Each year at Pickathon, the grounds of Pendarvis Farm are seeded with fantastic forms. Neon-lit apparitions and hidden creatures stalk the night, and during the day festival goers are encouraged to interact with a host of art installations to delight the mind. Curated by Portland artist and lighting designer Jean Margaret Thomas, each year the […]

What a powerful podcast this week! Pickathon founder Zale Schoenborn sat down with Pickathon 2023 artist Brittany Davis to hear more about their inspiring and heartbreaking journey to the top of Seattle’s indie world. There’s a lot of affirmation here for the power of art to change lives, and that’s a great thing to remember […]

For Pickathon 2023, we’ll be introducing a brand-new Neighborhood: Farmhouse! The Farmhouse Neighborhood will be the front gate to Pickathon, so it will be the first place you see when you step foot on the farm. Big thanks to Hoffman Construction Company, Precision Construction, and Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences (CAIS) who are building out […]

Every year we scour the Portland area for the best up-and-coming chefs, restaurants, and food trucks, looking for amazing food to share with everyone at Pickathon! If you’ve ever stood in line for biscuits and coffee in the morning at Pickathon, kicked back with a full poke bowl while watching the Paddock stage, or tracked […]

New Pickathon Podcast Up Now! This one gets pretty real folks, and includes some serious talk about the effect that COVID had on Pickathon, on independent bands, and on everyone. Great interview with Seattle band Small Paul too who developed out of post pandemic realities for some great NW bands like The Moondoggies. This podcast […]