Community Calendar

This September 13-19, participate in Meridian Art Week by creating something for the Art Drop!

Step 1: Create a small piece of art that can fit in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.

Step 2: Label your art with the provided flyer on our website.

Step 3: Hide your art in Downtown Meridian within the boundaries on the Art Drop Map on our website.

Then come on down and find a piece of art to take home during the week!

All ages, abilities, and art mediums are welcome to participate. For more information and to print the flyer, visit MeridianCity.org/ArtWeek.

For the first time ever, Idaho Botanical Garden is welcoming a traveling exhibition, transforming pathways, gardens, and gathering spaces into an immersive outdoor adventure. Woodland Wonders features 21 larger-than-life woodland creatures and botanical sculptures, inviting guests of all ages to explore a world of art tucked among the beauty of the Garden.

Wander through the landscape and discover towering foxes, a curious owl, a graceful deer, colorful pollinators, and other whimsical creations inspired by the natural world. Around every bend, you’ll find a new opportunity to pause, look closer, and experience nature through the lens of art.

Join us every Wednesday in the Boise Brewing taproom for trivia with Geeks Who Drink, hosted by Professor Truman. Stretch those brain muscles and test your knowledge of random trivia facts, including music and film clip rounds! Plus, you have a chance to win beer in every round! Top 3 finishing teams each week receive Boise Brewing gift certificates.

This September 13-19, participate in Meridian Art Week by creating something for the Art Drop!

Step 1: Create a small piece of art that can fit in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.

Step 2: Label your art with the provided flyer on our website.

Step 3: Hide your art in Downtown Meridian within the boundaries on the Art Drop Map on our website.

Then come on down and find a piece of art to take home during the week!

All ages, abilities, and art mediums are welcome to participate. For more information and to print the flyer, visit MeridianCity.org/ArtWeek.

Latino Conservation Week was created to support the Latino community getting into the outdoors and participating in activities to protect our natural resources. Everyone is Welcome!!!

For the first time ever, Idaho Botanical Garden is welcoming a traveling exhibition, transforming pathways, gardens, and gathering spaces into an immersive outdoor adventure. Woodland Wonders features 21 larger-than-life woodland creatures and botanical sculptures, inviting guests of all ages to explore a world of art tucked among the beauty of the Garden.

Wander through the landscape and discover towering foxes, a curious owl, a graceful deer, colorful pollinators, and other whimsical creations inspired by the natural world. Around every bend, you’ll find a new opportunity to pause, look closer, and experience nature through the lens of art.

Tunes & Tales
Thursdays, 10:00am
Gear up for a whirlwind of fun with our energetic storytime! It's a perfect blend of captivating stories, toe-tapping tunes, groovy moves, and loads of learning! After storytime we will dive into 30 minutes of open play.

Whether your looking for a family fun event full of tasty dips or looking to prove your salsa making skills there is something for everyone! Food trucks, beverages, bounce house, live music, salsa dancing lessons and some friendly competition make for the perfect evening!

Join Zoo Boise for an afterhours zoo experience designed for individuals with disabilities (plus families and friends)! Stations are focused on sensory input and will include guided zoo exploration time, up close animal encounters, self-guided animal artifact exploration, and art activities.
Presented by Accel Therapies.

Currents of Courage is a feature documentary following seven Idaho men — cancer patients and survivors — as they step into Idaho’s wild rivers on an Idaho2Fly fly-fishing retreat and discover something they didn’t know they were looking for: each other. Dawn breaks over Idaho’s rushing rivers. Scarred by chemotherapy, radiation, and the sheer work of survival, these men wade in as fly-fishing novices — most of them carrying their diagnosis alone, in the silence that men mistake for strength. Guided by Idaho2Fly volunteers, they confront vulnerability head-on — standing in a current with nowhere to hide. The film blends breathtaking natural cinematography with the raw intimacy of unscripted shoreline conversations. Tears. Triumphs. Breakthroughs. The film unfolds in three acts: from strangers learning to cast, to a pivotal moment that reframes everything the film has been building toward, to a final reckoning with legacy and what these men are leaving behind. In each act, the river remains constant — indifferent, honest, and quietly doing what medicine could not. These men arrive with diverse cancers, scars, and stories — and a silence that has been killing them. They leave with unbreakable bonds, renewed purpose, and proof that brotherhood saves. The river is not a backdrop. It is a character.