene con una propuesta que aúna literatura y música, siguiendo la estela del proyecto Katamalo» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as 10 euros and the start as 19:00.
On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 Cines Florida in Vitoria-Gasteiz screens El gabinete del Dr. Caligari as part of Tartalo 2026, the Semana de lo Fantástico en las Artes. The listing describes the evening as a silent film with live music and the presenter Félix Linares. The film is the classic of German expressionist cinema, and the live score turns the screening into a concert as well. The price is 6 euros, with tickets sold through the link on the Kulturklik page, and the language is Spanish. The listing gives 19:00 as the start and no end time, so the end shown is estimated. A silent film with live music in a city cinema is an easy night out to enjoy alone. «Proyección de El gabinete del Dr. Caligari: cine mudo, música en directo y Félix Linares.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown here is estimated. The listing gives the price as 6 euros and the language as Spanish.
On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 19:30 the Jesús Guridi Music Conservatory in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts Guridi Garaikidea, a concert within the Ciclo Bernaola 2026-2027. The listing describes the conservatory as a centre committed to creating and spreading the music of our time through its educational project and a steady offer of concerts, meetings, courses and masterclasses. It says the Bernaola Zikloa has aimed to schedule activities that stimulate the cultural life of the city and let local audiences get to know current music through quality performances, and that the conservatory's Aula Magna has hosted many of its concerts, often with young composers and performers. The concert is presented as a meeting point that shows the work done in contemporary creation and interpretation. Entry is free according to the listing, which gives no end time. The venue is at Plaza de la Constitución 9. A contemporary music concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there to listen and discover. «Este concierto pretende ser un punto de encuentro que muestre el trabajo desarrollado en el campo de la creación e interpretación.» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:00. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free and the start as 19:30, with no end time.
On Sunday 6 December 2026 at 21:30 Sala Jimmy Jazz in Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts Saurom, a rock group that mixes its style with folk, Celtic and traditional music influences as well as metal. The listing says the band draws its lyrics from many sources, above all literature, with legends, poems, ballads and traditional tales as the main inspiration. The concert takes place on a Sunday, the sixth of December, and the listing gives the start time as 21:30 and the language as Spanish. Tickets cost 30 euros or 35 euros, depending on the category, and are bought through the listing. No other details about the support acts or the running order are given. A rock concert in a club like this is easy to enjoy alone, since fans of the genre are there for the same songs, and it is natural to stand near the stage and simply listen. «SAUROM es un grupo de rock que adereza su estilo con influencias folk, celtas, música tradicional y metal» Starts 21:30, ends about 23:30. Source: Kulturklik — Basque Government / Open Data Euskadi (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as 30 euros, or 35 euros for the second category, and the start as 21:30.
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This page lists 58 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Vitoria-Gasteiz at 8 venues, from city open data. Public libraries and bookshops run most of them, and most are free.
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