East Idaho Home & Garden Show returning Friday and Saturday
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IDAHO FALLS — Kick off spring with a visit to the East Idaho Home & Garden Show, which is returning to the area in style at the Mountain America Center this Friday and Saturday.
“Summer in Idaho, and summer in particular in Idaho Falls, is always so incredibly busy,” said Tyer Kraupp, CEO of Good Co. Home Loans, which is putting on the event. “We have to catch every sunset. We have to hit every golf tee time. We have to hit every baseball game and fit of that stuff into that small summer — a couple of months that we do have. It seems like the Home and Garden event was always that kickoff event that allowed families, and my family personally, to start thinking about that change and getting prepared for the beautiful Idaho summer.”
The event will feature more than 100 local businesses in the “home and garden space that will be highlighting their services and their talents,” he said.
The expo runs from noon to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Mountain America Center.
“Landscapers, realtors, home repair, home security, interior and exterior furnishings, insurance providers, stone and fire, lighting and electric, home theater, health, flooring, paint, home items, custom kitchens, HVAC, fencing, metals, windows, moving companies, property management companies and pest control” businesses will all be available to discuss their services, Kraupp said.
Longstanding event partners Leisure Time, MasterCraft Spas, Strong Shed will also be present.
The show includes “stunning garden displays, home improvement solutions, sustainable living technologies, home builder contacts, and the top local businesses for all of your home projects,” according to the East Idaho Home & Garden Show website.
Vendor spaces for the home and garden show have been sold out since March, according to a news release.
The East Idaho Home & Garden Show was formerly held at the old Ernst building on West Broadway but has not occurred since COVID, and Kraupp is excited to bring back to Idaho Falls this annual springtime tradition.
“This is an event that’s, you know, close to my heart,” Kraupp said. “I remember going to the event as a kid with my folks and grandparents. It’s great to now be able to take it on and put our own spin on it and have it be a reason for people to come out and look at their spring projects, what they can do to renovate, modernize their home, enhance their home, and also just have good conversations about what it means to be a homeowner in southeast Idaho and across the United States.”
The showcase can help visitors maximize their summer by giving them a head start on do-it-yourself projects, landscaping, gardening or revitalizing their home.
“The vendor list is a really good opportunity for anybody in southeast Idaho to see any and all of the service providers that they may need for their home repairs or their home services moving into the summer,” Kraupp said.
In addition, the East Idaho Home & Garden Show will feature a giant, 16-foot paint-by-number mural depicting a family entering Grand Teton National Park that was commissioned by a local artist. Event participants are invited to help paint the more than 2000 paint-by-number blocks to help create a community masterpiece.
“The goal is that every attendee that attends the event will swing by that community booth and leave their mark on the screen,” Kraupp said. “…We’re hoping by the end of the two days we have that huge mural completely finished and a custom, basically, community-commissioned art piece.”
Tickets are $5 for admission and can be bought at the door, at any Idaho Falls Frontier Credit Union branch or online here. Kids 12 and under are free.
Seniors can also visit for free from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, the release stated.
In addition, you can text HOME to (208) 500-2955 “for giveaways, exciting updates and a sneak-peak vendor list.”
“It’s a really good opportunity for guests and businesses to come together, open doors at the Mountain America Center and see all of the products, services and vendors that our community has to offer,” Kraupp said.