Community Calendar

All Zoo Boise daily admissions are only $3 each on every Thursday from November 2025 – February 2026. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure in Boise!

(Open 10AM – 5PM, last admission at 4PM. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.)

Winter Garden Aglow Celebrate the wonders of the season Idaho Botanical Gardens - 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 - November 29-December 31 6:00 pm-9:00 p

EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH!
If you've just started learning an instrument, you're a pro, or just a pro listener come on down to this humdinger of a good time! Adam Straubinger will be leading this open to all good time jam session for anyone who would like to join in or just stomp along to the beat.

Join Meriwether Cider, a local food truck, and Phoenix Fire Games for a fun and delicious Sunday morning! The food truck will be serving awesome brunch foods, Phoenix Fire will bring a bunch of awesome games to play for free, and of course Meriwether will be pouring the good stuff!!
If you're not a games person, no worries! You're welcome to come and just enjoy the food and cider!

This ongoing class is designed for entry-level and experienced students alike, looking for more practice time on the pottery wheel. Experienced clay instructor, Casey Gurr, will offer guided, small-group instruction for anyone interested in learning the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel. More advanced students are welcome to use this time to practice what they already know and try new tricks! After creating about 1-3 pieces, we will dry and fire their pieces for them. Most pieces are ready for pickup in 2-3 weeks.

Ceramics teach a number of valuable skills, including perseverance, patience, problem solving, and creativity! Bring your kiddos in to come play on the clay wheel and learn how to use this fun tool to create functional and decorative pieces, or join in on the fun and make some ceramic pieces of your own! The whole family is welcome!

Winter Garden Aglow Celebrate the wonders of the season Idaho Botanical Gardens - 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 - November 29-December 31 6:00 pm-9:00 p

Featuring over 50 local farmers, ranchers, and makers, it is Boise's only food-focused Winter Market with produce, protein, and hand made products. More information can be found at theboisefarmersmarket.com

The Winter Market is held at the Boise Senior Center at 690 Robbins Road, with the exception of November 22. That Saturday the market will take place outside at the Lincoln Early Childhood Center at 300 W Fort Street.

Come support local, eat local, and love local at the Boise Farmers Market!

Idaho's original, largest and oldest outdoor Farmer's Market! Every Saturday, April - December. Shop local, eat local, and experience Idaho at the Capital City Public Market! Every Saturday, you can meet the producers themselves and feel confident you are buying from someone who actually knows the product they sell. We are open from mid-April to mid-December, and are proud to provide locals and tourists alike the chance to eat fresh, shop small, and experience dynamic Downtown Boise

Join us for WalkAbout Boise — a 1.5-hour guided walking tour through 150 years of history and architecture. Let us introduce you to the built environment that makes downtown Boise like no other place. This tour is great for visitors and for Idaho residents who want to learn more about how Boise's vibrant downtown developed and the people who made it happen. *Please register online or by phone. We meet at the bench in front of the Basque Museum. These walking tours will be held rain or shine, so please plan and dress accordingly with comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, an umbrella if needed for sun or rain, and a bottle of water. They will start promptly at 10 am and end around 11:30 pm, beginning and ending in front of the Basque Museum on Grove Street downtown Boise. Walking Tour highlights include: -Downtown's evolution from gold rush boomtown, through urban renewal decline, and 21st century revitalization -The oldest and newest buildings downtown, spanning 150 years of construction -Buildings associated with Boise’s historic Basque, German, Jewish, and Chinese communities -The Idaho State Capitol and Boise City Hall -Buildings designed by early pioneers and nationally known master architects -The Egyptian Theater

Ceramics teach a number of a valuable skills, including perseverance, patience, problem solving, and creativity! Bring your kiddos in to come and play with clay and learn how to use this fun medium to create functional and decorative pieces.

We'll alternate between learning the basics of handbuilding, wheel throwing, and glazing each week, so sign your kids up for multiple sessions to give them the full experience! Each student will proudly come out of class with at least one or two ceramic pieces that they built themselves. Ceramic artists and experienced teachers, Mindy Curran & Ben Alexander, will facilitate this class.