A golf tournament is held Friday, and Saturday begins with a pancake breakfast, parade and car show. A carnival runs through the day. The location is about 10 miles from downtown Boise. Follow State Street through the middle of Eagle, where the events are held. There's also a carnival, a Civil War encampment, a quilt show and a horseshoe-pitching competition.
Most activities are free.
The Cherry Festival is always held the second full week in June, with most activities scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday. The west Boise suburb of Meridian recalls its dairy-farming heritage with events that include a pancake feed, a community auction, a fun run, a parade and a carnival. Area farmers are joined by members of the 4-H Clubs and Future Farmers of America in exhibiting their finest dairy cattle. Most activities are free during these four days in mid-June. America's most prestigious country fiddlers' contest attracts 330 to 350 of the top nonprofessional fiddlers in the country.