Woodstock Music & Art Fair

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a legendary outdoor concert held in August 1969 in Bethel, New York, symbolizing the peak of 1960s counterculture. It brought together around 400,000 people to enjoy performances by iconic artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who. Originally planned as a profit-making event, it became a spontaneous gathering emphasizing peace, love, and music amid a backdrop of social change. Woodstock is remembered as a defining moment in music history, highlighting the era's ideals of unity and resistance to mainstream norms.