You can visit the woodstock festival historic site and experience the grounds and the museum at bethel woods, which interprets the festival and the bombastic decade of the 1960s which led up to it! In august 1969, the woodstock music & art fair took place on a dairy farm in bethel, ny. Over half a million people came to a 600-acre farm to hear 32 acts (leading and emerging performers of the …

Known for hendrix’s electrifying rendition of “the star-spangled banner” and joplin’s soulful set, woodstock became a symbol of unity and artistic freedom. Its legacy continues to influence music Woodstock, the most famous of the 1960s rock festivals, held on a farm property in bethel, new york, august 15â€18, 1969. It was organized by four inexperienced promoters who nevertheless signed …