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We’ve got a whole lot of summertime fun in store for you at Pickin’ On Picknic 2024!

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Check out our activities below to plan the perfect Pickin’ Experience.

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Craft, goods, & services Vendors 2024

Pickin’ On Picknic features a diverse array of craft, goods, and service vendors situated in the shady grove between Main Stage and Tower Music Stage. Our vendors offer something for everyone, catering to all ages. Explore a wide variety of unique items and services that are enjoyable for the whole family! Please note that cash is highly recommended for transactions.


CHECK OUT OUR 2024 VENDORS

Bewitching Beauty Events 
Cactus Jewels

Como Grow Supply 

Galaxign 

Gateway Disc Sports 

Grateful Heads

Gripping Image Glass Design 

Happy’s Place
Hooks & Mud

Jay’s Glass Flow 

Lindsay Marie Designs

Maverick Marvels 

Mystic Easel 

SunRae Farms 

Thomdawg’s Music

food & Beverage Vendors 2024

EAT, DRINK, AND BE PREPARED. We have many food and craft vendors on site, please support our local entrepreneurs! We will have two bars in the Shady Grove with 4 Hands beer, canned cocktails and spirits for purchase at reasonable prices. Look for the Bar Camper by the Main Stage, the bar under the small pavillion, and keep an eye for the Roaming Bar! Ice & general goods are available for purchase on site under the large pavilion.

 

CHECK OUT OUR 2024 FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS

Cheesed Out 

Dat Coffee

Greasy Mother Cluckers

Hotboxx Woodfire Pizza

Leo’s Lemonade

Mama Cacao Wow 

Mighty Kind (pop up tastings)

Miracle Wraps 

Slush’d Premium Beverage 

Stellar Hog 

Wholly Schmidt

 

Kid FRIENDLY Workshops & Activities

THURSDAY, July 11

Activity

Make your very own button pin as a perfect Pickin’ On Picknic 2024 keepsake! Guided by our friendly volunteers.

Kids Zone
Thursday, July 11th | 11am

Activity

Make a pine cone bird feeder to take home!

Kids Zone
Thursday, July 11th | 12pm

Activity

Immerse yourself in the great outdoors with our guided nature walk made just for kids!

Kids Zone
Thursday, July 11th | 1pm

Activity

Make your own dream catcher to take with you!

Kids Zone
Thursday, July 11th | 2pm

Activity

Stop by for a complimentary, kid-friendly Tattoo!

Kids Zone
Thursday, July 11th | 3pm

Activity

Stop by for a complimentary face painting!

Kids Zone
Thursday, July 11th | 6pm

FRiday, July 12

A free and unique experience to Reduce – Reuse – Regrow. The ultimate FREE festival souvenir – An upcycled potted plant! Offering a daily workshop that combines your artistic touch, repurposed materials and the growing sensation of a plant that you can observe and evolve into the future. Learn how everyday items can be reused into something you can admire everyday; fun for the kids and great for the adults!

 

 

Participate in this bonding experience that turns a piece of “trash” into a piece of “artwork”. Guide your senses through creation, nature based science, and the greater awareness of the world we gain when we use less! Learn about plant systems, plant care and how to propagate your plant into future generations that you can gift to your friends and family! Who doesn’t love plants?! Take your workshop memory home and watch it grow!

 

Friday, July 12th | 10AM – 6PM
NEXT TO KID ZONE

Activity

Join us for a special story time under the trees of the Shady Grove!

Friday, July 12th | 11am
Kids Zone

Activity

 

 

Make some new camp friends and bring home friendship bracelets!

Friday, July 12th | 12pm
Kids Zone

Activity

Make a caterpillar to take home with you!

Friday, July 12th | 1pm
Kids Zone

Activity

Make a butterfly to take home with you!

Friday, July 12th | 3pm
Kids Zone

Activity

Participate in this super fun water activity!

Friday, July 12th | 4pm
Kids Zone

Activity

Stop by for a complimentary face painting!

Kids Zone
Friday, July 12th | 6pm

Saturday, July 13

A free and unique experience to Reduce – Reuse – Regrow. The ultimate FREE festival souvenir – An upcycled potted plant! Offering a daily workshop that combines your artistic touch, repurposed materials and the growing sensation of a plant that you can observe and evolve into the future. Learn how everyday items can be reused into something you can admire everyday; fun for the kids and great for the adults!

