The Jaialdi Basque Festival returns to Boise on July 29, drawing international visitors after a decade-long hiatus.

The country's largest Basque festival returns to Boise after 10 years, featuring a week of cultural celebrations, traditional food and performances from July 29 to Aug. 3.

While Basque culture takes center stage this week in downtown Boise for the Jaialdi festival, the Basque roots run deep in ...

It’s been a decade since the last Jaialdi. Meaning simply, “festival” in Basque, Jaialdi is usually held every five years, ...

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

Basque. Jaialdi attendees can sample a variety of specialties from the old country during the festival, including one very specific drink: Kalimotxos.

It has been 10 years since the last Jaialdi celebration, a casualty of the pandemic. “This is a Herculean community effort ...

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

While Basque festivals happen around the world, Jaialdi is exclusive to Boise and draws attendees from both the Basque ...

Radio journalist Urtzi Gartzia was looking to cover Jaialdi in the City of Trees, but was denied entry to the U.S., with no ...

Boise State celebrated Aste Nagusia, Basque Week, a vibrant celebration of the university’s 50-year partnership with the ...

After a 10-year hiatus, the world’s largest Basque festival is coming back to Boise — and organizers say it’s bigger, bolder, ...