Boise Farmers Market to Open at Botanical Garden
The Boise Farmers Market will hold its 2026 Winter Market at the Idaho Botanical Garden starting Saturday, Nov. 7.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Organic Food
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The Boise Farmers Market opens its 2026 Winter Market at the Idaho Botanical Garden on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. More than 70 vendors are participating in the winter market, which includes a covered area for more than 40 vendors.
Why it matters
The move gives the market a more permanent home, ending the need to relocate and avoiding nearby construction. The Botanical Garden location will serve as the market's home for an annual April through December season.
More than 70 vendors are participating in the 2026 Winter Market, which includes a covered area for more than 40 vendors at the Idaho Botanical Garden. The Garden and market are still working to secure funding for a permanent indoor home, and no construction timeline has been set.
The players
Boise Farmers Market
A Boise-based farmers market that has operated a regular seasonal market since 2019 and is relocating its operations to the Idaho Botanical Garden.
Idaho Botanical Garden
A botanical garden in Boise that will host the Boise Farmers Market's winter and annual seasons and plans to build a permanent indoor home for the market.
Bobby Gaytan
A local Boise artist creating a mural for the market's new space at the Idaho Botanical Garden.
The details
Crews are preparing the new space at the Idaho Botanical Garden, and local artist Bobby Gaytan is painting a mural to give the area color. The market previously ran its regular April through October season at Shoreline Drive beginning in 2019.
Timeline
2019: Boise Farmers Market began its regular season at Shoreline Drive.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026: The 2026 Winter Market opens at the Idaho Botanical Garden at 9 a.m.
April through December: The market runs its annual season at the Botanical Garden location.
Season Trajectory
This relocation follows a history of the market moving its winter operations among several sites over the years. Settling at the Idaho Botanical Garden with a planned permanent indoor home marks an effort to establish a stable base for the market in Boise.
Shoppers planning to visit the winter market should note the new Idaho Botanical Garden location, which opens Saturday, Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. The Garden's address is 2355 Old Penitentiary Road in Boise.
The takeaway
Shoppers who want local produce and goods should mark the Idaho Botanical Garden as the market's new home, with its April through December season and a planned permanent indoor space ahead.
What happens next
The 2026 Winter Market opens Saturday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. at the Idaho Botanical Garden, with the market's annual April through December season to follow at that location.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls (KIVI).
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