As the summer sun begins to mellow and the first hints of autumn color the landscape, September in Boise and the Treasure Valley brings a fresh wave of excitement and activities. There’s something magical about this time of year. The days are still warm, the evenings are crisp, and the community buzzes with events that capture the spirit of fall. From harvest festivals to outdoor concerts, local markets to fun runs, September is the perfect time to explore everything the Treasure Valley has to offer. So, grab your calendar and get ready to mark down some of the best events happening in September!
Family
September 20-22, 2024
The highly anticipated Potato Days is coming to Meridian on September 20-22, 2024 at Kleiner Memorial Park! The event will mark the largest public celebration of the potato in Idaho.
Get ready to dig into spud-tacular street food, games, art, and music with your entire family! Potato Days will boast a massive potato art installation featuring chalk art from over 60 local artists. There will be a french fry competition, live performances in the band-shell, carnival games, a vendor area, bubble garden, and bouncy houses.
More Family Events
- 2024 Scentsy Rock-a-Thon: September 6, 8am-8pm
- Art in the Park: September 6-8
- Hyde Park Street Fair 2024: September 13-15
- 21st Annual Indian Creek Festival: September 13-14
- Idaho Family Pet Expo: September 14
- Idaho Baby & Tot Expo: September 14
- Binky Bazaar and Craft Fair: September 14
- Grandparents’ Day: September 8
- Toys for Tots Unplug & Play: September 15, 12pm-5pm
- Potato Days 2024: September 20-22
- Moppet Togs Children’s Consignment Sale: September 24-29
- Idaho Renaissance Faire: September 28-29
Festivals and Events
Saturday, September 7, 2024 • 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Caldwell is known for it’s farm fresh goods and farm to fork dining, but how do you know what you are eating or drinking is truly local? We invite you to come down to get a true taste of what Caldwell has to offer!
There is so much more than meets the eye. Our roots run deep in generations of family farming and we want to share that with you! Visit with Caldwell’s farmers, ranchers and producers as well as our AgVenture Trail Members.
You can also expect there to be live music and try your hand at Chicken Drop Bingo (our version of a 50/50 raffle), while you visit with our vendors and shop around!
More Festivals and Events
- Idaho’s Jewish Festival: September 1, 11am-9pm
- So You Think You Can Spell?: September 1, 4:30pm
- Farm to Fork Farmers Market: September 3, 5pm-8pm
- GNL Trivia @ Payette Brewing: September 3, 6pm -8pm
- TerrorTuesdays: A Classic Horror Film & Popcorn: September 3, 7pm-9pm
- Taphouse Pub & Eatery Trivia with Game Night Live: September 3, 7pm-9pm
- First Thursday with Monique Michel: September 5, 5pm-8pm
- First Thursday in Downtown Boise: September 5, 5pm-9pm
- Jerry Seinfeld: September 5, 7pm
- Nate Jackson: September 6, 7pm
- Adam Carolla: September 6, 7pm
- Spudtown Knockdown 2024: September 7
- Taste of Caldwell Harvest Festival: September 7 5pm-7pm
- Hops & Crops Festival: September 7 12pm-4pm
- Farm to Fork Farmers Market: September 10, 5pm-8pm
- GNL Trivia @ Payette Brewing: September 10, 6pm -8pm
- TerrorTuesdays: A Classic Horror Film & Popcorn: September 10, 7pm-9pm
- Taphouse Pub & Eatery Trivia with Game Night Live: September 10, 7pm-9pm
- Boise Pride Festival: September 13
- David Spade: September 13, 8pm
- Mimosa Fest: September 15
- Farm to Fork Farmers Market: September 17, 5pm-8pm
- GNL Trivia @ Payette Brewing: September 17, 6pm -8pm
- TerrorTuesdays: A Classic Horror Film & Popcorn: September 17, 7pm-9pm
- Taphouse Pub & Eatery Trivia with Game Night Live: September 17, 7pm-9pm
- Xtreme NAMPA: September 18-21
- Oktoberfest – Payette Brewing Company: September 20
- Boise Sports Cards and Memorabilia: September 21, 8:30am-6pm
- Boise Scottish Heritage Festival: September 21-22
- Harvest Farm to Table Dinner: September 21, 6pm-9pm
- Readings & Conversations with Ira Glass: September 21, 8pm
- Annual British Car Show: September 22, 10am-4pm
- Farm to Fork Farmers Market: September 24, 5pm-8pm
- TerrorTuesdays: A Classic Horror Film & Popcorn: September 24, 7pm-9pm
- Taphouse Pub & Eatery Trivia with Game Night Live: September 24, 7pm-9pm
- Boise Saddle & Jump: September 26-29
- State Horse Show: September 27-29
- Oktoberfest: September 27
- Rhythm in the Vineyard: September 27, 6pm-8pm
- Boise Basin Quilt Show: September 27-28
- Boise Oktoberfest Bar Crawl: September 28
- SRRSCCA Auto Cross: September 28-29
Arts & Music
Sunday, September 8, 2pm-5pm
Ashley Rose is a vocalist, songwriter & band leader of a jazz & soul-infused Americana project.
Music on the Patio is back for the summer! Grab lunch and a beverage at the Double R Ranch BBQ Smokehouse or the Bogus Creek Grill located inside the J.R. Simplot Lodge, and spend the afternoon listening to FREE live music featuring local Treasure Valley musicians.
