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How Northern Nights Music Festival Stays True to Its Roots

It’s only natural that music festivals would hold music as a central priority, but at Northern Nights, it’s not quite so simple. That’s mostly because as many come to the Humboldt-Mendocino county-line-straddling event for cannabis as they do for music, so attention gets split between the productions onstage and the many varied cannabis offerings at the festival. 2022’s iteration was no exception either. In fact, last weekend the kaleidoscopic forest rave used the very same two-pronged approach to throw its most evolved and integrated event to date.  By making more than a few major strides from past editions of the now-paradigmatic music fest, 2022 wasn’t just a triumphant post-pandemic return. For the ragtag band of dance music-loving misfits turned world-class event producers ...

Northern Nights Will Be the First Music Festival to Have Dispensaries Located at Stages

Thanks to Northern Nights, it’s never been easier to break the grass ceiling. Ahead of the electronic music festival’s return to California’s scenic Redwood Forest, organizers have announced that they will become the first music festival to feature multiple onsite dispensaries, as well as the first to have them at its stages. Naturally, the announcement arrives on 4/20. In years past, Northern Nights’ cannabis-forward ethos led them to become the first music festival to establish legal onsite sales and consumption of recreational marijuana. Now it’s even easier for attendees, who will be able to purchase products from top dispensaries just a stone’s throw from the festival’s various stages. Juliana Bernstein/Get Tiny Scheduled for July 15-17, ...

Northern Nights, Electronic Music Festival With Legal Cannabis Consumption, to Return in 2022

Cannabis-forward festival Northern Nights is welcoming electronic music fans back to the dank side in 2022. Northern Nights organizers have announced that the festival will return to California’s idyllic Redwood Forest from July 15-17, 2022 at Cook’s Valley Campground in Piercy. They’ve put together a stellar lineup for the event’s 2022 edition, which will feature performances from TroyBoi, CloZee, SNBRN, Elderbrook, J. Worra, Claude VonStroke, and Qrion, among others. More artists will be announced in the weeks ahead. One of the most unique features of the boutique electronic music festival is its River Stage, where fans can float on the sun-kissed Eel River while jamming out to live music. Jamal Eid Recommended Articles Northern Nights’ pièce de résistance, ho...