O Marisquiño is the largest event of Urban Culture and Action Sports in southern Europe. With four Olympic disciplines among its activities: Skate (WCS), BMX, Breaking and 3x3 Basketball (FIBA), this year 2024 coincides in dates with the Paris Olympics in which the best riders of these disciplines will participate. We hope they will finish celebrating it at O Marisquiño where the best riders in the world gather. A great free, outdoor event, in the middle of August, by the sea, on Samil Beach and in the city center that brings together for three days more than ten sports competitions, as well as different events of art and urban culture and entertainment, music, graffiti, freestyle rap battles, gastronomy...

The festival was founded in 2001 as a simple and family-friendly Skate championship in the Castro de Vigo, gradually growing and moving its activities from the Castro to Samil Beach and years later, to the Port of Vigo, with the majority of the Festival returning to Samil Beach since last year. There is no such spectacular setting in our country as the Cíes Islands and in front of them, most of the event will be held this year. Over these 24 years, attendance has grown from 2,000 friends to over 160,000 people.

The festival takes place on the second weekend of August, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and admission is free.

Location

Vigo (Pontevedra). O Marisquiño has its epicenter at Samil Beach, the most important beach in the city with the Cíes Islands in the background, a space destined to become a hallmark of the festival for the future. In an area of ​​200,000 square meters, the major events of the festival take place, by the sea, Skate, Bmx, Dirt Jump, Break Dance and Flatland; on the Avenues Boardwalk of the Port, the FIBA 3x3 Basket event will take place and in the renovated Porta do Sol de Vigo, the Gallos Battle. Finally, from the Fortress of the Castro of the city and to the Plaza do Berbés, the route of the Urban Descent unfolds, one of the most original in the world with a mountain and urban part. An exhibition throughout the city that sets the stage for next year, 2025, when O Marisquiño will celebrate its 25 years of history.