Hands Around the Capitol 2025: Honoring the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Upcoming Date and Time

Friday, Jul 25, 2025 11am - 4pm

Location

Cecil D. Andrus Park, 601 West Jefferson Street, Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States

Details

Boise, ID - People from across Idaho and beyond are invited to Boise this summer for Hands Around the Capitol 2025, a free public event honoring the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At 11:30 AM, more than 1,000 people are needed to join hands and encircle the Capitol in a symbolic act of unity and commitment to disability rights and equal access for all. The red, white, and blue ribbon surrounding the Capitol is more than decoration - it’s a declaration. A powerful symbol of life, liberty, and the pursuit of freedom, it represents the right to choose where to live, how to move, where to work, and how to fully participate in everyday life, including housing, education, transportation, voting, and civic life. This is about access, belonging, and the truth: freedom isn’t real unless it includes everyone.
Tentative Schedule
11:00 AM – Welcome
11:10 AM – Proclamations
11:30 AM – Line-Up Across the Street led by City of Trees Pipes and Drums
12:15 PM – Plane and Drone Flyover for Capitol Circle Photo
12:40 PM – Open Arms Dance Project
1:00 PM – Oinkari Basque Dancers
1:20 PM – Kelly Buckland, National Disability Advocate
2:00 PM – Danza Azteca Tonatiuh
2:35 PM – Native American Dancers
4:00 PM – Event Ends
All are welcome. Be part of history.
Sign Language Interpreters and Spanish Translators on-site
Food Trucks-
Idaho Mini Donuts
Sunshine Ice Cream Truck
World’s Best Corndogs
Gyro Shack
Basilios Taco Truck

URLs:
Inquiries: https://go.evvnt.com/3132218-0?pid=10324
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/3132218-2?pid=10324

Date and Time: On Friday July 25, 2025 at 11:00 - 16:00

Venue details: Cecil D. Andrus Park, 601 West Jefferson Street, Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States

Category: Community | Local / Community

Artists / Speakers: Oinkari Basque Dancers, Danza Azteca Tonatiuh, Open Arms Dance Project, City of Trees Pipes and Drums