Boise Hempfest

Boise Hempfest is an annual cannabis rights activism activity and festival in Boise, Idaho; held since 2016.[1] The "Hempfest" name is licensed by Seattle Hempfest.[2] The coordinator of the inaugural and subsequent events was Serra Frank.[3] The fourth annual event took place on April 20, 2019.[4] The 2020 event was scheduled for April 18th, 2020; but was postponed due to the Idaho government mandated "stay at home order" issued at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The next event is scheduled for Saturday, August 14th, 2021, in Julia Davis Park.[5]

Boise Hempfest
Poster for 2019 Event
StatusActive
GenreActivism & Festival
FrequencyAnnually
VenueJulia Davis Park
Location(s)Boise, Idaho
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)
FounderSerra Frank
Previous eventApril 20, 2019
Next eventAugust 14, 2021
ParticipantsVolunteers & Vendors
LeaderSerra Frank
Patron(s)Public
Websiteboisehempfest.org

The event is approved and permitted annually through the City of Boise Department of Parks and Recreation. It is dubbed a free and family friendly "Cannabis Education Event" that offers 12 hours of live entertainment and speakers from the Julia Davis Park bandshell; numerous food trucks and vendors in a "Munchies Market"; informational, non-profit, craft, and commercial vendors in a "Vendor Village"; access to local activism groups and citizens initiatives in a "Cannabis Cove"; educational displays in an "Enchanted Forest"; educational presentations in a "Hemposium"; and children-oriented activities and games in a free "Kidland."[5]

See also

References
  1. Michael Deeds (April 13, 2017), "Boise Hempfest! 5 Things to Do This Weekend in Boise", Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho
  2. Russ Belville (April 11, 2017). "Nevertheless, Boise Hempfest Persisted". High Times.
  3. Nicole Blanchard (August 13, 2016). "Education, legalization the focus at Boise's first-ever Hempfest". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  4. Quinn Welsch (March 28, 2019), "Idaho's marijuana fight in 2019 will likely be all uphill", The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane, Washington
  5. Hempfest, Boise. "Cannabis Education Event - Boise Hempfest - Boise, Idaho". Boise Hempfest. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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