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.

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 ...

“Boise has more Basques per capita than anywhere outside of Spain, so having Jaialdi return for the first time in 10 years is a major highlight of 2025,” Carrie Westergard, Executive Director ...

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

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Jaialdi typically happens once every five years in Boise’s Basque Block, a neighborhood of downtown Boise that’s made up of the largest concentration of Basque people in the country. It’s a tradition ...

The Jaialdi celebration starts today at the Basque Center in Downtown Boise. Food, drink and strolling musicians will take over "the Basque Block." We have an in-studio performance to give you a ...

Boise has waited 10 long years for this. Jaialdi is back and will be bigger than ever, starting Tuesday, July 29, and running until Sunday, Aug. 3. The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined the once-every ...

Arakistain’s mother is from Boise and had been bringing her to Jaialdi since she was little, so Arakistain was sad the 2020 festival was canceled. “It’s pretty great that Boise does this ...