Global InformationBoise Hempfest information
| Boise Hempfest | |
|---|---|
 Poster for 2019 Event | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Activism & Festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Julia Davis Park |
| Location(s) | Boise, Idaho |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | August 16, 2016 |
| Founder | Serra Frank |
| Previous event | May 13, 2023 |
| Next event | May 11, 2024 |
| Participants | Volunteers & Vendors |
| Leader | Serra Frank |
| Patron(s) | Public |
| Website | boisehempfest |
Boise Hempfest is an annual cannabis rights activist event and festival in Boise, Idaho, which has been 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 18, 2020; but was postponed due to the Idaho government mandated "stay at home order" issued at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.[5]
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]
- ^ Michael Deeds (April 13, 2017), "Boise Hempfest! 5 Things to Do This Weekend in Boise", Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho
- ^ Russ Belville (April 11, 2017). "Nevertheless, Boise Hempfest Persisted". High Times.
- ^ Nicole Blanchard (August 13, 2016). "Education, legalization the focus at Boise's first-ever Hempfest". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
- ^ Quinn Welsch (March 28, 2019), "Idaho's marijuana fight in 2019 will likely be all uphill", The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane, Washington
- ^ a b Hempfest, Boise. "Cannabis Education Event - Boise Hempfest - Boise, Idaho". Boise Hempfest. Retrieved 2021-05-12.