5 things to do this weekend in Boise: Party like a Basque, chill at mountain music fests
Cooling off this weekend will be a priority.
Obvious choices include escaping to Bogus Basin, frolicking at jam-packed Roaring Springs Waterpark in Meridian, or floating a possibly even more jam-packed Boise River.
But if you’re up for events — some air-conditioned, others brutally hot — there are plenty of highlights on the entertainment calendar.
Do a concert (most are indoors)
Ian Munsick: 6 p.m. Friday, Stoney’s Road House, 1050 Cascade Road, Emmett. $32.50-$52.50. stoneysroadhouse.com.
Battle of the Bands: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Revolution Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. $10 general, $20 VIP. Ticketmaster.
Tylor and The Train Robbers: 8 p.m. Friday, The Olympic, 1009 W. Main St., Boise. $12. eventbrite.com. $15 at the door.
The Mavericks: 6 p.m. Saturday, Expo Idaho, 5610 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. $45. idahoconcertseries.com.
Horse Jumper of Love: 8 p.m. Saturday, Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. $15. TicketWeb. $18 at the door. Opening: Strange Ranger, Cryogeyser.
Emo Nite: 9 p.m. Saturday, 9th Street Parallel at Knitting Factory, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. $16. TicketWeb. $18 at the door.
Supersuckers: 8 p.m. Sunday, Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. $18. TicketWeb. $20 at the door. Opening: Speedealer.
Hit the fair in Caldwell
The Canyon County Fair continues now through Sunday at the Fairgrounds, 111 S. 22nd Ave., in Caldwell. The price is right: $6 general, $4 seniors and children 6-12, free for ages 5 and younger, in advance at canyoncountyfair.org. (Tickets are $2 more at the gate.) In addition to a carnival, livestock and all the other agricultural entertainment you’d expect to find, there are concerts. They start at 8 p.m. and are free with fair admission. (You can pay more for pit/reserved seating.) The shows are Jordan Davis and Matt Koziol on Friday, Flo Rida and DJ Kronik on Saturday, and Banda Renovacion and Zoilo Navarrete y Los Rebeldes de Durango on Sunday.
Party Basque-style
The San Inazio Festival rocks the Basque Block between Capitol Boulevard and 6th Street from Friday through Sunday downtown. It will be a party. Grove Street is closed off for dances Saturday and Sunday nights. Leku Ona restaurant said it best on its Facebook page: “Join us for a celebration you’ll never forget: Friday starting at 5 p.m. there will be Friends and Family Night at the Basque Center. On Saturday we’ll have Entertainment on the Basque Block, San Inazio Mass at St. Mark’s Church and Street Dance on the Basque Block. Wrapping up on Sunday there is the Euzkaldunak Members Picnic at Municipal Park and Street Dance on the Basque Block.” Details: basquecenter.com/san-inazio.
Do Shakespeare
Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s “Romeo and Juliet” closes this weekend — and, yes, there are tickets available. It’s at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday (6:30 p.m. mini-concert series) at the ISF Amphitheater, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise. Tickets are $40-$56. Students pay $25 with valid ID. 208-336-9221. Onlione: idahoshakespeare.org
Rock the mountains
Bust out that camping gear and hit a music festival in the Idaho mountains!
▪ The Sawtooth Valley Gathering continues Friday through Sunday with bands including Dumpstaphunk, Fruition, Built to Spill and more, plus food, arts and craft vendors and workshops. You can camp on-site or off-site. It’s at Sawtooth Valley Pioneer Park in Stanley. Tickets are $93-$375. Information: sawtoothvalleygathering.com.
▪ If electronic music is your vibe, hit the Konnexion Music Festival up past the Horseshoe Bend area. It rolls Friday through Sunday. “Blessing our stages will be a highly curated eclectic vision of melodic journeys,” Konnexion promises. “From Bass Music to Techno and everything in between. Aside from music, we feature performance artists, live painters and artistic sculptures throughout the event.” Get tickets and more information at konnexionmusicfestival.com.
