Hello there, Wild Goosers! Welcome to Oregon, and the best summer in the United States.* We here at Burnside Books can’t tell you how pleased we are that the Wild Goose organizers chose to hold their first West Coast iteration in our backyard. Though, by “backyard”, I suppose I mean “a two-hour drive south”. Corvallis [...]

Thanks to a little help from Wild Goose music imaginator, Todd Fadel,Wimber the Puppet recently tracked down Gungor prior to their performance at this weekend’s Wild Goose Festival. Click below to see our puppet host’s latest antics as he interacted with these compelling worship artists.

This just in: Wimber the Puppet has released another interview, this time with Wild Goose West speaker and author, Jeffrey Overstreet. As you learn more about Jeffrey and Wild Goose, don’t forget today (Monday, August 27th) marks the expiration of our final sale, which makes adult weekend passes available for just $101 (as opposed to [...]

Wild Goose Friends and Family, we need your help! Wild Goose West is just 9 days away. We’re offering a special last minute bring-a-friend discount (15% off the current Advance Rate on full weekend passes for adults, students, children or families) for you to pass onto friends and family in the Northwest Region. Our ticket [...]

The Oregonian recently published a feature article on the Wild Goose Festival. Read the piece by Nancy Haught here.

Kids 2-5 We have a special set of pre-screened volunteers dedicated to this high energy group. Programming will be available from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm on Saturday and Sunday of the Festival for parents who want to spend a couple hours enjoying the festival. Kids 6-12 The minute you walk into the Wild Goose Kids space [...]

Below is a collection of questions frequently asked by Wild Goose attenders. If you have other questions not listed here, please leave them in the comments of this blog post and we’ll attempt to find you the information you need within one working day. Q: How do I get to the site? – Take Highway [...]

You’ve seen musician interviews. But you’ve probably never seen a musician interviewed by a host of this caliber. Please welcome special guest reporter, on location, Wimber the Puppet as he interviews Wild Goose performer, Menomena. WATCH IT HERE. (Special thanks to imaginator and puppet confidante Todd Fadel for arranging the session.)

Wild Goose Releases Schedule for West Coast Festival on Labor Day Weekend Today, Wild Goose released the programming order for the first west coast festival, which will debut at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon from August 31st-September 2nd. SEE THE SCHEDULE SUMMARY HERE. Or check out the hour-by-hour schedules for each day: FRIDAY [...]

Upcoming Wild Goose West Festival Appears In the Willamette Week Yesterday, the Wild Goose Festival was featured in Oregon paper, the Willamette Week. Click here to see the article which includes an interview with Wild Goose bard and imaginator, Todd Fadel .  

If you can’t come for the whole weekend, come for a day! Unable to clear your whole weekend and camp with us at the festival grounds? We welcome you to get a sampling of the Goose by driving out for any day or night of festivities. (The festival schedule will be posted at wildgoosefestival.org and [...]

Note from editor: Frank Schaeffer is a dear friend of the festival. He offers both intellect and spirit from which many of us learn. Attender Brandan Robertson shares his learnings after interacting with Frank at Wild Goose East. I was convinced that he was our brother in Christ and I wanted to hear his story. [...]

What Are You Doing Labor Day Weekend? In just three weeks, families and friends will gather for the standard Labor Day humdrum around cookouts, picnics and street-side parades. But a few will experience something entirely different than any other Labor Day celebration they’ve experienced before. Wild Goose West. The west coast version of the Wild [...]