Every year since 1986 Bermeo celebrates the International Folklore Festival organized by Alkartasuna Dantza Taldea and supported by the City Council of Bermeo A great deal of groups from different countries has joined us during all these years, such as: Galicia (Spain), Portugal, Catalonia (Spain), France, Turkey, Belgium, Serbia, Mexico, Argentina etc. They were warmly welcomed by the group as well as by the citizens. The Festival is usually held in the second week of August and lasts five days approximately. Not only do the groups perform in Bermeo, but they also have the opportunity to present their folk music and dances in other places of the Basque Country.