Things to do in Boise this weekend: October 23 to 26
This is peak Halloween weekend in the Treasure Valley, and it's also the last chance for a few seasonal favorites, so if something on this list has been on your maybe list, this is the weekend to go.
Things to do in Boise this weekend, day by day
Thursday, October 23
Cooks & Books Co. hosts a Fall Donuts Class at noon if you want to start the weekend with something hands-on.
Liquid Boise runs its usual Comedy Open Mic at 9pm, and over at the Knitting Factory, Kip Moore brings his Solitary Tracks Tour at 7pm.
If haunted houses are more your speed, Fright Nights runs at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, 7 to 11pm.
Friday, October 24
Garden City hosts its Trunk or Treat at Memorial Stadium, 6:30 to 8:30pm, a good one if you've got younger kids in costume.
Downtown, the 208 Night Market puts on a Halloween Market Fest from 5 to 10pm, and Eric Church brings his Free The Machine Tour to ExtraMile Arena at 7:30pm.
The Idaho Botanical Garden's Fall Garden Glow runs 6 to 9pm, Zoo Boise's Boo at the Zoo runs 10am to 5pm, and Fright Nights continues at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, 7 to 11pm.
For something later, Liquid Boise has The Secret Show at 9pm, and the Knitting Factory hosts Stop Light Observations and Jack Fortune at 8pm.
Saturday, October 25
Boo at the Zoo and the Fall Garden Glow both continue on their usual schedules, 10am to 5pm at Zoo Boise and 6 to 9pm at the Botanical Garden.
Fright Nights runs its regular hours at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, 7 to 11pm, and if you're in Caldwell, Indian Creek Plaza hosts its Fall Festival 10am to 6pm.
Liquid Boise closes out the night with Happy Angry at 9pm.
Sunday, October 26
Last call on a few of the season's biggest draws.
Boo at the Zoo and the Fall Garden Glow wrap up their runs today, and Fright Nights holds its final night at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, 7 to 11pm.
If you'd rather ease into the day, the Boise Farmers Market runs its Fall Market from 9am to 1pm.
