BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Boise Weekly.
For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate Jaialdi. The six-day festival honoring Basque culture through food, music, dance, sport and community will run from Tuesday, July 29 to Sunday, Aug. 3.
“Jaialdi” means “festival” in the Basque language, and it’s one of the biggest Basque celebrations in the world — and the largest of its kind in the United States…