Basque Museum Volunteer Workshop
2026-02-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Boise) | ID
Calling all Volunteers! We are looking for dedicated individuals to join us in our mission to promote, preserve, and perpetuate Basque history and culture!
Join us February 21 at 11am to learn how to be a docent, school tour guide, or gift store clerk. We will have a fun and informative presentation of what you need to know to get started as a tour guide or a refresher for our old pros. The education team is excited to add new faces to our volunteer community so do not hesitate to show up and check it out!
Note: All current volunteers are encouraged to attend the workshop. We will be training on the new Komunitatea exhibit and a new volunteer sign up system. Anyone who is not trained on the new exhibit will need to shadow the education team before leading a tour of the museum.
Refreshments served!
RSVP: abbyg@basquemuseum.eus

Preserving the Basque Arborglyphs of Idaho
2026-03-05 18:00 - 20:00 | ID
Are you interested in learning more about the history of arborglyphs? Or maybe looking for a more active way to participate in the Basque community through your love of the outdoors? If so, mark your calendars for Thursday March 5 at 6pm for a presentation on preserving Basque arborglyphs by Dr. John Bieter and BSU graduate student, Joseph Nigro!
These tree carvings provide insight into the lives sheepherders led while working in isolated mountain ranges across the American West. With changes in grazing practices, increasingly frequent wildfires, and the natural aging of trees, these carvings are at threat of beings lost forever. That is where you come into play! Learn more about the work being done by Lertxun-marrak: The Arborglyph Collaborative to document and digitize arborglyphs across the West, and how you can help locate, document, and preserve these carvings!
Free Event. Everyone welcome.

KORRIKA
2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Basque Museum, 601 W Grove St, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Join us on March 28 at 2pm in front of the Basque Museum for KORRIKA!
2pm– Meet at the Museum- bring your flags and signs!
2:15– Walk to the Capitol and pause for photos! Then on to the final destination!
2:50– Arrive at Cyclops to watch Hori Bai perform for Treefort!
What is KORRIKA?
KORRIKA is a huge event in support of the Basque language, taking place across the Basque Country. The goal is to promote awareness in support of AEK and to raise funds to assist in its daily work.
The first KORRIKA took place in 1980, starting in Oñati and finishing in Bilbao, covering the entire Basque Country. Since then, it has become one of the largest and most significant events organized in support of the Basque language. 23 Korrika events have taken place since then, and 45 years have passed. From 19 March 2026, Korrika will tour Euskal Herria for the 24th time, spending 11 days and 10 nights on the road. A march of 2,500 kilometres in support of the Basque language, with thousands of participants of all ages and backgrounds, marching day and night without stopping. From start to finish of Korrika, the runners pass the baton from hand to hand and kilometre to kilometre. Inside the baton is a message which will be read out when Korrika reaches the finish line. Until then, the message remains a secret. Held every two years, Korrika has become a much-supported and much-loved event that shakes up Basque society. The number of people taking part is constantly growing. Thousands of people are involved in organizing the Korrika in committees set up in villages and neighborhoods. During the campaign, which lasts for several months, hundreds of festivals and cultural events are usually held, from the presentation a few months before until the festival on the last day. In addition to promoting Basque culture, we are committed to making Korrika more responsible: based on feminism and social responsibility, championing diversity and considering its ecological footprint. This is the best way for AEK and Korrika to give back all that love and support to society, in their opinion.
MESSAGE
I am the Basque language people, a way of life, a way of being. Like fire, I am always the same, always new. Welcome to my home, to our home. From the past to the present, a refuge whose doors are always open. You and I are the Basque language. We are one. We are a million Basque speakers, and we will be more. We are a free and open community being reborn, creating our future together. We are Euskal Herria, the land we are going to cross from one end to the other. Speak up and take action to prioritize diversity and mutual care. Take the plunge and get involved, we want adult Basque learning at the forefront. We are all essential. Everyone has value, and every speaker is important. Those who have enrolled in the euskaltegi, those whose first language is Basque, those who have come from abroad, those who want to learn and live in Basque in the Basque Country.
We are all one people.
We are Euskara.
Listen to Korrika’s appeal.
Let’s quiver, let’s be strong.
The Korrika flames have been lit!…

Threads of Memory presented by Oihane Pardo Perez
2026-03-31 18:00 - 20:00 | ID
2026 Eloise Garmendia Bieter Chair in Basque Studies
In Collaboration with Boise State Basque Studies and the Basque Museum and Cultural Center
Join us March 31 at 6pm at the Basque Center for special lecture Threads of Memory: Designing Local Identity for Global Presence with Oihane Pardo Perez. Oihane will reflect on iconic Basque garments, anecdotes of Basque influence in global fashion, and the role of women in cultural transmission.
Oihane Pardo Pérez (1986) is an architect, entrepreneur, and founder of the brand Amarenak, born in Donostia/San Sebastián.
After earning her degree in Architecture and pursuing an international career — working in Barcelona, Tenerife, Brussels, and Shanghai — she returned to Donostia in 2016 and founded Amarenak, a design project based on the contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Basque clothing.
Over the past decade, she has revisited and reimagined Basque material heritage and significant historical narratives through fashion, combining local production, sustainability, and cultural transmission. Her work demonstrates how design and art can serve as powerful tools to increase the visibility of a minoritized culture and to position it internationally.
Today, she approaches design as a form of cultural activation and a means of strengthening territorial identity, building bridges between the Basque Country and its diaspora.

