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Council approves Medicine Show Revival event permit for Riverside Park on April 20
Summary
A community education-and-arts event called Medicine Show Revival was approved for one-day use of Riverside Park on April 20; council was told the event will not sell cannabis or CBD and the city fee for the permit is $355.50.
Grants Pass City Council approved a commercial-activity permit for the Medicine Show Revival, a community-oriented, educational and arts event scheduled at Riverside Park on April 20.
Park superintendent Josh Hopkins said the multi-day festival culminates at Riverside Park on April 20 and that organizers — Elated Family LLC in partnership with Rogue Valley Independent Educator — do not intend to sell cannabis or CBD products. He described planned activities including arts and crafts, a "musical instrument petting zoo," speakers in a "med talks" format, fitness demonstrations and family-friendly vendor booths. The staff report listed a city fee of $355.50 for the event and estimated attendance at about 50 for the Riverside Park day.
Timothy Youngblood (who uses the name "Banjo") spoke for the organizers and clarified the event’s educational focus: he said the organizers will offer vendor workshops such as leathercraft, sourdough-starter workshops, and child-friendly activities and reiterated that no cannabis sales were planned.
Councilmember Victoria moved to approve the resolution allowing commercial activity in Riverside Park for the Medicine Show Revival on April 20; the motion carried unanimously. Staff will complete permitting steps, including the city's special-event requirements, and organizers will be required to meet standard insurance and public-safety conditions.
Council asked about the scope of vendors and whether the event would conflict with Easter activities; staff said organizers reported they were not selling cannabis and that an Easter egg hunt previously held in the park had not occurred in recent years.
