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Photo Essay: Farm Welcomes Bands for Big Festival

October 16, 2024August 20, 2025 Community, Kellogg Campus, Stories
A band performing on a stage with a bear statue and musical instruments, set against a backdrop with mountains.

APU’s Kellogg Campus hosted the Granite Creek Pickers Retreat for the second year this weekend. This year’s three-day soiree included 40 bands ranging from bluegrass to folk and country to cajun, as well as three dances, camping, and yard games. 

Photos by Kerry Nelson

  • band playing outdoors
  • band playing, big bear mount in front of mic
  • band playing, big bear mount in front of mic in the foreground
  • Big Festival schedule of events
  • band playing
  • Welcome sign for Big festival
  • Old Timey Camping sign
  • people sitting on benches and listening to live music
  • outdoor festival

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