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Southeast Idaho Calendar of Events

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January

 
  Chariot Racing at the Bannock County Fair Grounds in Pocatello
5 & 19 Stacy's Kid's Fun Races at Pebble Creek
11 - 12 Preston Pride Hill Climb at Glendale
18 - 19 Soda Springs Winter Carnival, Fishing derby, Cross Country Ski Race at Clear Springs Fish Hatchery 8am - 4:00pm.
21 Scout Merit Badge Program at Pebble Creek Ski Area
23 - 24 Potato Expo at Idaho State University
26 Torch Light Parade and Snow Ball Idaho Winter Olympics at Pebble Creek Ski Area

February

 
1 - 2 Bear Lake Hill Climb near Geneva   (208) 847-0067
1st Weekend Fire and Ice Winter Fest in Lava Hot Springs
2 & 16 Stacy's Kid's Fun Races at Pebble Creek Ski Area
9 Potato Cup Nordic Ski Race - Mink Creek Nordic Center, Pocatello, ID
14 - 16 Simplot Games in Pocatello's Holt Arena.
16 Youth Ski League Giant Slalom at Pebble Creek Ski Area
16 - 17 Bear Lake Rendezvous Chocolate Festival, Chocolate Concession Fair, Raffle, Dinner & Dance, Sunday Brunch, Garden City, Utah 208-945-3333 or (800) 448-BEAR
17 The Rock Cup Giant Slalom at Pebble Creek Ski Area
18 Scout Merit Badge Program at Pebble Creek Ski Area
13-28, 2009 Smithsonian Institution exhibit "Between Fences" at the South Bannock County Historical Center in Lava Hot Springs
23 C.W. Hog Ski-A-Thon disabled skiers fundraiser at Pebble Creek Ski Area.

March

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1 Stacy's Fun Race at Pebble Creek Ski Area
4 (PSA) Sunday & The Rock Cup Giant Slalom at Pebble Creek Ski Area
8 - 9 Telemark Festival at Pebble Creek Ski Area
15 Annual Snowboard Rally  at Pebble Creek Ski Area
16 Youth Ski League Giant Slalom at Pebble Creek Ski Area
17 Barrie's Rail Jam at Pebble Creek Ski Area
16 PSA Sunday, Member Barbecue & PSA Town Challenge  at Pebble Creek Ski Area
19 - 22 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello Holt Arena
20 Coors Cowboy Classic  at Pebble Creek Ski Area
22 Downey Easter Egg Hunt
22

Bunnyland USA at Buddy Campbell Park in Lava Hot Springs,
Breakfast, Karaoke, Easter Egg Hunt, more information 800-423-8597.

22 Blackfoot has two Easter Egg hunts. One is at 11 am at Jensen Grove and the other is a flashlight one at 7:30 pm at the Southern Baptist Church.
26 Terry Fator - America's Ventriloquist at the Marsh Valley Performing Arts Center
29 PMXP Motocross Race at the Pocatello Motocross Park in Pocatello
29 Easter Egg Hunt – City Park in Preston
29 - 30 Pebble Creek Spring Celebration & Fools Fest
  Montpelier Tubing Hill Winter Finale, "Big Air" contests, cardboard box race, finish the winter season with a great event, (208) 847-0824.

April

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18 - 19 Chrome in the Dome Car & Bike Show @ ISU’s Holt Arena.
12 PMXP Motocross Race at the Pocatello Motocross Park in Pocatello
11 - 12 Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves 801-250-6743
19 Tax Day Circuit Race Bicycle Race
26 Go Green Pocatello Community Environmental Fair - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Tydeman/Optimist Parks

