New Years Eve – The Idaho Potato Drop

Not to be outdone by Times Square, Boise has its own New Years Eve Celebration, the Idaho Potato Drop.  Held in the park adjacent to the State Capitol, a huge replica of a potato is dropped from a crane at the stroke of midnight.  There is live entertainment all afternoon and evening.  We attended the raising of the potato at 6 PM but not the midnight festivities.  It was already cold at 6 PM.