Veso 2025

Valencia is about to turn its Marina Norte into a three-day pressure cooker of sweat, sound, and street culture. From October 24 to 26, VESO 2025 takes over the city like a riot in motion—a collision of skateboards, breakbeats, basketball battles, and the kind of fearless energy that makes urban sport feel less like a competition and more like a revolution.

This isn’t some polite sports expo. VESO drags the underground out into the sunlight, amplifies it with DJs, graffiti walls, and food trucks slinging global street eats, and lets the world know that Valencia isn’t just a Mediterranean postcard—it’s a cultural engine with serious horsepower.

On the ground, it’s pure chaos in the best sense:

Six zones of mayhem: a custom skatepark, a towering climbing wall, 3×3 streetball courts, and a mini-ramp that’s basically a vertical invitation to break bones for glory.

Battles that matter: from breakdance throwdowns to skate jams to FIBA-certified hoops, the contests will be stacked with killers from 25+ countries gunning for €13,000 in prize money and bragging rights that echo worldwide.

Youth and grassroots heat: sub-16 skaters, up-and-coming climbers, and street-level dancers prove this isn’t just about pros cashing checks—it’s about the culture regenerating itself in real time.

But VESO doesn’t stop at sport. This is a full-on lifestyle takeover: live bands and DJs tearing up afternoons, tattoo and art zones, workshops where you can trash old textiles into something wearable, and a buzzing market where underground brands hawk gear you won’t find in your average mall. Add in vegan bites, craft eats, and enough beer taps to keep the whole waterfront buzzing, and you’ve got the recipe for a festival that feels as much like a block party as it does an international showdown.

And there’s a heartbeat behind the chaos. After floods forced a pause last year, VESO is giving back—free entry for locals from affected neighborhoods, eco-friendly “Zero Waste” systems, and a heavy emphasis on women’s sport and inclusion. This isn’t just spectacle—it’s community, stitched together with sweat, sound, and spray paint.

So mark it: October 24–26. If you want to know where the pulse of Valencia really beats, you’ll find it here—in the grind of wheels on concrete, in the boom of bass over the harbour, in the crowd roaring as someone sticks a trick they had no business landing.

VESO 2025 isn’t just an event. It’s the city turned up to 11.

for tickets and more information: V.E.S.O.