May

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Saturdays Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing in Pocatello at the Bannock County Fairgrounds
2 - 3 Preston High School Rodeo
3 Classy Country Classics Car Show in Malad
3 Mother's Day Boutique Craft Show in Downey
7 - 8 The 2008 Idaho Governor’s Conference on Recreation and Tourism at the Red Lion
9 - 10 High School Rodeo at the Eastern Idaho Fair Grounds in Blackfoot (208)785-2480
10 Migratory Bird Day at the Pocatello Zoo
17 PMXP Motocross Race at the Pocatello Motocross Park in Pocatello
17 - 18 Annual Bear Lake Classic – 104/52 Mile Bike Race, 52 Mile Amateur Bike Race Around-The-Lake   800-756-0795 
17 Harley Davidson's Lavapalooza Charity Ride to Lava Hot Springs
17 Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex Opening Day
22 Annual Multicultural Festival - Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds in Blackfoot
24 Downata Hot Springs Summer Season Opening Day
24 Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts Garden Creek Gap Race
26 Chesterfield Memorial Day Celebration, Chesterfield, Idaho. 
Contact: Norm & Janet Tolman (208) 648-7809
28 - 29 "Gate City Grind Stage Race" Bicycle Competition Route TBD -  (208)282-2503
30 - 31 Portneuf Mountain Man Rendezvous near McCammon.
31 Iris Festival in Pocatello (208) 238-8474
30 - 1 Annual Sun Run Bike and Car Show by Street Rods of Idaho - Bannock County Fairgrounds in Pocatello (208) 233-2879

June

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7 Idaho Free Fishing Day, contact the Idaho Department of Fish & Game for details
7 Free Fishing Day at Massacre Rocks State Park - Free fishing lessons and hot dogs
7 PMXP Motocross Race at the Pocatello Motocross Park in Pocatello
7 Shilaylee - The four member band at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
7 Vince Crofts and Mindi Reid (formerly "Tumbleweed") at Chesterfield Townsite
 7 Grace Junior Rodeo
9 - 14 Idaho High School Rodeo at the Bannock County Fair Grounds in Pocatello.
(208) 526-9184 or (208) 313-8013
13 - 14 Blackfoot Pride Days - 785-0510
13 - 14 Bear Lake Marathon by Mammoth Marathons
14 Pocatello Heart and Sole 2.5, 5 and 10K fun run/walk 232-3901
14 Knobby Tire Series City Creek XC Wild Rockies Cross-Country Series
14 Elks Demolition Derby in Preston
14 "What Floats Your Boat" Regatta at Willow Bay Recreational Area
14  Pocatello Brass Quartet at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
16 Idaho Music & Wildflower Festival at Pebble Creek Ski Area in Inkom
20-21 American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Blackfoot - 785-0510
 21 Pizza's Run Car Show by Main Street Cruises.  (208) 547-2426 Soda Springs
21 Riverfest & Recycle Regatta at Taysom Rotary Park in Pocatello.
21 Saddle Strings Cowboy Band at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
21 Idaho Cycling Enthusiasts Race - Tour of Marsh Creek Valley - Raymond Park
21 Preston Junior Rodeo
27 American Cancer Society Relay For Life in Soda Springs (208) 547-4172
27 - 28 Malad Welsh Festival
28 Bill Chiles western singer at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
28 Idaho Days And Pageant In Franklin, the oldest town in Idaho
28 A Midsummer's Night for the Pocatello Zoo
 28
"Good Ol' Days" Tractor Show in Grace.  Becky Sherer 208-221-7321.
28 - 29 The Gate City Grind - Route TBD  - 282-2503

July

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4th of July Montpelier Lions Club-Chuck wagon Breakfast, 6-11 AM Montpelier, Fire Works on 'M' Hill after sunset, Fireworks Ideal Beach Resort, Garden City, Utah after dark
3 - 4th of July Malad Independence Day Celebration - Bed Races, Parade, Shoot Out & fireworks
4th of July KVSI Fun Run, Montpelier Radio Station, run to Paris.  Start at 6 am walkers @ 7 am. 208-847-1450
4th of July Soda Springs - July 4th Celebration Parade, fun run, sports tournament, family bingo, Lion's Club breakfast, food and kid games in the park, bi-annual theatrical entertainment, aerial and ground display fireworks at Kelly Park to start at dusk.
4th of July Lava Hot Springs Celebration with fireworks.
4th of July Pocatello 4th of July Parade 10am- noon, Fireworks & celebration 2pm - 1am
Biggest Show in Idaho -  Bannock Co. Fairgrounds - 237-1340
4th of July

Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce Fireworks show

4-5 Patriotic Concert - Celebrate the birth of this great country with a song and story. (Free) The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
12 Arena Cross at Preston
11 - 12  McCammon Rodeo
12 Polly Jene’ McCammon at the Chesterfield Townsite
12 Nino Reyos - this Northern Ute member played his flute in the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
18 Osmonds 2nd Generation Concert at the Park in Malad (208) 760-0424
19

The Johnson Family Wild West Show at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.

