The Thing in the Spring is back for its 9th installment in early June. Presented by the nonprofit organization, The Glass Museum, the fest will take place in Peterborough, NH over a series of four nights, and feature such eclectic headliners as local rock champions Pile, the experimental pop group Beauty Pill, freak-folk outfit O’Death, and insane psyche-folkers Sunburned Hand of the Man.

Other names on the bill include Vapors of Morphine, Bunny’s A Swine, Doug Tuttle, Paul Flaherty & Chris Corsano, and Huntress & The Holder of Hands. There will also be readings by music journalist Amanda Petrusich and instrumentalist Nat Baldwin. The full lineup is featured on the fest poster above. The festival will be hosted by Rick Maguire of Pile.

photo of a previous Broke Arts Fair by Chad Creighton

The festival will also be hosting “Broke: The Affordable Arts Fair,” which a press release for the fest details as “over 50 artist will sell their creations for under $50” in an attempt to merge affordability with quality fares. Other events include “The Glass Museum Presents: Contemporary Work In, On, & Around Music” as well as the Baxter Brewing Co. presenting their Kubb Classic.

photo of a previous Thing in the Spring performance by Tim Gurczak

Tickets can be purchased here, either individually or in limited weekend passes $50. Weekend passes cover the five major concerts.