The San Sebastian Pirates want to reclaim auzolan and mutual care in this “special summer” after the confinement and continue to build an alternative to the traditional Aste Nagusia “by organizing an offer that goes beyond consumption”. Given the special circumstances, the pirates will not drive a mass party, but they will carry out their own program: “One more year we have not wanted to give up making our streets, neither the local organization, nor the values of our movement,” they say.
The Pirates of San Sebastian have pointed out that the City of Donostia-San Sebastian has not given them facilities and have added that each time they have presented a new programme or proposal they have no more "obstacles". The Pirates have criticized the City Hall's attitude at the press conference they held this afternoon and have pointed out that they were "surprised" to learn about the Council's programme for August. They also recalled that all party commissions were told that they would not be provided with infrastructure to organize activities on the street and that activities of this kind would not be organized, and they denounced that it was very difficult for them to obtain the plaza de la Trinidad, despite the fact that the City Hall has organized many activities on the street. “Even though they want to take us away from importance, we want to remember that since 2003 we have been dealing with Donostia, betting on the popular festivities and demonstrating that we can organize the festivities safely,” they added. In this regard, they have pointed out that a demonstration in favour of popular festivities will be held on Saturday at 12:00.
Faced with this situation, a Pirate Site will be organized on 10 August in the Fukushima area. This day the pirates will try to get some of the city’s spaces, such as the Trinity Square. In fact, the movement emerged in 2003 and it was in the Plaza de la Trinidad that the first space La Flamenka was installed in 2004. “We want to take advantage of the Pirate Site to re-cast anchors in the Plaza de la Trinidad,” they said. Also, this year, which is being so difficult for the bars and small restaurants, they want to help the small shops and bars that have been with the Pirates for all these years, and it is precisely the city bars that this year visit Matti.
On 10 August, at 12:00 a.m., the Pirate Setio will begin, with a children's show. At 16:30 hours there will be musical performance and at 19:00 hours there will be musicated bertsos. The documentary Izan Pirata, produced by Ibon Gaztañazpi, will be screened at 22:00. They have added that all acts and actions will be carried out by guaranteeing security measures, as they want to make it clear that it is a question of avoiding "a mass holiday" and that it is time to act with "responsibility and respect". For this reason, the capacity will be limited, so tickets for shows will have to be purchased first via the Internet or in Pandora, Platero, Zulo Zahar and Belfast bars. Each of them may receive a maximum of five invitations, to be collected at the time of collection, with name, surname and telephone number, to be provided, if necessary, to the remains of Osakidetza. All these data will be deleted within 15 days. On the other hand, tickets will be free, but as the situation is special, the possibility of donating wills to the attendees will be offered.