Bayonne Chocolate Festival
May
This annual festival is well-known throughout Europe, and celebrates the heritage of the town of Bayonne, which lays claim to being the first place in France to import chocolate.
International Bridge Festival
June/July
Top international card players convene for this festival which is one of the world’s biggest bridge events.
Biarritz Cup
July
A notable event around the world, the Biarritz Cup is France’s oldest amateur golfing competition; it attracts over 500 players and huge crowds each year.
International Surf Film Festival
July
This film festival has been hailed as the Oscars of the surfing world, and is quite rightly held in the surfing capital of Europe. From short to feature and fiction to documentary, there’s a huge variety on show.
Big Festival
July
Since its inception in 2009 this music festival has quickly grown to become one of the city’s biggest events of the year. Artists such as Neil Young and Crazy Horse have performed in front of tens of thousands of people, who can also take advantage of free surfing lessons and workshops.