Volunteer Applications Now Open! Work Trade at Pickathon 2025
We couldn’t do it without the support of our awesome Pickathon volunteers! We're looking for a few helping hands to make Pickathon the best yet, July 31-August 3, 2025. Want to make new friends, get a behind-the-scenes look at the festival, or just give back? Sign up to be a Pickathon volunteer!
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Introducing Cut Worms, new music + Pickathon debut on 8/4 & 8/5

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXyvQ5TAOsY[/embedyt] In the vein of new artist discovery, Cut Worms fits in with the best of ’em here at Pickathon. From New York via Chicago, the new Jagjaguwar signee has one EP from 2017, and now the first single ‘Don’t Want to Say Good-bye’ from a forthcoming May 2018 debut LP, Hollow Ground. Making […]

John Craigie Making Pickathon Debut 8/4 & 8/5

John Craigie has been on a roll lately, touring endlessly and quietly releasing new music around every corner it seems. Seven albums released in just as many years (all on his own record label), with the latest being put out there today – Opening For Steinbeck (Live). Start with the songs, but make sure to stay for […]

Curation Series: Wolf People with Chef Sam Smith of Tusk

Hooray for Portland Dining Month and all the amazing Chefs we have here in Portland! The 2nd episode of Curation is now available featuring Wolf People and Chef Sam Smith of Tusk. Learn how this dynamic pairing came together to create a unique and unforgettable evening! The Curation Series is hosted by Chef Jason Francis French of […]

This Is How You Make A Trash Free Festival

For the past eight years, Pickathon has set the bar high and steadily worked towards the big picture goal of eliminating 100% of the single-use waste created onsite. Primarily the result of simply stopping our onsite distribution of all single-use items (plastic cups, plastic water bottles, utensils, dishes, etc), and replacing with a reusable option and […]

Colter Wall Making Pickathon Debut, Performing 8/3 & 8/4

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwjnSmVXYes[/embedyt] When making the introduction there is no way to describe the voice of Colter Wall without using the words ‘deep’, ‘distinct’, ‘aged’, or ‘unique’. There’s a slurred delivery and pace to his bare songwriting style and strait ahead approach. Authentic classic country music that only comes around once in a great while, immediately […]

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