Things to attend · Boise + beyond
Make plans with books in them
Curbside Books events are for people who like books, good conversation, cozy moments, and having something on the calendar they're actually excited about.
From weekday trolley stops and evening events to seasonal gatherings, book clubs, and reading retreats, this is where you'll find what we're doing next.
Upcoming events
Where Trolley Parton is headed next. Pulled straight from our actual calendar, so if it's listed here, we'll be there (weather permitting).
November 2026
Girls Day Out Expo
Saturday · 10 am–4 pm
Expo Idaho, Garden City · Get directions · Add to calendar
Bumble Coffee & Taps
Saturday · 10 am–2 pm
Bumble Coffee & Taps, Boise · Get directions · Add to calendar
Indian Creek Plaza Winter Wonderland
Friday · 6–9 pm
Indian Creek Plaza, Caldwell · Get directions · Add to calendar
Indian Creek Plaza Winter Wonderland
Saturday · 3–9 pm
Indian Creek Plaza, Caldwell · Get directions · Add to calendar
Indian Creek Plaza Winter Wonderland
Sunday · 3–9 pm
Indian Creek Plaza, Caldwell · Get directions · Add to calendar
December 2026
More stops get added all the time, and The Trolley in Your Inbox hears everything first, including first dibs when retreats and ticketed nights open. Instagram gets the highlights (@curbsidebookstore).
Also: Trolley Parton is extremely photogenic and knows it. Take the picture, tag @curbsidebookstore so we can admire it too.
What happens around here
Trolley pop-ups
Catch Trolley Parton at coffee shops, markets, wineries, breweries, and neighborhood stops around the Treasure Valley (the free little traveling library comes to every one of them).
Special events
Author evenings, seasonal markets, our monthly Art Trolley gallery night downtown, collaborations, and the occasional idea we got too excited not to try.
Reading retreats
Beautiful places, protected reading time, good meals, and a small group of people who also consider "just one more chapter" a binding agreement.
Book clubs
Low-pressure gatherings for people who love books, conversation, and having opinions about fictional people (the list hears about the next one first).
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Not too often. We have books to read too.
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More ways to gather
The events above are the ones already on our calendar. The trolley also shows up for the ones you create.
Book the trolley
Birthdays, office mornings, bridal showers, block parties, date nights, and perfectly good Tuesdays that could use a bookstore.
Trolley Parton pulls up, the shelves open, and your guests browse a whole bookstore that came to them.
See how it worksReading retreats
A few times a year we settle into a beautiful place for a weekend of books, real meals, and long stretches when nobody expects anything from you.
First up: the Practical Magic Retreat, October 24–25 in downtown Boise (rooms are full, Sunday passes still open).
See the retreatsBook clubs
The Curbside Book Club is the quiet kind. Once a month, at a different spot around Boise, we each bring our own book and read together.
No assigned book and no homework (the one you've been 40 pages into since June is welcome). The list hears the first date before anyone else.
Join the book club listWhy people come
Want to host something?
Own a venue, market, neighborhood space, or business that feels like a good home for Trolley Parton?
We love working with welcoming places around the Treasure Valley and beyond, and we'd love to see what you're building.