Boise · Meridian · Garden City · Nampa
Find your
people.
A monthly gathering for Black and multicultural professionals across the Treasure Valley — and everyone who shows up for them.
Scanned our code at the Boise Soul Food Festival? Welcome. Here's who we are in thirty seconds — and how to hear about the next one first.
The short version
Boise is small. Finding your people in it shouldn't be hard.
First Fridays Boise started in October 2024 with a simple idea: give Black and multicultural professionals in the Treasure Valley one standing night a month to be in the same room. No membership. No application. You show up, you meet people, you leave with a few numbers in your phone.
We've been at wine bars, comedy clubs, parks, ball games and a historic house on River Street. The venue changes every month. The reason to come doesn't.
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Next up
Friday, September 4 · 5:30 PM
September gathering
Venue to be announced. Details and the RSVP link go to our mailing list first — get on it and you'll have them before they're posted anywhere else.
Send me the detailsFriday, October 2 · 5:30 PM
Two years of First Fridays
Our anniversary gathering, and the biggest room we throw all year. Venue to be announced.
Friday, November 6 · 5:30 PM
November gathering
Venue to be announced. First Friday, 5:30 PM — put it in your calendar now.
Thinking about your first one
Come by yourself
Most people do. Someone greets you at the door and walks you into a conversation — you won't be standing in a corner holding a drink.
Wear what you're wearing
People come straight from work and people get dressed up. Both fit right in. There's no dress code and never has been.
Stay twenty minutes or all night
There's no program to sit through. Come late, leave early, bring a friend. It counts either way.
More than one way in
Part of the FFB family
Sistas Who Lunch
A monthly midday table for Black women in the Treasure Valley. Third Friday, 12:00–1:30 PM, a new restaurant each month. Small on purpose — seats go fast.
Take a seat
Our newsletter
The Vibe
Recaps from the last gathering, spotlights on people doing real work in the Valley, and what's coming next. Written for people who'd rather read one good email than scroll for it.
Read the latestStay in the loop
One email a month. That's the whole deal.
Dates, venues and RSVP links land in your inbox before they go anywhere else — and our rooms do sell out. No spam, no sharing your address, unsubscribe whenever.
Backed by the Valley
Bring your company to the table
Sponsoring a First Friday puts your organization in the room with the professionals you're trying to hire, keep and reach. We'll walk you through what that looks like.
Rooted in community. Built for Boise.
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”