The Black Week of Gijon was born it does already slightly more than 20 years, and his target would be to mix the literary elements with other alternatives of slightly more playful character.

In his beginning, the essential part of this big holiday that is celebrated in the street, was the police literature, and little by little there were joining elements that traditionally are related to these cultural activities like united concerts, fair of the book, flea markets, etc.

In the last years, the Black Week of Gijon has turned into the whole international, sure political - cultural modality that has had a lot to do in it the big inflow of public attracted by the big offer of writers, journalists, and guests.

The Black Week is a festival difficult to define, although it might be said that the popular holiday, the diversion, the culture, the social problems and the politics give themselves meeting and complement each other.

And also, in the Black Week other festivals are realized, for example the International Meeting of Photojournalism, and the Asturcom (the Asturian convention of science fiction).