Sep 18–20
FestivalA North End neighborhood fair filling Camel's Back Park with arts and crafts booths, live music and food. Street parking around the park is enforced, so walking or biking in is easier.
Details at City of Boise →Sep 19–20
FestivalA free community festival at Ann Morrison Park with live performances, vendors and a family area.
Details at City of Boise →Sat, Sep 26
RunA road race using Ann Morrison Park, Cecil D. Andrus Park and the Boise River Greenbelt. Expect closures and crowds around the park that morning.
Details at City of Boise →Sat, Oct 3
CommunityThe Idaho Humane Society's dog walk, along the Boise River Greenbelt from Julia Davis Park.
Details at City of Boise →Sun, Oct 4
RunA children's race at McAuley Park, run by the Treasure Valley Family YMCA.
Details at City of Boise →Sat, Oct 10
RunA marathon along the Boise River Greenbelt. Not held in a single park, but worth knowing about if you were planning a greenbelt walk that morning.
Details at City of Boise →Sat, Oct 24
RunA Halloween-themed run from Ann Morrison Park along the Boise River Greenbelt, often in costume.
Details at City of Boise →Most are. The concerts, movies and festivals listed here are free to attend, though some sell food or have paid add-ons. A few listings are ticketed races, and those say so; each event shows its cost and links to the official page.
The City of Boise runs free outdoor family movies at the Julia Davis Park bandshell on select summer evenings, starting at dusk. Any upcoming showings are listed above, and the full schedule is on the city's Movies Under the Stars page.
A free summer series of pop-up concerts in Boise neighborhood parks, run by the Morrison Center with the City of Boise, with local musicians and food trucks. Upcoming dates and parks are listed above.
This page is a curated shortlist of family events in the parks themselves. The City of Boise's own events calendar has the complete listing, including registration classes and civic meetings, at cityofboise.org.
