Oregon calendar
Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:23 +0000
It’s always a good time to visit Oregon so how do you decide when is best for you? To help you decide here’s a calendar highlighting one event each month.
February
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland starts February 28 with performances until November. Founded in 1935, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival begins its eight-month season with works that include Shakespeare as well as a mix of classic musicals and world premiere plays. More than 400,000 people attend approximately 800 performances every year.
March
The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival takes place March 20-May 3 in Woodbury.
The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival signals the arrival of spring in the northeastern part of the Willamette Valley known as Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory. The festival is an annual event put on by the family-owned Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm. Owner Barb Iverson continues to up the ante each year with their offerings, so the fun is always growing as fast as the flowers. The festival offers endless rows of tulips in numerous varieties and colours over its 40 acres of dream-like beauty, plus an abundance of fun activities, food carts and the Tulip Market.
April
The Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Show & Crab Feed takes place April 18-19.
This will be the 25th year for the Classic Wooden Boat Show featuring both vintage and modern hand-crafted vessels from across the Northwest showing off colourful classic wooden boats in the “world’s smallest harbour.” Always a favourite of the show is the model boat building booth, which provides both young and old the opportunity to build their own boat. The other reason to go: Thousands of pounds of delicious whole Dungeness crab will be cooked at the Depoe Bay’s Community Hall.
May
I Love Gamay May 3-6, in Portland.
May is Oregon Wine Month! Devoting one week of Oregon Wine Month to Gamay, enjoy Gamay wines from both Oregon and the Old World offerings. Festival events include tastings, in-the-vineyard field trips and interviews with local winemakers.
June
The Eastern Oregon Beer Festival is June 27, at La Grande.
Craft beer lovers who want to dig deeper and discover beers – and a region of Oregon – that few others have, should head for the Eastern Oregon Beer Festival. Not only can visitors enjoy craft beer and other beverages, but they can also learn about the stories and makers behind the brews and the region. Eastern Oregon boasts the same outdoor adventures Oregon is known for, but adds wide open spaces, small, charming towns and a little cowboy culture into the mix.
July
Southern Oregon Kite Festival is July 18-19.
See more than two dozen nationally and internationally renowned kite flyers perform amazing routines choreographed to music. The 28th Annual Southern Oregon Kite Festival will be held on the kite field at the Port of Brookings Harbor. This popular event is free and fun for all ages. Free shuttles to the kite festival field are provided.
August
The Sunriver Music Festival takes place August 10-22.
This August, join Maestro George Hanson and the Festival Orchestra in the worldwide celebration of the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven. Classical and pops concerts feature world-class soloists and an abundance of Beethoven-inspired programming.
September
Crater Lake Ride the Rim September 12 & 19.
For two days , bicyclists have the opportunity to ride the route without any cars on the road. The approximate 50 km road around the rim of this ancient volcano provides views of the pristine, deep-blue lake that resulted from a massive explosion of Mount Mazama more than 7,000 years ago. The Rim Road, part of Crater Lake National Park has stout climbs and an elevation almost 2,400 metres.
October
Yachats Village Mushroom Fest takes place October 16.
The weekend offers more than 20 guided mushroom walks. For more than 20 years, Yachats has hosted educators who join this festival to provide a speakers forum, culinary and growing workshops, demonstrations, displays and slideshows
November
Don’t miss the Portland Book Festival November 7, 2020.
Portland is home to Powell’s City of Books- the world’s largest independent book store which occupies an entire city block – so it’s only fitting the city also hosts the the Portland Book Festival. Started 15 years ago, it too lays claim to its size – _the largest festival of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Held at the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Book Festival will announce its author lineup to bibliophiles in early September 2020.
December
Cosmic Tubing takes place at the Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, December 21 to January 5, 2021.
Snow Tube and Adventure Park transforms into a one-of-a-kind snowy scene complete with pulsing coloured lights and bumping music, which turns the hill into a sort of icy dance floor lit up by 600,000 LED lights, black lights, lasers and more.