Boise, Idaho is home to one of the densest populations of Basque people in the entire world. But it is Jaialdi that brings ...

It’s like a “homecoming” for Basque-Americans and Basques around the world to celebrate their culture with dancing, music and ...

It’s been a decade since the last Jaialdi. Meaning simply, “festival” in Basque, Jaialdi is usually held every five years, but was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. For Idaho’s Basque ...

The Jaialdi fun will continue Sunday at Expo Idaho at 11am. At the Basque Block in Downtown Boise Sunday Night, Jaialdi will wrap up with one final dancing celebration at 8:30.

Elise Overgaard (PhD, biomolecular sciences, ’22) is a Boise State alum whose involvement in Boise’s Basque community extends ...

BOISE, Idaho, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Every five years, Idaho's state capital becomes the Basque capital of America as up to 50,000 of the unique European ethnic group of that descent ...

As Boise reaches the halfway point of the Basque festival Jaialdi, Gov. Brad Little welcomes Lehendakari Imano Pradales, the president of the Basque government.

Boise State celebrated Aste Nagusia, Basque Week, a vibrant celebration of the university’s 50-year partnership with the Basque Country. Events honored the enduring legacy of international ...

They are actively engaged in the Basque community, and their practices, knowledge, and memories are facts of an enduring and living Basque culture. By the end of June when the 2016 Folklife Festival ...

Among the offerings at this weekend's Sheep Wagon Festival in Buffalo, Wyo., a four-day celebration of Basque culture, there will be an irrintzi contest Sunday at 1 p.m. in City ...

Every Memorial Day weekend, the Kern County Basque Festival highlights the talent of both the local community as well as the Basque living beyond the county line. This year’s celebration is no ...