Woodstock Anniversary Week 2025
August 12 - 15
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and the Museum at Bethel Woods celebrate the anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair annually in mid-August.
Anniversary Week in 2025 features special guest Elliott Landy, who extensively photographed the festival and became a noted photographer of musicians and rock stars. The week includes gatherings, celebrations, films, and a further exploration of the ongoing peace project at Bethel Woods.
Tuesday, August 12
- 3:00 PM: Elliott Landy Energy Work. Main Exhibit
- 4:00 PM: Elliott Landy – Photos from the Scaffolding – informal talk. Main Exhibit
- 5:00 PM: Anniversary Week Welcome – Featuring the Unveiling: Ted Galloway donates the iconic “No Hippies” tabletop sign. Cocktails & Conversations. Live Music by Woodstock Originals. Event Gallery
- 6:30 PM: Elliott Landy: Woodstock Vision – Formal Dinner, ticketed event. Live music by Woodstock Originals. Special Exhibit
- 8:00 PM: Camping. Ember Sessions – Part 1. Joe Colwell and the TAs. Pop-up programming. In-Venue Campsite
Wednesday, August 13
- 10:00 AM: Braver Angels Songwriting Workshop – The Dialogue. Classroom A
- 1:00 PM: Spirit of a Generation – Elliott Landy Slide Show. Event Gallery
- 2:30 PM: Film, John Kane’s “Last Seat in the House.” The story of Woodstock soundman Bill Hanley. Q&A with Kane and Hanley. Event Gallery
- 3:00 PM: Braver Angels Songwriting Workshop – The Song. Classroom A
- 5:00 PM: Horizon Happy Hour – Jimi Hendrix 1969 percussionist Juma Sultan and his Aboriginal Music Society band – Landy Vision silent visuals on multiple screens. Market Shed 2
- 8:30 PM: The Ember Sessions, Part 2 – A New Generation for Peace, Peter Negroponte Presents a concert by Joe Colwell, Lace & Lee, Music for Humanity’s Kyle Hancharick. In-Venue Campsite
Thursday, August 14
- 11:00 AM: Consider Peace 2025: Keynote and Charette 2.0 – The Progress We’ve Made. Facilitated by Bethel Woods Peace Fellow Mark Metzger of Braver Angels. Event Gallery
- 2:00 PM: Music For Peace Summit (invitation only). Market Shed 2
- 2:00 PM: Film on the topic of peace, “There Is Another Way,” by Reconsider media. Discussion. Event Gallery
- 4:00 PM: Purple Path – Brainstorming Session about a Walking Path for Peace on the grounds of Bethel Woods. Museum Patio
- 5:30 PM: The Woodstock Symposium / Council of Elders – by invitation. Special Exhibit
- 7:00 PM: Dark Star Orchestra. Horizon Stage (ticketed concert)
- 10:00 PM: The Ember Sessions: Part 3 – Campfire Jam. Share your songs and stories. In-Venue Campsite
Friday, August 15
- 9:00 AM: Coffee, Bagels, Film – “Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation.” Event Gallery
- 11:30 AM: Consider Peace 2025 - Share-out from Music for Peace Summit, Songwriting Workshop Performances, Ending Words of Consider Peace 2025. Event Gallery
Also happening, Friday, August 15
- 5:07 PM: First Note - Woodstock, Reflections, Remembering the Message Tree, and those we have lost. Market Shed 2
- 7:30 PM: Steve Miller Band. Pavilion (ticketed concert)
Main gate tours and surprise pop-up creative opportunities offered throughout the week.
Camping offered at 1960s pricing August 12, 13, 14 for those registered for Anniversary Week programs. Car-side tent camping: $19.69 per night. RV and Basic Glamping: $69 per night. Registrants will receive a camping purchase code.