GOLDEN ROAD FESTIVAL PRESENTS

The Next 300

An immersive four-day retreat built around the music, history, culture and enduring spirit of the Grateful Dead.

Classes during the day. Music at night. Community that lasts a lifetime.

July 29th – August 2nd, 2027 | Nichols College | Dudley, MA

All-inclusive, from $1,400

Your room, every meal, drinks, classes, and live music for the whole weekend.

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GOLDEN ROAD FESTIVAL PRESENTS

The Next 300

An immersive four-day retreat built around the music, history, culture and enduring spirit of the Grateful Dead.

Classes during the day. Music at night. Community that lasts a lifetime.

July 29th – August 2nd, 2027 | Nichols College | Dudley, MA

All-inclusive, from $1,400
Payment plans are available.

Your room, every meal, drinks, classes, and live music for the whole weekend. Payment plans available.

GET YOUR TICKET

MEET THE PROFESSORS

WHY WE BUILT THIS

Bob Weir said 300 years. This is year one.

Bob Weir didn’t mince words. He said it is our responsibility — all of ours — to keep this music, this spirit, and this community alive for the next 300 years.

Not the next few years. Not until the last original member is gone. For Three hundred years.

The Next 300 was built as the first answer to that call. A place where the people who were a part of building this world pass everything they know to the community who will become its guardian.

This is not a festival. This is not a concert.
This is the start of the next 300 years.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Four Days. One Campus.
Everything Included.

Think of it as the semester you always wished existed — compressed into one extraordinary long weekend on a college campus in Massachusetts all to ourselves.

Learn

Four classes a day taught by 20+ professors collected from our own dead head community. Historians, musicians, sociologists, producers, archivists, and executives who have studied and cherished the culture of the Grateful Dead.

Listen

Every afternoon the quad opens up. Every evening the auditorium comes alive. Live music, screenings of films no one else has ever seen, sing alongs, dance parties and pure celebration. Together.

Live

Real dorm rooms. Real meals together. A real campus that becomes ours for four days. Decorate your room. Meet your neighbors. Stay up late and hang out until the sun rises, because you just don’t want to miss a beat.

Connect

You arrive not knowing most of the 300 people on campus. By Monday morning you can’t imagine having to leave. This is the community we have always had, we just gave it a campus.

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TAUGHT BY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED INSIDE GRAFEFUL DEAD CULTURE

Your Professors

This is who you sit with for four days. People who played the music, photographed it,
broadcast it, and studied it for a lifetime. A few of the 20+ on the faculty:

VOICE

Sunshine Garcia Becker

Vocalist with Furthur and Melvin Seals & JGB. Over 25 years helping singers discover the power in their own voice.

THE JAM

David Gans

Host of The Grateful Dead Hour and SiriusXM’s Tales from the Golden Road.

MUSIC & FASHION

Annabelle Walsh

Fashion historian, educator, and researcher based in New York City whose work explores the intersection of music and fashion.

DRUM LAB

Bob Bralove

Joined the Grateful Dead’s production team, played during Drums and Space, and produced Infrared Roses.

MODAL JAZZ

Dave Ellis

Saxophonist who has recorded with the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir.

IMPROVISATION

Joe Craven

Multi-instrumentalist who recorded and played with Jerry Garcia and David Grisman.

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Dean Budnick

Editor-in-chief of Relix, founder of Jambands.com, and Harvard-trained historian.

COMMUNITY

Denise Parent

Musician, producer, radio host, and longtime member of the Grateful Dead community.

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A DAY ON THE CAMPUS

The Daily Schedule

Thursday arrival includes check-in, room setup, orientation, a full campus mixer, dinner and your first evening concert. Monday is checkout. But nothing really ends that Monday morning, it is just the beginning.

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Time	Activity
7:15am	Breakfast
9:15am	Class 1
10:15am	Class 2
11:15am	Class 3
12:15pm	Lunch
1:25pm	Class 4
2:25pm	Sport & Recreation
3:20pm	Free Time
4:15pm	Quad Concert
6:15pm	Dinner
7:30pm	Music & Gathering
11:30pm	After Hours

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One Price. Everything Included

One Price. Everything In.

Pricing listed below is per person and includes your all-inclusive The Next 300 experience. This covers housing, meals, drinks, classes, music, and campus activities throughout the weekend. Options are available at the checkout page to make multiple payments over time for these purchases.

Best value

Olsen Hall Double

$1,400 / person

Two people, one room, single gender-communal bathrooms, and shared kitchen access. The classic set-up. Easy to settle into and somehow the place everyone ends up. Yes, this will be the room people wander into.

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Most Social

North Hall Double

$1,400 / person

Communal single-gender bathrooms and shared kitchen access. Social, comfortable, and community-focused. No introductions needed—just drop bags, claim a bed, and get on with the weekend.

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Suite Life

Copper Beech 4-Bedroom Suite (Single Bedrooms / Quad Suite)

$1,700 / person

Apartment style living. Four private bedrooms with shared common areas. Includes a kitchen, living room, and two bathrooms. More people, more energy, a little beer pong anyone?

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BEST VALUE

Olsen Hall Single

$1,475 / person

Your own room with shared, single gender, bathrooms and access to communal kitchens. Simple, easy, and all yours for the weekend. The solo dorm room you always hoped you’d get.

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BEST VALUE

Shamie Hall Single (Private Room)

$1,900 / person

Your own room, your own bathroom. Senior Class style living! Quiet, simple, and easy. Great if you want a place to recharge between everything happening on campus.

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Most Space