Community Calendar

Get your animal-loving kids engaged in fun with lots of chances to learn, explore, and grow at Zoo Boise! Camps can include animal encounters, experiments, arts & crafts, ecology-based games, zookeeper talks, tours, and much more.

REGISTER: zooboise.org/camps

(Various weekly dates from June 2 - August 8)

Zoo Education Programs are sponsored by Stinker.

Get your animal-loving kids engaged in fun with lots of chances to learn, explore, and grow at Zoo Boise! Camps can include animal encounters, experiments, arts & crafts, ecology-based games, zookeeper talks, tours, and much more.

REGISTER: zooboise.org/camps

(Various weekly dates from June 2 - August 8)

Zoo Education Programs are sponsored by Stinker.

Get your animal-loving kids engaged in fun with lots of chances to learn, explore, and grow at Zoo Boise! Camps can include animal encounters, experiments, arts & crafts, ecology-based games, zookeeper talks, tours, and much more.

REGISTER: zooboise.org/camps

(Various weekly dates from June 2 - August 8)

Zoo Education Programs are sponsored by Stinker.

Make a Mini Chase/Fight Scene

July 21-24, Ages 12-18
9:30-12:30pm at Eagle Encore: 1045 S Ancona Ave #140, Eagle, ID 83616

​Learn the Bare Bones of Filmmaking and Make A Mini Chase/Fight Scene!

Drawing & Painting Combo

July 21-24, Ages 11-17
9:30-12:30pm at Eagle Encore: 1045 S Ancona Ave #140, Eagle, ID 83616

Combine drawing and painting in one week, focusing on mixed media techniques to create layered and dynamic artworks for both mediums.

Summer Camp! The Musical

July 21-24, Ages 6-17
9:30-4:00pm at Eagle Encore: 1045 S Ancona Ave #140, Eagle, ID 83616

Join us in rehearsing a mini-musical, and perform it at the Encore Family Arts Festival at Kleiner Park on July 24th! Camp includes a t-shirt to wear as a costume.

Drawing Skills

July 21-24, Ages 11-17
1:00-4:00pm at Eagle Encore: 1045 S Ancona Ave #140, Eagle, ID 83616

Have fun learning drawing skills, such as sketching, shading, and creating depth.

The jams are fresh this summer in the JUMP Park! The Jump, Jam and Jive free summer concert series returns to the JUMP Park every other Tuesday starting June 3rd through August 26th.

This all-ages, family-friendly event starts at 6:00pm.

Opening acts feature performances from local nonprofits bringing music opportunities to the Treasure Valley community.

There will be food onsite during the JUMP Jam & Jive concerts this summer as well as beer and wine will be available for purchase for those 21 and older.

The artists and openers for the weeks are:

June 3rd - Bill Coffey & His Cash Money Cousins
Boise Rock School
June 17th -Emily Stanton Band
Boise Rock School
July 1st - Country Club
Idaho Songwriters Association
July 15th - Bernie Reilly Band
Idaho Songwriters Association
July 29th - Brook Faulk & The Family Corvidae
Idaho Songwriters Association
Aug 12th- Jonathan Warren and The Billy Goats
Boise Hive
Aug 26th - Rebecca Scott
Boise Hive

We hope to see you there!

Explore the world of flight, birds, seeds and humans. Students can make observations and test flight using technology at the Taking Flight STEAM Camp. Our STEAM camps feature hands-on, activity-focused programming that sparks creativity, problem-solving, and a love for nature. It’s the perfect blend of learning and fun! We are excited to offer extended camper programming at the Garden this summer - camps are Monday through Friday! Over five hours a day of programming and hours and run from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm.

Dates: 7/21-7/25
Cost: $225 members, $300 non-members/public
Age Groups: 5-6 years of age | 7 – 8 years of age
20 campers maximum per age group per week

Sign-ups begin on March 10th. Look out for updates and more details on our website.
https://www.idahobotanicalgarden.org/youth-camps/

Get your animal-loving kids engaged in fun with lots of chances to learn, explore, and grow at Zoo Boise! Camps can include animal encounters, experiments, arts & crafts, ecology-based games, zookeeper talks, tours, and much more.

REGISTER: zooboise.org/camps

(Various weekly dates from June 2 - August 8)

Zoo Education Programs are sponsored by Stinker.