Events calendar Biarritz/Miarritze

Every year in Biarritz, harnessed and mounted trotting races take place throughout July from 8pm on a renovated 803 m sand track with right-hand rope. The meeting comprises 13 evenings, culminating in the Grand Prix de la Ville organized by the Société des Courses au Trot de Biarritz, chaired by C. Hassenforder-Chabriac. Each evening, races take place between 8.10pm and 11.30pm. The racecourse opens at 7pm, and the pari-mutuel betting windows open at 7:45pm.

Dates for 2024 night races: 2/4/6/9/11/13/16/18/20/23/25/26 (Grand Prix de la Ville) and July 30.

Every year in the month of July, the Golf de Biarritz Le Phare welcomes the most important and oldest of the French events reserved for amateurs. Played over 4 days and 72 holes, it is the amateur competition which is closest to the professionals.

The Fishermen's Port is in celebration, it is an opportunity to soak up Basque folk dances, to enjoy the different ephemeral bodegas, held by various associations in the city and to end with an unmissable toro de fuego. Beautiful evenings ahead.

This little party is organized in the Saint-Charles district. A friendly aperitif between inhabitants, shopkeepers, members of Esprit Saint-Charles is prepared around "vino & pintxos". These are offered by the excellent and historic food trades of the district.

All over France, the nights of July 14 and August 15 are sublimated by fireworks. Those in Biarritz are particularly appreciated, from the Rocher du Basta in July, and from the Rocher du Basta and the Grande Plage in August. You will witness more than twenty minutes of colourful and sparkling spectacle. Every year, Biarritz competes in creativity, pyrotechnic know-how and originality to offer breathtaking visual compositions. On the night of August 15, the large beach lights up under a thousand lights. A must see!

The Biarritz Piano Festival remains a major and unmissable event during the summer season in the Basque Country. It is a program always more awaited each year for mornings, evenings and nocturnes pianistiques. About thirty concerts await you with the new generation of performers from all over the world. Every year, an audience of music lovers comes to attend the piano festival. In parallel to the official program, concerts are given voluntarily "outside the walls" by artists in hospitals (Ehpad, hospitals...).

For its^2nd edition, the Biarritz festival aims above all to reveal the cinematic talents of tomorrow, and put the spotlight on the work of budding, emerging and established filmmakers. For 5 days, a jury of artists under the age of 35 will share with the public theatrical and open-air screenings, concerts, exhibitions and meetings with guests of honor. The festival may just be the place to discover the great filmmakers of tomorrow.

As a tribute to the tradition in the United States where the winner was given a small golden glove, the Biarritz Athétic Club created the now famous Gant d'Or de Cesta Punta some twenty years ago, which delights amateurs and neophytes alike. It is true that to see the world's professional elite fighting on the "Cancha" of the jaï alaï (large open trinquet) in pursuit of a ball that can exceed 300 km/h is breathtaking!

The public is invited, on this occasion, to come and take part in the workshops, put on their costumes, carve pumpkins, participate in the lighting of the public garden, and to come and party at the Garden Party. No age limit to dress up!

This former railway station, located in the heart of Biarritz, has been completely renovated and is just a 5-minute walk from other convention centers. Behind its facade, 1,400 seats with a 600 m² stage and a 127^m² screen and another 230 seats, ten rooms from 50 m² to 310 m² over 4,000^m² and a terrace and reception hall of 310 m² each. It is the venue for special events and festivals, making it one of the most sought-after venues in Aquitaine. With over 100 shows to its name, it also plays host to the stars and groups of the moment.