7/31 - 8/2 | BOISE, ID
2026 SAN INAZIO
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San Inazio Festival
Boise’s annual Basque festival aligns with the July 31 feast day of Saint Ignatius de Loyola, or San Inazio, the Patron Saint of the Basques, which holds cultural and spiritual significance for the Basque community. Saint Ignatius, a Basque soldier who later became a priest and theologian, was born in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa in the 15th century and is known for being the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit order). In Basque tradition, festivals often center around a saint and their feast day. While San Inazio is a secular festival, we do hold a mass to honor the Basque patron saint.
2026 Schedule
FRIDAY, JULY 31
- 5 PM: BFA exhibition game
- 5:45 PM: Friends and Family Night at the Center Please bring a pintxo to share!
- 6 PM: BFA exhibition game
- 7 PM: Women’s Handball Semi Final Game 1
- 7:30 PM: Women’s Handball Semi Final Game 2
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
- 7 AM: Basque Open at Warm Springs Golf Course
- 10 AM: BFA exhibition game
- 11 AM: Basquing on the Block
Boiseko Gazteak Performance
Txantxangorriak Performance
Oinkari Basque Dancers Performance - 2 PM: BFA exhibition game
- 3 PM: BFA exhibition game
- 4 PM: Women’s Handball Final
- 7 PM: Mass with the Boise Oñati Dancers and Biotzetik Basque Choir at St. John’s Cathedral
- 8:30 PM: Bertsolaritza on the Block
- 9 PM: Street Dance on the Basque Block
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
- 6:45 PM: Bertsolaritza on the Block
- 7 PM: Women’s Doubles Handball Exhibition
- 7:15 PM: Txantxangorriak Performance
- 8 PM: Street Dance on the Basque Block
