Organizers of Saturday’s Hoosier Hospitality March have released a detailed set of “Know Before You Go” materials laying out the route, parking options and safety guidelines for their event, even as organizers of the “Mass Deportation Rally” scheduled the same evening continue to withhold the location of their gathering.

The march, organized by Fishers Resists, a local chapter of the national Indivisible network, is set for 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, beginning and ending at Roy Holland Memorial Park, 1 Park Drive. According to the newly released materials, participants will walk a roughly two-mile loop from the park along Sunblest Boulevard to Lantern Road and the Nickel Plate Trail, then to the Thomas Weaver Municipal Complex, where a vigil for those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions will be held along with remarks from speakers.

The first leg, from the park to the vigil site, is about 0.8 miles, with the return leg covering 1.3 miles. Those who prefer not to march can join the group for the vigil portion only, meeting in front of the stage at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater at 4 p.m.

Organizers emphasize the event is a nonviolent protest and note that no permit is required because marchers will stay on sidewalks. The materials ask participants to obey traffic signals, respect private property and be courteous to nearby homes when parking. Marchers are encouraged to bring water, sunscreen, rain ponchos and “family friendly” signs.

The event also doubles as a food drive. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable item for the Al Huda Foundation’s food pantry in Fishers. A list of requested items includes canned goods, pasta, rice, cooking oil, diapers and hygiene products, all sealed in original packaging with an expiration date at least one year out.

Free parking is available in the Holland Park surface lots and throughout the Nickel Plate District, including the Fishers Police Department garage at 4 Municipal Drive, the Flats at Switch garage at 9 Municipal Drive, the Depot garage at 8594 E. 116th St. and the Nickel Plate Station garage at 8700 E. 116th St.

More than a dozen partner organizations are backing the march, including several area Indivisible chapters, Indy Resistance, Somos Latinos, Indiana Organizing Project and the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter.

The march is a response to the Mass Deportation Rally organized by Save Heritage Indiana, an anti-mass-migration group founded last year, set for 7 p.m. Saturday somewhere in Fishers. The headline speaker is Greg Bovino, the former Border Patrol commander-at-large who oversaw the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign and retired in March. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is expected to appear by video message.

In contrast to the march’s publicly posted logistics, the rally remains invitation-only, and attendees must pay $50 admission to learn its location. Save Heritage Indiana has said it is withholding the venue “so our guests can have an honest conversation without being harassed,” citing threats the group says it has received. A companion private dinner with Bovino in Carmel is priced at $500 per person.

A spokesperson for Mayor Scott Fadness has said the mayor was not contacted by rally organizers and does not plan to attend, and that Fishers police will not provide private security for either event, while continuing “to ensure Fishers remains a safe city for all residents.”

Fishers Resists board member Tom Groot has told reporters the group is coordinating with local police and will have safety marshals along the route. The march materials also include guidance for participants who interact with law enforcement, noting that everyone, regardless of immigration status, has the right to remain silent and request an attorney.

The dueling events come as immigration remains a visible part of Fishers’ identity: about 11.5% of the city’s roughly 105,000 residents are foreign-born, according to 2025 Census Bureau estimates.

More information on the march is available at fishersresists.org.