Every year, for 40 years, our club members get together to sell churros, chorizo sandwiches, and other items to raise money for our club. This is an annual free festival located in downtown Salt Lake City.
Every year the Basque Club of Utah throws this event that helps their club raise funds to continue to preserve our Basque culture and traditions through the next year. There is food, dancing, drinks, and a silent auction and opportunity drawing!
The Basque Club of Utah attends the Carmelite fair every year, our dancers perform, and we sell food to donate money to the Carmelite Monastery. The fair is usually on a Sunday in September on the monastery grounds, 5714 S. Holladay Blvd. The Carmelite Nuns depend on the annual fair as their main source of income. There are dancers from around the world, a live auction, drinks, games, rides and giveaways.
Our Basque dance group was founded in 1975 . They perform tradition Basque dances at various events in Utah as well as other states. If you would like more information, head to our dancer's page and make sure to follow them on social media.
Prior to the dinner, club members will gather and make the blood sausage from scratch. Members then come together, the week after, to enjoy the sausage, and other dishes, at a communal dinner usually ending with entertainment.
Korrika is a 10 day - 24 hour run put on by the AEK (Basque Language Schools). Korrika is a race for the Basque language that winds its way through the Basque Country. In Salt Lake City, we also love to participate in this event, we do three rounds around Sugarhouse Park every other year to coincide with Korrika in the Basque Country.
Basque Club Picnic
Every year our club members get together and host a summer picnic. This includes an outdoor mass at 11 am, followed by a Steak or Chorizo lunch, games, a horseshoe competition, and sometimes we have Basque weightlifters perform!
Basque Diaspora Day
Every year we celebrate Basque Diaspora Day together as a club. On this day, we celebrate Basque people and Basque culture around the world.
Members gather at each other's homes to play the fun and strategic game of Mus. To learn more about this card game, visit the Mus page.
Every year we host a Halloween party full of games, prizes, good food, and fun.
Our annual Christmas party is a very fun event, Santa or Olentzero comes to visit, and the Utah'ko Triskalariak always put on a great performance.
