The Woodstock Music and Art Fair , commonly referred to as Woodstock , was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur 's dairy farm in Bethel, New York , [3] [4] 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock . Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival , it attracted more than 460,000 attendees. [3] [5] [6] [7] Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain. [8] It was one of the largest music festivals in history and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s . [9] [10] [11] [12] Credit Wikipedia My first son was born on August 3 1969 so I turned down an invitation to ride a Volkswagen micro bus from Florida to New York. What did I miss? The largest outside music event ever held. The land owner thought the large crowd deserved credit for assembling relatively peacefully on his property. The historic performance def
