What to do in Boise in December 2026

53 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 1. Busiest venues: Shrine Social Club, Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, Sapphire Room.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Apr 11

Four Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art

Thomas Eakins · Berthe Morisot · Mark Rothko

Boise Art Museum · Julia Davis Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Aug 2

Four Score & Seven Years Before

Idaho State Museum · Julia Davis Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 3

United We Celebrate: The Traditions That Bring America Together

Idaho State Museum · Julia Davis Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Common Threads: 100 Years of Quilts

Boise Art Museum · Julia Davis Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 24

Passage: Hong Chun Zhang

Hong Chun Zhang

Boise Art Museum · Julia Davis Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

James Lavadour: Land of Origin

James Lavadour

Boise Art Museum · Julia Davis Park
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Dec 19

A Little Princess

Boise Little Theater · North End
- Theatre
Tickets
Literature
6:30 PM

Free Drop-In Writing Workshop

The Cabin · Downtown
- Literature
Free
Music
Time not announced

UpDating

Knitting Factory Concert House · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
7 PM

Kat Edmonson

Sapphire Room · Garden City
- Music
Music
7 PM

The Canyon Kids

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Atliens – Destruction of a UFO Tour

ATLiens

Knitting Factory Concert House · Downtown
- Music
- Nights out
Tickets
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Theatre
until Dec 6

Disney's Beauty & the Beast

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts · Boise State University
- Theatre
Theatre
until Dec 19

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me

Boise Contemporary Theater · Downtown
- Theatre
$15–$60 Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Music
7 PM

Eilen Jewell

Sapphire Room · Garden City
- Music
Music
7 PM

HARBOUR

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
Music
7 PM

Thoughts on Bowling

Thoughts on Bowling · HummusVacuum · MooseCreek Park

The Shredder · Downtown
- Music
Theatre
7:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts · Boise State University
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

DENNETT – Back to the Roadhouse Tour 2026

DENNETT

Knitting Factory Concert House · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

The Fretliners When The Kettle Sings Tour

The Fretliners

Neurolux Lounge · Downtown
- Music
$20–$25 Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Music
6 PM

The Acacia Strain

Treefort Music Hall · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Eilen Jewell

Sapphire Room · Garden City
- Music
Theatre
7:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts · Boise State University
- Theatre
Tickets
Nights out
8 PM

Stomp & Slay

The Balcony Club · Downtown
- Nights out
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Saturday, December 5, 2026

Theatre
7:30 PM

A Christmas Carol

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts · Boise State University
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Bryan Andrews with Lou Ridley

Bryan Andrews · Lou Ridley

Neurolux Lounge · Downtown
- Music
$23–$28 Tickets

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Theatre
2 PM

A Christmas Carol

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts · Boise State University
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
6 PM

Suicide Silence

Treefort Music Hall · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Willi Carlisle

Willi Carlisle · Amelia Day

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Music
6 PM

Guilt Trip

Guilt Trip · Gates to Hell · Mauled

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
- Hardcore
- Punk
Music
6 PM

The Spill Canvas

The Spill Canvas · Greywind · Emo Orchestra

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
- Emo
Music
Time not announced

GENTRI

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts · Boise State University
- Music

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Music
8 PM

Andy Grammer – Greater Than Pt. II

Andy Grammer

Egyptian Theatre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Pokey LaFarge

Pokey LaFarge · Cicada Rhythm

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Music
7 PM

Ripe

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
Literature
Time not announced

Readings & Conversations: Emily St. John Mandel

The Cabin · Downtown
- Literature
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Music
Time not announced

Two Runner with Guests

Two Runner

Neurolux Lounge · Downtown
- Music
$17–$20 Tickets

Friday, December 11, 2026

Music
6 PM

Miss May I

Miss May I · Born of Osiris · Convictions · Downswing

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
Music
7 PM

Appleseed

Appleseed · Sunday Cruise · dino gala · Friend

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
Music
7 PM

Robber Robber @ The Shredder

Robber Robber

The Shredder · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Sunday, December 13, 2026

Music
6 PM

Eyes Set to Kill

Eyes Set to Kill · SickSense · Twist It

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
Music
7 PM

Elijah Rock @ Sapphire Room, Riverside Hotel

Elijah Rock

Sapphire Room · Garden City
- Music
- Rock
Tickets

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

Music
7 PM

Save Ferris

SAVE FERRIS · Self Smartid

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music
- Ska punk
Music
Time not announced

Missio, Ryan Oakes, WRUNG

Knitting Factory Concert House · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, December 17, 2026

Music
7 PM

Tim "too Slim" Langford

Sapphire Room · Garden City
- Music

Friday, December 18, 2026

Dance
until Dec 23

The Nutcracker

Ballet Idaho · Downtown
- Dance
Tickets

Saturday, December 19, 2026

Dance
until Dec 23

The Nutcracker

Ballet Idaho · Downtown
- Dance
$48.25 Tickets
Music
7 PM

A New Orleans Christmas: Jeff Bordes, Jackie Gage, and Friends

Jeff Bordes · Jackie Gage

Hemingway Center · Boise State campus
- Music
$15–$35

Sunday, December 20, 2026

Dance
until Dec 23

The Nutcracker

Ballet Idaho · Downtown
- Dance
$48.25 Tickets

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

Dance
until Dec 23

The Nutcracker

Ballet Idaho · Downtown
- Dance
$48.25 Tickets

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

Dance
2 PM

The Nutcracker

Ballet Idaho · Downtown
- Dance
$48.25 Tickets

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

Music
7 PM

Bridge City Sinners

Bridge City Sinners · Riley Downing · Roselit Bone

Shrine Social Club · Downtown
- Music

Thursday, December 31, 2026

Music
Time not announced

Bodie Lee New Years Eve

Bodie Lee

Neurolux Lounge · Downtown
- Music
$20 Tickets

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