Meet the Pickathon 2026 Mascot
Every year, Pickathon welcomes a new animal into our story. It represents the energy of the moment and the world we are building together. For 2026, we chose a creature that represents the power of the leap.
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Portraits of Pickathon

It was the end of a sweaty day. In fact, according to the ‘time stamp’ on some of these images, it was the beginning of another warm day. Pickathon 2009. What a blast…as in blast furnace. But we survived. And the later it got, the wackier things got. About midnight, my friend Tom Boyd and […]

Car Camping is Sold Out.

Sorry friends, but there are now no more Car Camping passes available for the 2010 Pickathon. It was a fun ride… There is still a small number of Discount Weekend Tickets that will only be available for a limited time. These tickets get you in and allow you to camp. That’s 6 stages, 37 bands […]

Oh dang, only 10 Car Camping passes remain

That’s right, only 10 Car Camping Parking Passes remain. If still thinking about that option it is advised that you get to it as these puppies will not last long. For folks that are not familiar with the parking and camping options at Pendarvis Farm, here is a little crash course to help. All Weekend […]

Bored with Portland? Head to the Palouse for Birds on a Wire Festival, March 26-27.

Justin Townes Earle, Joe Pug, Damien Jurado, Horse Feathers, Laura Gibson, The Maldives, Rocky Votolato, and 20 or so other bands and artists that we slap with our Pickathon stamp of approval. Here’s a bit more about the <a href="http://birdsonawirefest.com/">Birds on a Wire Festival</a>, in their own words: œThe Birds on a Wire Festival is […]

Foghorn Stringband and the annual Friday night freakout

Once again putting the hoot in hootenanny, Foghorn Stringband joins us for the mighty Friday night Square dance at this years Pickathon. This has got to be one of the largest and most wild dances out there and it’s been a pleasure to watch it grow. To think this is really where Pickathon started back […]

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