Festival Blog

Pintxos are small snacks made of high-quality food mixed in creative ways. In Basque bars, you can pick out a few pintxos that catch your eye and a drink for a few euros.

No, these aren't hula hoops. They are symbols of the seasons, the cardinal directions, and the diversity of our nation’s people.

Where do you call home? How many times have you moved? What languages do you use in your household? What languages do you use outside of home?

Although they were relocated indoors due to the hot summer storm ensuing outside, there couldn’t have been a better venue to hear the rich harmonies of NOKA and Mikel Markez.

Seven Basque American dance troupes performed at the 2016 Folklife Festival from across the American West, including Utah’ko Triskalariak.

In many ways, the 2016 Folklife Festival represented a rallying cry, an alliance, a remarkable display of kinship and respect. Artists, musicians, and performers celebrated their cultural identities

Beautiful landscape, delicious food, and melodious vocals—within this one song, the Biotzetik Basque Choir from Boise, Idaho, encapsulates three of the distinctive features of Basque culture.

Txuleta (T-bone steak) with red pepper represents a long Basque culinary tradition of using the products and animals found in their local landscape to make hearty dishes.

Smiles creep onto the performers’ faces as they catch each other’s eye, their uninhibited joy infecting the crowd.