MATXITXAKO, Notes on the Basque Auxiliary Navy
2026-04-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Boise State University, 1700 W University, Boise, ID, 83706, United States
Join us on April 1 at 2pm in the Trueblood Room in the Student Union Building at BSU for a special screening of the documentary film, MATXITXAKO.
Free and open to all.

Poetry Night with Leire Bilbao
2026-04-02 18:00 - 19:30 | ID
Join us April 2 at 6pm at the Basque Museum for a special presentation by accomplished poet Leire Bilbao.
Leire, born in the coastal town of Ondarroa, was an award winning bertsolari in her youth and is now the author of several poetry collections including, Between Fish Scales, her English-language debut. Her work has been described as a “visceral view of motherhood, work life, and plural desire in a maritime landscape, both hyper-real and eerily anthropomorphic.”
Leire will share a few selected poems and will also speak about her life in the Basque Country as a poet.
This event is in collaboration with Boise State University and will be catered by Ansots.
This event is free and open to all!

Benefit Dinner & Auction
2026-04-11 18:00 - 22:00 | ID
Mark your calendar for our Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction on April 11.
Tickets on sale now! Click here to purchase.
Live & Silent Auction Benefiting the Basque Museum & Boiseko Ikastola.

Mus Txapelketa
2026-05-02 08:30 - 17:00 | The Basque Center, 601 W. Grove Street, Boise, 83702
Basque Museum’s NABO-qualifying Mus Tournament will be held Saturday, May 2.
Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:30am, play starts at 9am.
Cost is $45 per player. Membership through 2026 is also required. Your fees cover NABO Mus fees, breakfast and lunch.
The winning team/teams will represent the Basque Museum at the NABO Mus Tournament in San Francisco, California on Saturday, June 20.
PRE-REGISTER HERE

Karmele
2026-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | ID
Join us on May 19 at 6pm at the Basque Center for a showing of the incredible film, Karmele.
Karmele is a story of sustainability, resilience, and dignity in the face of oppression- a journey woven through culture, music, and art.
Based on the real experiences of Karmele Urresti and Txomin Letamendi and inspired by the novel, “Elkarrekin Esnatzeko Ordua” (Time to Wake Up Together) by Kirmen Uribe.
Synopsis: Karmele and her family take refuge in France after being expelled from their home due to war. There, Karmele is invited to take part in the Basque cultural embassy in exile, which seeks to fight the war through music and dance, and she meets Txomin, a professional trumpeter whom she falls in love with. After living for some time in Venezuela, the couple returns to their homeland to fight against the dictatorship, hoping to reclaim everything that was taken from them.
About the Director: Asier Altuna, after the success of his first short film, Txotx (1997), co-directed with Telmo Esnal, went on to make several more short films, television series, and commercials. In 2005, he joined Esnal yet again to direct his first feature, Aupa Etxebeste! with which he landed the Youth Award at the San Sebastian Festival and a Goya nomination for Best New Director. In 2008 he founded, with Marian Fernandez, the production company Txintxua Films, with which he has produced several shorts and the documentary feature Bertsolari (2011), and the feature films Amama (2015), winner of the Irizar Award (Best Basque Film) and Agur Etxebeste! (2019 co-directed with Telmo Esnal). In 2018, he participated in the omnibus film Gure Oroitzapenak.
2025 directed by Asier Altuna, 114 minutes, in Euskara with English subtitles.

First Thursday
2026-06-04 17:30 - 20:00 | Basque Museum, 601 W Grove St, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Join us at the Basque Museum for all sorts of First Thursday activities! Open from 5:30-8:00pm with FREE admission to the Museum & Boardinghouse, wine tastings, and take part in a free art project with local Basque artist, Marianne Schaffeld Uberuaga Belaustegui. We will also be highlighting another Basque artist and bench jeweler, Lori Salutregui Aguirre, of Etxetxu Jewelry & Sweet Relish Style Jewelry & Designs. Come by and check it all out!

Kids Interactive Day at the Museum!
2026-06-20 11:00 - 15:00 | ID
Looking for a fun family day this summer? Come on down to the museum on June 20 from 11am to 3pm for an activity packed day where history comes alive and culture is celebrated. Kids can explore and play while learning a bit too!
Reduced admission: $2 per person or $8 per family!

Running of the Bars
2026-07-11 17:00 - 22:00 | ID
July 11 on the Basque Block. Pub crawl, Basque style. Grab your whites and get ready to “run”!
More information to come!
Tickets on sale March 1.

Pilota Camp 2026
2026-07-21 08:30 - 13:00 | ID
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN!!!
We are excited to announce that Pilota Camp will be expanding this year to include herri kirolak (country sports) and a soccer surprise!
Athletes from the World Pilota Association will be here again to teach and mentor!
Early Bird Fee: $130
Late Registration: $150
Members: $110
*** Fee includes camp, snacks, shirt, and bag***
Camp Dates: July 21-24 and July 27-30. Pick one camp or both!
Camp will run from 8:30am-1pm
Ages: 8-15
CAMP 1 REGISTER HERE
CAMP 2 REGISTER HERE
If you would like additional information, please contact abbyg@basquemuseum.eus.
Brought to you by the generous donations from the John Kirtland Endowment!

Winefest 2026
2026-08-29 17:30 - 20:30 | ID
Join us on the Basque Block as we share more than 100 wines, raffle prizes, music, and dancing while raising funds for the Basque Museum!
August 29 5:30-8:30pm
Click here to purchase tickets!

Eguberriko Azoka - Basque Winter Market
2026-12-06 11:00 - 15:00 | ID
Mark your calendar – December 6.
Basque Christmas Market and so much more!
More information to come.