 

 

Participate in this bonding experience that turns a piece of “trash” into a piece of “artwork”. Guide your senses through creation, nature based science, and the greater awareness of the world we gain when we use less! Learn about plant systems, plant care and how to propagate your plant into future generations that you can gift to your friends and family! Who doesn’t love plants?! Take your workshop memory home and watch it grow!

 

Saturday, July 13th | 10AM – 6PM
NEXT TO KID ZONE

Activity

Join us in making stained glass nature pictures!

 

Saturday, July 13th | 11am
Pickin’ Buds Stage

Activity

Paint rock friends to take back to camp with you!

 

Saturday, July 13th | 11am
Pickin’ Buds Stage

w/ Brenton Clover

 

An informative guided walk to connect with the world around you as you learn medicinal facts, how to ID plants, education on invasive species, and how to relate to your natural ecosystem.

 

Saturday, July 13th | 12pm
Front Gate 

Activity

Have fun with us drawing our own shadows!

Saturday, July 13th | 1pm
Pickin’ Buds Stage

Activity

Join us in our bubble painting fun!

Saturday, July 13th | 3pm
Kids Zone

w/ Candice McGaugh

We will be acrylic painting with many fun tools, which will include many techniques and helpful hints. I will help you explore your hidden creativity with confidence. Take a fabulous painting of your own home! 20 people maximum; first come, first serve.

Saturday, July 13th | 4pm
Kids Zone

Activity

Stop by for a complimentary face painting!


Saturday, July 13th | 6pm
Kids Zone

SKILLS WORKSHOPS 2024

FRIDAY, July 12

A free and unique experience to Reduce – Reuse – Regrow. The ultimate FREE festival souvenir – An upcycled potted plant! Offering a daily workshop that combines your artistic touch, repurposed materials and the growing sensation of a plant that you can observe and evolve into the future. Learn how everyday items can be reused into something you can admire everyday; fun for the kids and great for the adults!

 

 

Participate in this bonding experience that turns a piece of “trash” into a piece of “artwork”. Guide your senses through creation, nature based science, and the greater awareness of the world we gain when we use less! Learn about plant systems, plant care and how to propagate your plant into future generations that you can gift to your friends and family! Who doesn’t love plants?! Take your workshop memory home and watch it grow!

Saturday, July 13th | 10AM – 6PM
NEXT TO KID ZONE

7 Steps to Willpower
w/ Dana Greco

An ancient yoga practice that celebrates the spine. Based on the
5 Tibetan rites.

Friday, July 12th | 10am
Doors in the Grove

SATURDAY, July 13

A free and unique experience to Reduce – Reuse – Regrow. The ultimate FREE festival souvenir – An upcycled potted plant! Offering a daily workshop that combines your artistic touch, repurposed materials and the growing sensation of a plant that you can observe and evolve into the future. Learn how everyday items can be reused into something you can admire everyday; fun for the kids and great for the adults!

 

 

Participate in this bonding experience that turns a piece of “trash” into a piece of “artwork”. Guide your senses through creation, nature based science, and the greater awareness of the world we gain when we use less! Learn about plant systems, plant care and how to propagate your plant into future generations that you can gift to your friends and family! Who doesn’t love plants?! Take your workshop memory home and watch it grow!

Saturday, July 13th | 10AM – 6PM
NEXT TO KID ZONE

Slow Flow Yoga
w/ Sara Clover

This class is a beautiful blend of strength, flexibility, and balancing movement & postures with a pace that’s intended to slow down, creating deep meditative awareness and more ease within the flow of practice as you connect with the natural world around you.

 

Saturday, July 13th | 10am
Doors in the Grove

w/ Matt Grabeel

 
Matt has high hopes that this workshop will inspire those who wish to get into the world of distillation. He will cover still design and material choice, different types of wash and yeasts, different distillates, distillation theory, fermentation, and distillation safety. During the workshop he  will set up and run the pot still, break down, and  discuss cleaning of the still. You will get to taste samples while the still is running. Come with questions and leave with answers!

 

Saturday, July 13th | 10:30am
Next to Truck by Lake

w/ Brenton Clover

 

An informative guided walk to connect with the world around you as you learn medicinal facts, how to ID plants, education on invasive species, and how to relate to your natural ecosystem.

 

Saturday, July 13th | 12pm
Front Gate 

MENTAL WEALTH WORKSHOPS 2024

THURSDAY, July 11

Meet us at the Clarity Corner for refreshments and good conversation. 

About the Clarity Corner:

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

 

Thursday, July 11th | 5:00 pm
Clarity Corner

FRiday, July 12

Meet us at the Clarity Corner for refreshments and good conversation. 

