Dive into the Fêtes de Bayonne before you even arrive

Every year, at the end of July, Bayonne pulses with an energy you will not find anywhere else. For five days and five nights, the Basque city becomes the stage for an intense celebration, where an entire region turns out dressed in white and red.

Whether you love Basque culture, live for large gatherings, or are simply curious about an atmosphere unlike any other, the Fêtes de Bayonne are worth experiencing at least once.

A festival that brings people together

For all its scale, the Fêtes de Bayonne are above all an extraordinary catalyst for human connection. Every year, thousands of people, young and less young, meet there and share something rare.

But in a crowd that vast, making friends is as easy as it is difficult - and losing track of them again happens just as fast.

Knowing who will be there before you get there

An app to find out who will be with you at the Fêtes de Bayonne: that is the whole idea behind Premeets. It lets you meet, in advance, the other festival-goers and holidaymakers who will be there at the same time as you.

1. Add Bayonne as your destination, with your arrival and departure dates.
2. Add your accommodation if you already know it, to see who is staying in the same place.
3. Talk before you leave, arrange where to meet, and arrive on familiar ground.

The city takes care of the rest.