Hello Boise! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: A potato-only restaurant, Boise music festival lineup, and citizen science walk + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
A fresh local food concept: A restaurant devoted entirely to potatoes just opened in Boise, spotlighting the state’s signature crop. A new place for tuber-obsessed locals to try something different close to home -- meet Boise’s potato spot.
Large-scale industrial plan: A developer tied to Amazon applied to build a 250,000-square-foot Boise warehouse designed like same-day delivery sites. The landowner is seeking a zoning change allowing 24-hour operations -- check the warehouse plans.
Music festival details: Boise Music Festival will take place at Expo Idaho on June 27, with Marshmello, Sean Paul, and Everclear expected to perform. Main stage times are out and cooler-than-average temperatures expected -- see the festival lineup.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Grow something gorgeous: Family-owned since 1983, Five Mile Farm & Greenhouses is where Boise folks snag locally grown hanging baskets, perennials, herbs, and veggie starts without playing plant roulette. Swing by for expert advice and the kind of greenhouse glow that makes your yard look like you actually planned this.
Your midweek nature fix: Kathryn Albertson Park is a 41-acre wildlife haven with wide paved paths, mirror-still ponds, and two storybook gazebos tucked into the greenery. Bring your coffee, move slow, and let the herons and turtles do the entertaining while you pretend this counts as cardio.
Press start this week: Realms Arcade is an all-ages local hangout stocked with pinball classics, imported Japanese rhythm and racing cabinets, and retro-meets-modern consoles. It doubles as a live-show and event venue, so you can chase high scores then catch a concert or karaoke in the same spot.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🍦 Ice Cream Social @ Boise Kid Co. | Wednesday (6/24) at 4:00 PM – If you needed an excuse to let the kids roam while you supervise a cone, Boise Kid Co is throwing an afternoon ice cream social with music, games, and activities. Expect sticky smiles, lawn games, and that neighborly catch-up you keep meaning to have.
🎉 June Phoenix Family Fun Night @ Dave & Buster's | Thursday (6/25) at 5:00 PM – School spirit meets joystick warfare at Boise’s Dave & Buster’s, with arcade games, tasty eats, and ticket-hoarding glory for the whole crew. Bring the kids, bump into IACS teachers and fellow parents, and feel noble when 20% of what you spend goes to IACS classrooms.
☕ 3rd Annual Cars & Coffee @ Summit Church | Saturday (6/27) at 8:00 AM – Third annual Cars & Coffee in the church parking lot means caffeine, chrome, and neighbors you like. Wander with a ballot, judge shiny toys, clap for trophies, then reward civic duty with donuts, hot dogs, and water. Bring a ride, or just bring opinions.
🕵 Father's Day Scavenger Hunt @ MK Nature Center | Saturday (6/27) at 11:00 AM – Father's Day at MK Nature Center means clue-hunting on the Greenbelt, not yard work. Bring the crew for a self-paced scavenger hunt through paths, ponds, and underwater windows where trout and sturgeon show off, with activity packets for preschoolers, tweens, and the too-cool teens.
🎆 America 250 Family Party @ Ada Community Library - Victory Branch | Saturday (6/27) at 1:00 PM – Two hundred fifty years is a decent run, so there’s a family party with games, crafts, snow cones, and more sugar than your dentist recommends. Think wholesome chaos, parenting patience, and that sweet spot where kids are thrilled, you’re nostalgic, and nobody irons anything.
🚶 Citizen Science Walk @ Spring Shores Marina | Sunday (6/28) at 8:00 AM – Spring Shores Marina is serving up science with scenery, a guided walk that teaches you iNaturalist, Seek, and eBird. We’ll wander the park logging plants and critters for real researchers, which feels satisfyingly grown-up. All ages welcome, meet at the visitor center.
🪨 Boise "Rocks!" Meet-up - June 28th, 2026 @ Cassia Park | Sunday (6/28) at 9:00 AM – Nothing beats a shady morning at Cassia Park, painting rocks and catching up like civilized hooligans. Bring a few stones and your artsy bits, or borrow ours. BYO snacks, real bathrooms are right there, kids hit the playground, and dogs sit this one out.
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07 — The Boise report Weather forecastToday — High: 95°F — Low: 62°F — Precip: 0%
Sunny, with a high near 95. West southwest wind 3 to 12 mph. Later: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow — High: 90°F — Low: 61°F — Precip: 2%
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