Annual Gourd Festival at Franz Witte Garden Center!
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Coming back this fall, September 18 – 20, 2026.
We are welcoming back the Idaho Gourd Society for another gourd extravaganza!
A 3-Day Celebration of All Things Gourd
Get ready for a weekend full of creativity, community, and gourds! The Gourd Festival is bringing together artists, gardeners, and gourd enthusiasts for three days of hands-on workshops, unique vendors, and festive fun.
All Weekend Long
FREE Make + Take from the Idaho Gourd Society – make your own gourd monster, bug, or gnome!
Friday, September 18
Food & Drink
Idaho Poe BBQ
Perfect Sips Coffee
Great Harvest Bakery
Entertainment
10:00am Scrubbing Momma – Join Scrubbing Momma to learn how to properly scrub gourds to get them ready for crafting!
11:00am Gourd Trivia with Alan Sweeney – Topics will include gourd history, tools of the trade, famous people of the gourd world and much more. Prizes!
1:00pm Gourd Crafting Challenge – Race the clock to come up with the most creative masterpiece on a raw gourd, a few tools, and a bag with a variety of embellishments.
4:30pm Guitar Students from Ridgevue High School
Classes & Workshops
Faux Beading with Lisa Libby
Thrills N Frills with Kathy Allen
Saturday, September 19
Food & Drink
Pastry Parlor
A3 Caribbean Food Truck
Entertainment
10:00am Resito Belovich
12:00pm Idaho Gourd Society Gourd Parade
1:00pm Sangha Taiko Japanese Drum Group
2:30pm Orchestra Students from Ridgevue HS
Classes & Workshops
Circus Butterfly with Sue Haberer
Sun Catcher with Kathy Baldwin
Sunday, September 20
Food & Drink
Hot Dogs el Kiko
Entertainment
10:00am Olivia the Magical Gourd – a gourd puppet show with a heartfelt ending
11:00am Aled Roberts
Classes & Workshops
Zentangle with Susan Carter
Bubbles Galore with Marla Garber
We are welcoming back the Idaho Gourd Society for another gourd extravaganza!
A 3-Day Celebration of All Things Gourd
Get ready for a weekend full of creativity, community, and gourds! The Gourd Festival is bringing together artists, gardeners, and gourd enthusiasts for three days of hands-on workshops, unique vendors, and festive fun.
All Weekend Long
FREE Make + Take from the Idaho Gourd Society – make your own gourd monster, bug, or gnome!
Friday, September 18
Food & Drink
Idaho Poe BBQ
Perfect Sips Coffee
Great Harvest Bakery
Entertainment
10:00am Scrubbing Momma – Join Scrubbing Momma to learn how to properly scrub gourds to get them ready for crafting!
11:00am Gourd Trivia with Alan Sweeney – Topics will include gourd history, tools of the trade, famous people of the gourd world and much more. Prizes!
1:00pm Gourd Crafting Challenge – Race the clock to come up with the most creative masterpiece on a raw gourd, a few tools, and a bag with a variety of embellishments.
4:30pm Guitar Students from Ridgevue High School
Classes & Workshops
Faux Beading with Lisa Libby
Thrills N Frills with Kathy Allen
Saturday, September 19
Food & Drink
Pastry Parlor
A3 Caribbean Food Truck
Entertainment
10:00am Resito Belovich
12:00pm Idaho Gourd Society Gourd Parade
1:00pm Sangha Taiko Japanese Drum Group
2:30pm Orchestra Students from Ridgevue HS
Classes & Workshops
Circus Butterfly with Sue Haberer
Sun Catcher with Kathy Baldwin
Sunday, September 20
Food & Drink
Hot Dogs el Kiko
Entertainment
10:00am Olivia the Magical Gourd – a gourd puppet show with a heartfelt ending
11:00am Aled Roberts
Classes & Workshops
Zentangle with Susan Carter
Bubbles Galore with Marla Garber
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Where is it happening?
20005 11th Ave N, Nampa, ID, United States, Idaho 83687
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Host or PublisherFranz Witte
