Thanksgiving Weekend through the Holiday Season 2024
Celebrate the holidays in Downtown Boise with free, family friendly events! The season kicks off with a spectacular holiday tree lighting event the evening of Friday, November 29th in The Grove Plaza. Adorned with more than 5,000 lights and a custom-made tree topper, the 45-foot tree is Boise Cascade’s gift to our downtown. Throughout Downtown Boise is decorated with brightly lit wreaths, almost 350 streetlights wrapped with lights, and 13 intersections glittering with snowflake swags made possible by Downtown Boise Association.
The holiday tree is designated as the City’s ‘Giving Tree’ surrounded with over 4,000 gift tags supporting the families of Women’s and Children’s Alliance.
Friday, November 29th, 2024
5:00-6:00 p.m.
This free event is complete with candle lighting, musical performances, special guests, and the official lighting of our city’s holiday tree!
Stay after for our opening of Glide on Grove – Downtown Boise’s Free Holiday Skate Rink!
Holiday Season 2024
WCA is open Monday – Friday from 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Give back to your community by picking up a gift tag off the garland surrounding the holiday tree! Each of the over 4,000 tags note a wish list item from the Women & Children’s Alliance (WCA). Pick up a tag or two, shop for the requested item, then drop off your new, unwrapped gift to WCA at:
720 W Washington St
Boise, ID 83702
Drop off gifts to the WCA building are between Monday December 2nd and Thursday December 19th, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
This year’s tree was donated by Mark Wiley. The Colorado Blue Spruce is local and roughly 45 feet tall. The citizen needed to remove the tree and opted to graciously donate it to serve as the Holiday Tree for the City of Boise.
