21/06/2023

This summer in the Basque Country

Easy Clés has selected the must-see events on the Basque Coast this summer!


Must Haves

FIREWORKS DISPLAY ANGLET : 13th July 2023 

FIREWORKS DISPLAY ST JEAN DE LUZ : 14th July

FÊTES DE BAYONNE 2023 : From 26th to 30th July 2023 

MELODIC FIREWORKS SHOW : 12th August 2023

TRADERS' BRADERIE ST JEAN DE LUZ : from 18th au 20th August 2023

SURF BY NIGHT ANGLET : 26th August 2023 

 

SPORTING EVENTS

CESTA PUNTA - SUMMER LEAGUE - GANT D'OR DE BIARRITZ 

For the 46th Gant d'Or, the Biarrotte leg of this new circuit, the best players on the Cesta Punta planet will be competing in 4 qualifying tournaments called Masters.

  • Every Monday & Wednesday from du 5th July to 23th August 2023
  • Location : Jaï Alaï, rue Cino del Duca, Biarritz


BIARRITZ MEETING 2022 - COURSE DE TROT 

The Hippodrome des Fleurs track is atypical, with its banked bends and right-hand rope. At 803 metres long, it is one of the shortest in France.

  • From 1st to 28th July 2023
  • Grand Prix de Biarritz on Friday 28th July 2023
  • Location : Hippodrome des Fleurs - Avenue du Lac Marion, Biarritz


BIARRITZ CUP 2023 - COMPÉTITION DE GOLF

Every year in July, the Golf de Biarritz Le Phare hosts the biggest and oldest amateur event in France. Played over four days and 72 holes, the BIARRITZ CUP is the amateur competition that comes closest to the professional format.

  • From 9th July to 16th July 2023
  • Location : Golf Phare de Biarritz


FESTIVAL SURF N DANCE - ANGLET

Surf N Dance is a dance festival with a unique concept in France, combining surfing, dance and yoga on the same day. The Surf N Dance festival offers 4 intense days of surfing, yoga and, above all, dance, in the exceptional setting of the Chambre d'Amour. 

  • From 12th to 15th July 2023
  • Location : Espace de l'Océan


SUMMER BEACH TENNIS TOUR - ANGLET

A summer tour of beach tennis, a fast-growing sand sport, organised by the French Tennis Federation. 

  • From 13th to 16th July 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or


OPEN DE FRANCE DE SHORTBOARD - ANGLET

France's best hopefuls will be on hand at the Chambre d'Amour for this surfing competition qualifying for the French Open final.

  • From 17th to 20th July 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or


ANGLET BEACH RUGBY FESTIVAL

The must-attend event for all rugby fans. Beach Rugby sports tournaments open to amateurs, with registration required. Kids' initiations, entertainment, partners' village and DJ evenings...

  • From 21th to 23th July 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or, Anglet


OPEN BEACH VOLLEY ANGLET

Stages of the French Beach Volleyball Championship. This tournament welcomes around a hundred Series 1 players, the highest level in France.
On the programme: high-level matches, a partner village, tombola prizes to be won, entertainment for the general public...

  • From 04 August to 06 August 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or, Anglet


BEACH BASKET TOUR ANGLET

The Beach Basket Tour 3X3, presented by the Ligue de BasketBall de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is stopping off at the Chambre d'Amour. Come and take part in a moment of celebration and sharing around the values of sport. There will be a succession of basketball tournaments, events and games.

  • From 15 August to 17 August 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or, Anglet


FINALE EUROPÉENNE DU RIP CURL ANGLET

Surfing competition for under-16s 

  • From 19 August to 20 August 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or, Anglet


RIP CURL PRO ANGLET

International men's and women's professional surfing competition run by the World Surf League 

  • From 21 August  to 27 August 2023
  • Location : Plage des Sables d'Or, Anglet


QUEEN CLASSIC SURF FESTIVAL - BIARRITZ

The best European surfers will be battling it out to be crowned QUEEN of this first edition! 

  • 28th and 29 August 2023
  • Location : Côte des Basques


MUSICAL AMBIENCES

GUETHA'ROCK

Free rock concert 

  • Saturday 01 July 2023
  • Location : Fronton Guéthary


CHANTS BASQUE GROUPE ALAIAK

Every Wednesday evening, the Alaiak group performs the Saint Jean de Luz tradition of the famous confetti battle, from 9pm until the end of the night... Don't miss the Toro de Fuego at 10.30pm, a unique fireworks display accompanied by the famous Granada music.

  • Every Wednesday from 05 juillet 2023
  • Location : place Louis 14 Saint Jean de Luz


CONCERTS ARENES DE BAYONNE 

BigFlo & Oli, Matthieu Chedid, Ibrahim Maalouf, Gims & Dadju, Florent Pagny and Louise Attaque in concert at the Bayonne Arena.

  • 15/07 - 18/07 - 19/07 - 20/07 - 21/07 - 23/07
  • Location : arènes de Bayonne


BIARRITZ PIANO FESTIVAL

A cultivated and luminous personality, torn as she says "between music and words", Anne Queffelec comes from a family of writers and has a keen eye for culture and classical music.

  • From 29 July to 11 August 2023
  • Location : Place Bellevue



Cultural events

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM - BIARRITZ 

The film festival that highlights and listens to young people. The Biarritz International Film Festival - NOUVELLES VAGUES is committed to telling the story of young people and listening to their vision through a unique proposition: films presenting stories of youth, judged by a jury of artists under the age of 35 and an international jury of students from leading film schools.

  • From 28 June to 02 July 2023
  • Location : Gare du Midi, Cinéma Le Royal


FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE SURF - ANGLET 

Free outdoor film screenings on the big screen. The must-attend event for surf film fans. This not-to-be-missed event (19th edition) on the French and European surf scene presents and rewards the best surf films, from fiction to documentaries. 

  • From 07 July to 10 July 2023
  • Location : Chambre d'Amour


MONCINÉ A LA PLAGE - ANGLET 

Open-air screening of a film on a giant screen. 

  • 25 July 2023 - 01 August 2023 - 08 August 2023
  • Location : Jardin de la Grotte


ARRIVÉE DU TROPHÉE TEINK - ST JEAN DE LUZ 

Finish of the Bilbao/Saint-Jean-de-Luz batteleku race. The Teink Trophy is a regatta organised by the UR IKARRA Association and contested at sea aboard Bateleku, small boats shaped like Basque ships and crewed by three oarsmen.

  • 05 August 2023 at 4pm
  • Location : Port de pêche de St Jean de Luz


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