About the Clarity Corner:

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

Friday, July 12th | 9am
Clarity Corner

7 Steps to Willpower
w/ Dana Greco

An ancient yoga practice that celebrates the spine. Based on the 5 Tibetan rites.

Friday, July 12th | 10am
Doors in the Grove

Mental Health Wellness
w/ Cassandra Schwarzkopf, LCSW

Increase awareness and understanding of mental health, reduce stigma and foster an open dialogue around mental well-being This workshop will review data about mental health in America, discuss ways to be curious about your own wellness journey, practical tips for exploring resources that will help target individual needs, as well as discuss how to assist family and friends who are in need of mental health support. Most importantly, this workshop will empower you to make confident choices that will positively impact your mental wellbeing.

Friday, July 12th | 10am
Clarity Corner

Power Play: Developmental Rhythms for Inner-Child Re-connection
w/ Ramanda Brockett

 

This family-friendly play-shop will move you (and your kiddos!) through the universal rhythms that all humans experience during childhood. Dance yourself back to that fearless, authentic, enthusiastic little cutie inside all of us to reconnect to the joy, wonder, and magic inherent in all of Earth’s children regardless of your age. Please note, that this workshop is accessible and adaptable. You DO NOT need any level of physical ability, or athleticism to participate and enjoy your experience. We invite you to bring a practice of non-self-judgement and permission to play for best results.

 

Friday, July 12th | 12:00pm
Clarity Corner

Meet us at the Clarity Corner for refreshments and good conversation.
 

About the Clarity Corner:

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

 

Friday, July 12th | 5:00pm
Clarity Corner

Saturday, July 13

Meet us at the Clarity Corner for refreshments and good conversation. 

About the Clarity Corner:

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

Saturday, July 13th | 9am
Clarity Corner

The Fundamentals of Overcoming Ourselves
w/ Ciera Flinders

Why do we suffer? What is the root? Is it merely genetics or something more that perhaps we have the power to control? Join me as I share my story of my personal experience with a mental health diagnosis, alcoholism and addiction; and what I have found on the other side of that struggle. We will be covering the topics of paradigmatic entrenchment, how to begin to reclaim your medical sovereignty, as well as tools to overcome your own roadblocks and self sabotage…it is all connected.

Saturday, July 13th | 10am
Clarity Corner

Slow Flow Yoga
w/ Sara Clover

This class is a beautiful blend of strength, flexibility, and balancing movement & postures with a pace that’s intended to slow down, creating deep meditative awareness and more ease within the flow of practice as you connect with the natural world around you.

 

Saturday, July 13th | 10am
Doors in the Grove

Clarity Corner; More Boundaries, Less Bullsh*t
w/ Christina Cash

 

A course on knowing your worth, setting healthy boundaries, and holding others accountable so that you can focus on your own priorities and protect your peace.

Saturday, July 13th | 11am
Clarity Corner

Meet us at the Clarity Corner for refreshments and good conversation. 

About the Clarity Corner:

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

 

Saturday, July 13th | 5pm
Clarity Corner

SUNDAY, July 14

Meet us at the Clarity Corner for refreshments and good conversation. 

 

About the Clarity Corner:

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

Sunday, July 14th | 9:00 am
Clarity Corner

MUSIC WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES 2024

FRiday, July 12

Workshop
w/ Glenn Robertson
 

Come and learn how fiddle tunes are constructed! Simple techniques and rules of operation. Build your own solos by understanding how to interpret and embellish melodies.

Learn how to communicate through your instrument without straying from the melody and chord structure.

Everyone is welcome to bring their acoustic instruments and join us on this musical learning experience!

 

Friday, July 12th | 10am
Pickin’ Buds Stage

Songwriter’s Circle

We’ve rounded up some of the best local and regional songwriters we could find to share their inspirations, stories and songs. Featuring Kim Kutina, Devin Williams, Joshua Reilly, Zack Zerna, and Isaac Durst. Check out the stories behind the music and experience an intimate look into the minds of these wordsmiths!

Friday, July 12th | 10am
Tower Music River Stage

Workshop
w/ John Allin

 

 

The rhythm bones is one of the world’s oldest instruments and was very popular in 19th Century Music. Rhythm Bones are similar to the spoons however, you have 2 to 4 cow rib bones or wood carved to the shape of a rib bone. John will have several sets of bones for you all to try on your own and will also have Bones for sale. No age limit however, bones can be difficult for small hands.

