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8 Must-See Music Festivals in The PNW

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at OR State chapter.

Festival line-ups are coming out and it’s time to start saving for your tickets! These eight music festivals are some of the best ones in the Pacific Northwest. So read on and start marking your calendars! 

#8 Levitation

June 16-19 in Vancouver, BC – psychedelic music

 

#7 Waterfront Blues Festival

July 1-4 in Portland, OR – blues music

 

#6 Bumbershoot

September 2-4 in Seattle, WA – pop music and art

 

#5 Pemberton

July 13-16 in Pemberton, BC – hip hop and pop music

 

#4 Sasquatch!

May 26-28 in George, WA – alternative music

 

#3 Watershed

July 28-30 in George, WA – country music

 

#2 Paradiso

June 24-25 – EDM music

 

#1 Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival

August 17-20 in Brownsville, OR – country music

No matter what festival you attend this Spring and Summer, these are all amazing choices and are definitely worth the money! Comment below which one you’re going to this year.

Katherine Borchers is a Junior at Oregon State University and is majoring in Digital Communication Arts. She is involved on campus with Res Life and So Worth Loving at Oregon State. You can find her procrastinating real life responsibilities, drinking coffee, and procrastinating some more. When she procrastinates, she loves to sing loudly (not well, either), read books, and do artsy-fartsy stuff.