Nestled along a breezy ridgeline with sweeping views of the valley and coast range, this area surrounds the Lucky Barn, Pickathon’s intimate indoor venue featuring air-conditioning and world-class programming all weekend long.

From Friday through Sunday, the Lucky Barn hosts a full slate of performances, artist interviews, and comedy, while mornings begin with Deep Deep Stretch, Flow Yoga, and Power Flow Yoga—the perfect way to warm up before a day of exploration.

This year, the Lucky Neighborhood gets a major upgrade with the debut of Lucky Bramble, a site-specific installation designed by LEVER Architecture and brought to life by the skilled builders of Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op, using regional lumber from Hampton Lumber. Inspired by the blackberry thickets that edge the farm, Lucky Bramble transforms three sunlit pastures into shaded, sculptural spaces for gathering and reflection.

Raised like traditional barns—no special hardware required—these modular structures create a listening meadow, a sun yard, and a blackberry trail, all linked by a gently sloping path and dappled valley light. Additional fabric elements along the barn and the walkway to Paddock provide even more shaded rest areas for festival-goers.

More than a place, Lucky Bramble is a philosophy: one of reversible construction, circular reuse, and design stewardship. After the festival, its components will be repurposed into local age-in-place housing for longtime community members on fixed incomes—an inspiring legacy beyond the weekend.

This is what it looks like when architecture meets intention.