Classical and contemporary music cycle · August · Vitoria-Gasteiz
For institutional sponsors, guest orchestras and music delegations taking part in the Vitoria-Gasteiz International Music Festival (August, classical, contemporary and chamber music cycle with concerts spread across the Teatro Principal, the Basílica de San Miguel and the Polidoro), with symphonic programme, chamber recitals and a brand-activation operation that combines hospitality in Medieval Quarter hotels, receptions at the city hall and after-office at Plaza de España. EUR + 21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT), 24–48 h delivery from the Bilbao/Madrid hub.
The Vitoria-Gasteiz International Music Festival is one of the summer classical and contemporary music dates on the Basque cultural calendar: three weeks in August dedicated to symphonic music, chamber recitals, early and contemporary music, with concerts at the Teatro Principal, the Basílica de San Miguel and the Polidoro space. The event draws a stable audience of Basque classical-music aficionados, national cultural press, international guest orchestras and European programmers who cross the border through Biarritz to scout the next season.
For institutional sponsor teams and guest orchestras the operational challenge is to work with an urban festival in mid-August Álava: temperatures rise to 28 °C in the afternoon and drop to 14 °C at night, the Medieval Quarter fills with audiences moving between the Catedral de Santa María, Plaza de España and the Ensanche hotels, and last-mile logistics get complicated with the partial closure of the centre between 20:00 and 23:00. The typical briefs we receive combine streetwear for staff (combed-cotton polos, fine linen with monogram), lanyards and accreditations for guests and cultural press, collector's merchandise (numbered catalogues, CDs of the inaugural concert recording, catalogue books) and a final gifting set with Álava product (Alto txakolí wine, Idiazábal cheese, Gorbea honey, Basque ceramics) for guest orchestras and European programmers.
The Bilbao production hub — with fallback to the Madrid hub — handles the entire order and delivers by road (SEUR, Correos Express, DHL) to the named consignee in Vitoria-Gasteiz: the sponsor's office in the centre, the reference hotel in the Medieval Quarter, the festival organisation's offices next to Plaza de España or the dressing room enabled at the Teatro Principal. The usual delivery window is 24–48 hours with prior appointment. The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT); for intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article.
220 GSM combed-cotton polos in white or cream with two-colour embroidery of the sponsor's monogram, fine-linen shirts for the hall team, collarless jackets with the festival seal for the direction team, ivory silk foulards for the round-table team, recycled-cotton aprons for the press booth at Teatro Principal and identification vests for the night security team.
Numbered catalogues with the festival programming, premium notebooks with covers wrapped in Basque craft paper, fine-tip pens engraved with the festival seal, organic-cotton tote bags screen-printed with the Gasteiz skyline, CDs of the inaugural concert recording and linen bookmark ribbons for the printed programmes — 200 to 1,500 units per edition.
Compact 5,000 mAh power banks in white with engraved sponsor logo, USB hubs for the cultural press accreditation zone, foldable wireless chargers for international guests, screen-printed notebook + pen sets for European programmers and mini-bluetooth speaker sets for social media draws — 50–150 premium units per edition.
Premium hard-bound notebooks stamped with the festival seal, Basque gourmet sets (Alto txakolí wine, Idiazábal cheese, Gorbea honey, Basque ceramics), limited editions of the catalogue book, CDs of the inaugural concert recording, trilingual Spanish-Basque-English packaging and named delivery to the Teatro Principal dressing room, Medieval Quarter hotel or visiting programmer's office.
The brand operation at the Vitoria-Gasteiz International Music Festival is usually coordinated between Bilbao and Madrid: the Bilbao hub handles most graphic and textile pieces, while the Madrid hub serves as the backup warehouse for special pieces (pressed CDs, ceramics, premium packaging). Delivery is by road to the named consignee — sponsor's office in Vitoria-Gasteiz, reference hotel in the Medieval Quarter, festival organisation's offices next to Plaza de España or storage enabled at Teatro Principal. The usual delivery window is 24–48 hours with prior appointment, since the cycle overlaps with the city's Semana Grande and the AP-1 towards Bilbao carries heavy weekend traffic.
We keep reserved stock at the Bilbao hub for the recurring items — combed-cotton polos, tote bags and notebooks with generic artwork — that we can produce and ship in 7–10 working days. For pieces with personalised embroidery (sponsor's monogram, limited catalogue number) the window moves to 12–14 working days. For sponsors with bespoke hospitality pieces (Basque gourmet boxes with ceramics, numbered sets with Gorbea honey) we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before the inaugural concert due to the seasonality of the gourmet products and the ceramics suppliers' lead times.
The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT); for intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article. Every delivery is confirmed with a signed delivery note on arrival and, when the client requests it, with a photo of the unloaded material at the Teatro Principal entrance or at the festival organisation's offices next to Plaza de España.
Historically across three weeks in August, with concerts spread across the Teatro Principal, the Basílica de San Miguel and the Polidoro. We recommend confirming the exact dates of the current edition on the official festival website before closing the order planning.
Only when the festival organisation has confirmed the access slot, the enabled road and the named consignee. Many sponsors split the delivery between Teatro Principal and a Medieval Quarter hotel.
Yes. The hall staff, the general giveaways, the lead-capture gifts and the orchestra kits can be packed and labelled as separate allocations, tied to each recipient, with named delivery to the Teatro Principal dressing room, the hotel or the visiting programmer's office.
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps guest orchestras and sponsors prepare their own merch. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Vitoria-Gasteiz International Music Festival or Teatro Principal.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier to participating orchestras and sponsors. This page helps teams prepare their own merch for the event; it does not represent the Vitoria-Gasteiz International Music Festival organisation or Teatro Principal.