Museum | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (2024)

FAQs

How long does it take to go through the Museum at Bethel Woods? ›

This is not an easy task with limited space and trying to keep museum visits to a manageable 1.5 - 2 hours.

The Pavilion seats 4,500 under cover with another 10,500 on a natural sloping lawn while offering unique backdrops of the Sullivan County countryside.

Where did Woodstock take place? Bethel, NY. Bethel is a small town in the Catskill Mountains north of New York City. The festival was supposed to be in the town of Woodstock, NY originally, and the name stuck.

Welcome to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural center located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.

Bags that are restricted at Bethel Woods include (but are not limited to): purses larger than a clutch bag, hard or soft coolers, briefcases, backpacks, luggage of any kind, computer bags and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size. Beach style umbrellas. Aerosol cans including bug spray and sunscreen.

General parking at Bethel Woods is free of charge. Please be wary of local neighbors with homemade parking signs. These parking areas are typically a longer walking distance to the venue and are not safely accessible from the venue.

Important Note: For food and beverage purchases, we have gone cashless! AmEx, Visa, Discover, and MasterCard will all be accepted. Museum tickets and gift shop purchases may still be made in cash.

Rates for camping at Bethel Woods start at $159.50 for tent sites, $299.50 for glamping in the bell tents, and $469.50–$689.50 for luxury glamping units. Car camping starts at $99.50, and RV camping starts at $159.50. For more information, go to BethelWoodsCenter.org.

Alongside Bethel Woods' Founder and Chairman Alan Gerry, our governing board aids in carrying out our nonprofit mission and supporting our vision of making the world better through the power of music and the arts.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers played the final set of the weekend, which devolved into chaos. They performed a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire," in tribute to the Woodstock great, as festival-goers set fires, flipped cars and looted tents and trailers throughout the venue.

Why was Woodstock called Woodstock when it was in Bethel? ›

The festival had a couple different names: Bethel Rock Festival, the Aquarian Music Festival, but the name Woodstock came from the town of Woodstock, New York, where there was a community of artists and musicians who lived there—artists like Bob Dylan.

The festival was remarkably peaceful given the number of people and the conditions involved, although there were three recorded fatalities: two drug overdoses and another caused when a tractor ran over a 17-year-old sleeping in a nearby hayfield.

Presented by TD Bank. Located in the Market Shed just inside the main gates, our private lounge opens 90 minutes before general admission. Your ticket includes one free drink, a private full-service bar & restrooms, plus pub-style games & activities.

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival held on a 600-acre (2.4-km²) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Thirty-two acts performed during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers.

Van Halen Concert Setlist at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel on September 6, 2015 | setlist.fm.