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Boise Hempfest

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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 eventMay 13, 2023
Next eventMay 11, 2024
ParticipantsVolunteers & Vendors
LeaderSerra Frank
Patron(s)Public
Websiteboisehempfest.org

Boise Hempfestis an annualcannabis rightsactivist event and festival inBoise,Idaho,which has been held since 2016.[1]The "Hempfest" name is licensed bySeattle 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 theCOVID-19 Pandemic.[5]

The event is approved and permitted annually through theCity of BoiseDepartment 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 localactivismgroups andcitizens initiativesin 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]

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References

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  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. ^abHempfest, Boise."Cannabis Education Event - Boise Hempfest - Boise, Idaho".Boise Hempfest.Retrieved2021-05-12.
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