By Les Tanner

Double-checking with event coordinators about the following locations, dates, and times is recommended.

Northern Idaho

1/11-2/2 56th Annual Snowshoe Softball Tournament: Priest Lake

2     Clearwater Grange Annual Bazaar: Clearwater

4     Free Idaho Park N’ Ski Day: Free lessons, Guided Snowshoe hike. Skis, Boots, Poles are available or participants can bring their own. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Priest Lake Nordic Club, takes place at the Indian Creek Unit of the Priest Lake State Park, Priest Lake

4-25     Rhythm Boomers Drum Circle: SAT.
No experience required, everyone is welcome. 10 AM at the Historic Pearl Theater, Bonners Ferry

18   Mac & Cheese Festival: Celebrates your favorite childhood dish. Noon – 6 PM. Downtown Coeur d’Alene

1/24-2/1 North Idaho Boat Show: Tobler Marina, Hayden

1/25-2/16 Vintage Snowmobile Races: Priest Lake

25   She’s Wild 4D Barrel Racing & Pole Bending: Rodeo event by Lewiston Roundup, Lewiston

25   Kootenai County Farmers Market: 10 AM – 3 PM, Kootenai County Fairgrounds, Coeur d’Alene

25-27   Kamiah Community “Save the Pool ” Crab Feed: Kamiah

Southwestern Idaho

1     Alive After 5 – 8 PM, downtown Boise

1,2 Glide on Grove: Free at the downtown skate rink. 6 – 10 PM. The Grove, Boise

1-5        Treasure Valley Flea Market: Expo Idaho, Garden City

2     First Thursday: 5 – 9 PM, downtown Boise

2     Teen Adventurer’s Guild. Dungeons & Dragons: Grades 7-12, 3:30 – 5:30 PM, Cherry Lane Branch, Public Library, Meridian

2     Extended Museum Hours:10 AM – 7 PM. No set admission fee, please pay what you can, Boise Art Museum, Boise

2-30     $3 Thursdays: Daily admissions at Zoo Boise are only $3 each on every Thursday. An inexpensive way to have a fun day or wild family adventure. Boise

2,29      Winter Movies at the Library: An afternoon at the movies! Family friendly movies and themed snacks. All ages welcome. 2 – 4 PM, Cherry Lane Branch, Public Library, Meridian

4     Eagle Saturday Market: 9 AM – 2 PM, Heritage Park, Eagle

4-5        Great Train Show: 10 AM – 4 PM, North Expo Building, Expo Idaho, Garden City

4-25     Line Dancing: SAT. Lesson starts at 7:30 PM, Social dancing from 9 PM to Midnight. $10 for the entire evening. The Farm Dance Hub and Event Center, Garden City

6-27     Music and Movement: MONDAYS. Get ready to groove at our time! Jump, dance, and sing along with action stories, lively songs, and thrilling activities. 10:30 AM, Public library, Garden City

6-10     Safety Fest: Workshop. College of Western Idaho, Nampa

7     Kilroy Coffee Klatch: Meets at 10 AM the first Tuesday of every month and is FREE to any and all veterans! Coffee and breakfast treats. The general public is welcome, but admission rates do apply. Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa

7     Tuesdays on the Creek: Features live music from local and touring artists, 5 – 9 PM, Indian Creek Plaza, Caldwell

10-11   Art Show: Idaho Art Gallery, 830 North Main Street Meridian

11   Museum Work Day: 8 AM. Volunteers Welcome. Lunchtime Seminar (bring your own lunch): Program and speaker TBD. O.J.Smith Museum of Natural History, The College of Idaho, Caldwell

11   2025 Polar Bear Challenge: 10 AM – Noon, Lucky Peak Reservoir, Boise

14   Tour Tuesday: Join us for a free tour of the West Boise Water Renewal Facility. Get a behind-the-scenes view of what happens after you flush! 9 – 10 AM, The WaterShed, 11818 W. Joplin, Ancell Avenue entrance, Boise

17   Julia Keefe Duo Concert: Jewett Auditorium, the College of Idaho, Caldwell

17-18   Mountain West Fitness Championship, Battle of the Ages: Canyon County Event Center, Caldwell

18   Sports Cards and Memorabilia Show: Free. 8:30 AM – 6 PM. Expo Idaho, Garden City

21   Food Pantry: 9 -10 PM, 400 Idaho 16, Emmett

22-24   Idaho Horticulture Expo: Boise Centre, Boise

23-26   Western Idaho Marine Dealers Association Boat Show: All Expo Buildings. Expo Idaho, Garden City

25   SW Regional Floor Hockey: Special Olympics event. 10 AM – 2 PM, Payette High School, Payette

28-29   Western Idaho Ag Expo: 9 AM – 4 PM, Canyon County Fairgrounds, Caldwell

31   High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge: High School students across Idaho can learn startup concepts and develop their entrepreneurial skills while pitching a business idea to earn cash prizes.
9 AM – 3 PM, JUMP, Boise

1/31, 2/1 “The Flower of Sunnymount Crest” Play: Caldwell High School, Caldwell

Southern Idaho

4     Cabin Fever Day: Solar Telescope Viewing, 11 AM – 2 PM, Herrett Center, CSI, Twin Falls

11   Southern Idaho Bull Bash: Rodeo, CSI, Twin Falls

14   Secondary Poetry Out Loud: 1:30 PM, Xavier Charter School, Twin Falls

22   Petals & Pages: Join us for our monthly book club! Everyone needs a time to unwind. Surround yourself with plants, comfy couches, beverages and snacks and most of all… delve into a good book! 1:30 PM, 508 6 th St., Rupert

Central Idaho

3     Afternoon Art: This is a free drop-in opportunity for community members of all ages, and especially for families with children, where participants can play, create, discover, and have fun. 1:30 – 4:30 PM at the Sun Valley Museum of Art, Ketchum

9     Afternoon Art: This is a free drop-in opportunity for community members of all ages, and especially for families with children, where they can play, create, discover, and have fun 1:30 – 4:30 PM, Hailey

17-19 Squirt Hockey Tournament: Ages 9-10, Salmon

18-19 Wild West Winterfest: Island Park

27   Beginning Knitting: Come learn to knit, ask questions and solve knitting mysteries, and meet others. Second and fourth Mondays of the month. All skill levels welcome. Ketchum

1/31-2/2 8th Annual Pond Hockey Tournament: Stanley Ice Rink, Stanley

Eastern Idaho

3     First Friday Art Walk: 5 – 8 PM, Historic Downtown Pocatello

18   Ski Free Day: Everything is free! Free day passes, free rentals, free fun! Come join us for Ski Free Day sponsored by ICCU. 9 AM – 5 PM. Ski and snowshoe passes and rentals included. CBI Bikes will also be there with free fat bike demos to try out. Please be prepared to wait a bit if you need rentals. Mink Creek Nordic Center, 923 N 9th Ave, Pocatello

21-23    Eastern Idaho Ag Expo: Idaho State University, Pocatello