 

 


Friday, July 12th | 11am
Pickin’ Buds Stage

Basics Every New Player Should Know
w/ Keith Dudding

Want to learn to play the mandolin? (Yeah, me too.) Already playing a little but want to play more, better? (Again, me too.) This workshop will cover some basics that every beginning mandolin player should know, foundational elements that will solidify what you already know and expand on it. The goal is to help you be a more confident and competent player – and to have fun (fun’s important). Recommended for beginners, but intermediate players may get something out of it, too.

Friday, July 12th | 2pm

Pickin’ Buds Stage

Mandolin Exploration- w/ Michael Jonas

 

This workshop will explore various techniques of rhythm and melody, from Old Time, to Bluegrass to New Grass. Bring your Instrument. Designed for intermediate players but all are welcome.


Friday, July 12th | 4pm

Pickin’ Buds Stage

Foundation to Fiddle Tunes
w/ Michael Jonas

This workshop will explore Bluegrass guitar, from rhythm and fills to flatpicking fiddle tunes. Bring your instrument. All skill levels are encouraged to attend.

Friday, July 12th | 5pm  

Pickin’ Buds Stage

SATURDAY, July 13

Join us at the Pickin’ Buds Stage where you can throw your name in the hat with other musicians. The names will be pulled and bands will be formed. This exciting experience gives you the chance to play with talented individuals and a chance to perform on stage at Pickin’ On Picknic. 

 

Saturday, July 13th | 10am
Pickin’ Buds Stage

w/ John Allin

 

The rhythm bones is one of the world’s oldest instruments and was very popular in 19th Century Music. Rhythm Bones are similar to the spoons however, you have 2 to 4 cow rib bones or wood carved to the shape of a rib bone. John will have several sets of bones for you all to try on your own and will also have Bones for sale. No age limit however, bones can be difficult for small hands.

 

Saturday, July 13th | 12pm
Pickin’ Buds Stage

Left-Hand Skills on the Banjo 

w/ Brian Bauer 

 

Are you right handed?  You could probably use some left-hand skills!  Players of all skills and styles are welcome.  Feel free to come with any questions.  All attendees will go home with banjo tablature and access to an instructional video!


Saturday, July 13th | 1pm

Pickin’ Buds Stage

KIDS ZONE

The Kids Zone is a magical place dedicated to our littles in the heart of The Shady Grove. Enjoy crafts, games, story time, bubbles, face painting and all sorts of fun all day long! We love our kiddos and want them to have the absolute best time at Pickin’! This is your friendly reminder that Kid Zone is not a babysitting service. Please ensure your children are supervised by you or a trusted adult in your group this weekend! Thank you! 

KID ZONE ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

11am- Create a Button Pin

12pm- Pine Cone Bird Feeder

1pm- Nature Walk

2pm- Dream Catchers

3pm- Tattoo Parlor

6pm- Face painting

 

FRIDAY

11am- Story Time

12pm- Friendship Bracelets

1pm- Make & Take Caterpillar

3pm- Make & Take Butterfly

4pm- Water Races

6pm- Face Painting

 

SATURDAY

11am- Stained Glass Nature Pictures

12pm- Rock Painting

1pm- Shadow Drawing

3pm- Bubble Painting

6pm- Face Painting

LAKE & RIVER ACCESS

Enjoy our 15-acre Lake – complete with kayaks, paddle boards, rope swings, sandy beach, diveboard & a canoe. Or take a dip in the Meramec River. Both of our water features are just a short walk from camp sites and so refreshing!

 

LIVE ARTISTS 2024

Tasha Rose:

Tasha Rose is a self-taught artist from St. Louis, MO who creates unique wilderness fantasylands that span across the universe through landscapes, starry galaxies and dot mandalas. She has always been drawn to the magic she finds in nature and (especially) music. Her passion is attempting to channel that collective magic in her art. You can find her artwork on Instagram @tasharoseart

 

Sierra Shannon:

Sierra Shannon is a Missouri native artist who focuses mostly in large scale fantasy landscapes. Her work is mostly influenced from Jungian psychology and her search for the “numinous” which pertains to the arousal of religious or spiritual emotions and mystery which she often finds in nature.

 

Shawn Maloney:

Shawn Maloney is a Chicago born, Ozark inspired artist who 5 years ago wanted to challenge himself and broaden his horizons with oil painting. With a brush in one hand and canvas in the other he hopes to continue to illustrate his dreams. When Shawn’s not live painting to some of the worlds best music you can find him floating the River ways of the Ozark’s. You can find his artwork 

 

Paul Stanford:

Paul Stanford is a mandala artist celebrating friendship and community through a variety of natural forms.

