5 things to do this weekend in Boise: Oktoberfest, 80-band music fest, beer tours

Did you miss out on Payette Brewing’s big three-day Oktoberfest bash last weekend? No sweat. More Bavarian-themed parties are on the way — along with plenty of other entertainment this weekend.

Celebrate Oktoberfest

▪ After two years off, the annual Old Boise Oktoberfest returns for another outdoor celebration on 6th Street between Main and Front on Saturday, Sept. 24. Oktoberfest-style beers like will flow. And the food will include bratwursts, pretzels and “reuben balls.” The local music lineup includes Allegedly a Band, Wolfie and the Bavarians, and Pilot Error. Tickets at the gate start at $30 for a commemorative mug with one fill. (Additional beer fills are $6.) Or you can buy tickets in advance at Eventbrite. Nondrinkers can attend for free.

▪ Looking for even more of the real deal? You gotta visit Das Alpenhaus Delikatessen, 1340 S. Vista Ave. The deli’s two-day outdoor Oktoberfest celebration runs from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept. 24, in the parking lot. It’s free to enter, and as the deli reminds fans on Facebook: “We offer table service at our Oktoberfest, so you don’t have to wait in a line if you do not want to!” The Boise Edelweiss Band and Treasure Valley Musik Meisters will fire up the dancing crowd, imported biers will flow — and the food? The food will rock harder than Rammstein. Menu options include the Schweinshaxe meal, a paprika chicken quarter meal (white or dark meat), a two-bratwurst meal (sauerkraut optional) and a two-pretzel basket with sweet and German mustard. As the deli suggests? “Dress up and have fun!”

Hit a music festival

▪ Is Flipside Fest destined to become the Treefort of Garden City? Maybe not quite. But it should be cool. This multivenue festival features 80 local and touring bands on 15 stages, plus live murals created by local artists. Headliners include Built to Spill, Monophonics and Automatic. It runs Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25, with a main stage outside Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St. You can grab a three-day wristband for $89, or single-day or main-stage passes for significantly less, at Eventbrite. Or buy them on site.

▪ Is live electronic music, EDM and hip-hop more up your freak alley? Take a drive, do some camping and check out the four-day Oasis Music Festival running Thursday, Sept. 22, through Sunday, Sept. 25, at Captain Harry’s Oasis Event Center between Boise and Mountain Home. (Address: 10395 W Kodiak Drive, Mountain Home.) Keyboard wizard Jason Leech headlines with sets Friday at midnight and 1 a.m. (Oasis Music Festival pumps out music all night long.) Go to welcometotheoasis.world for more details.

Do a smaller concert

▪ Elijah Rock — “Our Love Is Here To Stay”: A reserved, supper-club seating, black-tie, red-carpet event starring Elijah Rock and his band, tapas and cocktails. Fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Greater Idaho Chapter. 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Knitting Factory, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. $100. TicketWeb.

▪ Bryce Vine: 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. $30. idahoconcertseries.com.

▪ Concerts on Broadway: Music by SoulPatch. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Meridian City Hall’s outdoor plaza, 33 E. Broadway Ave. meridiancity.org. Free.

▪ Home Free: 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. $39.50, $49.50 and $64.50. Ticketmaster. All price levels will increase $3.50 on the day of show. Special guest: Maggie Baugh.

Party rural-style

▪ The second annual, free Flywheel Fest takes over JUMP, 1000 W. Myrtle St., from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. It will show off a collection of vintage tractors, but also feature carnival games, a scavenger hunt, food trucks, animals, music and prizes. The star tractor of the show? Kerosene Annie, which is returning from a visit to Minnesota for the Rollag Western Minnesota Steam Thresher’s Reunion. Online: jumpboise.org.

▪ Things will get mighty rural in Hidden Springs at the 13th annual Old Time Farm Day. It runs from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead, 5006 W. Farm Court. The family-friendly event costs $8 per person or $30 per family. (Kids younger than 3 are free.) From a press release: “Catch a glimpse of what Idaho life was like in the 1860s while watching the Idaho Woodcarvers Guild and the Dry Creek Quilters practice their crafts. The Fort Boise Garrison Living History Volunteers will be on hand to demonstrate early Idaho life in period costume and arms. Smarty Pants actors will be performing as historical characters from the Farmstead’s history. Children can pan for gold, play yard games or activities that would have been played by children in the 1860s. Come early to get in on the silent auction and dessert auction. Music will be provided by the False Bottom String Band and Pyle Bros Fiddlers. Food will be provided by The Dry Creek Mercantile. ... Proceeds go to support and restore The Farmstead, which is owned by Ada County and managed by the Dry Creek Historical Society.” Online: www.DryCreekHistory.org.

Smell the hops

Harvest season has arrived for hop farmers. If you’ve never enjoyed the sights and smells, it’s well worth checking out. As part of the first Hops and Crops Festival, you can hop a bus at Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell and cruise to a local farm, where you’ll learn more about how beer is made. After you return to the plaza, you can enjoy beer and food — and chat with farmers. Tour schedule: 1 to 2:15 p.m. for Obendorf Farm; 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. for Jacksons Farm; 4 to 5:15 p.m. for Weilmunster Farm. Tours are first-come, first-served. More information: indiancreekplaza.com/hops-and-crops-festival.