On the menu: a meal, a mus tournament, a black pudding and fandango competition, and street performances!

And to kick off the festivities, the town invites the public to a grand musical procession through the streets of Ciboure alongside Aña, the giant puppet created by the people of Ciboure!

Besides the patron saint, these festivities celebrate the famous privateer from Hendaye, Étienne Pellot, returning to his homeland.

Having escaped from his English captors, he arrived from Portugal dressed as a pilgrim, after having passed through Santiago de Compostela.

Pintxo competition, concerts, Txiki bull run and aperitif around the mayor, the people of Ustaritz were there and celebrated the return of the Festival, after two years of Covid, despite a heatwave in full swing.

The Bayonne Ham Fair is the city's oldest event, with its first edition dating back to 1462! Here, people taste and celebrate ham during festivities rooted in the Middle Ages. An emblem of local artisans' expertise, the Ham Fair is a powerful marker of Bayonne's identity and traditions. Ham is as much an economic as a cultural asset, as it is a major component of the city's intangible heritage.

This superb festival is brought to life by the Sevillanas dance schools of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, who celebrate these dances from southern Spain. For three days, you can enjoy Andalusian dance performances throughout the town, at the market halls, on Place Louis XIV, or at the blue-water-themed casetas in Sainte-Barbe, where food and drink stalls offer from Friday evening to Sunday evening.

The Feast of Saint John was often accompanied by various beliefs and rituals, such as the use of ashes from bonfires to protect crops. In matters of love, stepping over a Saint John's bonfire was believed to ensure that the romance would last throughout the year. Coinciding with the summer solstice, and marked by pagan cults dating back to time immemorial, the event was initially celebrated to honor solar light and power, but also to mark the beginning of the agricultural season.

Born in 1932, the Bayonne Festival has become THE benchmark for major festive gatherings in our country. Donning their white outfits and tying their red scarves are now daily rituals for thousands of revelers who come to experience these five days and five nights of celebration with passion and respect. We owe this tradition to a wonderful group of friends, encouraged by the benevolent support of the elected officials of the time.