 

Michael Kraichely

Like a walk in the woods or a long- well crafted story, Biorhythmic uses his artwork to illustrate connection. Bridging dreams and waking life. Inspired by nature, music, and you.

 

Kyla Mae:

Kyla is an artist from the heart of historic Hermann, Mo. She finds the most joy in using acrylic on canvas but also creates with ceramics, watercolor, and drawing. Kyla has spent most of her early life studying art and learning different techniques.

 

Kammie Lynn Reed:

Kammie Lynn Reed is a self taught visionary artist who explores themes that arise from her ongoing studies and practice of the Hermetic Arts, psychology, alchemy, astrology, and multicultural mythologies. Every painting is the product of an inward journey, each brushstroke showing the nature of light as it works with the shadow. The Great Work of alchemy pertains to the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher’s stone. Underneath that shiny gold veneer, lies the true reward…the human imagination. Her goal in sharing this work with the world is to invite others to begin their own unique journey through the archetypal powers that be.  

 

Bonzai Bruce:

Bonzai Bruce is a multi-faceted visual artist pairing partial university education with extensive self taught disciplines. While maintaining a wide range of skills he focuses foremost in acrylic painting and mixed mediums on canvas. Accompanied by carpentry and interactive installations, building is an integral part of his creative process.

 

Jerika Renee

Born and raised as a Pennsylvania mountain mama, this self-taught acrylic artist is currently root bound in Nashville, TN. Using paint covered fingers, the strokes of a paintbrush, and a deep infatuation for this complicated, strange, and beautiful world, her goal is to bring unity and happiness through colorful compositions. Her greatest masterpiece is creating a legacy that radiates the vibrant and endless possibilities of handwork, perseverance, and positivity. 

 

Sarah Skiold-Hanlin

Sarah is an interdisciplinary visual artist based in the St. Louis area. Specializing in highly detailed and evocative drawings, music and the natural world are endless wells of inspiration and drive. Composing complex and interwoven stories in each artwork, there is always more to the piece than initially meets the eye.

Michael Estes

Michael Estes of “Love Trē Art”. He uses different forms of wood burning to create what he loves. Mostly focusing on pyrography while adding in a process called lichtenberg fractal burning. He’s able to capture lightning to create one of a kind pieces of art.

 

 

LATE NIGHT BONFIRE JAMS

To catch some late night pickin’ campfire jams grab your instrument, a chair or a blanket and head on over to the bonfire! If you just can’t get enough pickin’, some of these bonfire jams have been known to carry on to the break of dawn! To maintain the twang, no drums or percussion instruments please!

LIL' PICKIN' ONTREPRENEURS

We are so excited to bring you the second annual Lil’ Pickin On-treprenuers Vending Experience! This unique opportunity allows our young festival goers to not only be more involved on this spectacular weekend, but will also give them a small glimpse as a business owner/operator where they can showcase their crafts, food, beverages, services, and any item their creative mind comes up with! Our designated “mini shakedown” will be held next to the Side Stage under the big pavilion.  Each young vendor will be given a small space to display their goods and brand. We encourage you to support these young entrepreneurs and make it an enriching experience for all!

Get the full-blown vending experience! Click on the button below to find our simple, kid-friendly application that your child can fill out and submit. This application is not required to participate but we sure do love seeing their amazing thoughts and ideas!

 Saturday, July 13th 2024 / 11am – 1pm 

 Under the Pavillion next to the Tower Music River Stage. 

Float Trip 2024

Join Us For a Float Trip before the Show Begins.

 

Only 40 spots available. Reserve yours now!

 

You will be picked up at the front gate at 1pm. Float ends at 5pm where you will be shuttled back to the front gate. You must have Pickin’ On Picknic 2024 GA Pass to attend. Thank you Old Cove for making this possible! 

 

Thursday, July 11th | 1pm – 5pm


Clarity Corner

Are you sober or in recovery? Abstaining for now or even sober curious? We understand that it can be a challenge to navigate a festival when enjoying the music sober. Stop in at the Clarity Corner, a space free of alcohol and smoking of any kind. Connect with other people on a similar journey, enjoy a mental health wellness focused workshop, and chill in a safe sober space. Sip on some cold brew and catch a Yellow Balloons Meetup. We hope this is a space where you can enjoy the music and festival vibes while maintaining your clarity!

