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 typically run from 5–9pm, but each merchant creatively plans their own event so check each listing below for individual hours and details.
ART HAUS BAR by KIN
999 W Main St •
Art Shop Music Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly Activity
ART HAUS PRESENTS
NIGHT MARKET
COLD DRINKS
& HOT FOOD
DADDYBABY live set
JUNE 04
5-9 PM
ALL AGES WELCOME
Featuring:
REDISCOVERED BOOKS + FREE SPIRITS KEVIN AMBROSE GRAY + PURPLE SAGE FARMS BANANA INK + FERG'S FABULOUS FUNGI CITY OF GOOD + RACHEL TEANNALACH ART GARDEN CITY PROJECTS + NOBLE HARDESTY FLYNN DAY POTTERY + METAL & MALLET MAPS COFFEE + TREASURE VALLEY BEEKEEPERS SATORI SAKE + HOLDING WHOLENESS CITY OF TREES REIKI & TAROT + AND MORE!
Solid Grill & Bar
405 S 8th St • (208) 345-6620
Art Shop Music Food & Beverage Activity
½ Off Draft Beers, Well Drinks, $2 off all wines and $1 off appetizers from 4pm-6pm & 10pm-Midnight
We also have Free Comedy shows at 7pm & 9pm in the Solid Cellar!
~ Two Free Comedy Shows! Just the Tips comedy show at 7pm! National touring comedians stop in Boise to perform at Liquid Laughs Underground! Free to attend!
Followed by the Treasure Valley's funniest comedians and some first timers! Free Comedy! Free Laughs! Sign ups at 9pm Show starts at 9:30pm. Ever want to try stand up comedy? This is your chance!
The best deal you will find on First Thursday! Liquid Laughs in the Solid Cellar
Re-POP Gifts
210 N 10th St • 208-991-6112
Art Shop
This First Thursday come join us from 4-8pm and meet one of our favorite local artists, Villtura! She'll be here signing prints and showing off some of her new stuff!
If you have anything of hers that you would like to have signed, please bring it by!
Mixed Greens
213 N 9th St • (208) 344-1605
Art Shop Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly Activity
First Thursday is back at Mixed Greens!
Stop by to shop local favorites, meet some wonderful vendors, and enjoy a fun evening downtown. This month’s guests include Curbside Books, Little Blue Shed Art, Idaho Botanical Garden, Payette Brewing, and Amare Jewelry. Come say hello, find something special, and support local businesses and community organizations. See you Thursday!
Graeber & Company Lifestyle Salon + Facial Bar
420 W Main St • (208) 343-4915
Shop
Join us for First Thursday on June 4th for special offers for you (like 20% off of Oribe Body Care) and dad inspired packages for Fathers Day.
If you're unfamiliar with Graeber & Company, we'd love to tour you around our space and show you what has made Graeber the most loved salon in Boise for 60+ years!
Idaho Art Gallery
702 W Idaho St • (208) 733-4134
Art Shop Activity
Opening Reception: "Meanwhile, Out West" by Bonnie Griffith
702 W Idaho St #105 – Idaho Art Gallery
Thursday, June 04, 2026 | 5-9PM
Join us for the opening reception of Meanwhile, Out West, a solo exhibition by acclaimed landscape artist Bonnie Griffith, on Thursday, June 04 at IAG Boise.
This body of work reflects Griffith’s deep connection to the Western landscape and the quiet presence of the animals that inhabit it. Working in both oil paint and pastel, she captures the rhythms of open land, including its shifting light, weather, and familiar figures of cows and horses that become both subjects and storytellers. Through layered surfaces and expressive mark-making, each painting invites viewers into a West that feels both expansive and intimate.
Raised on a cattle ranch in north-central Montana and now based in southwestern Idaho, Griffith has built a distinguished career as both artist and educator. Her work is featured in galleries across the West and held in museum and commercial collections throughout the region. A celebrated Plein Air painter and award-winning pastel artist, she is also an active teacher, juror, and longtime leader in the regional arts community.
Alongside Griffith’s solo exhibition, explore our current open-theme group show featuring local and national artists. This rotating presentation offers a dynamic mix of styles, media, and perspectives throughout the month.
While you’re here, be sure to visit our curated gift shop, featuring small-format artworks, original pieces, and locally made artisanal goods perfect for unique gifts or something special for your own collection.
Join us for art, conversation, and community in the heart of downtown Boise. We’d love to celebrate with you.
JD's Bodega
161 N Capitol Blvd • (208)519-5516
Shop Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly Activity
Stop by on your First Thursday adventures and grab a free popcorn and play a game of pinball on us.
