Oregon Events
Upcoming events in the State of Oregon

Oregon Chocolate Festival
Southern Oregon
March 8-10, 2019

This annual Oregon Chocolate Festival is a chocolate tasting extravaganza presenting Oregon chocolate and specialty food vendors!

Completely dedicated to Oregon chocolatiers and their fantastic creations. This show will bring together Oregon chocolate companies who will present a variety of fine chocolates and chocolate-inspired products that tease taste buds of over 1500 visitors.

LOCATION:
Ashland Hills Hotel
2525 Ashland Street
Ashland, Oregon

INFORMATION:
541-488-1700

Annual Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase
March 9-10, 2019
Aurora - Willamette

You won't want to miss this unique opportunity to see working antique spinning wheels throughout the museum complex. This annual event is sponsored by the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild. Live animals will be on display in the Museum's tie shed. Coffee and cookies will be served in the 1876 Steinbach Log Cabin. The Aurora Colony Handspinners' Guild will also raffle an antique spinning wheel.

LOCATION:
Old Aurora Colony Museum
15018 Second Street NE (Corner of Second & Liberty Streets) Aurora, Oregon

INFORMATION:
(503) 678-5754

Wee Bit O'Ireland
March 14-17, 2019
Heppner - Eastern Oregon

Join the fun every March in Heppner for "A wee bit o'Ireland"! The celebration includes lots of delicious food, fun events such as the green parade and sheep dog trials, and great entertainment.

LOCATION:
Heppner, Oregon

INFORMATION:
541-676-5536

Pouring at the Coast
Saturday Mar 16, 2019
3pm – 8pm
Seaside - The Coast

Pouring at the Coast features thirty-plus craft beers to sample, compare and enjoy while meeting brewers and listening to live music. More than 30 breweries and over 70 beers will be at this year's event. Wine will also be available to accommodate non-beer drinkers.

LOCATION:
Seaside Convention Center
415 1st Avenue
Seaside

Oregon Cheese Festival
March 16-17, 2019
Central Point - Southern Oregon

Oregon-inspired culinary events, including a Meet the Winemakers and Cheesemaker Dinner and a farmer's market-style artisan food and wine festival, will kick off with the Oregon Cheese Festival during the third weekend in March.

LOCATION:
Rogue Creamery
311 N. Front Street
Central Point, Oregon 97502

Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
March 23–April 29, 2019
Woodburn - Willamette Valley

This spring bring your family and enjoy over 40 Acres of Tulips and Daffodils. Every day enjoy a variety of activities along with the Tulip Farm's beautiful fields. Each weekend they have a variety of events planned.

LOCATION:
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
33814 S. Meridian Rd.
Woodburn, OR 97071

INFORMATION:
(503) 634-2243

Annual Whale Watching Week
The Coast
March 23-31, 2019

Join trained volunteers at 24 watch sites to help you spot the whales. Whale watching is a year round activity on the coast of Oregon, but this is your chance to learn more about the gray whales that migrate each year. The Whale Watching Spoken Here program places volunteers at great whale watching sites during Watch Weeks so they can teach others while watching the whales too.

INFORMATION:
541-765-3407

St. Josef's Winery Founders Day Festival
April 6-7, 2019
Canby - Willamette Valley

Celebrate the founding of the winery and the blessing of the vines as spring begins in the vineyard. Playing on the heritage of the founder’s, swinging live music from the Portland Gypsy Jazz Project and home-made Hungarian Goulash and other European style foods will be available.

LOCATION:
St. Josef's Winery
Canby, OR

INFORMATION:
(503) 651-3190

John Scharff Migratory Bird Festival
April 11-14, 2019
Burns - Eastern Oregon

Spend an amazing weekend witnessing the spectacular spring migration in the Harney Basin of Southeast Oregon. View thousands of migratory birds as they rest and feed in the wide open spaces of Oregon's high desert. From waterfowl to shorebirds, cranes to raptors, wading birds to songbirds, you'll see them all!

The festival offers non-stop birding activities as well as historical and cultural information sure to entertain you and your family. So whether you're a beginner or a life-long wildlife enthusiast, the festival has something for everyone.

INFORMATION:
(541) 573-2636

Ashland Independent Film Festival
April 11-15, 2019
Ashland - Southern Oregon

5 day festival featuring quality independent film sponsored by Southern Oregon Film Society. Filmmakers of the documentaries, features and shorts from around the world come to engage with the audience after each screening and at the festival's Opening Night Bash and Award Celebration parties with local wine, beer and gourmet food.

LOCATION:
The Varsity Theatre
166 E Main St
Ashland, OR

Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest
Saturday, April 20, 2019
noon - 7 pm
Hood River Valley

The Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest gives seasoned and novice cider drinkers alike the chance to sample cider from Hood River County’s very own cider makers, as well as a variety of additional Northwest cideries. More than 20 cideries will be participating, with more than 30 ciders on tap.

The day-long event also features local food carts, a kid’s area and a line-up of local music, from bluegrass to classic rock – guaranteeing a great time for the whole family.

LOCATION:
3315 Stadelman Drive,
Hood River, OR

Annual Earth Day Fair & Parade
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Bend - Central Oregon

The Bend Earth Day Fair is a celebration of our natural environment. The Environmental Center hosts this celebration each spring as part of their commitment to strengthen the community and protect the earth. A colorful, creative parade filled with children and adults costumed as their favorite species will kick off the day of festivities. Other activities will include interactive displays, art, live music, performances, and great hands-on activities for all ages.

LOCATION:
Kansas Avenue in front of The Environmental Center (downtown Bend)

Events Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival!
April 26-28, 2019
Astoria - the coast

You’ll enjoy a great spread of northwest cuisine, myriad arts and crafts, a selection of Oregon and Washington’s finest wineries, a fantastic beer garden and fun entertainment. The Rotary Club of Astoria will be serving its traditional crab dinner all weekend long in the exhibit hall where you can enjoy live music all weekend.

LOCATION:
Clatsop County Fairgrounds
Astoria

A Taste of Ashland
April 27-28, 2019
noon to 4 pm
Ashland - Southern Oregon

Enjoy one of the best art towns in America as they showcase the region's best art, food, and wine in Ashland's most delicious art show. The Taste takes place throughout Ashland in selected Ashland Gallery Association Galleries. The galleries are paired with regional restaurants, wineries and breweries to create a true taste of the very best the region has to offer. A colorful Food, Beverage, Gallery Guide and walking map will lead you through this amazing sensory experience.

A free shuttle by AllAboard Trolley will offer rides to all 17 galleries, but most are within walking distance..

LOCATION:
Ashland, various locations

Coaster Theater presents: 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'
Cannon Beach
February 1-23, 2019

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play written by comedic genius Christopher Durang. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the mediocrity of their middle-aged lives. When their successful, movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, the household is thrown into upheaval as everyone gets swept up in lust, rivalry, regret and the sudden possibility of escape.

If this were a movie it would be rated PG-13. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike includes intense adult themes, mature language and adult situations.

LOCATION:
108 North Hemlock Street
Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110
Box Office 503-436-1242

The Oregon Cabaret Theatre presents 'Beehive' - Ashland
January 31 - March 31, 2019

Beehive is the ultimate celebration of 1960's female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as "My Boyfriend's Back", "Be My Baby", "Son of a Preacher Man", and "Me and Bobby McGee", Beehive recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. Told from the perspective of six young women who came of age in this enigmatic decade, now taking a look back on a host of issues ranging from their first Beehive Dance to the challenges we faced as a nation. PG

LOCATION:
The corner of First and Hargadine Streets
Ashland OR