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The Hudson Project Musical Festival

12 Pages 3041 Words June 2015

little trinkets, hippie clothes, and whatever other wonders you may have found. Although we were exhausted from the night we arrived, you would have never been able to tell. Throughout the day, the artists who played were obviously not the headliners me and Katie had come for, so we would walk around and explore all they had to offer at this amazing place. This festival was not limited to just music, in the center of the concert area, there was a huge circle of 5 blank canvases that you could buy, if you desired. At first we obviously did not know what this was, but as the weekend went on these blank canvases were transformed into amazing works of art. There was a set schedule every day and many different activities were included. It was a bit difficult to get to enjoy early morning activities offered, such as yoga and other meditations, because the DJs who played at night would go on until around 2 in the morning.
Saturday night was my favorite night, but it created a big mess. Katie and I, along with a group of friends from home we met up with, were wandering from stage to stage waiting for Big Gigantic, a group we all looked forward to seeing. They played for about 2 hours, and every second was amazing. Due to the fact that charging your phone was nearly impossible, it was very important to make sure you stayed near your group. So, Katie and I were in a group with 3 of our close friends having an amazing time dancing and enjoying the great music when all of a sudden it began to downpour. The initial reaction of everyone was just to scream- out of anger, excitement, and even fear. Although this event definitely made me dislike the rain, the way the rain felt with that music was indescribable. After about 5 minutes we all realized that we all had our phones and they would be ruined soon if we didn’t act quickly. Since Katie and I’s tent was a lot closer than our friends, we made a sacrifice and took everyone’s belongings back to...

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