Ikusi Mikusi in Sare is an international children’s and youth literature fair in the Basque language. The 2026 edition is presented as the sixth edition, giving the event an established role in the cultural calendar. Its importance is both literary and linguistic: books, young readers and Basque-language creation come together in a setting where transmission is the central subject.
Topic: events
Biodiversite et Sante in Ascain | Tick Risk Talk
Biodiversite et Sante in Ascain is a public meeting with Pierre Lannes on the risks linked to ticks in ordinary environments such as woods and gardens. The talk is followed by an exchange with the audience, making prevention and practical understanding part of the format. The event is local in the best sense: it takes a health issue tied to landscape, habits and outdoor life, then gives residents a place to ask questions.
Bois en Fete in Nogueres | Wood Crafts and Gascon Culture
Bois en Fete in Nogueres is a craft-centred celebration of wood trades and Gascon atmosphere. The programme honours sawyers, carpenters, resin workers, cabinetmakers and woodturners, alongside chair caners and upholsterers. It is a compact portrait of manual know-how: tools, materials and trades brought into public view so that visitors can see the cultural value of work usually hidden inside workshops.
Fete des Vendanges in Saint-Emilion | Grands Crus Weekend
Fete des Vendanges in Saint-Emilion is a harvest weekend built around the appellation’s wine culture and public encounters. The event brings together 45 Grands Crus Classes of Saint-Emilion for two days aimed at wine lovers, with conviviality, sharing and discovery at the centre. Its appeal is the density of the setting: a world-famous wine town, classified estates and the harvest season translated into a public programme.
Kermesse du 14 Juillet in Beaulieu | Fair and Producers Market
Kermesse du 14 Juillet in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne is a village fair organised by Harmonie Beaulieu Vayrac around food, games and public celebration. The programme brings together crepes, refreshments, small-scale entertainment, a producers market, a grand ball and fireworks. Its strength is the mix of civic ritual and local sociability: a National Day gathering where food stalls, music and family activities keep the town centre animated.
Visite du Vignoble Brana in Ispoure | Basque Wine Tasting
Visite du Vignoble Brana in Ispoure is a guided wine visit anchored in the history of Maison Brana, active since 1897. Visitors go behind the scenes of the estate, from the vineyard to the winery areas where AOP Irouleguy wines are produced, before ending with a tasting. The event gives terroir a human scale: a Basque family house, production spaces, traditional know-how and the sensory finish of the wines themselves.
Spectacle Burgaintzi in Saint-Palais | Basque Dance
Spectacle Burgaintzi in Saint-Palais is a Basque dance performance by children from the Burgaintzi group. The event places transmission at the centre: young dancers carry steps, rhythms and stage habits into a public square where the community can see the tradition continue. At Place du Foirail, the performance is concise but culturally legible, turning a local evening into a visible act of Basque dance education.
Randonnee Gourmande in Larrau | Iraty Forest E-Scooter
Randonnee Gourmande in Larrau is an outdoor food-and-landscape experience in the Iraty Forest. Guided by experienced hosts, participants travel by electric scooter through Soule scenery toward viewpoints, meet a shepherdess in summer pasture and visit spaces linked to milking and cheese-making. The outing ends with AOP Ossau-Iraty cheese, making the route both active and culinary: forest, pastoral work and tasting tied into one readable day.
Concert d’Ete Basque in Bayonne | Pottoroak Choir
Concert d’Ete Basque in Bayonne is an open-air vocal evening with the men’s choir Pottoroak. The group performs traditional Basque songs and world repertoire in four-part a cappella arrangements, alongside festive songs that keep the atmosphere accessible. The event gives Bayonne a clear musical frame: voices in public space, Basque language and choral practice presented without losing the warmth of a summer gathering.
Cuivre en Basque in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
In Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Cuivre en Basque in Saint-Jean-de-Luz is built around local culture and regional identity. The setting at 12 rue Duconte anchors the event in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The strongest material is local culture, public memory and the way a place gathers around a specific subject. That gives the event a cultural frame grounded in place, practice and public participation. The result is useful for a regional audience because it explains why the occasion belongs to local life.