19 The Life Run 2.5,5,10k fun run/walk Pocatello Recreation Dept (208) 232-3901
19 Samaria Celebration in Malad
19 Bear Lake Car Show - Wells Stock Park 847-0757
19 Pioneer Days Celebration at Bannock County Fairgrounds
16 - 20 Idaho International Choral Festival at the Stephens Performing Arts
24 - 26 Butch Cassidy Days in Montpelier - Shootout, bed races, parade, free pancake breakfast, Friday night dinner and fireworks. (800) 448-2327 or (208) 847-0067
25-26 "1856 The Musical”- A Readers Theatre at the Chesterfield Townsite
25-26 West Variety Show - Old Vaudeville meets HEE HAA for a night of music and fun. At The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
26 Lava Hot Springs Founders Day Parade at 6 pm down Main Street.
Entries welcome - 208-776-5500
24 Fireworks Show in Preston
24 Bancroft Pioneer Days Celebration Parade, dance, rodeo, kid's events, Dutch oven dinner. Contact Bancroft City Hall (208) 648-7648
25 - 27 POW/MIA Motorcycle Rally Bannock County Fairgrounds, Pocatello (208) 233-1616
29 Pocatello Motocross Park 2007 Challenge Motocross Race in Pocatello 208-238-9283
26  American Falls Junior Rodeo
31 - 2 Famous Preston Night Rodeo, Rodeo Parade, Sidewalk Sale
28 - 2 Caribou County Fair, carnival, rodeo, horse racing in Grace.  (208) 574-2244
30 Caribou County Demolition Derby  (208) 574-2244

August

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28 - 2 Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (208) 574-2244
2 Soundscape Barbershop Quartet  The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier.
2 Napoleon Dynamite Festival in Preston - (208) 852-2703
2 -3 Pari-Mutuel Horse Races  in Malad
4 - 6 Bingham County 4-H fair in Blackfoot  208-785-8060
7 - 9 Bear Lake Raspberry Days - parade, rodeo, marathon. (800)-448-BEAR
  Downtown Grace Parade and PRCA Rodeo
  Pocatello Triathlon at Ross Park Aquatic Center. 8:00am mass start. Run. Bike, Swim
 4 - 9 South Bannock County Fair and Marsh Valley Stallion Incentive in Downey. 208-237-1340
4 - 9 Power County 4-H Fair in American Falls
 7 - 10 Shoshone Bannock Indian Festival  Shoshone Bannock Tribe/Fort Hall Casino  (800) 806-9229 or 478-3726
8  Downey Lions Club Amateur Rodeo - Downey Fairgrounds
8 - 9 Chubbuck Days Parade and Celebration - 208.237-2430
9 The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier presents Sassafras Folk String Band
 9 - 10 Pari-Mutuel Horse Races in Malad
9 - 10 American Falls Day Celebration and Power County Stampede American Falls City Park and Power County Fairgrounds.
9 - 16 Southeast Idaho Senior Games - Pocatello area  - 233-2034
 11 - 16 North Bannock County Fair at the Pocatello Fair Grounds (208) 237-1340
  11 - 16 Bear Lake County Fair, Rodeo, carnival, Concert, Demolition Derby, Parade
11 - 16 Oneida County Fair in Malad
 

Pocatello Run For Your Life 2.5,5,10K fun run/walk 232-3901

11 - 16 Franklin County Fair in Preston
14 -15 Bear Lake Rodeo in Montpelier
15 Diamond Rio Concert in Preston
15 -16  Cowboy Classic Rodeo in Malad
16 Franklin County Fair Bull Bonanza at in Preston
16 PMXP Motocross Race at the Pocatello Motocross Park in Pocatello
16 Rocky Mountain High Barbershop Quartet at the Chesterfield Townsite
16 Caribou County Mud Challenge in Soda Springs. 4x4 Mud Race at Kelly Park. Dash for Cash, 4x4 Show & Shine.  (208) 547-4582
 22 - 24 Bannock County Bluegrass Festival at the Fairgrounds - 208-233-1340
23 The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier presents Valerie Harris.
23 - 24 Art in the Park at Lava Hot Springs
23 Lava Lion's Bulls Only Rodeo at Lava Hot Springs
  Blackfoot Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament
23 Franklin Demolition Derby in Preston
30 Pocatello Marathon - 208-233-4754 or 208-238-0327
30 The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier presents Stampede Western music.
30 - 9/6 Famous Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot. (208) 785-2480

