Michigan’s Most Colorful Festival 1 of USAs Most ‘Instagrammable’

In the hours upon hours spent scrolling through your Instagram feed, you've undoubtedly stumbled upon more than one post from a friend featuring a picture taken at one of Michigan's many music and arts festivals. There's a gathering for every taste, from the Pine Mountain Festival to the Buttermilk Jamboree. A few of Michigan's annual festivals grab national attention, and one has even landed on Vegas Gems, a sweepstake casino site's ranking of America's 10 Most 'Instagrammable' Festivals.

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Each year, Rothbury, Michigan, is the site of an annual pilgrimage for thousands of gatherers to frolic in the woods and dress like their extras in a Tim Burton-directed trippy version of Alice in Wonderland. The festival, known as Electric Forest, is a buffet of visual and audio stimulation that must be experienced.

Michigan's Electric Forest: Where Hippie Meets Hyped

If you're attending Electric Forest for the first time, expect a smorgasbord of neon face paint, hula hoops, and questionable life choices--all set to a pulsating soundtrack of electronic dance music (EDM) and jam bands. And. It's. AMAZING.

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Also, prepare to get lost, literally and metaphorically, in the enchanted Sherwood Forest. Here, trees light up like a Christmas display on steroids, and art installations make you question if you've stumbled into another dimension (that could be the poor life choices talking, though).

Pro-tip: If you're attending Electric Forest or any of Michigan's outdoor festivals, be sure to hydrate. Not just because you'll be dancing like a maniac but because a water bottle is your best defense against the inevitable glitter storm.

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So, where did Michigan's Electric Forest land on America's 10 Most 'Instagrammable' Festivals ranking? Scroll on to find out.