Oregon Festivals and Annual Events
Roses, Shakespeare, pinot noir, rodeo and holiday boats on the rivers.
Summer is festival season in Oregon, when dry weather brings concerts, fairs and rodeos outdoors. The Portland Rose Festival, held since 1907, is the biggest civic celebration, with parades, a waterfront carnival and visiting Navy ships. Wine country hosts celebrations of pinot noir, and eastern Oregon's Pendleton Round-Up is one of the country's best-known rodeos.
The rest of the year has its own events, from winter seafood festivals on the coast to theater in Ashland. Dates change each year, so confirm with organizers before you plan around one.
Annual Festivals and Events
Light art installations and performances across the city on winter nights.
A long-running festival of Oregon wines and coastal seafood on the Newport bayfront.
A repertory season of Shakespeare and new plays, with summer shows in the outdoor theater.
Fields of tulips in bloom with Mount Hood beyond, plus food and activities on the farm.
Parades, a waterfront carnival, dragon boat races and fleet visits, held since 1907.
A large blues festival in Tom McCall Waterfront Park with fireworks over the river.
A crafts, music and performance fair in the woods west of Eugene, held since 1969.
A weekend of tastings, seminars and salmon bake dinners with pinot noir makers from around the world.
The state fair with livestock, rides, concerts and exhibits from across Oregon.
A major rodeo held since 1910, with a parade, a Native American village and a pageant.
Folk, Americana and roots music on stages around the small Central Oregon town.
Decorated boats parading at night on the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
Dates move from year to year — confirm on the organizer’s site before you plan around an event.
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When is the Portland Rose Festival?
Usually from late May through June, with the Grand Floral Parade on a Saturday in early June. Check the festival site for the year's schedule of parades, the waterfront carnival and fleet week.
How do I see the Oregon Shakespeare Festival?
The season usually runs from spring into fall in Ashland, with several plays in rotation and an outdoor theater in summer. Book tickets and lodging ahead for summer weekends.