If you moved to Boise after 2003, you probably have no idea why the Boise Music Festival sometimes gets called the “Boise River Festival.” Once called America’s Finest Family Festival, the Boise River Festival walked so that events like Boise Music Festival and Treefort Music Festival could run. What Was the Boise River Festival? READ MORE: This Nostalgic Boise River Festival Merch Give Us All the FeelsHowever, the events people missed the most after the festival disappeared in 2004 were the two unique parades it brought to Downtown Boise. The premiere event was the Nite-Lite Parade where the floats in the parade literally floated down the Boise River. Extremely Rare Video Footage of Boise River Giants Parade Appears on FacebookThe other parade was the River Giants parade that filled the streets of Downtown Boise with 45–75 helium balloons similar to what you’d see at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.