Title Nine
170 N 8th St • (208) 342-1493
Shop Activity
Title Nine Boise is open late for you- with special Guest: Stretch Lab stop by, get a FREE stretch, see what's new, check out our sale items ** buy 2 or more SALE ITEMS FIRST THURSDAY ONLY save 20 %.
OR sign up for SMS and get 10 % off your full price purchase.
Toy POP!
780 W Main St • 2088590095
Shop Kid-Friendly Activity
Smiski Trading Event! Smiski collectors are welcome to bring smiski figures to trade with other smiski fans! We'll have refreshments, smiski coloring pages, and a raffle to win a smiski plush!
Purchase 5 or more blind boxes and get 10% off!!!
Dawson Taylor Downtown Coffee House
219 N 8th St • (208) 336-5633
Art Shop Music Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly
Come join us for an epic First Thursday event from 5-7pm!
You can expect:
- A flower bloom bar where you can build your own bouquet
- Permanent Jewelry from the Ritzy Rose
- Live music from Kiri Music
- BOGO Drinks & first access to our summer drink launch
- New art on our gallery walls
We can't wait to hang out, see you there!
Hue Salon
113 S 10th St • 208-336-3395
Shop Music Kid-Friendly
✨ DOWNTOWN BOISE FRIENDS — THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! ✨
Join us at HUE Salon on Thursday, June 4th from 5–8 PM for one of our favorite nights of the summer — First Thursday! 🖤
We’re turning the salon into the ultimate First Thursday stop with:
🥂 Sips from Wapiti Saloon
🎶 DJ LaBeats spinning all evening
🧁 Dessert bar
🛍 Shopping, giveaways, and good vibes
PLUS…
✨ The first 40 guests receive an Oribe mini gift bag
✨ Book an appointment during the event and receive a mini Oribe gift set
✨ Purchase any product during the event and you’ll automatically be entered to win a FREE haircut
And yes… we’re giving away THREE amazing summer prizes!
🖤 Oribe full-size gift set + tote
💗 Kérastase full-size gift set + tote
🍸 Pregame Date Night Package:
• Complimentary shampoo + blowout at HUE
• 2 drink tickets to Wapiti Saloon
Whether you’re one of our clients, a downtown neighbor, or just out enjoying First Thursday, stop in, say hi, grab a treat, and enter to win something fun! ✨
📍 HUE Salon – Downtown Boise
📅 Thursday, June 4
⏰ 5 PM – 8 PM
Check us out on instagram for more details! @huesalonboise
Liquid Lounge
405 S 8th St • (208) 287-5379
Art Shop Music Food & Beverage Activity
First Thursday at Liquid Laughs Undergound!
~ Two Free Comedy Shows! Just the Tips comedy show at 7pm! National touring comedians stop in Boise to perform at Liquid Laughs Underground! Free to attend!
Followed by the Treasure Valley's funniest comedians and some first timers! Free Comedy! Free Laughs! Sign ups at 9pm Show starts at 9:30pm. Ever want to try stand up comedy? This is your chance!
The best deal you will find on First Thursday!
Boise Art Museum
670 Julia Davis Drive • (208) 345-8330
Art Shop Kid-Friendly Activity
Find inspiration and get creative at BAM during First Thursday! Admission is “pay what you can,” and the Museum is open late, until 7 p.m., to encourage Access for All. Experience BAM’s current exhibitions, including “Here We Have Idaho: Belonging | Sofía Jaramillo and Ceci Richardson-Salvador.”
🎨 Drop in from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. and get creative in our FREE Studio Art Exploration program in BAM’s Education Studios. Make a collage using maps, inspired by “Here We Have Idaho: Belonging”
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
🎁Stop by the BAM STORE to find unique and creative gifts for all ages.
Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Inc
611 W Grove Street • 208-343-2671
Art Shop Food & Beverage Kid-Friendly Activity
Join us at the Basque Museum for all sorts of First Thursday activities! Open from 5:30-8:00pm with FREE admission to the Museum & Boardinghouse, wine tastings, and take part in a free art project with local Basque artist, Marianne Schaffeld Uberuaga Belaustegui. We will also be highlighting another Basque artist and bench jeweler, Lori Salutregui Aguirre, of Etxetxu Jewelry & Sweet Relish Style Jewelry & Designs. Come by and check it all out!
Piercing Special at Ink Spa
404 S 8th St • (208)315-6664
Art Shop Activity
Grab your girls and make it a First Thursday night out. ✨
Ink Spa is offering $10 off all piercings on Thursday, June 4 from 5–8 PM. Come in with your friends, pick your sparkle, and kick off summer with a little something new.
Walk in, bring the group, and make it a piercing night.
June 4 | 5–8 PM