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See how many music festivals are within an hour’s drive of Portland, Oregon
Fifty-some years ago, Michael Lang, Artie Cornfeld, Joel Rosenman and John P. Roberts hosted arguably the most famous music festival of all time, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Advertised as His Three Days of Peace and Music, the event drew nearly 400,000 attendees (twice his expected maximum of 200,000) and enjoyed 32 acts. Woodstock certainly wasn’t the first music festival to be held in the United States, but it changed the course of the industry from mere fun of community-run to commercial and competitive.
About 32 million Americans attend music festivals each year, according to Billboard. Nearly half of them are millennials, who value experiences and travel. Recognizing generational priorities and enormous purchasing power, organizers are beginning to set events as destinations rather than just parties. Many events are now within hours of big cities.
In light of that, Vivid Seats compiled data on driving times from Portland, Oregon to music festivals. Of the 511 music festivals taking place in the United States in 2023, Vivid Seats was considered one of the festivals with the highest ticket sales or highest attendance. Travel times were obtained from location platforms. For more information on how long it takes to drive from Portland, Oregon to the music festival, check out this national analysis.
Music Festivals in Portland, Oregon by the Numbers
– Number of festivals within an hour drive: 2
– Within 2 hours by car: 3
– Within 4 hours by car: 11
– Within 8 hours by car: 17
– Nearest Festival:
— Freaky Deaky Festival (0.3 hours)
— Haunted Forest (0.4 hours)
— Sanctus Real (1.2 hours)
— Deadbeats Seattle (2.9 hours)
— Capitol Hill Block Party (3.0 hours)
— Day In Day Out Festival (3.0 hours)
— Bumbershoot (3.1 hours)
— Jackalope Jamboree (3.3 hours)
— Pendleton Whiskey Music Fest (3.3 hours)
— Three Rivers Brew and Bacon Festival (3.4 hours)
– Driving time to major festivals:
— Austin City Limits Festival (31.5 hours)
— Bonnaroo Music Festival (34.8 hours)
— Coachella Music Festival (17.2 hours)
— Lollapalooza (30.3 hours)
— New Orleans Jazz Festival (37.3 hours)
— Summerfest (29.7 hours)
Metro with the most music festivals within an hour’s drive
#1. Los Angeles, California (29 festivals)
#2. Chicago, Illinois (17 festivals)
#3 (a draw). Atlantic City, NJ (15 festivals)
#3 (a draw). Phoenix, Arizona (15 Festivals)
#Five. Las Vegas, Nevada (14 Festivals)
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