Upcoming Events
The Wood River Valley always has something going on. While attending small workshops and nationally renowned festivals, you’ll find that food plays a central role in how we celebrate. Join one of these signature food-related events for a taste of what the Wood River Valley is all about.
SEED & PLANT EXCHANGE
Join the tailgate-style Seed & Plant Exchange at the Upper Big Wood River Grange on Saturday, May 28. Seed starts from local producers will be available for purchase. Local gardeners are also invited to bring their own saved seeds, potted plants, and starts, or dug-up perennials from their gardens to share with the community.
OPENING DAY OF THE FARMERS MARKET
Celebrate the opening day of the Wood River Farmers Market. Meet the vendors and pick up the first fresh, local produce of the summer. You will find various goods, including fresh produce and flowers, local meats, delicious homemade baked goods, snacks and drinks, and local arts and crafts.
We look forward to seeing you all at the market!
SUN VALLEY BREWFEST
The Sun Valley Brewfest continues a long tradition of beer festivals. Our beer festival celebrates the local and regional craft brewers, emphasizing quality, experimentation, creativity, and brewing technique. We’re throwing a beer festival to taste, explore, and learn about all the great brews created in our region. Check the website for details and participating breweries.
SUN VALLEY FORUM
In this urgent time for our planet and our communities, the Sun Valley Forum will once again convene and catalyze. Globally, leaders are working to build a more prosperous, equitable, and secure world, aligning resources to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate change rulebook. The Forum focuses on critical leverage points including shifting capital to invest for impact, corporate strategy, community well-being, public engagement, and communication, as well as sector-specific sessions on food, energy, water, natural system restoration, and health.
SUN VALLEY WINE AUCTION
For over 50 years, the Sun Valley Museum of Art has been the cultural keystone of the community, empowering arts exploration and creativity, engaging cultural conversations, and connecting the community to world-renowned thinkers and creators. We celebrate and serve artists from around the region and across the country while providing cultural and educational opportunities for all. The Sun Valley Wine Auction is now the oldest charity wine auction in the nation and provides approximately 50% of the Sun Valley Museum of Art’s annual income. The Wine Auction fuels our free year-round arts integration programs, reaching 4,000 student participants in the Wood River Valley, and supports our annual Scholarship Program, now in its 23rd year, which has awarded more than $1,000,000 to continued arts education since its inception.
WAGON DAYS PARADE
Wagon Days is a magical Labor Day weekend event of connection and celebration, providing a link to our history and heritage and the days before motorized travel. It is a celebration of people’s early lives and livelihoods that inspired our town on a path to where we are today. Come to Main Street and see the largest non-motorized parade in the Pacific Northwest. Wheels, wagons, and western cowboys combine with marching bands and Basque dancers to make this a lively, colorful event. As the parade ends, we roll from the past into the present with live music at the Street Party on Town Square.
OKTOBERFEST
Get your German on, Idaho-style at Sawtooth Brewery’s 10th Annual Ketchum Oktoberfest! Join us at Sun Valley’s Festival Meadows Sept. 16 & 17 for beer, food, music, and games! Visit our website for all the details about this year’s events, including an expanded menu from the Outpost by Sawtooth Brewery!
Enjoy our 4.25-acre Beer Garden with German beers by Sawtooth Brewery on tap. We will have Pints, SiliPints, 25 oz., .5L, and 1L glassware available. Any Sawtooth glass is your ticket to Oktoberfest!
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TRAILING OF THE SHEEP
The annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival’s mission is “to gather, celebrate, present, and preserve the history and culture of sheepherding in Idaho and the West.” The Festival is a collection of culinary, arts, and humanities events, activities, exhibits, and more to share stories and keep the history of the ranchers, families, and industry alive.
– Sun Valley Culinary Institute Forks N’ Spurs Events
SVSEF WILD GAME DINNER
The Wild Game Dinner is a time-honored tradition, and an essential evening for the annual fundraising of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Each year, the generosity of attendees at the Game Dinner allows the SVSEF to continue providing training and opportunities to the youth of the Wood River Valley. The dinner is an opportunity for families and friends to reconnect, and to take a moment to reflect on the value and heritage that snow sports hold in this community.
– Sun Valley Culinary Institute Forks N’ Spurs Events