US Edition‘Hetero Awesome Fest’ to be held near Idaho Capitol during Pride
- Mark Fitzpatrick, who owns the Old State Saloon, is organizing a two-day event called Hetero Awesome Fest set for June 20 and 21, 2025, in Cecil D. Andrus Park, situated opposite the Capitol building in Boise.
- He created the nonprofit Heterosexual Awesomeness Inc. To organize the event, inspired by a controversial June 2024 'Heterosexual Awesomeness Month' at his bar.
- The festival, set during Pride Month, aims to celebrate traditional family values with food, speakers, live music, and local vendors as an alternative to Pride events.
- Fitzpatrick said he started the festival to avoid taking his family downtown during Pride and described it as "a full-on celebration of family values" despite receiving death threats.
- Boise Pride has no official statement but wished the organizers luck, while the festival highlights ongoing cultural tensions around LGBTQ+ celebrations in Idaho.
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Idaho bar owner's ‘Hetero Awesome Fest' to coincide with Pride Month
A bar owner near Boise, Idaho, plans to celebrate heterosexuality in the middle of Pride Month. Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of Old State Saloon, says his Pride Month-inspired two-day festival on June 20 and 21, dubbed “Hetero Awesome Fest,” will be held at a local park across the street from the state capitol as first reported by NBC News on Tuesday, April 29. Fitzpatrick says his festival is meant to give people an alternative to Pride Month celeb…
Red state sticks it to 'Pride', celebrates faith and family at 'Hetero Awesome Fest' · American Wire News
Family-friendly fun and faith were in focus as an Idaho bar and restaurant planned to push back on “Pride” with the launch of “Hetero Awesome Fest.” Located in the Boise suburb of Eagle, the Old State Saloon announced its intention to expand beyond a mere month-long promotion to bring the people of the Gem State a new festival honoring “the traditional family unit.” To do so, it planned to set up across the street from the Idaho State Capitol in…
‘Hetero Awesome Fest’ to be held near Idaho Capitol during Pride
The owner of a bar and restaurant in Idaho says he plans to host a “Hetero Awesome Fest” near the state Capitol in June to coincide with Pride Month for the LGBTQ Mark Fitzpatrick, the owner of the Old State Saloon outside of Boise, said the two-day festival in Cecil D. Andrus Park was inspired…
Old State Saloon to put on “Heterosexual Awesomeness Fest” during Pride month
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