Try Rose Cosmo three ways for the Boise Farmers Market on Saturday, April 18! Neat as is as a shrub cocktail, in the Ginny Rose 2Virgin AF Cocktail, or in the cranberry sauce!
Fika, Food + Funk is a holiday specialty food shopping experience for the foodie with the foodie in mind. Featuring over 25+ local food and artisan purveyors this is where you want to be caught shopping prior to those holiday meals and when you’re looking for that special gift for your favorite mom. This event is open to the public with a featured ticketed experience that includes a beverage of choice (wine, beer or alcohol free) and access to the grazing board stocked full of delightful finds that showcase products made by the curated local food purveyors. This an event you don’t want to miss! Tickets go on sale the week of April 21.
A month long passport experience normalizing and highlighting craft cocktails sans alcohol behind the bar and on the menu. With more than 60 participating restaurants and bars throughout Boise this is something new and exciting to celebrate in our community. Each participating restaurants will have a variety of temperance cocktails available during Dry January (and beyond we anticipate). List of participating businesses will be revealed in late November or early December. Only 500 passports available. Passports will be available for purchase and pick up at Free Spirits Alcohol Free Bottle Shop (518 N Curtis Road, Boise) beginning the first week of December. National sponsors include Ritual Zero Proof, Dromme, Bare Zero Proof and Tost. Kickoff party hosted at The Mode Lounge January 2, 2025!
Our 7th Annual Holiday BarZaar in partnership with The Mode Lounge features the work of more than 14 local artists. The last dash gift grab without the holiday rush! The Mode opens early so attendees can sip and shop. The spectrum of gifts for the giving include jewelry, custom perfumery, origami art, apothecary goods, wood and metal art, warm fuzzy alpaca wearables, agateware pottery and more. Follow us on Instagram to catch a preview of what is to come. #loyaltolocal #shopsmallshoplocal
Celebrating Portland’s vibrant creative community, Unique Markets, highlights mostly women and bipoc businesses. This market is held indoors at Portland’s Rose Quarter with easy parking, modern amenities, and retro city vibes. This is a ticketed experience and one you won’t want to miss!
“Aside from feeling great for supporting hundreds of small businesses, check these perks:
Get a ltd-edition cotton tote bag! Each market has it’s own colors and exclsive design.
Enjoy free drinks, on us all weekend!
DIY crafts and fun hands-on projects.
Get fab photos and free prints in our Smirk photo booths.
Play 90s inspired Arcade games for free.
Chill with the kids in our Family Fun Zone!
Make it a PDX staycation. Save 10%-15% with our hotel partner The Hoxton - use code UNIQUE when reserving!”
Celebrating Portland’s vibrant creative community, Unique Markets, highlights mostly women and bipoc businesses. This market is held indoors at Portland’s Rose Quarter with easy parking, modern amenities, and retro city vibes. This is a ticketed experience and one you won’t want to miss!
“Aside from feeling great for supporting hundreds of small businesses, check these perks:
Get a ltd-edition cotton tote bag! Each market has it’s own colors and exclsive design.
Enjoy free drinks, on us all weekend!
DIY crafts and fun hands-on projects.
Get fab photos and free prints in our Smirk photo booths.
Play 90s inspired Arcade games for free.
Chill with the kids in our Family Fun Zone!
Make it a PDX staycation. Save 10%-15% with our hotel partner The Hoxton - use code UNIQUE when reserving!”
JOIN US as we debut our new product Rocket! What is Rocket? It is the second amaro in our amaro series. Rocket = arugula! Yes, you read that right. It is an arugula amaro. Trust us when we say it will surprise you. It’s great neat on ice or add some bubbly water with a lemon garnish for something a little more refreshing. We’ll be pairing it with some nuts of course. Be one of the first to experience it! In addition we’ll be stocked with Free Spirits, our alcohol free shrub cocktails, bitters and shrubs for the holidays.
Fika, Food + Funk is a holiday specialty food shopping experience for the foodie with the foodie in mind. Featuring over 25+ local food purveyors this is where you want to be caught shopping prior to those holiday meals and when you’re looking for that special gift for your favorite foodie. This event will be hosted in two waves due to the size of the venue and to create a more intimate shopping experience allowing you to interact with the producers without feeling rushed. This is a ticketed event which includes a beverage of choice (wine, beer or alcohol free) and access to the grazing board stocked full of delightful finds that showcase products made by the 25+ local food purveyors. This an event you don’t want to miss! Tickets go on sale the week of October 5.
In this Sobertober special, you’ll learn how to craft delicious non-alcoholic mocktails that are perfect for any occasion.
Whether you're looking to stay alcohol-free this October or just want to explore new flavors, this event is for you!
What You’ll Learn:
-The health benefits of shrubs (vinegar-based beverages)
-How to use local, fresh ingredients for flavorful mixes
-Seasonal cocktail recipes perfect for the fall season
-Hands-on tasting of innovative new concoctions
Come sip, savor, and learn in this interactive class that’s perfect for anyone interested in wellness, healthy living, and mindful drinking. Grab your spot and toast to Sobertober with us!
Happy Idaho has a mission to showcase the power of our Idaho producers. We do this through educational events, community markets, and more! Stay up to date on our upcoming events at HappyIdaho.com or follow us on Instagram at @happy_idaho
A community open house that includes a variety of holistic health professionals helping your body and mind heal itself. Visit the open house to get a peek into what each professional practices while enjoying food + mockails, local vendors, demonstrations and giveaways.
