By Michelle Leah
Fact: The average weekend festival-goer at Pickathon 2013 will generate less than 1.5 gallons of garbage.
Fact: Over 60% of all waste created at Pickathon 2013 will be recoverable, this includes compost and all recycling.
Fact: All garbage generated at Pickathon 2013 will fit within one 40 cubic-yard dumpster.
Fact: Pickathon continues to be the only music festival in the U.S. that is 100% plastic and single-use free.
Pickathon, which happens August 2-4 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR, is consistently on top of the list for being the best weekend of the year for music lovers. Think of it as a somewhat modern day version of Woodstock. With over 45 artists, seven gorgeous and unique stages, and three days to get in order, it’s no wonder why we’re excited.
From the Mountain View Stage to the Fir Meadows Stage to the Woods Stage, this almost sounds like something that stepped out of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, no other music fest celebrates Mother Nature better. Pickathon is the first American music festival to be completely plastic free. The relationship between the event’s creator’s and the attendees will also share in the celebration that sets this festival apart from the rest. From the removal of all plastic bottles and cups only to replaced by 100% stainless steel to the ambitious development of a unique onsite dish washing & distribution system, which was setup to replace all single-use dishware & utensils used by food vendors, a happy venue means a happy music lover.
When we go to a music festival, especially one that is happening with several locations in the woods, we don’t want to step all over waste and garbage anyway. We want to feel the grass beneath our feet. We are miles away from all of the smog and pollution of the city, we want to breathe in the fresh air. We want to bring our passion for music and our love of this planet together and find the harmony to share with others so that protecting our planet doesn’t just happen once a year.
Experience for yourself and witness firsthand the many unique aspects that help set Pickathon apart from its contemporaries. Plan your trip to Happy Valley today and join us at the 15th annual Pickathon at Pendarvis Farm – 2013’s must-attend event of the summer.
PURCHASE SINGLE DAY TICKETS & WEEKEND PASSES HERE or check out the photographic press kit/tour of Pickathon here.
PICKATHON 2013 SCHEDULE (DOWNLOADABLE PDF)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
Mountain View Stage
1:50PM – Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
4:10PM – Yellowbirds
6:30PM – Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside
8:50PM – The Devil Makes Three
10:20PM – Pickathon Squaredance with Foghorn Stringband and Caroline Oakley
Fir Meadows Stage
12:50PM – Pure Bathing Culture
3:00PM – Leo Rondeau
5:20PM – White Fence
7:40PM – Lightning Dust
Galaxy Barn
3:00PM – Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz
4:40PM – Pure Bathing Culture
6:20PM – Old Light
8:00PM – Wayne Hancock
9:40PM – The Relatives
11:20PM – King Tuff
1:00AM – JD McPherson
Woods Stage
1:00PM – The Cactus Blossoms
2:40PM – Jessica Pratt
4:20PM – Sturgill Simpson
6:00PM – Lake Street Dive
7:40PM – Vieux Farka Touré
9:20PM – Andrew Bird
Starlight Stage
11:30PM – Breathe Owl Breathe
1:00AM – Marco Benevento
Workshop Barn
7:30AM – Yoga
9:30AM – Music Together (kids)
11:00AM – Yoga
2:00PM – Cat Doorman (Kids)
3:30PM – Kids Showcase with Annalisa Tornfelt
5:00PM – Shakey Graves
6:30PM – Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms
Pickathon Café
3:40PM – I Draw Slow
5:10PM – Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
Mountain View Stage
12:20PM – The Relatives
2:40PM – King Tuff
5:00PM – LADY
7:20PM – Andrew Bird
9:50PM – Divine Fits
Fir Meadows Stage
11:10AM – Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys
1:30PM – Wayne Hancock
3:50PM – The Lone Bellow
6:10PM – JD McPherson
8:40PM – Vieux Farka Touré
Galaxy Barn
10:00AM – Family Squaredance with Caroline Oakley (Kids)
11:40AM – Yellowbirds
1:20PM – Tift Merritt
3:00PM – Dale Watson
4:40PM – White Fence
6:20PM – Foxygen
8:00PM – Shabazz Palaces
9:40PM – Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
11:20PM – Shinyribs
1:00AM – Parquet Courts
The Woods Stage
11:20AM – Cardboard Songsters (Kids)
1:00PM – Breathe Owl Breathe
2:40PM – Howe Gelb
4:20PM – Sharon Van Etten
6:00PM – Ty Segall
7:40PM – Feist
9:20PM – The Devil Makes Three
Starlight Stage
11:00PM – Kurt Vile & The Violators
12:30AM – The Felice Brothers
Workshop Barn
7:00PM – Yoga
9:00PM – Music Together (Kids)
10:30PM – Yoga
12:30PM – Diane Ferlatte (Kids)
2:00PM – Malcolm Holcombe
3:30PM – Jessica Pratt
5:00PM – Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz
6:30PM – I Draw Slow
Pickathon Café
2:00PM – The Cactus Blossoms
3:40PM – Pharris and Jason Romero
5:10PM – Shakey Graves
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
Mountain View Stage
11:20AM – Shinyribs
1:40PM – Tift Merritt
4:00PM – Sharon Van Etten
6:20PM – Kurt Vile & The Violators
8:50PM – Feist
Fir Meadows Stage
12:30PM – Old Light
2:50PM – Foxygen
5:10PM – The Felice Brothers
7:40PM – Parquet Courts
Galaxy Barn
10:00AM – Cat Doorman (Kids)
11:40AM – Malcolm Holcombe
1:20PM – Leo Rondeau
3:00PM – Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys
4:40PM – Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside
6:20PM – Lake Street Dive
8:00PM – Caleb Klauder Country Band
9:40PM – Ty Segall
11:20PM – LADY
1:00AM – Divine Fits
Woods Stage
11:20AM – Diane Ferlatte (Kids)
1:00PM – Pharis & Jason Romero
2:40PM – The Lone Bellow
4:20PM – Dale Watson
6:00PM – Lightning Dust
7:40PM – Shabazz Palaces
9:20PM – Marco Benevento
Starlight Stage
10:00PM – Shakey Graves
11:30PM – Howe Gelb
1:00AM – I Draw Slow
Workshop Barn
7:30AM – Yoga
9:30PM – Music Together (Kids)
11:00AM – Yoga
12:30PM – Howe Gelb
2:00PM – The Cactus Blossoms
3:30PM – Yellowbirds
5:00PM – Tift Merritt
6:30PM – Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys
Pickathon Café
2:00PM – Lake Street
3:40PM – Foghorn Stringband
5:10PM – Person, Place, or Thing (Breathe Owl Breathe)
