Boise Hempfest
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| Boise Hempfest | |
|---|---|
 Poster for 2019 Event | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Activism & Festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Julia Davis Park |
| Locations | 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 | 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]