September

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1 - 6 Famous Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot. (208) 785-2480
  Grays Lake Rodeo (Wayan) Rodeo and western dinner.
4 Blackfoot Junior Rodeo Top Ten Championship Showdown
  Bear Lake Classic Boat Show at Utah State Marina
6 LOTOJA - Logan, Utah to Jackson, Wyoming European style bicycle road race.
13, 14 Sagebrush Art Festival and Sagebrush Wildlife Film Festival
13 - 14 Pocatello Pump (Rock Climbing Event) at Ross Park
20 Idaho Spud Day in Shelley - parade, demolition derby, free baked potato lunch at noon, Dutch oven cook-off, World championship potato picking, and Spud Tug. (208) 529-9619
27 PMXP Motocross Race at the Pocatello Motocross Park in Pocatello
26 - 27 Idaho Endurance Festival - season finale run, walk, hike, and bike party in fall colors.
  Portneuf Greenway 2.5,5,10K fun run/walk 232-3901

October

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6 - 7 ISU Rodeo - Brian Hetrick - (208) 282-2945
  Extreme Snowmobile Sports Grass Drags in Preston
  Enchanted Village Craft Show at Cobblestone Creek Nursery in Chubbuck 775-3137

 

Grand Stands of Terror Spook Alley,  7:30-11:30pm, every day except Sunday’s.
Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds, Blackfoot 208-785-2480
  Hi Basin Loop Trail Run  - Pocatello  232-3901
  Extreme Snowmobile Sports Grass Drags in Malad at Davis Sod Farm
  Potato Loop Trail Run 5 mile - Pocatello  232-3901
 

Run With the Big Dogs 2.5,5k run/walk 232-3901

  Nightmare on Main Street Haunted House, 829 Washington, Montpelier

November

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  Extreme Snowmobile Sports Grass Drags in Pocatello
  Valve House Trail Run 5 mile off road loop - Pocatello  232-3901
  Soda Springs Craft Bazaar Crafts, food, entertainment at the Tigert Middle School.  547-1030, or 547-3354
  Free Admittance to Lava Hot Springs for veterans on Veterans Day
  Holiday Craft Fair - National Oregon/California Trail Center, Montpelier
 

Paris Craft Fair - Paris Elementary from 10am- 3 pm, (208) 945-2468

 

Holiday Festival Christmas Parade & Celebration with the Cottages and Cranberries Victorian Festival in Old Town Pocatello. 208-232-7545
 
Holiday Light Parade and Bonfire at the eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds in Blackfoot at 6:00 pm. 208-785-0510
  Christmas in the Nighttime Sky, Bon Fires, Food & Fireworks. Pocatello Fair Grounds 208-237-1340
  Christmas Kick-Off - Free Movie, Santa, lighted parade. Montpelier 208-847-0067
  Christmas Light Parade at City Park, Santa Claus, & Tree Lighting, right after dark. Soda Springs 208-547-2600
  Parade of Lights in Malad
28 - 29 Preston - Fireworks, explosion of lights & parade.  208-852-2703 
  Festival of Trees - L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center at Idaho State University. 239-2007
  Christmas Tree Fantasy, Blackfoot, ID

December

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  Chariot Racing -Saturdays at the Bannock County Fair Grounds in Pocatello - 237-1340
  Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat - Iron Door Playhouse in Malad
  Light Up Downey
  Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat - Iron Door Playhouse in Malad
  Enchanted Village Craft Show at Cobblestone Creek Nursery in Chubbuck  775-3137

 

Idaho Open Archery Shoot
  Lava Hot Springs Customer Appreciation Day Free Admittance! 800-423-8597
  Pocatello Regional Transit Holiday Lights Tour
  The Madd Hatters’ Christmas - The ladies sing quirky versions of  favorite Christmas songs at the National Oregon/California Trail Center, Montpelier. 7:30pm

 

Annual Nutcracker Ballet at ISU's Frazier Hall in Pocatello
 

Live Nativity Blackfoot, evening's at Jensen’s Grove

  Lighted Christmas Parade in Montpelier, held at 6:00 PM
  "Nutcracker" at Blackfoot Community Players Prod, Blackfoot, ID 317-5508
   

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