Pelote Basque – Les mardis de Plaza Berri gives Biarritz a traditional sporting event built around Basque pelota. The Biarritztarrak Basque Pelota Association is organizing its summer tournament at Plaza Berri. Every evening, you can watch two Basque pelota matches featuring special appearances by players selected for the upcoming World Championships in Argentina.
Topic: events
Château de Pau Night Tours: 1380 and 1553
Château de Pau Night Tours: 1380 and 1553 places heritage, memory and local interpretation at the center of the Pau calendar. At Musée National du château de Pau, the event is tied to a named local place in Pau. Its strongest details are heritage interpretation, local memory and the material setting that gives the subject its depth. Those elements give the occasion a clear regional identity, tied to what people make, hear, taste, play or preserve in the area. Within Historical Heritage & Guided Visits, it shows how tradition, place and participation remain connected in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Transhumance Collective in Laruns
Transhumance Collective in Laruns gives Laruns a concrete place in the regional cultural season. The setting anchors the event in Laruns. Its substance comes from voice, repertoire and the communal memory carried through performance. Those details connect the occasion to local habits, public memory and the people who keep the practice visible. Within Popular Festivals & Local Traditions, it adds a specific Nouvelle-Aquitaine reference point shaped by place and practice.
Batteleku Race and Meal in Ascain
In Ascain, Batteleku Race and Meal in Ascain is built around traditional sport and local sporting memory. The setting at Port d’Ascain anchors the event in Ascain. The strongest material is traditional sport, local rules and the social life around arenas, frontons or community grounds. 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.
Fête Communale de Viennay
Fête Communale de Viennay is rooted in Viennay through local producers and market culture. The setting at 3 Rue du Stade anchors the event in Viennay. The event draws its interest from producers, seasonal goods and the everyday economy of rural exchange. Those elements give the event enough local substance to stand beyond practical date and venue details. As part of Gastronomy Terroir, it reflects how tradition, place and participation remain connected in the region.
Joko Garbi Finals in Cambo-les-Bains
Joko Garbi Finals in Cambo-les-Bains ties Cambo-les-Bains to traditional sport and local sporting memory. The setting at 5 Place du Fronton anchors the event in Cambo-les-Bains. The core of the event is traditional sport, local rules and the social life around arenas, frontons or community grounds. That cultural angle makes the occasion legible as something practiced, shown, heard or shared locally. It gives Nouvelle-Aquitaine a precise public scene shaped by subject, place and community use.
Elle court, elle court, l’aiguille de Maï
Elle court, elle court, l’aiguille de Maï gives Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente a concrete place in the regional cultural season. The setting at 19 bis avenue de l’Union anchors the event in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente. Its substance comes from materials, gestures and the transmission of craft knowledge. Those details connect the occasion to local habits, public memory and the people who keep the practice visible. Within Traditional Crafts & Know-How, it adds a specific Nouvelle-Aquitaine reference point shaped by place and practice.
Emazteak in Tarnos: Portraits of Basque Women
In Tarnos, Exposition Emazteak, portraits de femmes basques works as an exhibition shaped by Basque women portraits. Part of the « Feminine Figures » series, the exhibition is organized by the Ospitalea Departmental Center for Heritage Education, part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department, in collaboration with the City of Tarnos. This exhibition stems from a participatory initiative by the group Les Bask’elles, which collected profiles of remarkable women—both well-known and lesser-known—who have left their mark on the history of the Basque Country.
Ce qui couvre in Orthez: The Beret Revisited
Ce qui couvre in Orthez: The Beret Revisited is rooted in Orthez through heritage, memory and local interpretation. The setting at 3 rue de Billère anchors the event in Orthez. The event draws its interest from heritage interpretation, local memory and the material setting that gives the subject its depth. Those elements give the event enough local substance to stand beyond practical date and venue details. As part of Historical Heritage & Guided Visits, it reflects how tradition, place and participation remain connected in the region.
Latresne en fête: Market, Music and Village Gathering
Latresne en fête: Market, Music and Village Gathering ties Latresne to local producers and market culture. The setting at Place de la Mairie anchors the event in Latresne. The core of the event is producers, seasonal goods and the everyday economy of rural exchange. That cultural angle makes the occasion legible as something practiced, shown, heard or shared locally. It gives Nouvelle-Aquitaine a precise public scene shaped by subject, place and community use.