The Great American Hippie Parties That Keep the '60s Alive | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Remember the happiest, most blissed-out weekend of your life? How about the concert that changed everything, or the absolutely EPIC party you've been trying to recreate ever since? For hippies, Woodstock was all of those things -- the greatest field festival in the history of the world, the hippie party to end all hippie parties.

 

Except, it didn’t end them. Since that weekend in August 1969, hippies in every state, in every season, roll out festivals, concerts, and gatherings that keep mashing up peace, love, and rock ‘n’ roll. From nearly naked hippies parading through Key West to a county fair in Oregon, we found the 14 best hippie parties in America. (Not here? Burning Man. We're keeping hippies distinct from burners, who have their own party circuit.)

 

For pure flower power and that spirit of ’69, we have here your biggest and finest hippie throwdowns....