By Les Tanner

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

Northern Idaho

2    Craft Fair: Post Falls High School, Post Falls

5-26   Pre-School Story Time: TUESDAYS. 11AM, Public Library Priest Lake

15 TIFO Annual Celebration: 5:30 – 9 PM, 1812 Center, Moscow

23-30 K&K Thanksgiving Fishing Derby: Lake Pend Oreille, Sandpoint

28 2nd Annual Turkey Trot: Run. 10 AM – Noon, Wallace

28 Turkey Trot: YMCA and Sandpoint Parks and Rec’s Annual food drive, Sandpoint

29 Tree Lighting and Santa’s Arrival: Jeff Jones Town Square. The visit from Santa opens the holiday season, Sandpoint

30 Farmers Market Christmas Bazaar: Kooskia

30 Festival of Trees: Friends & Family Event. It’s a free CREC event held
at the Hive, 207 N. First Ave. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Get pictures with Santa, have some cookies & cocoa. Kids will have free crafts and activities to join in on. There’s so much fun to be had. Get more info at CRECIdaho.com., Sandpoint

 Southwestern Idaho

1    A Night to Write: 7 PM, Redicovered Books, Boise

1-2      Holiday Bazaar: A weekend of shopping, fun, and festive cheer. Find unique gifts, meet local artisans, and enjoy the holiday spirit.10 AM – 6 PM, Rustic Daisy Barn, Meridian

1-2      Craft & Chocolate Affaire: Civic Center, Nampa

1-3      Ski Swap: South & Center Expo, Expo Idaho, Garden City

1-3      Monster Jam: Ford Idaho Center, Nampa

2    Museum Work Day: 8 AM. Volunteers Welcome. Lunchtime Seminar (bring your own lunch): Speaker: Dr. John Cossel, NNU: “Frogging in the Neotropics”. O.J.Smith Museum of Natural History, The College of Idaho, Caldwell

2    Fall Harvest Festival: Hub Plaza, Mountain Home

2-30   Farmers and Artists Market: SATURDAYS. Capital City Public Market. 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM, The Grove Plaza, Boise

5    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    First Thursday: 5 – 9 PM, downtown Boise

8-9      Craft Show Holiday Market: HSB School Annex Building, Horseshoe Bend

9    Idaho Dream Wedding Expo: 10 AM, Expo Idaho, Garden City

9    Kids Discovery Expo: A one-day event including entertainment and activities for kids. 10 AM – 4 PM, Expo Idaho, Garden City

15-17 Jurassic Quest: Life-size, sky-scraping dinosaurs, and one-of-a-kind walking dinosaur rides. Expo Idaho, Garden City

16 Farmers Market Winter Wonderland: 11 AM – 3:30 PM, Lloyd Square Park, Nampa

22-24 Winter Wonderland: Every year, the City of Caldwell decorates Indian Creek in downtown Caldwell with over a million lights! Come view the lights and enjoy all the other goings-on in Indian Creek Plaza and downtown, too. Caldwell

Southern Idaho

1    Piano Concert: After his triumphant concert tour last year across the United States, Poland, Austria, and the Philippines, Pianist Jim-Isaac Chua returns to Twin Falls. 7:30 – 8:30 PM. CSI Campus, Twin Falls

5    Reptile Revue: Come experience the Herrett Center’s most popular education program. Families will learn about the characteristics of reptiles and have the opportunity to meet some of the Herrett Center’s snakes and lizards in person. 6 – 7 PM, Herrett Center Museum, CSI Campus, Twin Falls

9    Monthly Free Star Party: 7:30 – 9:30 PM, Centennial Observatory, Herrett Center, CSU Campus, Twin Falls

Central Idaho

22 Idaho Premiere–“Calm Beneath Castles” 6 PM, Opera House, Sun Valley

Eastern Idaho

1-26   Hirschi’s Haunted Hollow: Experience a guided tour through a haunted grave yard, visit a mad scientist lab, encounter vampires, zombies and witches.175 N 800 W, Preston

1-2      Educator Days: Active educators get free admission to The Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls

2    “The Forgotten Carols” Musical: 7:30 PM, Performing Arts Center, Blackfoot

2    Idaho State-Civic Symphony Concert & “Songs of the Land”: 7:30 -10:30 PM, Stephens Performing Arts Center, ISU Campus, Pocatello

2    Pop-In Program, “The Past and Future of Flight”: 1 – 5 PM, The Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls

9    Veterans Day Parade: 11 AM – Noon, Pocatello

11 Veterans Day: Lava Hot Springs

16 Fall Bazaar: Bonneville High School, Idaho Falls

19 Ribbon Cutting: Noon – 12:30 PM. Celebrating the arrival of the new linear accelerator at Portneuf Cancer Center, Pocatello

23 Swan Lake Christmas Market: 10 AM – 5 PM, Swan Lake

30 “The Forgotten Carols” Musical: 7:30 PM, Frontier Center for the Performing Arts, Idaho Falls

11/28-12/2    Christmas Tree Fantasy:  Blackfoot