Fêtes d'Urrugne - Bixintxo
Patronal festival of Bixintxo in Urrugne in the Basque Country
2026
About Bixintxo d'Urrugne
The Urrugne Festival, known as Bixintxo in reference to Saint Vincent (Bixintxo in Basque), is the patronal festival of this Labourd commune located between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye. It takes place on the first weekend of September and lasts for six days, from Friday to Wednesday. The program is spread across the fronton, the town square, the trinquet, and the multi-purpose hall, featuring a mus tournament, a fun run, pala and esku pilota matches, Basque strength games, mutxiko, a fandango competition, Basque singing, an agricultural show, concerts and DJs, fireworks, a toro de fuego, and two meals requiring advance booking.
Bixintxo d'Urrugne — edition 2026
The Urrugne Festival — Urruñako bestak — takes place from September 4 to 9, 2026, from Friday to Wednesday. The festival committee has released the six-day program: a 9.3 km foot race on Saturday, Basque strength games and toro de fuego on Sunday, a fandango competition and fireworks on Tuesday, and an agricultural show and esku pilota final on Wednesday. Musical acts include Matraka, Neomak, Bost Axola, Xistor of a Down, Frigo, and Joselu Anaiak, plus DJ Doli, DJ Musikalan, and DJ Bull.
2026 Edition
The full six-day program is available online on the town hall website and can be downloaded as a bilingual French-Basque PDF. Events take place at the fronton (pilota plazan), the square, and the trinquet; the multi-purpose hall (kiroldegia) hosts the mus tournament and the Friday night dinner.
Pelota is featured every day: committee pala tournament finals on Saturday, pelota school curtain-raiser and "Leon Dongaitz" tournament final on Sunday, esku pilota semi-finals on Monday at the fronton and then the trinquet, Urruñarrak bare-hand match on Tuesday, and the esku pilota final on Wednesday at the trinquet.
Two dinners are open for booking at €25 each: the one on Friday, September 4, with music by Bidekoa, and the ikastola dinner on Wednesday the 9th.
Highlights Bixintxo d'Urrugne 2026
- 9.3 km foot race (16+) on Saturday the 5th at 6:00 PM, following the festival opening at 5:30 PM, with the children's race at 7:00 PM
- Basque strength games with HKB on Sunday the 6th at 5:00 PM, mutxiko with Kuxkuxtu at 7:30 PM, and toro de fuego at midnight
- Fireworks on Tuesday the 8th at 10:00 PM, following the fandango competition (6:00 PM) and Basque singing by Abesti (8:00 PM)
- Kabalekin agricultural show on Wednesday the 9th at 9:00 AM at the fronton, awards at 1:00 PM
- Esku pilota final on Wednesday the 9th at 5:00 PM at the trinquet
Programme Bixintxo d'Urrugne 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
Multi-purpose hall (kiroldegia)
- 6:30 PM — Mus tournament semi-finals and final
- 7:00 PM — Aperitif
- 9:00 PM — Dinner with live music by Bidekoa · €25 · ham and melon, paella, apple tart and cheese, coffee and wine · reservations on August 24, 25, and 26 at Bixikenia, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Saturday, September 5, 2026
At the fronton
- 10:00 AM — Committee pala tournament finals
At the square
- 5:30 PM — Opening of the festivities
- 6:00 PM — Adult foot race (9.3 km, 16+)
- 7:00 PM — Children's race
- 7:30 PM — Award ceremony
- 9:00 PM — Matraka
- 11:00 PM — Neomak
- 1:00 AM — DJ Doli
Sunday, September 6, 2026
- 10:30 AM — Festival mass
At the fronton
- 10:30 AM — Pelota school curtain-raiser
- 11:00 AM — "Leon Dongaitz" tournament final
- 1:00 PM — Village aperitif with music by Kuxkuxtu
At the square
- 11:00 AM — Slip 'n slide
- 5:00 PM — Basque strength games with HKB
- 7:30 PM — Mutxiko with Kuxkuxtu
- 9:00 PM — Bost Axola
- 11:00 PM — DJ Musikalan
- 12:00 AM — Toro de fuego
Monday, September 7, 2026
At the fronton
- 11:00 AM — Esku pilota semi-final
At the trinquet
- 4:30 PM — Esku pilota semi-final
- 5:30 PM — Esku pilota semi-final
At the square
- 5:45 PM — Show with Airoski
