The third annual Hangtown Halloween Ball took place at the Placer County Fairgrounds last weekend. The perfect fall weather was highlighted by the brilliant array of almost 30 diverse acts. A great variety of sounds permeated the air during the four-day event—including bluegrass, funk, reggae, hip-hop, rock, soul, punk and straight-up twang. Festival fans and bands alike arrived in costume and all seemed to immensely enjoy the camping, cameraderie and all-night partying.
Here’s a photojournal of what the event looked like, featuring a few of the artists and some of the kooky, kinky festival goers:
Right to left: Anders Osborne, guitar; Eric Bolivar, drums; Carl Dufresne, bass
Les Claypool
Jenni Charles of Dead Winter Carpenters
Carly Meyer of the Mike Dillon Band
Lynn Michael Palmer of the Nibblers
Allie Kral & the Morrison Brothers
Matisyahu
Lech Wierzynski of the California Honeydrops
The “Dick in a Box” guy
A festival dancer
Festival fans
Gorilla man
