We are giving away a pair of adult weekend passes to 2025 Pickathon @ Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley on July 31-August 3. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed July 27.
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From our sponsors:
2025 Pickathon
July 31-August 3, 2025
$158-1860 | All Ages
Tickets + Full Schedule: pickathon.com
Pendarvis Farm
16581 SE Hagen Rd, Happy Valley, OR 97086
Haven’t heard of every band on the lineup? Good. That’s the magic.
For a quarter-century, Pickathon’s legacy has been turning today’s discoveries into tomorrow’s icons. The festival helped launch the careers of roots trailblazers like Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and Billy Strings; genre-bending visionaries like Khruangbin and Kamasi Washington; and indie breakouts like Big Thief, Leon Bridges, and Wet Leg—all long before the rest of the world caught on. Pickathon doesn’t follow the hype—it finds the artists people will follow for life.
That same spirit of intimacy and adventure also draws musical legends who choose this farm to create truly memorable performances, far from the glare of a stadium tour.
But attendees aren’t just buying a ticket for a band—they’re buying a ticket to a world that will never exist again. Forget the dusty open field. For four days, Pendarvis Farm is transformed into a cultural metropolis built into nature. Its stages, bars, restaurants, spas, and family spaces are temporary architectural masterpieces, designed by visionary creators for pure exploration, not crowds—a world that vanishes forever after the weekend.
This is a summer camp for the soul.
This is a milestone celebration, 25 years in the making. Trust the process. Join the journey—and find what’s been missing.