Pickathon

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Join us July 30 - August 2, 2026 for an unforgettable weekend filled with music, art, food, and community. Diverse lineup, pioneering ways in zero-waste, celebration of Portland’s food-truck culture, local breweries and wineries, six stages all with unique environments, emphasis on quality over quantity with a 3500 paid attendance capacity, family-friendly environment, and plenty of trees to surro

und you while you camp! ARTISTS LOVE PICKATHON

“This is the most amazing place I think I’ve ever played before.” - Neko Case on the Wood Stage

“I get it now, I get it, I get why Pickathon is what it is.” - Andrew Bird on the Wood Stage

“Pickathon is the best...I’ve been taste testing festivals around the world...This is what they’re all trying to do” - Feist on the Wood Stage

“It’s like today is the last day of summer camp, you know?...We all want this moment to last forever.” — Sharon Van Etten

“I have never been this excited about attending a festival, let alone playing and I'm so ready to bust out my tin cup and climb up and down that unparalleled weekend.” - Shakey Graves

“Pickathon is the only festival by the fans and for the fans, and it really makes you feel a part of something special.” - Adam Granduciel, The War on Drugs

“[Pickathon] is a personal favorite because it’s really intimate…They always have a great lineup and its in the woods. It’s a little more do-able for bands." - David Hartley, The War on Drugs

“I’ve got to say this is probably the best festival I’ve ever been to. Maybe I’m too relaxed, I don’t know.” - King Tuff on the Mountain View Stage

“You can do whatever you want, to try to dampen our moods...to try to pick away, chip away, erode the positive energy vibrations, the happiness we’ve absorbed over the past few days. It will not affect us…. We are in the bubble. Like John Travolta.” - Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy on the Mountain View Stage


“This might be the best air I have ever breathed.” - Bill Callahan on the Mountain View Stage

"No advertisers, no waste, just music. This is what all music festivals should be like." - Andrew Savage, Parquet Courts

“We sort of had an amazing year. The best year we’ve ever had as a band, and in my mind it started here.” - Lake Street Dive

"Best American festival period." - Ty Segall

06/09/2026

Bluegrass royalty is coming to Pendarvis Farm. 🐸

The Travelin’ McCourys join the 2026 Pickathon lineup, closing out the Cherry Hill Stage Sunday night at 11pm. Ronnie and Rob McCoury, Alan Bartram, Cody Kilby, and Christian Ward, rooted in tradition and fearless in improvisation. Tight harmonies, wild solos, setlists that breathe. The kind of set people talk about for years.

Something else is in the works for the weekend too. We’re not ready to say more yet. Keep your eyes open.

06/01/2026

Orquestra Pacifico Tropical joins the Pickathon lineup and brings the cumbia home. Born out of the Portland scene and rooted in classic sounds from Peru and Colombia, OPT () has spent over a decade turning festival stages across the Pacific Northwest into something closer to a jubilant rhythmic frenzy. Psychedelic, electrifying, and absolutely mind-altering. Come ready to move.

ICYMI: Voting in ’s Best of Portland Readers’ Poll is in full swing. We’re honored to be a Finalist again — and as a two...
05/31/2026

ICYMI: Voting in ’s Best of Portland Readers’ Poll is in full swing. We’re honored to be a Finalist again — and as a two-time winner of Best Music Festival (2024 & 2025), we’d love your help bringing it home one more time. Vote before June 17 at bop.wweek.com. 🐸

05/30/2026

Just announced! ‼️ Fabiano do Nascimento is coming to Pickathon.

Rio de Janeiro-born, Los Angeles and Tokyo-based guitarist, composer, and producer Fabiano do Nascimento () is one of the most singular voices in modern Brazilian music. Rooted in Afro-samba and choro, his work weaves in American jazz, experimental sound, and ambient electronics into something that feels both ancient and entirely his own. NPR Music called it “seraphic... hypnotic and transcendent.” His Tiny Desk will show you why.

