Celebrating Maine Arts and Music at Harry Brown’s Farm The Happening 2026 and Our Commitment to Maine Arts and Music Maine inspires artists. From forest trails and rocky coastlines to hillside...
Maine Arts and Music at Harry Brown’s Farm
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Early Bird Tickets
Why Early Bird Tickets Are Going Fast If you’re already daydreaming about June on the Hill, snagging your Early Bird ticket might be the smartest, soul-nourishing decision you make this winter. The...
Friends of The Hill
Who Are The Friends of The Hill? Friends of The Hill is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving Harry Brown’s Farm as a welcoming gathering place for arts and culture in Maine. While The...
Harry’s Hill Festival Community
See The World Spinning Round There’s a moment on when you arrive at Harry's Hill for a festival — you might know it — when you step out of your car or wander up the lane, and the air changes....
The Happening 2026 Tickets Go On-Sale November 28
Tickets Available Friday November 28 Wake up early the day after Thanksgiving and grab the best deal of the season—tickets to The Happening 2026! A limited number of Weekend Festival Tickets will...
Hillcats Playlist
It is officially the season for listening to music and trimming on The Hill. Our favorite artists from The Happening are releasing new music and playing in a place near you all the time. Releases from Bella’s Bartok, Liz Bills, Leon Trout, HannaH’s Field, PX3 and Darby Sabin are highlighted with links to upcoming shows. Support local artists and check them out the next time they are nearby and maybe we will see you there!
Life on Harry’s Hill: A Maine Music Festival
Harvest season has come home to Harry Brown’s Farm, with the tops filling out and trichomes changing from clear to cloudy. We are so grateful for the community that supported our rural hilltop farm, The Happening 2025 was a Maine music festival full of magic, family, and amazing music coming from three stages all weekend. With only a few weeks to go until our biggest discounts of the year go on-sale, we want to savor the flavor of an incredible year and keep the magic moving for a new season of dreaming.
Farm Life: Special Recipes With Harry Brown
Autumn has arrived on The Hill with color, harvest, and a hint of what’s to come. From four-leaf clovers to farm fresh recipes, jump in for a special recipe from Harry for the end of summer: toast and tomato.
When Is The Next Show On The Hill? Festival Recap from Starks Maine
From Thursday through Sunday on the solstice weekend, The Happening 2025 lit up Harry Brown’s Farm in Starks, Maine. Relive the highlights of the Original Maine Music Festival’s 35th anniversary. With performances on three stages, it was a marathon to keep up with the late night Unicorn Tea Party and note fall asleep after judging the first round of the Ganja Grail VIII.
What Makes The Happening Different? It’s the People, the Vibe, The Hill
The Happening is more than just a weekend party—it's a community music festival in Maine unlike any other. Held every June at Harry Brown’s Farm in Starks, it brings together artists, activists, and...