It’s happening: the building of our festival site has officially commenced! We are incredibly excited to host you at Pendarvis Farm again, and now that we’re here, the anticipation is reaching a crescendo! What magic awaits you at Pickathon this year? Our crews are working hard to set up awe-inspiring installations and stages nestled within our enchanted woods and rolling […]

Each year at Pickathon, before noon on Sunday, we offer a compelling lineup of storytellers (our Imagine lineup) and poets (our Spoken lineup). Curated by local luminaries and featuring wordsmiths from across the region and beyond, it’s part of our celebration of language. This year, on our brand-new Windmill Stage (tucked into the forest at the top of the hill above the Galaxy Barn) […]

This year, we’re stepping up the DJ program even more, integrating them into our Neighborhoods where they’ll spin daytime grooves under the trees and nighttime parties in the meadows and orchards. Greg Vandy of KEXP started the DJ program back in 2014 with the original goal to “bring in record-collectors and record-playing DJs with eclectic tastes to […]

The big news is that we’ve redesigned the entire festival to be closer to nature. This year at Pickathon, our Neighborhoods will come alive at different times of the day. When the sun’s at its highest and heat sizzles the fields, we’ll all be gathered in the forests of Pendarvis, checking out new stages in the Windmill, […]