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The schedule is live. 🐸Music and DJ schedules are up now at pickathon.com/schedule — start mapping your weekend at Penda...
05/30/2026

The schedule is live. 🐸

Music and DJ schedules are up now at pickathon.com/schedule — start mapping your weekend at Pendarvis Farm, July 30 through August 2. Every artist plays two unique sets across multiple stages, so there’s plenty of room to explore.

Full family programming, curation, and neighborhood reveals are still coming. And we’re not done with lineup announcements either. If you love American roots music at its most alive, keep your eyes on your inbox.

Summer pricing is live now and won’t last. Grab your passes while they’re available before we move into final festival pricing. 🔗 in b!o.

📰 We made The New York Times.Thank you Danielle Dowling for including Pickathon in ’ summer music festival roundup. We’r...
05/29/2026

📰 We made The New York Times.

Thank you Danielle Dowling for including Pickathon in ’ summer music festival roundup. We’re honored to be in the company. From our roots as a KBOO fundraiser to “a summer camp for the soul” on Pendarvis Farm, it means everything to see Pickathon recognized.

July 30–August 2. Happy Valley, Oregon.

Work Trade apps are open. 🌲Pickathon is built by its community — and we’d love for you to be part of it in 2026. This ye...
05/28/2026

Work Trade apps are open. 🌲

Pickathon is built by its community — and we’d love for you to be part of it in 2026. This year’s program continues our partnership with , a nonprofit supporting young creatives and skilled tradespeople.

New this year: early entry kicks off Wednesday at 5pm, opening up more Wednesday shifts for 4-day pass crew members. Film Crew won’t be available this year, but we hope longtime Film Crew folks will join us on a different crew.

18+, 3 or 4-day passes only. Spots go fast.

Apply → worktrade.pickathon.com

05/26/2026

Welcome to CAPTAIN COYOTE’S FROG BOG! 🐸 This year, Pickathon’s Coyote Neighborhood () family zone will transform into a bustling bog, where our youngest adventurers can play, create and explore.

Families will step into a world of imaginative play, with a stage decorated with glowing cattails and shimmering frog eggs, a tree stump info booth, lily pad balance platforms, a nurse log play structure, a spider web weaving project, and so much more.

Designed by resident artists & with support from . Drawings by Jason Greene; logo by .millington. Video, animations and music by .

The Coyote Stage features GRAMMY-winners Fyütch and 123 Andrés, GRAMMY-nominees Aaron Nigel Smith and Flor Bromley, and Portland favorites Red Yarn, Mo Phillips & the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band, and Sing with Teacher Brittany — plus a Family Square Dance, wilderness adventures with Trackers Earth, morning yoga, collaborative art, crafts, and more.

Full schedule to be announced soon! Visit pickathon.com for more details. 🫧

40,000 of you??? 😭💚From dancing in the dust to discovering your new favorite artist in the woods, thank you for being pa...
05/26/2026

40,000 of you??? 😭💚

From dancing in the dust to discovering your new favorite artist in the woods, thank you for being part of this with us and following along here. We’ll see you at the farm this summer.

05/25/2026

Work Trade applications open Thursday, May 28. 🙌

Our volunteers are the backbone of Pickathon, from designing and constructing our legendary spaces to keeping things flowing during the weekend itself. They’re not just volunteers, they’re essential collaborators who help build this festival from the ground up. This year we’re continuing our partnership with Creative Neighborhoods () supporting young creatives and skilled tradespeople, and spots fill up fast.

We also have an important update about Pickathon’s film crew. Due to the realities of a post-pandemic world, we won’t have our full film production in 2026, and there will not be a film crew volunteer opportunity this year. We’re actively working to bring it back in 2027. Read the full update on the blog.

18+ to apply. Head to pickathon.com for everything you need to know, and get your Work Trade application in starting Thursday!

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Pendarvis Farm/16581 SE Hagen Road
Happy Valley, OR
97086

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