Our local merchants plan exciting, engaging in-store events including food and beverage tastings, local art exhibits, retail trunk shows, live music, family activities, and entertainment in a special and unique way you'll only find in Downtown Boise. Stop into your favorite establishment or check out someplace new!
Events happen all throughout the day, but each merchant creatively plans their own event so check each listing below for individual hours and details.
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September First Thursday Live Art Show!
Join us on the Grove Plaza from 3:00 - 7:00 PM to watch local artists and students from the Idaho Fine Arts Academy do live mural painting. Stop by while enjoying all of your favorite First Thursday activities around Downtown Boise!
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September First Thursday Partner
Boise Art Museum’s Art in the Park is widely recognized as the premier cultural event in the Northwest. This open-air festival, held on the weekend following Labor Day each September, provides visitors of all ages and interests with the opportunity to meet 240 artists and purchase their works.
Boise Art Museum’s Art in the Park: September 11 - 13, 2026
Art Source Gallery - 🎨
1516 Grove St • 208-331-3374
Art Shop Music Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly Activity
Join Art Source Gallery for the opening reception of “The Quiet Between the Horizons”, an exhibition of original oil paintings by Boise artist Lisa Bower on Thursday, Sept 3, from 5 to 9 pm.. The collection captures peaceful landscapes illuminated by changing light and dramatic skies. Come meet the artist and enjoy live music and refreshments. The exhibit will be on display through the month of September.
Toy POP!
780 W Main St • 2088590095
Art Shop Kid-Friendly Activity
We're dropping NEEDOH for first Thursday!
The Needoh will drop at 4:00, line will start at the back door through the breezeway.
We will issue tickets to line holders.
Limit four total per customer, with no more than one per style.
In addition to everyone's favorite squishy, we'll have 10% off all art supplies all day!
Our coloring station will be set up with super hero masks to color and help your little ones get ready for the Boise Comic Arts Festival!
Boise Art Glass - 🎨
1124 W Front St • (208) 345-1825
Art Shop Activity
Pumpkins are back!! Join us and learn how to make a pumpkin in this 30-minute class! Your instructor will walk you through the process providing step-by-step guidance to help you create your very own gord-ous pumpkin! Sign up for a class anytime between 4pm and 9pm.
Mixed Greens - 🎨
213 N 9th St • (208) 344-1605
Art Shop Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly
First Thursday at Mixed Greens is September 3rd at 5:00PM. Sip some wine with Veer Wine Project. Enjoy a selection of goods from Lavender Dawn Farms. Curbside Books will be pulling up outside Mixed Greens with Slow Pelican Art as a featured artist for the evening. Mixed Greens has been busy restocking the shelves so come see what’s new and don’t forget to say hi! Happy First Thursday to everyone!
House of Wine
1008 W Main St • 208-297-9463
Shop Food & Beverage Activity
Come join us at House of Wine for our exciting “First Thursday” event in September!
For this night we’ll put aside our regular wine by the glass options and offer a free three wine tasting with glasses of wine available from local favorite Veer Wine Project!
The festivities begin at 5pm and last until 8pm. This is a free event and no registration is required. We look forward to welcoming you!
Idaho Art Gallery - 🎨
702 W Idaho St • (208) 733-4134
Art Shop
Opening Reception: Archeology: Hidden Treasures, a Solo Exhibition by Martha Channer.
Thursday, September 03 | 5-9PM
Idaho Art Gallery | 702 W Idaho St #105 | Downtown Boise
Join us for the opening reception of Archeology: Hidden Treasures, a solo exhibition by local artist Martha Channer, an installation that explores the unity of opposites through the metaphor of an archaeological excavation. Blending symbolism, fantasy, and personal vision, the exhibition invites viewers on a journey beneath the surface—both literally and psychologically—to uncover the hidden landscapes of the unconscious mind. Through a series of mixed-media works, sculptural elements, and installation components, each discovery reveals another layer in a larger narrative while standing as a unique work in its own right.
Inspired by archaeology, mythology, and the shared human experience, the exhibition combines richly textured mixed-media paintings with interactive and environmental elements that encourage curiosity and reflection. Meet the artist, experience this one-of-a-kind installation, and spend the evening exploring an imaginative world where hidden treasures, symbolism, and storytelling come together.
City Hall Plaza
150 N Capitol Blvd • (208) 384-4422
Shop Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly
We bring the Farmers Market to you! Every Thursday from 1 to 3:30, come and shop for all of the freshest local produce, meat, cheese, and bread at City Hall.
The Mobile Market is a partnership between City of Good and the Boise Farmers Market that strives to provide radical access to fresh, local food for all of our neighbors. We offer an entirely Choose-What-You-Pay model, which means that everyone is invited. The Mobile Market is for you!