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 literary 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 (Snoots included, weather permitting).
September 2026
Primitive Grounds
Saturday · 10 am–2 pm
Primitive Grounds, Meridian · Get directions · Add to calendar
Fall into Fiction
Saturday · 11 am–3 pm
36th Street Event Center, Boise · Get directions · Add to calendar
October 2026
Smuttastic Book Fair
Sunday · 10 am–4 pm
Mother Earth Brewing Company, Nampa · Get directions · Add to calendar
The Movie Night Book Club: Coraline
Saturday · 6:30–10 pm
Idaho Film Society, Boise · Get directions · Add to calendar
Get ticketsThe Practical Magic retreat
October 24–25 · weekend retreat
Boise Heritage House, downtown Boise · Get directions · Add to calendar
See the retreatMore 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.
Literary 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 first meeting is this October).
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New stops are added here regularly. Join the list and we'll send you where Trolley Parton is headed, first dibs on ticketed events, and the occasional bit of bookstore news.
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 worksLiterary 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, 10 Sunday day passes left).
See the retreatsBook clubs
Good books and real conversations, with no pressure to arrive with a thesis statement (or, honestly, with the book finished).
The Curbside Book Club has its first meeting at the retreat finale in October, and the list hears when regular ones start.
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.