- 6:30 PM — Trophy presentation by the town hall
- 7:00 PM — Pintxo pote organized by local merchants, with Kuxk
- 10:00 PM — Evening organized by the gaztetxe: Xistor of a Down and Frigo
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
At the fronton
- 11:00 AM — Urruñarrak bare-hand pelota match
At the square
- 6:00 PM — Fandango competition
- 8:00 PM — Basque singing with Abesti
- 10:00 PM — Fireworks
- 11:00 PM — DJ Bull
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
At the fronton
- 9:00 AM — Agricultural show organized by Kabalekin
- 1:00 PM — Award ceremony
At the square
- 11:00 AM — Errotakan
At the trinquet
- 5:00 PM — Esku pilota final
- 7:30 PM — Joselu Anaiak
- 11:00 PM — Edantza Taldea
Ikastola dinner with entertainment, €25: appetizer, rib steak with fries and salad, cheese and Basque cake, half-baguette and wine (25 cl), coffee and digestif. Reservations: [email protected]. The official program does not specify the time.
Prices Bixintxo d'Urrugne 2026
Dinner on Friday, September 4, with Bidekoa at the multi-purpose hall: €25. Reservations on August 24, 25, and 26 at Bixikenia, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Ikastola dinner on Wednesday, September 9: €25. Reservations: [email protected].
Practical information — Bixintxo d'Urrugne
Practical Information
Where
The festivities take place in the town center of Urrugne (64122), specifically at the fronton, the town square, the trinquet, and the multi-purpose hall (kiroldegia).
Access
By car: Urrugne is located on the RD810 between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye and is also accessible via the A63 motorway.
By bus: Use the Txik Txak network, line 43 (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Alturan – Urrugne Bourg).
Meals
The two festival meals cost €25 and require advance booking: the Friday, September 4th meal at the multi-purpose hall, featuring entertainment by Bidekoa (reservations on August 24, 25, and 26 at Bixikenia, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM), and the ikastola meal on Wednesday, September 9th ([email protected]).
Contact
Urrugne Town Hall — 05 59 47 44 44 — [email protected] — www.urrugne.fr, where the full program can be downloaded as a PDF.
Urrugne Tourist Office — Pays basque, place René Soubelet, 64122 Urrugne — [email protected]
Bixintxo, the patronal festival of Urrugne
The Urrugne Festival takes its name from Bixintxo, the Basque form of Saint Vincent, the parish's patron saint. While Saint Vincent's Day falls on January 22nd and many Basque villages celebrate it in winter, Urrugne hosts its Bixintxo in early September over the course of six days.
Six days between the fronton, the square, and the trinquet
The program rotates between the same key locations each day. The fronton (pilota plazan) hosts pelota matches and the agricultural show; the town square is the hub for entertainment, concerts, and DJs; and the trinquet hosts the semi-finals and finals of the esku pilota tournament. The multi-purpose hall (kiroldegia) hosts the mus tournament and the opening dinner on Friday night.
Basque pelota, dance, and song
Pelota is a daily highlight, featuring the committee's pala tournament, the "Leon Dongaitz" tournament, Urruñarrak bare-hand matches, and esku pilota at both the fronton and the trinquet. Dance and song are also central to the festivities, with mutxiko led by Kuxkuxtu, a fandango competition, and Basque choral singing by Abesti. The agricultural show on Wednesday, organized by Kabalekin, highlights the commune's rural heritage.
Urrugne, between ocean and mountains
Urrugne stretches from the Basque Corniche, with its cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, to the foothills of the Pyrenees, including the Xoldokogaina peak (486 m). Its Saint-Vincent church features a sundial with the inscription "Vulnerant omnes, ultima necat" (all hours wound, the last one kills).
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