Ashland’s Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival, founded by an enthusiastic young teacher named Angus L. Bowmer, was officially born on July 2, 1935 with a production of Twelfth Night. The Festival has since grown to become one of the oldest and largest professional nonprofit theaters in the nation. The company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival now numbers more t … [Read more...]
#40 – Gold Beach Treasure Hunting
February through April is Treasure Hunting Season in Gold Beach! Each year thousands of colorful glass floats are “hidden” on the beach for visitors to find. Every week the floats are placed above the high surf line on the beach from just south of Kissing Rock wayside to a little north of the Rogue River north jetty (approximately 3 miles of beach). During the week of Val … [Read more...]
#87 – Britt Music & Arts Festival
Celebrating more than 50 seasons of concerts under the stars, Britt Festivals is the Pacific Northwest’s premier outdoor summer performing arts festival. Located in the historic 1850s Gold Rush town of Jacksonville, Britt presents a series of summer concerts featuring world-class artists in classical music, jazz, bluegrass, rock, blues, folk, pop and country music. Britt’s per … [Read more...]
#92 – Medford Rogues Baseball
You never know who or what you’ll see at a Medford Rogues’ Baseball Game. It’s not only your chance to see the up and coming baseball stars of tomorrow, but also to take in a night of affordable family entertainment. The Medford Rogues are a premiere summer collegiate wood bat baseball team playing in the Great West League, so for baseball lovers there’s plenty of on-field act … [Read more...]
#95 – Oregon Chocolate Festival
Every year in early March scores of chocolate companies and over 1500 chocolate lovers converge here for the Oregon Chocolate Festival. Dedicated entirely to Oregon chocolatiers and their amazing creations, chocophiles will encounter unique combinations, unexpected flavor profiles and decadent infusions. Taste truffles, bars, crunchy toffees, marshmallows, chocolate drinks, … [Read more...]
Growers’ Market, Grants Pass
The Growers’ Market, located in Grants Pass, is a Saturday morning tradition in downtown Grants Pass. Founded in 1980, the Grower’s Market has provided fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, plants, baked goods, specialty foods and gourmet herbs and seasonings for over 30 years. As the oldest and largest outdoor farmers’ market in Southern Oregon, leads the region in conne … [Read more...]
Port Orford Jubilee
Small Town...Big Events! The July 4th Jubilee is the largest single event in Port Orford for many years running, this spectacular celebration of Independence Day is packed with a huge schedule of events that happen over a 2 or 3 day period, depending on when the holiday falls. It literally brings thousands of people to Port Orford each year. The fun-filled list of events i … [Read more...]