More Arts & Music Events
- Music on the Patio – Jordan Shaw: September 1, 2pm-5pm
- Music on the Patio -Brandon Pritchett AKA TheNaishun: September 2, 2pm-5pm
- Hippie Death Cult | Kadabra: September 2, 7pm
- Ohgeesy: September 3, 8pm
- The Magic Beans | Turtle Poppers: September 4, 7pm
- Arkansauce | Tin Roof Terrors: September 4, 7pm
- Kurt Vile & the Violators: September 4, 8pm
- Live Music at The Warehouse: September 5, 5pm-8pm
- FREE First Thursday show – CULTURE: Welcome To Our World: September 5, 5pm
- Randy Rogers Band: September 5, 8pm
- Jason Aldean: September 6, 7:30pm
- Emo vs. Pop Punk: September 9, 9pm
- Bop to the Top – Hannah Montana Night: September 6, 9pm
- Music on the Mountain – Frim Fram Four and Opera Idaho: September 7
- Music on the Patio – Ashley Rose: September 8, 2pm-5pm
- Greensky Bluegrass: September 7, 8pm
- Neal Francis: September 8, 7pm
- Osees: September 9, 7pm
- Red Shahan: September 9, 8pm
- Grateful Shred: September 10, 6:30pm
- Slipknot: September 11, 7pm
- Live Music at The Warehouse: September 12, 5pm-8pm
- Pentatonix 2024: September 12, 7pm
- Two Feet: September 12, 8pm
- The National Parks: September 12, 8pm
- Flux Pavilion: September 13, 8pm
- Zheani, Buttress, Zand: September 13, 8pm
- Music on the Patio: September 14, 2pm-5pm
- Lainey Wilson: September 14, 7pm
- Tommy James & The Shondells: September 14, 7:30pm
- ATTENTION: September 14, 8pm
- Tycho – Infinite Health Tour: September 14, 8pm
- Music on the Patio – Bud Reberry: September 15, 2pm-5pm
- Hayes & The Heathens: September 16, 7pm
- Bumpin Uglies – Lyrics Over Everything Tour with Tunnel Vision and Dubbest: September 17, 7:30pm
- Wynonna Judd: September 18, 7:30pm
- Hulder: September 18, 8pm
- Live Music at The Warehouse: September 19, 5pm-8pm
- Dan + Shay: September 19, 7pm
- Jocelyn Guntar: September 20, 8:30pm
- Emo Nite: September 20, 9pm
- Music on the Patio – Ron Wood: September 21, 2pm-5pm
- PEEKABOO, Tripp St.: September 21, 8pm
- Sub-Radio, DOUBLECAMP: September 21, 9:30pm
- Music on the Patio – Dos Amigos: September 22, 2pm-5pm
- SEPULTURA: September 22, 7pm
- John Vincent II: September 24, 8pm
- Silverada: September 24, 8pm
- Live Music at The Warehouse: September 26, 5pm-8pm
- Celtic Thunder: September 26, 7:30pm
- Ricky Montgomery: September 26, 8pm
- Midnight Tyrannosaurus ‘Life of a Street Rat’ 2024 Tour: September 27, 8pm
- Explosions in the Sky: September 28, 7pm
- United We Dance: September 28, 9pm
- TURNOVER + Glare + Glixen: September 30, 8pm
Stay Active
Saturday, September 21, 2024
From participants and sponsors to fans cheering along the racecourse, St. Luke’s FitOne draws thousands of people of all ages to downtown Boise for a fun, community-oriented race.
But it’s more than a great way to spend a September morning. It’s something much bigger—a platform to inspire healthy living, healthy communities, and fun activities kids and families can enjoy for years to come.
FitOne is about building health from the ground up. Every dollar we raise goes toward helping children and families live their healthiest lives.
FitOne funds support initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes in our communities. Previous projects funded by FitOne include the development of school tracks, installation of hydration stations and contributions to the St. Luke’s Children’s Pavilion, among others.
More Stay Active Events
- Sound Bathing Yoga on the Mountain: September 1, 10am
- Yoga On The Mountain: September 2, 10am
- Idaho Smoke ‘n’ Fire 400: September 4
- Idaho Running Day: September 7
- Yoga on the Mountain: September 8, 10am
- 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb: September 11, 7am-12pm
- 9/11 Miles of Remembrance Run: September 11, 8am-10am
- Scramble for the Kids: September 13, 8am
- 2024 Boise Walk for Apraxia: September 14, 10am
- Yoga on the Mountain: September 14, 10am
- 40th Annual Harvest Classic Fun Run: September 14, 9am
- Yoga on the Mountain: September 15, 10am
- FitOne Half Marathon: September 21
- Tobin Bolter Memorial Kids’ Duathlon: September 21, 8am
- Treasure Valley Down Syndrome Walk: September 21
- Bob Firman XC Run: September 27-28
- Healthy Kids Running Series: September 29
Farmers Markets
The Eagle Saturday Market runs every Saturday from May 4th through October 5th (excluding July 6th and 13th) from 9 am to 2 pm at Eagle City Hall Campus! Enjoy delicious food and amazing crafts from our vendors while listening to wonderful musicians.
More Farmers Markets
- Boise Farmers Market: Saturdays 9am-1pm
- Capital City Public Market: Saturdays 9:30am-1:30pm
- Meridian Main Street Market: Saturdays 9am-1pm
- Eagle Saturday Market: Saturdays 9am-2pm
- Nampa Farmers Market: Saturdays 9am-1pm