Description
Book SynopsisA guide book depicting the remarkable diversity of festivals held throughout Oregon. Each festival is detailed with crisp and concise information and special tidbits from the author, and is also accompanied by colorful photographs depicting the festival’s greatest features.
Oregon Festivals contains an array of festivals and celebrations in the Portland Area, Willamette Valley, Oregon Coast, Columbia Gorge, Southern Oregon, Central Oregon, and Eastern Oregon, and is the perfect companion for fest-goers and Oregon visitors alike.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Oregon Vibe
Chapter 1 - An Oregon Festival Primer
Chapter 2 - Portland Area Festivals: NW Coffee Beer Invitational; Sabertooth Psychedelic Stoner Rock Micro Fest; Portland International Film Festival (PIFF); Brewstillery Festival; Hillsdale Brewfest; Lucky Labrador Barleywine Festival; Cider Rite of Spring; Nano Beer Fest; Northwest Animation Festival; Tualatin River Bird Festival; Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival; Portland Rose Festival; Portland Horror Film Festival; Rye Beer Fest; Cider Summit PDX; Festival of Balloons; Sherwood Wine Festival; Saké Fest PDX; Organic Beer Fest; Portland Craft Beer Festival; Waterfront Blues Festival; Roadhouse Brewfest; Gresham Arts Festival; Portland Slavic Festival; Oregon Brewers Festival; Tualatin Crawfish Festival; Spiritsfest; Festa Italiana; Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival; Dogtoberfest; Vernonia Salmon Festival; HP Lovecraft Film Festival® & CthulhuCon; The Wedge; Killer Pumpkin Festival; Wordstock; Wild Arts Festival; Holiday Ale Fest
Chapter 3 - Willamette Valley Area Festivals: Oregon Truffle Festival; Salem Winter Brewfest; KLCC Brewfest; WurstFest; SIP! McMinnville Wine & Food Classic; Oregon Ag Fest; Oakridge Tree Planting Festival; Sheep to Shawl; McMenamins UFO Fest; Wildflower & Music Festival; Lebanon Strawberry Festival; Oregon Garden Brewfest; Eugene Food Truck Fest; World Beat Festival; McKenzie River Chainsaw & Art Festival; Wildwood MusicFest and Campout; Salem Art Fair & Festival; Homer Davenport Community Festival; Woodburn Fiesta Mexicana; Oakridge Keg & Cask Festival; Aumsville Corn Festival; Carlton Crush Harvest Festival; Molalla Apple Festival; Mount Angel Oktoberfest; Clay Fest; The Little Woody Barrel-Aged Beer, Cider & Whiskey Festival; Mushroom Festival; MountAngel Hazelnut Festival & German Holiday Market
Chapter 4 - Southern Oregon Festivals: Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Oregon Chocolate Festival; Oregon Cheese Festival; Ashland World Music Festival; Britt Music & Arts Festival; Oregon Honey (& Mead) Festival; Sutherlin Blackberry Festival; Bear Creek Salmon Festival; Southern Oregon Smoked Salmon Fest; Ashland Culinary Festival
Chapter 5 - Oregon Coast Festivals: Gorse Blossom Festival; Festival of Dark Arts; Newport Seafood & Wine Festival; Savor Cannon Beach Wine & Culinary Festival; Pouring at the Coast; Birding & Blues Festival; Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival; Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival; Lakeside Crawdad Festival; Florence Rhododendron Festival; Rockaway Beach Kite Festival; Brookings Azalea Festival; Lakeside Brewfest; Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival; Clamboree & Glass Art Festival; Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival and Fall Kite Festival; Southern Oregon Kite Festival; Dog Days of Summer Oregon Coast Brew Festival; Lighthouse Brewfest; Blackberry Arts Festival; Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration; Gold Beach Brew & Art Festival; Pacific Northwest Brew Cup; Bandon Cranberry Festival; Bay Area Fun Festival; Lincoln City Chowder & Brewfest; Stormy Weather Arts Festival
Chapter 6 - Central/Eastern Oregon Festivals: Breweries in the Gorge Holiday Hangover Brew Fest; High Gravity Extravaganza Brewfest; Oregon Winterfest; Winter Wings Festival; Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Festival; Harney County Migratory Bird Festival; Northwest Cherry Festival; Ladd Marsh Bird Festival; America’s Global Village Festival; The Dalles Summer Kickoff Beer Festival; Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival; Rhubarb Festival (aka High Desert Rhubarb Festival); 4 Peaks Music Festival; Lake of the Woods Beer Fest; Watershed Festival; Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival; Miner’s Jubilee; Newberry Event Music and Art Festival to Defeat MS; North Powder Huckleberry Festival; We Like ‘Em Short Film Festival; Eastern Oregon Beer Festival; Pacific Crest Trail Days (aka PCT Days); Bend Brewfest; The Painted Hills Festival; Juniper Jam; Sisters Folk Festival; Hood River Hops Fest; Oregon’s Alpenfest; Sisters Fresh Hops Festival; Klamath Basin Potato Festival; Eastern Oregon Film Festival; Klamath Snowflake Festival
Appendix: Chronological Index of Festivals by Category
