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🗡️ THE SWORD & RED FANG CONCERT GIVEAWAYRiffs for days! The Sword and RED FANG bring a heavy double bill to the Knitting...
08/21/2026

🗡️ THE SWORD & RED FANG CONCERT GIVEAWAY

Riffs for days! The Sword and RED FANG bring a heavy double bill to the Knitting Factory on Tuesday, August 25th, with The Spoon Benders opening. Stoner-metal thunder meets doom-tinged swagger. It's thick, loud, and built to rattle your chest.

Want in for FREE? Here's how to win tickets:

🗡️ Like this post
🗡️ Tag your pit crew — each tag is another entry
🗡️ Share to your story for an extra entry
🗡️ You must follow Knitting Factory [Boise] and This Is Boise to win

Winner picked soon. Good luck — bring the earplugs!

08/19/2026

🎸 BONNIE RAITT AT OUTLAW FIELD GIVEAWAY

See a living legend under the Idaho sky at Outlaw Field for their last concert of the season!

Bonnie Raitt brings her slide-guitar mastery and soulful, blues-rooted songwriting to the Idaho Botanical Garden on Thursday, September 10th!

A ten-time Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and one of the most beloved voices in American music, this is one you don’t want to miss!

Want to be there on us? Here’s how to enter:

🎸 Like this post
🎸 Tag two people you’d bring along — each tag is another entry
🎸 Share this to your story for a bonus entry
🎸 Follow Idaho Botanical Garden and Knitting Factory Boise

Winner announced soon — good luck!

🎡 WESTERN IDAHO FAIR GIVEAWAY 🎡 This Is Boise is sending a lucky follower and 3 family members or friends to the fair on...
08/17/2026

🎡 WESTERN IDAHO FAIR GIVEAWAY 🎡

This Is Boise is sending a lucky follower and 3 family members or friends to the fair on us, as a thanks for following! 🙌

🎟️ The winner gets 4 gate passes + 4 carnival wristbands!

The Western Idaho Fair starts this Friday and runs from August 21st – 30th at Expo Idaho !

Ten days of carnival rides, fair food you only let yourself eat once a year, plus pig races, stunt shows, animal barns, and 4-H and FFA competitions.

🎸 Grandstand concerts are always a favorite part of the fair. Here’s the 2026 lineup:

Brantley Gilbert (8/24)
Skillet (8/25)
Third Eye Blind (8/26)
Art of Rap with Ice-T and Sir Mix-A-Lot (8/27)
Lee Brice (8/28)

👉 HOW TO ENTER:

1️⃣ You must be following This Is Boise
2️⃣ Like this post and tag 2 people you’d take with you in the comments
3️⃣ Share this post to your story for an extra entry

Winner announced on Thursday!

📍 Expo Idaho — 5610 Glenwood St, Boise

Good luck!

08/14/2026

👉 WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND

⛳ ALBERTSONS BOISE OPEN
Four days of Korn Ferry Tour golf at Hillcrest Country Club, capped with concerts beside the 18th fairway. Counting Crows on Friday and HARDY on Saturday. Thu–Sat tickets are sold out, but $10 Sunday tickets are still available and kids 15 & under get in free.
⦿ Thursday, Aug 13 – Sunday, Aug 16 | Golf all day, concerts ~7:15 PM
📍 Albertsons Boise Open — Boise

🎬 SILVER SCREEN ON THE GREEN
Nampa’s free outdoor movie season wraps up with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on a giant inflatable screen at Lakeview Park. Come early for food trucks and playground time before the film rolls at dusk.
⦿ Friday, Aug 14 | Pre-movie fun 7 PM, movie at dusk (FREE)
📍 Nampa Parks And Recreation — Nampa

🇰🇷 IDAHO KOREAN FESTIVAL
A morning celebration of Korean culture at the Gene Harris Bandshell with traditional music and dance, Korean food, hands-on cultural activities, and local vendors.
⦿ Saturday, Aug 15 | 10 AM–1 PM (FREE)
📍 Julia Davis Park, Boise

🫐 HUCKLEBERRY FESTIVAL
Donnelly’s small-town classic goes all weekend: 40+ vendors, huckleberry everything, a Saturday parade down Main Street, live music, and Sunday’s huckleberry pancake breakfast.
⦿ Friday, Aug 14 | 12–6 PM · Saturday, Aug 15 | 9 AM–6 PM · Sunday, Aug 16 | 9 AM–2 PM (FREE)
📍 Donnelly Chamber — Donnelly

🎨 PAYETTE LAKES FINE ART & CRAFT FAIR
The 36th annual juried fair brings 75+ artists from across the country to Gold Glove Park in McCall, with live music and food vendors. Pair it with the Huckleberry Festival for a full mountain-town weekend.
⦿ Saturday, Aug 15 | 9 AM–5 PM · Sunday, Aug 16 | 10 AM–4 PM (FREE)
📍 Payette Lakes Art & Craft Fair — McCall

Want to see more events happening in August? Comment “AUGUST” and we’ll send you the link!

See you out there!

08/14/2026

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08/14/2026

🍻 Do you love beer and live music? 🎸

Barbarian Brewing hosts Valhalla Sessions on Saturdays at their downtown location! Enjoy live music while pairing it with one (or two, or three) of their 24 amazing local Barbarian drafts! 🍺

Barbarian is known traditional barrel-aged beers and high-quality IPAs, plus plenty of unexpected experimental options too (like the Orange Creamsicle or Pina Colada beers currently on tap).

Seltzers and non-alcoholic picks are on the list as well, so everyone’s covered. Plus, well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome on the patio or inside. 🐶

🎸 Coming up this month at Barbarian Brewing downtown:

🎶 Saturday, Aug 15th – Ragged Coyote Ultra 1-9pm
 🎶 Saturday, Aug 29th – Andy Crosby & The Burning Roses

📍 Barbarian Brewing Downtown Beer Bar — 1022 W Main St, Boise
⦿ No cover - 21+

Get yourself a draft and enjoy the show. 🤘 Follow Barbarian Brewing or check their website for upcoming shows!

✨ EMO NITE GIVEAWAYEmo Nite is a nationwide tour that aims to reconnect to your heartbroken, teenage self — while partyi...
08/12/2026

✨ EMO NITE GIVEAWAY

Emo Nite is a nationwide tour that aims to reconnect to your heartbroken, teenage self — while partying hard like it’s 2004. Emo Nite revives the emo scene of the early to mid-2000s with all your favorite emo, pop-punk, and 2000s anthems, cranked loud!

👉 Win two tickets to Emo Nite:

• Like this post
• Tag your friends in the comments below - the more tags, the more entries!
• Share this post to your story for an extra entry!
• Make sure to follow Knitting Factory [Boise] and This Is Boise for your chance to win!

A winner will be selected soon!

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