Woodstock

American  

[wood-stok] / ˈwʊdˌstɒk /

noun

1. a town in northeastern Illinois.

2. a rock music festival held in August of 1969 in Bethel, N.Y., a town near Woodstock, N.Y.

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Woodstock British  

/ ˈwʊdstɒk /

noun

1. a town in New York State, the site of a large rock festival in August 1969. Pop: 6253 (2003 est)

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Woodstock Cultural  

1. A village in New York state, where some 400,000 young people assembled in 1969 for a rock music festival.

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The size of the crowd and the prevalence of hippie dress and customs led to use of the term Woodstock nation to indicate the youth counterculture of the late 1960s.

The term Woodstock is now used loosely to mean a large, impromptu gathering.

Example Sentences

Bicester and Woodstock MP Calum Miller, said he would be "pressing" national and local agencies to "take their responsibilities seriously to protect the health of people living in this area."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Don’t Miss: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the former Woodstock site, hosts open-air concerts and a small museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Strickland moved out of Manhattan and rented a cabin in Woodstock, across a pond from Pierson, who would canoe over to see him every morning.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The moment the band members began this chant at Woodstock became arguably the biggest moment of their careers, with over 400,000 people joining in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

When the film Woodstock came out the following March, it screened to sold-out audiences everywhere.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge