Basque Calendar of Events

Top Basque events in the U.S.
The calendar is updated continually as information becomes available. The most information is available closest to the date of the event.
To have your event listed or to help us update our information, e-mail Euskal Kazeta at [email protected].

Ongoing through August 2025
Exhibit: The Lonesome Trail: Arboglyphs and Basque Sheepherding in the Far West
Bakersfield, Calif.
Read our story on the exhibit
The exhibit is sponsored by the Historical Research Center in collaboration with the Institute for Basque Studies. Read more about the Institute.
Dezember Reading Room, Walter Stiern Library
Cal State Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311

Top Festivals in the Basque Country

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Saturday, Aug. 9
Summer Picnic
Battle Mountain, Nev.

Saturday, Aug. 9
Gardnerville Basque Picnic and Kantari Eguna
Gardnerville, Nev.
See link for more info

Sunday, Aug. 10
Basque Breakfast
Gardnerville, Nev.
JT’s hosts a Basque Breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon.
Chorizo, blood sausage, ham, fried eggs or potato omelet and more!
JT’s Bar and Restaurant
1426 U.S. Hwy 395 N.
Gardnerville 89410

Saturday, August 16
Big Horn Basque Club Annual Picnic
Buffalo, Wyoming
3 p.m. Games: Sheep hooking, mus, weight carrying, corn hole
5 p.m. Mass with Basque priest
6 p.m. Dance with Amerikanuak Band
Arena, Johnson County Fairgrounds

Saturday, August 16
Summer Picnic
Portland, Oregon
The event will be held at the home of a club member.
Please email for further information

Saturday, Aug. 23
Basque Museum Winefest Fundraiser
Boise, Idaho
Basque Block
600 block of Grove Street

Saturday and Sunday, August 23 & 24
Udako Besta – Summer Party
South San Francisco, Calif.
Two days of food, dance, handball and more
Saturday
8 a.m. Mus tournament
2 p.m. Film Series – see below
3:15 p.m. Pilota games with local and Basque Country players
Evening – Steak Dinner
Dantzaldia with Singer Michel Etcheverry and accordionist Jean Louis Bergara
Sunday
10 a.m. Mass
11 a.m. Dance and Klika performances
1 p.m. – Rack of Lamb Lunch
4 p.m. Pilota games
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave.

Saturday, August 23
Basque Film Series: Las Pelotaris and Hit the Wall
South San Francisco
2 p.m. Two films about handball sponsored by the Basque Educational Organization
Las Pelotaris is a short documentary about women who play and Hit the Wall is about the decline of Irish handball
3 p.m. The films are followed by live pilota games with players from the U.S. and the Basque Country
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave.

Sunday, Aug. 31
Chino Basque Festival
Chino, Calif.
11 a.m. Mass with Aita Egiguren
1 p.m. Lamb Barbecue Lunch
3:30 p.m. Dancing with Chino Dancers and Klika
Evening – Lukainka Sandwiches
Dancing with music by Jean Louis Bergara and Beñat Chaubadindeguy from the Basque Country.
Chino Fairgrounds
5410 Edison Ave.
Chino, Calif.

Monday, Sept. 1
Basque Breakfast
Chino, Calif.
Call (909) 628-9014 for a reservation
Centro Basco Restaurant
13432 Central Ave.
Chino, Calif.

Saturday, Sept. 13
Annual Summer Picnic – Colorado Euskal Etxea
Northglenn, Colorado
8 a.m. NABO qualifying Mus Tournament
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Barbecue chicken and lamb lunch (BYOB)
Dance Exhibition with Gauden Bat Dancers from Chino, Calif.
Games for children
To RSVP, email [email protected]
Blue Spruce/Ponderosa Pavillion
E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park
11701 Community Center Dr.
Northglenn

Saturday, Oct. 11
21st Annual Rocklin Basque Club Besta and Kantaldia Performances
Lincoln, Calif.
McBean Hall
65 McBean Park Dr.
Lincoln, Calif.

Sunday, Oct. 12
Basque Cultural Day
San Francisco, Calif.
Basque Classical Music is the theme of this event. More details to come.
Presidio Theater
99 Moraga Avenue
San Francisco 94129

Tuesday, Oct. 21
Chorizo Drive Thru
Los Banos, Calif.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Order your chorizo dinner ahead and pick it up

Sunday, Dec. 7
Basque Winter Market
Boise, Idaho
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Market co-sponsored by the Basque Museum and Basque Center
Basque Block
600 block of Grove Street

Saturday, Dec. 20
Sheepherder’s Ball and Lamb Auction
Boise, Idaho

Wednesday, Dec. 31
New Year’s Eve Gala
South San Francisco, Calif
6 p.m. Cocktails – 7 p.m. Dinner
Evening Dance
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave.

Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14 & 15, 2026
4th Anniversary Weekend Celebration
South San Francisco, Calif.
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave.

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Palm Sunday Basque Celebration
San Francisco, Calif.
9 a.m. Mass
After Mass – Croissants and Hot Chocolate in the Church Hall
Notre Dame des Victoires Church, 566 Bush St., San Francisco
Afterwards
Pilota games and Lunch
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave.
South San Francisco

Sunday, May 3, 2026
Basque Breakfast
Fresno. Calif.
Santa Fe Restaurant
3110 N. Maroa Ave. at corner with Shields
Fresno 93704

Saturday, May 2, 2026
Fresno Basque Festival
Caruthers, Calif.

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Los Banos Picnic
Los Banos, Calif.
9 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Volunteers wanted. Contact Ross Urrutia (209) 777-8698.
Los Banos Fairgrounds
403 F St.

Saturday May 23 & Sunday, May 24, 2026
Kern County Basque Festival
Bakersfield, Calif.
Kern County Basque Club
2301 S. Union Ave.

Monday May 25, 2026
Basque breakfast
Bakersfield, Calif.
8 a.m. through the afternoon
Woolgrowers Restaurant
620 East 19th St.

Sunday, June 7, 2026
San Francisco Picnic
Penngrove, Calif.

Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, 2026
45th Annual Winnemucca Basque Festival
Winnemucca, Nev.
Parade
Festival at Nixon Park
50 W. Winnemucca Blvd.

Saturday and Sunday July 4-5, 2026
61th Annual National Basque Festival
Elko, Nev.
All events at Elko Clubhouse unless noted
Elko Basque Clubhouse
1601 Flagview Dr.

Sunday July 5, 2026
80th Annual Southern California Basque Club Festival and summer NABO Convention
Chino, Calif.
Chino Fairgrounds
5410 Edison Ave.

Saturday July 18. 2026
58th Annual Reno Basque Festival
Reno, Nevada
Games, Performances, Music and Food

Sunday, July 19, 2026
43rd Annual Gooding Basque Picnic
Gooding, Idaho
Gooding Basque Center
Corner of Highways 46 and 26

Weekly Basque Mass online
Aita Antton Egiguren is posting masses and prayer sessions regularly on Facebook, via his Artzai Ona Basque Catholic Facebook page