The Clarity Corner will be offering Yellow Balloon supportOur mission is to provide positive peer support for those who are not yet comfortable at live shows, music festivals, or similar environments where alcohol and other mood-altering substances are prevalent. We are not affiliated with any 12-step fellowship, other groups, professional or non-professional peer support, or therapeutic recovery programs. We are secular and do not subscribe to any specific recovery program, formula, method, or ideology. However, we do advocate sound recovery practices and principles. The only requirement for membership is the desire to support our objectives and goals as stated above.

Sunday Morning River Rivival

A Bluegrass Gospel Experience.

 

Join us for a special Sunday morning event on July 14 at 10 AM at the Tower Music River Stage. The Holy Rollers will be performing gospel bluegrass, offering a soulful and uplifting conclusion to a beautiful weekend. Don’t miss this perfect blend of inspirational music and scenery to wrap up your experience.

Sunday, July 14 / 10 AM
Tower Music River Stage

 

3 BUDZ CANNA CONSUMPTION LOUNGE

Find the Canna Consumption Lounge in the Shady Grove brought to you by 3 Budz Productions. This is a designated space for Cannabis Consumption. Stop by and enjoy the chills vibes and great hosts all weekend long.

DISC GOLF COURSE

Pickin’ is happy to welcome back Gateway Disc Sports for on-site disc golf this year!

Owner David McCormack has designed a temporary 9 hole course that begins Lakeside near the Happy Dayz Houseboat at the white arch. Come see them at their booth on Vendor Row and pick up your score card and a free mini marker set, while supplies last. Then head Lakeside to play a round with your crew. Return your scorecard to their vendor booth to enter a raffle giveaway of two NXT Glow putters! After the Pickin’ dust has settled, they invite you to bring this booklet to the Pro Shop at 10855 Metro Ct in Maryland Heights and to receive 20% off your disc purchase.

Gateway Disc Sports is a St. Louis based company who’s been manufacturing disc golf discs since 1994.

 

Pickin' Buds Stage

Be sure to check out our brand new Pickin’ Buds stage for open mics, music workshops and the Band Scramble. 

PICKIN’ BUDS 2024 STAGE SCHEDULE


THURSDAY

12am Tait Kelly & Friends

FRIDAY

10am Fiddle Tune Basics (Workshop) 

2pm Mandolin Essentials – Basics Every New Player Should Know (Workshop) 

3pm Cornfish

4pm Mandolin Exploration (Workshop)

5pm Flatpick Guitar – Foundation to Fiddle Tunes (Workshop)

6pm-7:30pm Open Mic
12am Pickin’ Buds Electric Jam

 

SATURDAY

10am Band Scramble

12pm Learn the Rhythm Bones (Workshop)

1pm Left- Handed Skills on the Banjo (Workshop)
2:30pm River Despair

3:30pm Mandolin Extravaganza

5:30pm Ryan Sales
12am Tait Kelly & Friends

Picker's Got Talent | Band Competition 2024

WELCOME TO PICKER’S GOT TALENT!

We are excited to be hosting another year of our highly anticipated Band Competition Event! This time, we let YOU decide who will be competing LIVE onstage at Pickin’ On Picknic 2024. First place winner scores a Saturday spot on Main Stage at Pickin’ On Picknic 2025 plus a recording session at Blue Lotus Recordings. 


FIRST ROUND

Our first round winners were determined May 15th through our first ever virtual band competition. 16 bands submitted their videos and sure brought the heat! You casted over 4,000 votes and decided which four bands will move on to the Final Round. Thank you to all who participated making this one nail biter of a competition!

FINAL ROUND

We have a spectacular Final Round in store for your viewing pleasures held LIVE onstage at Pickin’ On Picknic 2024 – Saturday, July 13th @ 12pm. You don’t want to miss these up and coming talented bands! Winners will be selected by 6:00 pm Saturday, July 13th and announced on the Pickin’ On Picknic Main Stage before our Headliner. 


Our 4 finalists will be competing for some pretty sweet prizes:

  • 1st Place Prize: A slot on the Pickin’ On Picknic 2025 Mainstage & a recording session at Blue Lotus Studio, St. Louis’ favorite recording studio voted by Riverfront Times
  • 2nd Place:  GA Tickets to Pickin’ On Picknic 2025 (1 per band member)
  • 3rd Place: Pickin’ On Picknic 2024 Merch Bundle
 

2024 Finalists