Today is the 56th anniversary of the Friday of Woodstock! To celebrate the weekend when 400,000 people came to Max Yasgur’s farm to hear great music, Bethel Woods is preparing for several Woodstock alumni to come back and stay on the grounds again.

But they won’t need to worry about bringing their own tents to pitch, or even prepare for any gear to get wet. Bethel Woods now has a Glamping campsite just off the main field where both new and returning visitors can camp out at Woodstock in style.

Radio Catskill’s Genevieve Hartnett, along with Valerie Mansi and Donna Fellenberg, went over to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts to see the new campsite, meet Woodstock alumni, and consider the legacy of that rainy rocking weekend.

Like hundreds of thousands of other young people, Duke Devlin came to Bethel NY for the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969. 

And unlike almost all of those other attendees, Duke never left. He stayed in Sullivan County, got work, got married, and made a life for himself.

In the decades that followed the festival, Duke would tell curious folks visiting the original site all about Woodstock, ultimately becoming a Historical Interpreter for Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Scott Parker is a lifelong Woodstock devotee and historian. In this conversation with the host of the long-running Woodstock podcast “Keep The Dream Flowing,” Jason Dole asks Scott about the overlooked era between the Woodstock Festival and the founding of Bethel Woods, the ongoing alternative festival reunions, and some of Scott’s top pics for overlooked Woodstock musical and historical moments.

Tucked away to the east and west side of the 1969 Woodstock Festival site was a lesser known but important part of the iconic weekend: the Bindy Bazaar.
 
The Bindy Bazaar was a crafts bazaar for counterculture vendors, a place to unwind, and now – it’s an exhibit at the Museum at Bethel Woods

As part of our Week of Woodstock celebrations, Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar had a bizarrely fun time visiting the Museum at Bethel Woods How Bazaar exhibit and brings us this report.

As part of Radio Catskill’s Woodstock anniversary week, Radio Catskill's Jason Dole joined 1969 festival-goer Minna Traugott for a special trip back to the historic grounds where music history was made.

At just 18 years old, Minna packed into a Volkswagen Beetle with friends, a three-day ticket in hand, and made the journey to Max Yasgur’s farm. More than half a century later, she returned—this time on a golf cart—for Bethel Woods’ new Main Gate Tour, led by curator Dr. Neil Hitch.

The tour revealed rarely seen corners of the original site, from the Bindy Bazaar woods to the “Freak Out” tent run by the Hog Farm collective. Along the way, Minna reflected on the peaceful spirit of the festival, the sensory overload of the crowd, and the unexpected calm of the Hog Farm’s sanctuary.

For Minna, the visit was more than a trip down memory lane—it was a chance to reconcile vivid personal memories with the site as it stands today, and to honor the spirit of peace that, against all odds, defined Woodstock.

Radio Catskill’s Jason Dole sits down with Dr. Neil Hitch Senior Curator at The Museum At Bethel Woods to mark the 56th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. 

They explore this year’s events, from iconic Elliott Landy photography and historic artifact unveilings to peace-themed workshops, concerts, and behind-the-scenes tours of the original festival grounds. It’s a deep dive into how Woodstock’s legacy of peace, love, and music continues to inspire new generations

Woodstock: Lost and Found – 56 Years Later

 This year marks the 56th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair — and for the first time in decades, the dates align exactly with the original festival weekend in Bethel, NY. Radio Catskill, the station closest to the historic site, brings you special coverage of the anniversary events at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, including conversations with legendary Woodstock photographer Elliott Landy. 

Hear Landy’s memories of capturing Janis Joplin, The Band, and Jimi Hendrix, his reflections on the enduring ideals of the 1960s, and why he believes Woodstock’s message of peace, hope, and shared humanity matters now more than ever.