| Boise Hempfest | |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Activism & Festival |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Venue: | Julia Davis Park |
| Location: | Boise, Idaho |
| Country: | United States |
| Founder Name: | Serra Frank |
| Prev: | May 13, 2023 |
| Next: | May 11, 2024 |
| Participants: | Volunteers & Vendors |
| Leader Name: | Serra Frank |
| Patron: | Public |
| Or Sponsors: | --> |
Boise Hempfest is an annual cannabis rights activist event and festival in Boise, Idaho, which has been held since 2016. The "Hempfest" name is licensed by Seattle Hempfest.[1] The coordinator of the inaugural and subsequent events was Serra Frank.[2] The fourth annual event took place on April 20, 2019. 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.[3]
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."