Download the Pickathon Festival Map Today! This is your total guide to the festival. It shows each of the Neighborhoods, all of the stages, key details and info, and also the full world of Pickathon tent camping! We’ll have the map up on site but if you want it for your phone you can download it now.
The map also a nice look at the Pickathon Neighborhoods! These 12 areas of Pickathon are part of our festival redesign from last year that brought the festival closer to nature. They open up and close down with the cycles of each day, so when the sun is high you’ll be dancing, singing, drinking, eating, and partying in the cool, shaded forests of Pendarvis Farm. At night, when the stars are high, you’ll be spread out relaxing in the meadows and fields of Pendarvis. Each Neighborhood provides music, dance, food, drinks, art, wellness, and crafts all blended together into one seamless, immersive experience.
The Woods Neighborhood
The Woods Stage is perhaps the most iconic part of Pickathon! A forested bower tucked deep in the woods of Pendarvis Farm, every year we begin the process of weaving trees and branches together to make an incredible backdrop. Formed at the base of a natural amphitheater, the Woods Stage is the best large-crowd gathering spot at Pickathon, and the pit in front of the stage is a wild and amazingly positive experience. In the back of the crowd, you can see the kids hanging out in their hammocks, strung among the trees, and you can expect to find delicious pizza and drinks on the hill next to the stage as well. When the crowd’s a bit smaller, you can relax on hay bales and just enjoy the unique Pickathon fusion of music, dance, art, and the richness of nature.
Cherry Hill Neighborhood
Each year at Pickathon we invite students at Portland State University’s School of Architecture design program to create a venue made from reusable, sustainable materials. This used to be the Treeline Stage, so you’ll remember all the incredible designs they made over the years. Last year, we absorbed Treeline into the Cherry Hill Neighborhood and had PSU Architecture design that stage. In 2023, they’re back with a brand-new Cherry Hill design that will have an incredible post-Pickathon life. Check out the video to see a concept installation of what the stage will look like. After Pickathon, the stage will have a second life on Portland State University’s Oak Savanna restoration site. Nearly ten years in the making, the Oak Savanna is a reclamation of land on the PSU campus by the Indigenous Nations Studies Program. The materials and designs seen at Pickathon this year will be reassembled as a permanent installation to support the gathering and the teaching of Indigenous Traditional Ecological & Cultural Knowledge (ITECK).
The Grove Neighborhood
Tucked into the woods near the Paddock Stage, The Grove Neighborhood is your all-day dance party Neighborhood! With DJs spinning late at night at the Grove’s DJ, specialty cocktails at all hours, and a daytime stage that comes alive with raging performances, the Grove’s central location and dance-heavy programming make it one of the most fun Neighborhoods at the festival!
The Paddock Neighborhood
Situated at the North end of Pendarvis Farm’s main meadow, The Paddock Neighborhood is one of the main gathering spots when the sun goes down. As the stars start to come out, this stage is awash with folks on blankets in the back watching the best festival performances and others dancing in front of the stage. With transportation visual art installations looming in the meadows, some of Portland’s best food trucks and food vendors lineup around the stage, and the horses of Pendarvis looking on from their paddock (hence the name), this Neighborhood is your ultimate late-night cooldown spot.
The Galaxy Barn Neighborhood
Though the Galaxy Barn is best known for its late-night ragers, with folks stage diving across an ultra-packed room, it’s actually one of Pickathon’s best-kept secrets during the day. This is one of only two air-conditioned stages (Lucky Barn is the other one!). So come here to cool off and catch some early sets in an old-school indoor punk venue (sometimes it’s more of a honky-tonk roadhouse vibe), or come back late at night and squeeze your way to the front amidst showers of sweat and super powerful guitar riffs. If you can’t make it inside, sets are usually broadcast to screens just outside the venue where you can relax on straw bales or around campfires to catch the action.
The Lucky Barn Neighborhood
Pickathon’s other indoor, air-conditioned venue, the Lucky Barn is much smaller but hosts some amazing Pickathon moments. Most of its programming during the day focuses on interviews, held with festival bands before a live audience. Great NW journalists talk to each band about their influences, the ideas behind their music, and the stories that drive them. In the evening, you can find Comedy and Yoga at the Lucky Barn, and yoga in the early morning too!
The Windmill Neighborhood
Tucked into the woods above the Paddock Neighborhood right next to an actual old metal windmill, The Windmill Neighborhood is a great daytime spot for festival performances, shaded nicely from the heat of the sun. On Sunday, it also plays host to some of Pickathon’s Literary offerings, featuring author readings. At night, you can relax and watch a simulcast of the nearby Paddock Stage.
The Refuge Neighborhood
A quiet, relaxing home to Pickathon’s many Wellness offerings, the Refuge is the spot to go to when you need to escape from the sounds and sights of Pickathon! A home in the forest where folks can decompress, get a massage, listen to sound therapy, and just take a moment away from the festival to re-center themselves. At the Refuge, step into a calming area with florals and aromatic plants and take part in the hands-on making with several botanical weaving walls throughout the space. The popular wishing wall will return, where you can set an intention or notes of goodwill to the universe. There will also be reading nooks with canopies, a rustic lending library, and a performance stage.
The Coyote Neighborhood
Pickathon is for the kids! We have so much programming for families, in fact, that we’ve almost booked an entire kids-first festival inside the grounds of Pickathon! Last year, our family-focused Coyote Neighborhood, in the woods above Cherry Hill, was a huge hit so we’re bringing it back! Kids of all ages will gather in the Coyote Neighborhood for exclusive performances, workshops, fun family activities, even a day camp to teach kids wilderness tracking.
The Orchard Neighborhood
Just down the hill from the Galaxy Barn, The Orchard Neighborhood is a great spot for late-night DJ dance parties as well as an excellent bar and meet-up space. Hang out on straw bale architecture and you’ll be able to take your turn on the dance floor whenever you want, enjoying the vinyl DJ spinning of some of Pickathon’s best DJs!
Here’s a rendering of some of the new architecture being designed and built for 2023 for the Orchard.
The Market Neighborhood
Right next to Cherry Hill Neighborhood, the Market Neighborhood is a great spot to pick some of Pickathon’s best food and drink selections! Not to mention a whole array of craft vendors with handmade offerings. We’ve scoured the Northwest for folks to sell their wares at the Market, and we even have a full-on farmer’s market to provide folks with fresh fruits and produce! Stroll the boardwalk at the Market and discover what Portland and the Northwest have to offer!
The Farmhouse Neighborhood
Last but certainly not least, The Farmhouse Neighborhood is your introduction to Pickathon! It’s our front door! You’ll hop off the shuttle, or get dropped off right in front, and you’ll walk in the gates to Pickathon’s Big Rock Candy Mountain! This is your gateway to adventure!
