America’s Best Weed Events of 420 ’22
As a cannabis journalist who has now curated 4/20 events for Leafly in some dark years – holy crap, I’m super excited to announce that 2022 is ON. And I mean ON like never before.
The addition of New York, Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Mexico to the recreational list brings the list to 18 states with legal adult cannabis access, and they’ve been waiting to blow your mind for months. Even medical states and outright illegal states are showing up and making their case for ending the ban. Seriously, I never thought Nebraska would be on my list, and yet there it is!
Coast to coast, industry OGs and bright-eyed newbies host highly curated and (highly secure) tributes to the best plant on earth. The week of April 20 is developing into the best in recent times.
The best weed events for 4/20 in California
Smoking Club Festival
It’s like the Stoner Olympics! Every single rapper who has professed their love for weed will be there, so why not you? If you can’t make it on the day of April 20th, you can join Kid Cudi, A$ap Rocky, Berner, Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Chief Keef, Rico Nasty and (literally dozens) more at this all-day pot party in SoCal. (April 30, 2022; Glen Helen Amphitheater, 2575 Glen Helen Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407; Tickets: $253+)
hippie hill
Hippie Hill is BACK babyyyy. If you’re in the Bay for 4/20, don’t drive to Golden Gate Park and light up on Robin Williams Meadow during one of San Francisco’s most notorious holidays. It’s always free and this year there will even be legal on-site cannabis sales. Expect the same dewy opacity, with appearances from Berner himself, Mike Tyson, and Hannibal Burress. (April 20, 10am-5pm; Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco: Free!)
Evergreen San Francisco
The City by the Bay, the birthplace of America’s cannabis legalization movement, finally decided to sanction a full week of activities for one of its most prominent legacies. Over a dozen dispensaries with and without lounges are coordinating offerings and there will be panels, workshops, film screenings, city tours, musical performances, scavenger hunts and a special kind of farmers’ market throughout the week to commemorate where cannabis has been and where it’s going . (April 16-April 24, all day; anywhere in the city; pick a ‘hood and it’s busy; Tickets: Depends, but many events are free.)
Glass House Festival
Leading greenhouse brand Glass House Farms and mobile studio Jam in a Van continue their 2021 music festival with a new venue and a louder lineup. Duckwrth, Reggie Watts, Guapdad 4000 and Blackillac headline this SoCal social, housed in a series of dope domes, with food, art, vendors and lounges. (April 20, 4:20 p.m.; Wisdome LA, 1147 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013; Tickets: Free, but please reply)
420 Weed & Wine Emerald Triangle Bus Tour
Skip the pharmacy lines and festival crowds with a tour of Mendocino County and its bounty of bud and bubbly. A full-day excursion to some of the Emerald Triangle’s finest farms and lush vineyards will be a 4/20 for the books if you decide remember. (April 20, 8:30 am, bus departs from Fisherman’s Wharf, 2801 Leavenworth Street San Francisco, CA 94133; tickets: $239)
The best weed events for 4/20 in New York
Damn Sam & New York Harvest Fest
For 25 years now, Rob Robinson has been working on his magnum opus of cannabis events and competitions. This year he’s set to do a full night in Queens with the likes of EDM godfather DJ Keoki, Immortal Technique, Bob Marley’s Wailers and hopefully you. There will be laser shows, an art gallery, some educational fare, comedy and a full bar. And of course an approved outdoor smoking area. (April 20, 4:30 p.m. to late; Amazura Concert Hall 91-12 144th Place, Jamaica, NY 11435; Tickets $25, after 11 p.m. $10)
Phishing at Madison Square Garden
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about one of the best bands in history to smoke pot with? It’s fucking phish, you know the deal! (April 20-23; MSG; tickets from $230)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Colorado
420 on the rocks
Pepper, Method Man, Redman headline this stone-walled, outdoor gossip concert. (April 20, 4:15 p.m.; Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO; Tickets from $50)
Mile High 420 Celebration
The highest major city in the US in the first state to legalize recreational cannabis reinforces this. Downtown Denver will be packed with an adult playground complete with food trucks, live music, comedy and very good vendors. (April 20; Civic Center Park, Denver, CO; Tickets: Free, $200 for the VIP experience)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Massachusetts
CARNIROLL
Honestly, you’d be a masshole if you missed this Earth Day weekend carnival festival hybrid that reeks of zaza. Join stoners and moguls Wiz Khalifa, Method Man, Redman, Waka Flocka Flame and literally dozens more artists at Carniroll’s The Roll Up. There will be plenty of unbeatable Carnie games, rides and even wrestling matches to bring out your inner child while you smoke some adult medicine. (April 15-17 all day; Northampton, MA; tickets $55 for one day, $135 for all three)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Georgia
