About

Your Boise Halloween Parade Association, Inc., is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit organization brought to life by a volunteer Board of Directors and Officers, and supported by people who enjoy a bit o' Chaos & Joy.


Mission Statement


c 2007
Inspired by the good folks at the University of Texas's "Knighthood of Buh", Improve Everywhere, and -- most conspicuously -- New York City's renowned Village Halloween Parade, your Boise Halloween Parade is committed to the cultural and imaginative life of Boise and to the advancement of large-scale participatory events in the belief that such events, when artistically inspired, can play a major role in the resurrection and rejuvenation of Boise’s spirit, economy and the life of its people. 

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At its heart an artistic endeavor, Boise Halloween Parade hopes to inspire people to reach into their imaginations and take themselves physically out into public to perform and to celebrate, starting with Boise's inaugural Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31st, 2026.

We believe public events of this sort give people the opportunity to claim the open spaces of their City for purposes other than work; to inhabit them with a sense of freedom and spontaneity; to play, thus renew their relationship to the environment.

A parade can be a powerful event, for while it is happening, it can animate all the senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, color and movement. The emotional response that it generating emotional responses that have a lasting effect on how the participants and those who either watch or hear about the event feel about the places and the good people of Boise.



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