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📚 Event Highlights

• Comic creators and graphic novels
• Hands-on workshops and activities
• Cosplay and pop-culture fun
• Family-friendly programming
• Free admission

💡 Good to Know

• Saturday, September 5: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
• Sunday, September 6: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• No registration is required to attend.
• The festival is held at Boise Centre.

Official Information: Boise Comic Arts Festival

🐞 Event Highlights

• Ask an Entomologist and insect discovery stations
• Microscopes, citizen science, trivia, and interactive games
• Bug crafts, face painting, and a silent disco
• Giant yard games and a 30-foot Tree House Slide
• Food trucks and family activities throughout the Garden
• Admission includes the Woodland Wonders outdoor exhibition

💡 Good to Know

• Bug Day runs from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Last entry is at 4:00 PM.
• Adults: $17; member adults: $13.
• Youth ages 3 to 12: $13; member youth: $10.
• Children age 3 and younger are free.
• Tickets are limited, so advance purchase is recommended.
• Bike, walk, or carpool when possible.

Official Information: Idaho Botanical Garden Bug Day

• When: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 5:30–7 p.m. Mountain Time.
• Where: Zoo Boise, 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, ID 83702.
• Cost: Free.
• Registration: The official event page requires advance registration. Sign up for the open house here.

Organizer and source: Zoo Boise’s official open house page. Details reviewed September 26, 2026.

Original AI-generated promotional illustration created for Idaho Family Fun.

October dates: October 15, 22 and 29, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mountain Time.

Where: Weiser Public Library, 628 E 1st Street, Weiser, Idaho 83672.

Cost: Free. The library does not specify a registration requirement. Call 208-549-1243 with questions.

Official storytime hours and age guidance | October library calendar

Details reviewed October 14, 2026. Image: original AI-generated representative scene; not a photograph of this event or venue.

• October 15, 2026: Coraline (PG)
• November 19, 2026: Bridge to Terabithia (PG)

Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mountain Time on both evenings.

Where: Burley Public Library, 1300 Miller Avenue, Burley, Idaho 83318.

Family details: A parent or guardian must stay with children under 12 because this is an after-hours program. The library does not state an admission price on the program page.

Check the official Family Book Club page for updates. Directory artwork is an illustration.

When and where

When: October 16, 2026 from 10:00 to 12:00 Mountain Time.
Where: Valley of the Tetons Library Makerspace, 77 N Main St, Driggs, Idaho 83422.

Plan your visit

Check the official library calendar for updates before visiting. Advance registration is required because space is limited. This is a free library program, as listed on the library’s programs page.

Official organizer information | Library locations and updates | Free library programs

Reviewed October 13, 2026. Image: original AI-generated illustration for Idaho Family Fun; it does not show the actual event or venue.

When: Friday, October 16, 2026, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mountain Time. This is a drop-in walking window, so families can follow the signs at their own pace.

Where: Park next to Lava Library, 33 East Main Street, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho 83246. The book walk is outdoors in the park beside Lava Library. The address and map point to the neighboring library for arrival.

After the walk: The district invites participants to stop at a library for a prize. Friday branch hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; plan prize pickup during those hours.

Planning details: No fee, registration requirement or specific age restriction is stated in the announcement. For questions, call the library at 208-776-5301.

Official information: October book walks and town location flyers; library hours.

Details reviewed October 13, 2026. Image: original AI-generated illustration for Idaho Family Fun; it does not show the actual event or venue.

When: Friday, October 16, 2026, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mountain Time. This is a drop-in walking window, so families can follow the signs at their own pace.

Where: Arimo City Park, S High Street & Woodland Avenue, Arimo, Idaho 83214. Follow the book-walk signs along the sidewalk at Arimo City Park.

After the walk: The district invites participants to stop at a library for a prize. Friday branch hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; plan prize pickup during those hours.

Planning details: No fee, registration requirement or specific age restriction is stated in the announcement. For questions, call the library at 208-897-5270.

Official information: October book walks and town location flyers; library hours.

Details reviewed October 13, 2026. Image: original AI-generated illustration for Idaho Family Fun; it does not show the actual event or venue.

When: Friday, October 16, 2026, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mountain Time. This is a drop-in walking window, so families can follow the signs at their own pace.

Where: Woodland Park, 56 Third E Street, Downey, Idaho 83234. Use Woodland Park, the park with the splash pad. The city says the splash-pad water is off for the season; this event is the walking-and-reading activity.

After the walk: The district invites participants to stop at a library for a prize. Friday branch hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; plan prize pickup during those hours.

Planning details: No fee, registration requirement or specific age restriction is stated in the announcement. For questions, call the library at 208-897-5270.

Official information: October book walks and town location flyers; library hours.

Details reviewed October 13, 2026. Image: original AI-generated illustration for Idaho Family Fun; it does not show the actual event or venue.