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Boise, ID
120Events this week
26Free things to do
88New spots
90New stories

● Checked Friday, October 9, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Boise

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 120 events, day by day →

GemState 208 Market - Grand Finale - October

Saturday 9am · Farm Estates Park - 1450 N. Massey Ave., Kuna, ID, United States, Idaho 83634

Bonsai 101 Workshop

Saturday 10am · Franz Witte Garden Center

Rise & Riffs

Saturday 10am · Dunkley Music

PAWS for Mental Wellness

Saturday 10am · Storey Park

Preservation Idaho WalkAbout

Saturday 10am · Basque Museum & Cultural Center

New in Boise

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

ALAVITA

Restaurants

Fresh pasta, local love: Brick walls, fresh pastas, and a menu built around Boise and Northwest producers make Alavita the kind of spot you claim as your place.

alavitaboise.com ↗

Need To Bead

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

Bead therapy, anyone? Need To Bead has the Treasure Valley’s biggest bead selection plus an open, friendly studio vibe where you can tinker, take classes, and get real help on that half-finished bracelet.

needtobead.com ↗

The Roasteré - Gourmet Coffees & Café

Cafes

Idaho's largest coffee store: The Roasteré - Gourmet Coffees & Café pours samples of fresh brewed coffee and stocks over 90 varieties of fresh roasted beans from around the world, plus espresso drinks, tea, smoothies, and baked goods.

tvcoffee.com ↗

Boise’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Boise’s best →

Most read in Boise

The five stories Boise readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Big 5 set to close local store location - BoiseDev

    Big 5 Sporting Goods, a California-based sports goods store near Boise Towne Square, is set to close its location at 101 N.

    Full story at boisedev.com ↗

  2. Lawsuit against Idaho medical freedom law dismissed by judge

    A federal judge in Idaho has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Boise daycare and parents against the state's Medical Freedom Act, which prohibits daycares from requiring vaccines or medical treatment.

    Full story at seattlered.com ↗

  4. Bluebird Days music festival is coming to Boise October 16

    Bluebird Days, a new music festival in Boise, is set to take place on October 16-17 at Shoreline Park in downtown Boise.

    Full story at idahopress.com ↗

  5. This Family-Run Idaho Fish Market Flies In Fresh Catch For Its Landlocked Neighbors

    Reel Foods Fish Market, a family-run fish market in Idaho, sells fresh seafood to people who live far from shoreline.

    Full story at decorhint.com ↗

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