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The Jaialdi Basque Festival returns to Boise on July 29, drawing international visitors after a decade-long hiatus.
As the Basque Block prepares for the vibrant six-day Jaialdi festival, a special preschool on the Boise Bench is already ...
The Basque people began to plant roots in Idaho during the 1890s, initially to work as shepherds, and their numbers in the Treasure Valley continued to grow as the ethnic ...
The country's largest Basque festival returns to Boise after 10 years, featuring a week of cultural celebrations, traditional ...
It’s been a decade since the last Jaialdi. Meaning simply, “festival” in Basque, Jaialdi is usually held every five years, ...
For 25 years, Boiseko Ikastola has helped children connect with their Basque heritage through language and cultural immersion ...
Boise has unveiled its newest park, Kaixo Corner, located just across the street from the historic Basque Block. This revamped public space invit ...
The Boise-based Oinkari Basque Dancers, pictured here at the Trailing of the Sheep in Ketchum, Idaho, have preserved Basque ...
It has been 10 years since the last Jaialdi celebration, a casualty of the pandemic. “This is a Herculean community effort ...
After missing out on the 2020 celebration due to COVID, the Basque festival is returning bigger and better than ever, ...
Jaialdi only comes around every five years—but when it does, it’s more than a celebration. It’s a homecoming. As tens of ...