Be Stoner Santa This 4/20

Be Stoner Santa This 4/20

🎟️ Gift a Discounted Early Bird Ticket to The Happening Four Amazing Days • Over 40 Musical Artists • Three Stages • One Magical Hill It’s the most wonderful time of the year… again. That’s right, 4/20 is around the corner, and while the world celebrates cannabis culture, we’re celebrating you—our community of artists, dreamers, dancers, and burners who make The Hill come alive every summer. So here’s your mission, should you choose to accept it:Be the Stoner Santa Claus of your friend group....

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Flashback! Take a trip down memory lane

Flashback! Take a trip down memory lane

When Was Your First Time on the Hill? We were all first-timers once. Long before the first official festival in 1991, Harry Brown welcomed the wild-hearted to his hilltop haven in Starks, Maine. Artists, activists, dreamers, and rebels found community and purpose here. Harry’s Hill was—and still is—a refuge in a world gone mad. Now, 35 years later, the spirit of those early gatherings is stronger than ever. This summer, we return for The Happening 2025—a milestone celebration of music, magic,...

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3 Stages, 4 Days on The Hill

✨ Come Home to The Hill This year, we’re welcoming both familiar faces and new friends from across Maine and New England. From beloved local performers to emerging regional artists, our stages will be alive with sound and movement from Thursday through Sunday. Whether you’ve been with us since the early days or you’re just discovering The Hill, you belong here. Just like in 1991, Harry Brown is once again opening his hilltop farm in Starks, Maine for a weekend of music, art, and community. The...

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Welcome to What’s Happening on The Hill 

Welcome to The Happening Blog – Celebrating 35 Years of Community on The Hill! We are thrilled to introduce The Happening Blog, a new way to connect with our incredible community beyond traditional social media. Here, we’ll share festival updates, exclusive content, artist spotlights, behind-the-scenes looks, and so much more. But most importantly, we want to hear from you—our Happening family! Building Community Beyond Social Media For 35 amazing years, we’ve gathered on The Hill to celebrate...

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Vendor Applications Now Open for The Happening 2025!

Join the Vendor Village at Harry Brown’s Farm – June 19-22, 2025 🔗 Apply Now – Vendor Application 📢 Calling all artists, craftspeople, food vendors, and creators! The Vendor Village at The Happening 2025 is now accepting applications. This is your chance to showcase your unique goods and services at one of Maine’s most beloved music and arts festivals. Why Vend at The Happening? The Happening isn’t just a festival—it’s a gathering of artists, makers, and free spirits who come together to...

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