O Marisquiño started in 2001 as a championship among friends organized by local skaters in the Castro skatepark in Vigo. Gradually it was transformed into what it is today, growing sustainably and adapting to new times, new disciplines, and new audiences, but always preserving the authenticity of the early years. From Castro to Samil Beach and from there to the Port of Vigo, where in recent years we have seen the circuits grow, the addition of downhill, the level in BMX, Skateboarding becoming a World Cup, Break Dance, Dirt Jump, Graffiti... 23 years in which we have gone from 200 to 160,000 visitors, 23 editions in which we have seen the riders themselves grow, like Danny León, who was a kid then and is now an international reference. And then came 2023, the year in which most of the event moves and returns again to Samil Beach to enjoy the wider space and the extraordinary views of the sea and the Cíes Islands.

We are now at the doors of the 25th anniversary that we will celebrate next year, in 2025, and therefore this edition is important to consolidate and improve the new spaces, take advantage of the synergies of the Paris 2024 Olympics in which the greatest athletes from many of our disciplines will participate, whom we want to invite to O Marisquiño and lay the foundations for the next 10 years of the Festival's history.

In this way, the Festival continues to grow, expanding throughout the city to the Beach, Porta do Sol, Plaza del Berbés... the World Cup of Skateboarding continues, the 3x3 Basketball is consolidated as an Olympic discipline with FIBA, BMX returns to its essence after its debut in the Olympics, and Break Dance - over a decade in Vigo - has just been chosen as an Olympic discipline for Paris 2024. In this way, the Festival has become a reference for Urban Culture worldwide.

Many riders come not only for the competition, points, or prizes, but for the city, its people, the audience, the atmosphere... because despite this spectacular growth in these 23 years, O Marisquiño continues to be that festival where everyone wants to come and where everyone is a part of it. With free and open access, everyone is welcome.

The Marisquiño team wants to say THANK YOU to all the athletes, pros and amateurs, to all the event workers, to the brands and institutions that continue to trust our team, but above all, to the audience that makes all this meaningful. Thank you so much!