FICX has always paid special attention to children and young people. Currently, it continues to develop a variety of educational initiatives, among which Enfants Terribles stands out, the oldest section of the Festival, which more than 215.000 students have already enjoyed.

Gijón has a wide range of restaurants where you can celebrate your event, as well as numerous catering services. Do you want tradition? Do you want haute cuisine? The city has two Michelin-starred restaurants.

A multitude of facilities with the capacity to receive and host any type of event or meeting.

Find the one that best suits your needs. Urban hotels belonging to chains of great prestige, charming boutique hotels with personalised service, close to convention centres or to the beaches and marina. Always well communicated.

Cider is the ancestral drink par excellence in Asturias, and today it is one of our signs of identity.

Have you ever organised an event inside a clock? Would you like to have dinner under Europe’s largest elliptical dome, or enjoy a cocktail among sharks and turtles? Would you dare to organise a competition for the “escanciadores”?

In Gijón you can find the best specialised help for the organisation of your event or meeti

Gijón has become one of the major forums for congresses and for scientific and professional meetings in the north of Spain. All disciplines have found their framework for debate here, especially those connected with medicine, innovation and technology.