![]() Karen: It is! I mean we’ve talked about the kids area and other things. Stacy: Yes, it’s all about the music sort of. And we’re going to learn a little bit about the music-which bands are going to be there, right, Stacy? Karen Malanga: Hi, it’s Karen Malanga with House Talk, welcoming back Stacy, the promoter of 4 Peaks. Three-day passes start at $140 and day-of tickets start at $45.Stacy Totland, 2018 4 Peaks Music Festival Promoter gives Karen the scoop on the bands headlining this year! – House Talk Episode 57 The festival will also have Portland’s best restaurants and food carts on site. Last year’s headliners included Foster the People, Beirut and Modest Mouse. The mainly alternative festival is an all-ages event that draws the largest crowd of the Portland music festivals. Festivalgoers also have one of the best views for the Fourth of July firework display on the Willamette River.įor three days in August, some of the biggest artists and bands from around the country will be in Portland for MusicfestNW. The festival is held along the waterfront in downtown Portland, and it’s common for Portlanders with boats to claim their listening spot on the water. The lineup for this year hasn’t been released yet, but big names from the past have included the Greg Allmann Band and Macy Gray. Performance dates to be determined | įounded in 1987, the Waterfront Blues Festival has raised almost $10 million for the Oregon Food Bank. Jacksonville is consistently listed as one of Oregon’s best small towns and is an ideal place for a weekend getaway. His extensive photograph collection chronicling the region is a permanent exhibit at the Southern Oregon Historical Society. Peter Britt, the namesake of the festival, was a Swiss photographer who immigrated to Jacksonville in 1852 when the town was in its gold rush boom. The location near Jacksonville-which holds a maximum of 2,200 people-fosters an intimate atmosphere. The highlights of the season are the classical music orchestral concerts, which are held on an historic Southern Oregon estate for three weeks during the evenings and performed by musicians from around the country. What started as a classical music festival in 1963 has grown into a festival that includes a variety of musical acts, as well as a fine arts showcase. Weekend passes start at $150.Īugust 12-14 | The festival is an all-ages event that features the latest in country music. Brownsville is a small town with buildings still standing from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. If you decide to stay for the whole festival, there is a campground available on site. This year, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line and Cole Swindell will be performing. ![]() Held in Brownsville each summer, the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival brings national country music acts to Oregon for a three-day event. If last year’s grass-stomping shows and late-night campsite jam sessions are any indicator, this year’s festival is bound to gain even more momentum. In the lineup this year are Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Poor Man’s Whiskey and Jackie Greene. With a panorama of snow-capped vistas from the camping and stage areas, this Central Oregon gem is the epitome of live folk and jam music. Sasquatch! generally attracts a young audience, most of whom camp on site.Ĥ Peaks Music Festival photo by Jason Charmeįamily friendly and small-scale as far as summer festivals go, this string-band-filled weekend of music is a festival experience worthy of the peak title. A four-day pass is $350 and gets you into all the shows during the festival. The festival line-up this year includes Alabama Shakes, The Cure, Florence and the Machine, Lord Huron, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats, M83 and more. Five stages host a constant stream of musical acts, from hip-hop and EDM to indie rock bands and singer-songwriters. Since 2002, the festival has drawn thousands of people to the Gorge each Memorial Day weekend. Held in George, Washington, the outdoor festival is about a four-hour drive from the Portland-metro area. Though it’s not in Oregon, the Sasquatch! Music Festival is one of the largest annual music festivals in the Pacific Northwest. Sasquatch! Music Festival photo by Christopher Nelson ![]() Put these festivals on your calendars now and start planning your summer road trips. The return of summer means the return of the best music festivals in the Pacific Northwest. Written by Bronte Dod | photo by Jason Charme ![]()
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