International cycle · July–August · Bilbao
For sponsors, invited orchestras and visiting delegations at the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bilbao (Biscayan capital, summer, programming split between the Palacio Euskalduna, the Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao, the Teatro Arriaga and the Iglesia de San Nicolás), with symphonic concerts, chamber recitals, contemporary music cycles and a brand operation that combines hospitality in the Casco Viejo (Hotel Carlton, Hotel María Cristina), civic receptions at the town hall and a sustained after-office at the Uribitarte dock. EUR + 21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT) and 24–48 h delivery from the Bilbao / Madrid hub.
The Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bilbao is one of the great international fixtures on the Basque symphonic calendar: four weeks of programming around the Palacio Euskalduna (the city's main auditorium) with concerts from invited European orchestras, chamber recitals in the Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao hall, contemporary music sessions at the Azkuna Zentroa Atrium, choral evenings at the Iglesia de San Nicolás and educational cycles for Musikene conservatory students at the Teatro Arriaga. The festival draws a steady audience of Basque classical music enthusiasts, international critics, visiting orchestras and Musikene students.
For sponsor teams and brand activators the operational challenge is working with an international symphonic festival in the height of summer: Bilbao temperatures drop from 26 °C to 18 °C between afternoon and night, AP-8 and A-8 access gets congested by French tourism, and hospitality is staged in Casco Viejo and Ensanche hotels (Hotel Carlton, Hotel María Cristina, Hotel Ercilla) and in corporate apartments along the ría. The brief we receive combines elegant, neutral staff apparel (linen shirts, blouses), hand programmes and collectible catalogues for the attending public, premium stationery sets for scholarship students and a final gifting set with Basque products (txakolí, Idiazábal cheese, preserves, Orio ceramics) for invited orchestras and European music critics.
The Bilbao production hub — with Madrid as fallback — handles the full order and delivers by road (SEUR, Correos Express, GLS) to the named consignee in Bilbao: sponsor office in Bilbao, reference hotel in the Casco Viejo, organisation offices next to the ría or the noble hall at the Euskalduna. Standard delivery is 24–48 hours by appointment, since the cycle coincides with the summer holiday window and the AP-8 towards San Sebastián carries heavy weekend traffic.
B2B invoices are issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT). For intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number, Spanish VAT is reversed under reverse-charge. For UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without Spanish VAT citing the relevant EU directive article.
100% linen shirts in off-white or graphite with two-colour embroidery of the sponsor monogram, lightweight cotton blouses for the floor team, 220 GSM polos for outdoor staff, fine silk scarves for night hospitality at the Sociedad Filarmónica and recycled canvas aprons for the Euskalduna green rooms.
Hand programmes printed on laid paper with milled binding, collectible festival catalogues with cloth cover, premium notebooks for musical notes, fine-point pens engraved with the festival seal, organic cotton tote bags with the ría screen print and artisanal bookmark sets for the limited editions — 200 to 1,500 units per edition.
Compact power banks with sober branding, USB hubs for the accredited press desk at the Euskalduna, foldable wireless chargers for the welcome team, notebook + pen sets with screen print for Musikene delegates, European cultural press and invited orchestras — 50–120 premium units per edition.
Hard-cover premium notebooks stamped with the sponsor seal, Basque gourmet sets (txakolí, Idiazábal cheese, preserves, Orio ceramics, Loyola chocolate), numbered editions of the festival historical catalogue, trilingual packaging (Basque–Spanish–English) and named delivery to the green room set up at the Euskalduna, the Casco Viejo hotel or the invited orchestra's headquarters.
The brand operation at the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bilbao is usually coordinated between Bilbao and Madrid: the local production hub handles most of the print work and light apparel, while Madrid serves as backup warehousing for special items (bound programmes, gourmet sets, premium packaging). Delivery goes by road to the named consignee — sponsor office in Bilbao, reference hotel in the Casco Viejo, organisation offices next to the ría or the warehouse set up at the Palacio Euskalduna. Standard delivery is 24–48 hours by appointment, since the cycle falls in the summer holiday window and the AP-8 towards San Sebastián carries heavy weekend traffic.
We hold reserved stock at the Bilbao hub for recurring items — shirts, notebooks and tote bags with generic print — which we can produce and deliver in 7–10 working days. For items with personalised embroidery (sponsor monogram, limited-edition number) the window moves to 12–14 working days. For sponsors with special hospitality pieces (Basque gourmet boxes, numbered sets with Orio ceramics) we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before the first concert, given the gastronomic product's delicacy and the local supplier selection chain.
B2B invoices are issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT). For intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number, Spanish VAT is reversed under reverse-charge. For UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without Spanish VAT citing the relevant EU directive article. Every delivery is confirmed with a signed delivery note at destination and, on request, with a photo of the material unloaded at the Euskalduna lobby or at the Uribitarte dock.
Historically between July and August, with concerts at the Palacio Euskalduna, the Sociedad Filarmónica, the Teatro Arriaga and the Iglesia de San Nicolás. The exact dates for each edition are confirmed in the Ayuntamiento de Bilbao cultural agenda and on the festival website.
Yes, to a named consignee: sponsor office in Bilbao, reference hotel in the Casco Viejo, organisation offices next to the ría, warehouse set up at the Euskalduna or invited orchestra headquarters. For sponsors with several recipients we consolidate at a single hub address and the client's internal team distributes.
21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT). For intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number, Spanish VAT is reversed under reverse-charge. For UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without Spanish VAT citing the relevant EU directive article.
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps sponsoring companies, brand activators and delegations prepare their own merch for the event. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bilbao, the Palacio Euskalduna, the Ayuntamiento de Bilbao or the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier to companies participating in the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bilbao. This page helps those teams prepare their own merch for the event; it does not represent the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Bilbao, the Palacio Euskalduna, the Ayuntamiento de Bilbao or the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia.