Deportivo Alavés
Football: Deportivo Alavés (http://www.alaves.com), have spent most of their history in Spain's second level, though they had two brief spells in La Liga the top flight in the early 2000s. However, they now play in the third-level Segunda División B. Their home ground is Estadio Mendizorrotza.
The Festivals:
Night of 27th April and day of 28th April. San Prudencio Saint. On the eve bands of trumpeters, clarinet players and drummers meet in the Plaza de la Provincia and play in an open-air concert. Afterwards parade of drummers and txistu players around the city center. 28th. Visit to Armentia's Saint Prudencio church. Eat of scrambled perretxikos mushrooms found locally and snails. Extremely popular.
Mid July. Festival de Jazz de Vitoria Gasteiz. - (http://www.jazzvitoria.com)
4th August. "Fiestas de La Blanca". One week long.
June. Azkena Rock Festival. (http://www.azkenarockfest...)
Move around to see the atmosphere!City Center Early at night: Plaza Virgen Blanca, Calle Dato, Calle PostasLater at night 11 and later: Medieval AreaMain streets: ZapaterÃa, Cuesta de San Francisco, CuchillerÃa, PintorerÃa, Nueva Dentro, Nueva FueraEnsanche AreaMain streets: Calle Dato, Calle Postas, Calle San Prudencio.
Spectator sports:
Saski Baskonia
Basketball: The city's best-known team is Saski Baskonia (http://www.baskonia.com), also known by the sponsored name of Caja Laboral Baskonia. They are perennial contenders in both the domestic ACB and continent-wide Euroleague. Baskonia's home of Fernando Buesa Arena, which currently seats around 10,000, often sells out for bigger matches; plans are now in the works to expand it to 15,000.