SweetWater 420 Fest
What: The Devil’s Salad went to Georgia! Local brewery Sweetwater is hosting a weekend of music, food, drink and eco-awareness on the last weekend in April. Headliners include The String Cheese Incident, Trey Anastasio Band and Oysterhead, but lineups last all day. Between sets, guests are encouraged to visit vendors, most notably the Planet 420 Eco-Village. (April 29 – May 1; Centennial Olympic Park 265 Park Ave W Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30313; $70+)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Michigan
LIV 420 Music Festival
What: Life is indeed too short to smoke another global holiday alone and in silence (unless you prefer it that way). So why not meet two famous stoners who like to put dollar signs in their names to celebrate a Midwestern Saturday? Too$hort and Roll-up King Curren$y run this consumer-friendly music festival with vendors and designated smoking areas. (April 23, 12 p.m.; Adado Riverfront Park 201 East Shiawassee Street Lansing, MI; $40+)
Riverside reggae with Ky-Mani Marley
What: Pull up a hammock by the water for a day of reggae music and sanctioned consumption. Bob Marley’s son Ky-Mani makes headlines on this lazy Saturday to wrap up April with additional performances from indika reggae band Ft. Nerry, Yard Squad with Christo DC and The Flex Crew. (April 30, 10am; Riverside Park 2 East Cross Street Ypsilanti, MI; $40+)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Arizona
Buds-A-Palooza
What: What started as a local get-together at a popular head shop has blossomed into an all-day block party. Bud, of the Bud’s Glass Joint of the same name, told me he’s been itching to scale up his event ever since Arizona got the green light for recreational cannabis events. Expect downtown to be teeming with food, live comedy, world-class glassblowing, live music from bands like Passafire, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, The Stakes, and even booze! (April 15, 4:20 p.m.; 5th Street & Garfield 901 North 5th Street Phoenix, AZ; $5+)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Oregon and Washington
Spliff Film Festival
Dan Savage’s Sundance for stoners is back in multiple places, including your living room. There are in-person showings in Portland and Seattle in addition to streaming options if you’d rather create at home. Enjoy a melange of short films by and for stoners that celebrate everything this plant enables us to create and enjoy with titles like Dog Baths and How to Sex Your Cannabis. (April 16 Portland at 8 p.m., April 30 Seattle at 7:30 a.m., streaming April 20-24; Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St., Portland, OR; and The Egyptian Theater, 805 E . Pine St. Seattle, WA; tickets $20 in Seattle, $20 in Portland)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Illinois
Waldo’s Forever Fest
Named after the group of California kids who coined “420” as the weed-wink-wink code, this festival is what weed is all about: good music, good friends, and good weed. The cast includes Junglepussy and Shea Couleé from RuPaul’s Drag Race. (April 23; W. Argyle St. in N. Clark St. Andersonville, Chicago; Free but please reply)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Virginia
FlyHigh420 Festival 2022
Sure, you’ve smoked weed on a camping trip before, but never like this. Cannabis farm 2nd 40 to 420 has curated a long weekend of activities with the country to pull up in an RV (or just a tent) and make the most of your time away from crowds and hotboxes. There will be yoga, there will be music, there will be yurts, there will be Virginia Kush Cup winners and there will be silent discos. (April 21-24; The 2nd 40 to 420 Farm, 451 Hawk Lane Pamplin, VA; $65+)
The Best Weed Events for 4/20 in Nebraska (?!)
Snoop Dogg and Koe Wetzel – The 420 Special
To be honest, I didn’t think I’d ever hear or read Snoop Dogg and Nebraska in the same sentence, but he never ceases to amaze me. Snoop and Wetzel run this party, which has both pre- and after-parties complete with hearty munchies, DJ sets, and a chance to meet the legend in person. (April 20, 8 p.m.; Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE; $116+)
The best weed events for 4/20 in Pennsylvania
Eliminate the Stoned
What: How to put it…if you’re a Grasnarc, this is the event for you! Comedian Alex Grubard, now in his seventh year, is hosting this night of collective testing to determine who is high and who isn’t but should be. (April 20, 8 p.m.; Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA; $15+)
Keep an eye out for more last minute event additions. We always get a few.
where is the party near you Call 4/20 events in the comments below. And stay classy.
Amelie Williams
Freelance cannabis journalist Amelia Williams is a longtime budtender and a graduate of San Francisco State University’s journalism program. Williams has contributed to the San Francisco Chronicle’s GreenState, MG Magazine, Culture Magazine, Cannabis Now and is an author of the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s Bud Blog.
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