Peaceful Belly Farm presents a Fall celebration of the Greek god of orchards, festivity and ritual madness. Find local vendors and activities that include:
Build- A - Scarecrow
Pumpkin Gourd Painting
Face Painting
Corn Husk Dolls
U- Pick Flowers
Marigold Chain Making
Tea Time and Storytelling
U- Press Apple Cider
Live music performance by The Knickerbocker Band 12pm-3pm
We will have a full spectrum of products for your home mixology needs from bitters to zero waste jams + jellies made with our shrub mashes!
Summer Saturdays are spent at the Boise Farmers Market! Join us and dozens of our favorite local farmers + food purveyors and support local! Every Saturday rain or shine this is where you’ll likely find us through October.
Summer Saturdays are spent at the Boise Farmers Market! Join us and dozens of our favorite local farmers + food purveyors and support local! Every Saturday rain or shine this is where you’ll likely find us through October.
You can find us at Forest Service Park congregating with other local farmers, food purveyors and artists every other Wednesday through October at the Ketchum Farmers Market! Be sure to follow us on Instagram in case our schedule changes. Find fresh produce, bread, pies and more to complement your Free Spirits.
Summer Saturdays are spent at the Boise Farmers Market! Join us and dozens of our favorite local farmers + food purveyors and support local! Every Saturday rain or shine this is where you’ll likely find us through October.
Locally sourced family style meal with an amazing sunset view
Join us and many more local purveyors for a fun neighborhood local market that includes food, art and more! #loyaltolocal #boise #wildwoodoutdoormarket
Join us for Self Care Sunday with the Exhale Boise team. Experience deep somatic breath work, meditation and cold plunge + plus vendors to support you on your self care (self-tending is what we like to say) journey. EXHALE BOISE
A month long passport experience normalizing and highlighting craft cocktails sans alcohol behind the bar and on the menu. With more than 60 participating restaurants and bars throughout Boise this is something new and exciting to celebrate in our community. Each participating restaurants will have a variety of temperance cocktails available during Dry January (and beyond we anticipate). Only 500 passports available. Passports are free and will begin distribution in store mid December 2023.
Our 6th Annual Holiday BarZaar in partnership with The Mode Lounge features the work of more than 14 local artists. The last dash gift grab without the holiday rush! The Mode opens early so attendees can sip and shop. The spectrum of gifts for the giving include jewelry, custom perfumery, origami art, apothecary goods, wood and metal art, warm fuzzy alpaca wearables, agateware pottery and more. Follow us on Instagram to catch a preview of what is to come. #loyaltolocal #shopsmallshoplocal
Find the Free Spirits Bev Co crew at the 12th annual Wintry Market along with 175 other regional artists and crafters. This event is an upscale and inventive indie art/craft show every November recently named the best holiday bazaar in Idaho by Food & Wine magazine and one of the best in the West by Sunset magazine. Wintry Market consists of innovative and original items produced using traditional art/craft methods. Minimal entry fee.
Learn relaxing weaving techniques using a forked branch as a handmade loom! Beginner-friendly. Adults and Teens 14+. Workshop includes FREE DRINK (cocktail sans alcohol).
Join Barbara Balkins of Backgate Studio and create your own one-of-kind art on a handmade branch loom from locally sourced branches.
Choose your own color palette from a large assortment of fibers. All materials are provided, however, bringing any objects* or fibers of your own will enhance your art and make it more personal. (*Lace, yarns, feathers, grasses, flowers with stems, beads, etc.)
Sign up directly with Barbara Balkin and pay w/Venmo (Barbara-Balkin-1) backgatestudio@ymail.com 818-489-2272.
Boise’s only Mocktail Food Pairing Experience!
Three local small plate pairings with Free Spirits Beverage Company’s manufactured and crafted alcohol free cocktails.
First come, first served! Limited space available for this DIY Stepping Stones Workshop with local Boise mosaic icon, Reham Aarti. Suitable for all ages! This workshop will be hosted during the Ma-Mosa’s Are Grüvi event on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Reserve your seat now by Venmo @Reham-Aarti and note Ma-mosa’s are Grüvi.
In partnership with The Mode Lounge, join us along with a dozen local artists and makers for a sip and shop LAST DASH holiday gift grab at The Mode Lounge. Shop small and support local this holiday season with unique one of kind artisan handmade goods.
#shopsmallshoplocal #boiseartists #holidaygiftgiving #downtownboise
A Taste of Temperance is Boise’s only Mocktail Pairing experience. Featuring local food, drink and music it provides all the experiential pleasures sans alcohol. Hosted by Free Spirits Beverage Company and Make Shift Happens this is an event for those interested in socializing and imbibing without alcohol - and for those interested in drinking flavorful and innovative zero-proof cocktails for whatever reason.
Featuring our three currently available ready to drink AF cocktails, we so lovingly call Free Spirits, married with locally sourced and procured small plates. Attendees will also have the chance to win ‘Build Your Own Bar,’ which includes Ritual Zero Proof alcohol free spirits, bitters, syrups, shrubs, rimming salts and more - essentially everything a person would need to build a quality bar set up at home, sans alcohol.
Hosted outside on the patio in the garden area at Fort Builder Cowork and Social Space - Collister, 5304 State Street, Boise.
