Over 236 talented artists converge at Boise's Art in the Park, held in Julia Davis Park. The free sidewalk festival turns the downtown park into an open-air art museum where you can discover colorful original art, live music entertainment, and lots of fun, kid-friendly activities.
Celebrate a different culture from your own at the Boise Basque Festival, held at the downtown Boise Basque Center. The city has long been a central location where Basque immigrants first settled after coming to the US from the Spanish Basque Region. Taste Basque foods and dance to Basque music for a day as you experience a unique culture.
The hottest music ticket belongs to the Boise Music Festival. Meet your friends at Ann Morrison Park and experience five stages hosting performances by bands in the ranks with artists like Macy Gray, Bret Michaels of Poison, and the Backstreet Boys. While you're there, pick a BBQ contest winner, eat BBQ, drink beer and shop craft vendor booths for unique goods.
Hurry to Hyde Park Street Fair, billed as the largest neighborhood picnic. Mingle with 30,000 attendees at the weekend event and enjoy a grand opening parade, shopping for artisan wares, hand-made crafts and live music. Come be a part of the biggest neighborhood picnic in the state.
A wild time is on tap at the Oktoberfest in downtown Boise, held at the Century Link Arena. You'll guzzle bottomless ice cold beers; discover great traditional German music while eating great traditional German foods. Don't forget to dress the part for a chance to enter and win the Oktoberfest Costume Contest!
Ah shucks! The Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin Festival welcomes festival goers to wander through an original Idaho corn maze that covers acres of farm land, and take a trip through thousands of pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn at the pumpkin patch. Kids love the antique tractor-driven hayride, cow train, HUGE jumping pillow and so much more!