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Elise Overgaard (PhD, biomolecular sciences, ’22) is a Boise State alum whose involvement in Boise’s Basque community extends ...
It’s like a “homecoming” for Basque-Americans and Basques around the world to celebrate their culture with dancing, music and ...
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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 ...
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, Idaho is home to one of the densest populations of Basque people in the entire world. But it is Jaialdi that brings the full weight of their history and heritage down upon the city.
Over a thousand people gathered in Boise’s Basque Block for the third day of Jaialdi. The Basque Block became a meeting ground for Basques, Basque-Americans and people who just wanted to join in ...
Now, just in time for Jaialdi, Boise native Miren Asumendi has invented a migration narrative for the Laminak — fairy-like creatures in Basque mythology — as well.
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 ...
The six-day festival honoring Basque culture through food, music, dance, sport and community will run from Tuesday, July 29 to Sunday, Aug. 3.