Discuss: And Baby Makes Three - Festivals and Kids

Tickets? Check. Beer? Check. Goodies? Check.
Wipes and Diapers?  Check.
The festival season is fast approaching.  However, this year is going to be a very different experience for me and my crew. This year, I’m bringing along a six-month old, my son Harry. Crazy, you say?  I don’t think so.  Does it change the whole festival-going experience as we’ve known it so far.  For sure.
Since 2001, my wife and I have hit at least a festival a year: the Vibes, the late and great Berkfest, Langerado, and for the past four years, Mountain Jam.  We’ve got the whole thing down to a science.  We know what to bring and we know how to get it all in one cart to schlep up the mountain.  This year is a whole new deal, though.

Beyond the things that go along with taking a baby anywhere, there’s things we’ll need to bring to the Mountain because we’ve got our son with us.  There’s the tent, to give him a place to crash during the day, hearing protectors, toys, changes of clothing, and the aforementioned diapers and wipes, among other things.  None of this stuff was with us last year.
I’ve been surprised at the number of times people have wanted to know why I would expose my son to “that environment.”  Inevitably these are people that have never been to a festival.  Sure there’s a certain amount of sketchy people, but I live in New York City.  I see at least three sketchy people on the way to the office each day.

It’s not like this is the first time I’ve gone to a festival with kids, although they were much older than my son. In ‘07, my niece and nephew (then six and eight) came along for the afternoons at Mountain Jam.  They had […]

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