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2018 IDAHO - AUGUST 2018
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
(See also: 2017  -  2015  -  2012)

August 3-5, 2018
Taste of the Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
The Taste of Coeur d’Alene has become one of the Inland Northwest’s favorite festivals. Coeur d’Alene City Park on beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in the summer is the ideal location for this event, attracting more than 50,000 seasonal and year-round residents and tourists, over three days. The festival’s fine art and crafts are showcased al fresco. The festival also features live professional music and a variety of quality foods and beverages including a beer garden featuring local micro brews. Admission to the festival is free to the public.

August 4, 2018  14th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQs
Salmon, Idaho
Salmon Arts Council.  This year's festival will include a full day of music, 15 regional brewers, local barbeque, a kids tent, petting zoo, and local artist vendors - there will be something for the whole family to enjoy!

August 4, 2018 - 7th Annual Magic Valley Beer Festival
Twin Falls, Idaho
There will be over 60 Brewers this year, music, raffles, food and soda/water for designated drivers. Cost is $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door. Designated drivers tickets $10.00.

August 5, 2018  26th Annual Raspberry Festival - Cottonwood, Idaho
This all-day event features fun activities for the whole family, including a pancake breakfast, grilled hamburgers, raspberry shortcake, jam and products, an Arts & Crafts Fair, live music, a Kids' Carnival, Quilt Show, hand-crafting demos, a Fun Run & Walk, Chapel tours, Museum visits and more. (www.stgertrudes.org/raspberry-festival/ )

August 8-11, 2018  Bonner County Fair
Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho
The Bonner County Fair is a time for fun and education. The fairground is filled with rides, music, rodeos, exhibits, contests, food booths and various activities for all ages. Plus a Demolition Derby on Saturday night.

August 15-18, 2018  Idaho County Fair - Cottonwood, Idaho
Theme for 2018:  'I’m Dreaming of the Idaho County Fair'
 

August 17-18, 2018  33rd Annual Huckleberry Festival
Wallace, Idaho
Traditionally held on the third weekend in August, the festival has gone through a few name changes including Heritage Festival, and Wallace Huckleberry Heritage Festival... and sometimes it is just HuckFest for short. Each year it includes a blend of familiar and new events according to the desires of the unique band of volunteers who step forward in the spring to coordinate this major summer festival. In 2016, there is robust feast of events spread out for the enjoyment of everyone in your family. Festival hours are 11 AM to 5 PM on Friday, and 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, with live music both days.

August 17-26, 2018 - Western Idaho Fair - Boise, Idaho
The Fair features 4-H and FFA competitive exhibitions, showcasing Idaho crops, livestock, and arts; entertainment; agricultural excellence sholarship program; and much more. Wild Contests include the Bigelow Tea Beverage Throwdown, BOB-e-Que Battle, Cheezapalooza, Cupcake Combat, Fleischmann's Yeast Sensational Sandwich Bread Contest, Giant Pumpkin & Watermelon Contest, Milkshake Madness, Salsa Bowl Contest, Women's Skillet Toss, and World Onion Tour.

August 25, 2018  Sawtooth Salmon Festival - Stanley, Idaho
Join educational tours to witness the miracle of wild salmon spawning in the streams of their birth. Then kick back and have fun perusing information and vendor booths food and live music.  The festival will be held at the Stanley Interpretive and Historical Association museum grounds.  Come and enjoy the prodigious mountains and sparkling waters of the Sawtooth Valley with music, activities and food.

August 29-September 3, 2018  Twin Falls County Fair and Magic Valley Stampede - Twin Falls County, Idaho
100 Years of Fun!  The Twin Falls County Fair and Magic Valley Stampede is known for its entertaining, educational, and lively activities. This year our goal is to make the Fair as impressive as ever, which means making it grow and prosper, while maintaining  a strong agriculturally-based, family-oriented atmosphere. This year’s mission is to hold on to the enthusiasm and maintain the success experienced with positive press and feedback from patrons.

August 31-September 2, 2018  82nd Annual Kamiah BBQ Days
Kamiah, Idaho
In 1936, a group of community minded merchants began to offer a free barbeque dinner as a way of saying thank you to area residents for their patronage. The Kamiah Chamber has carried on the tradition of BBQ Days for more than 70 years, organizing and sponsoring nearly every aspect of the Labor Day weekend event. Today, thousands of residents, former residents, and visitors take part in BBQ Days - and the event continues to grow each year.

August 31-September 3, 2018  26th Annual Fall Fest
Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho
We have 8 bands playing over 3 days and we’ll be serving up several Regional Wines, Hard Ciders and over 60 Regional Micro Beers on tap! For the kids we’ll have the soda tent where they can mix their own flavors and create wild concoctions. We’ll have arts, crafts and food vendors throughout the village and live music playing all 3 days. The ever-popular souvenir mugs, glasses and steins will be on sale all weekend as well as several other Fall Fest souvenirs.  This is the final weekend of summer operations and the chairlift will be open for sightseeing, hiking and mountain biking at a discounted rate (full day ticket for the price of a single ride ticket).

August 31-September 8, 2018  Eastern Idaho State Fair
Blackfoot, Idaho
Attracting over 200,000 visitors, the fair offers agricultural exhibits, free entertainment, carnival, parade, rodeos, and delicious fair foods.  Attendance: 219,000
 

2017 IDAHO - AUGUST 2017
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
events waiting for new dates

August 18, 2017 - Savor Southern Idaho - Twin Falls, Idaho
Enjoy creative dishes with locally sourced ingredients, Idaho wines, live Jazz and silent auction featuring local products and activities! Tickets are $25/person or $40/couple
 

2015 IDAHO - AUGUST 2015 - Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
events still waiting for new dates

August 1, 2015  International Food & Culture Festival - Boise, Idaho
The 2016 event has been postponed to 2017.

August 2, 2015  9th Annual Schweitzer Huckleberry Festival
Sandpoint, Idaho
Schweitzer Mountain Resort.  Free live kids music, hosted huckleberry hikes, huckleberry pancake breakfast, crafts & huckleberry activities, huckleberry wine tasting, and lots of huckleberry fun!
 

2012 IDAHO - AUGUST 2012 - Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
events still waiting for new dates

August 4, 2012  Soul Food Extravaganza - Boise, Idaho
Now in its 20th year, the festival is a celebration of our diversity with a fabulous variety of soul food and a profusion of entertainment. Jazz, gospel and hip hop music; kids' activities, arts, vendors, dominos tournament, beer garden.