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Oregon<br />
EVENTS CALENDAR<br />
Oregon Garden Brewfest<br />
The Oregon Garden, Silverton<br />
June 15 - 17<br />
$15<br />
oregongarden.org/brewfest<br />
The Oregon Garden is the perfect setting for a spring brewfest, held<br />
in its 80-acre botanical garden. You’ll enjoy a variety of beers, ciders<br />
and meads both regional and national, as well as music, food, yoga,<br />
workshops and shopping. This family-friendly event has lots of kids<br />
activities, too. You can camp on-site this year with two- and three-day<br />
camp packages available.<br />
Portland<br />
BRIDGE TO BREWS<br />
Waterfront Park<br />
April 13 - 15<br />
$60<br />
terrapinevents.com/event/<br />
bridge-to-brews-portland-8k-<br />
10k-run<br />
The Bridge to Brews run is<br />
the only race that takes you<br />
over the Fremont Bridge in<br />
Portland. A fun post-run after<br />
party at Waterfront Park awaits<br />
finishers, where you can dig<br />
into some great food and listen<br />
to live music. Some of the<br />
best breweries, wineries and<br />
distilleries will offer libations for<br />
your ten free tasting tickets.<br />
CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA<br />
McCall Waterfront Park<br />
May 4 - 6<br />
$10 adults, $6 kids<br />
cincodemayo.org<br />
The 34th Annual Cinco de Mayo<br />
Fiesta in Portland is the largest<br />
multicultural festival in the<br />
state of Oregon, at Tom McCall<br />
Waterfront Park in downtown<br />
Portland. This is a party you<br />
won’t want to miss, with carnival<br />
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rides, and an artisan village<br />
featuring artisans from Jalisco,<br />
Mexico. There will also be<br />
entertainment with admission.<br />
ST JOHN’S BIZARRE<br />
North Portland<br />
May 12<br />
Free<br />
stjohnsbizarre.com<br />
The St. Johns Bizarre is a great<br />
way to kickoff the summer street<br />
fair season in Portland. This<br />
annual event brings together<br />
more than ninety craft vendors,<br />
music, food and activities. Six<br />
blocks are closed to street traffic<br />
so that visitors can really enjoy<br />
this free community event.<br />
PORTLAND CITYFAIR<br />
Tom McCall Waterfront Park<br />
May 25-28, June 1-3, June 8-10<br />
$10<br />
rosefestival.org/waterfront/<br />
city-fair<br />
The Portland CityFair at the<br />
Tom McCall Waterfront Park<br />
over Memorial Day weekend<br />
continues the following two<br />
weekends after that. The fair<br />
is part of the Rose Festival and<br />
features outdoor entertainment<br />
and rides. Don’t miss the<br />
opening-night fireworks show<br />
and dance party.<br />
NORTHWEST CHERRY<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Downtown The Dalles<br />
April 27 - 29<br />
Free<br />
thedalleschamber.com/<br />
northwest-cherry-festival<br />
The 39th Annual Cherry Festival<br />
is a fun way to celebrate the start<br />
of spring with three full days<br />
of events. Held in The Dalles’<br />
downtown, the festival features<br />
the Gorge’s largest parade, car<br />
show, carnival, 10k race, live<br />
music and cherry everything.<br />
There will also be an agricultural<br />
job fair, artisan booths and much<br />
more.<br />
THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY<br />
OF JAZZ<br />
Walters Cultural Arts Center,<br />
Hillsboro<br />
April 20<br />
$10<br />
pdxjazz.com<br />
In celebration of Jazz<br />
Appreciation Month, The<br />
Incredible Journey of Jazz will<br />
showcase some of the region’s<br />
best musical talents. This is an<br />
educational, fun sixty-minute<br />
performance that takes listeners<br />
through the living experience of<br />
jazz, past and present.<br />
Salem<br />
CINCO DE MICRO BREWFEST<br />
Salem Convention Center<br />
May 4 - 5<br />
$20<br />
cincodemicro.com<br />
The 7th Annual Cinco de Micro<br />
Brewfest has it all, from the<br />
best Northwest beers on tap to<br />
local eateries and distilleries,<br />
live entertainment along with an<br />
opportunity to taste hard-to-find,<br />
spring-release brews.<br />
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH<br />
Chateau Bianca Winery<br />
May 13<br />
$20-$40<br />
chateaubianca.com/events/<br />
Bring your mom to Chateau<br />
Bianca Winery this year to<br />
celebrate Mother’s Day. This<br />
charming winery located just<br />
outside of Salem is a great place<br />
for the whole family to enjoy a<br />
wonderful brunch and celebrate<br />
mom. The first mimosas are<br />
on the house and the winery<br />
recommends purchasing tickets<br />
in advance.<br />
SCHREINER’S IRIS GARDENS<br />
May 11 - 31<br />
$5 per car<br />
schreinersgardens.com<br />
Open daily throughout May, the<br />
Schreiner’s Gardens showcase<br />
10 acres of Irises in full bloom.<br />
The gardens offer wine-tasting<br />
weekends throughout the month<br />
and have a shop onsite filled with<br />
local iris-themed gifts. Make<br />
sure to handpick your very own<br />
bouquet before you head home.<br />
Albany<br />
HEART OF THE VALLEY<br />
TRIATHLON<br />
April 29<br />
$85<br />
hotvtriathlon.com<br />
The 30th Annual Heart of the<br />
Valley Triathlon is a fun race that<br />
starts with a 750-meter swim<br />
at the Osborne Aquatic indoor<br />
pool. That’s followed by a scenic<br />
11-mile bike ride and finishes with<br />
a two-loop course 5k to the finish<br />
line. There is also a duathlon and<br />
a kids tri mini-race.<br />
MEMORIAL WEEKEND IN<br />
WINE COUNTRY<br />
Willamette Valley Wine Country<br />
May 26<br />
Price varies<br />
willamettewines.com/event/<br />
memorial-weekend-in-the-winecountry<br />
In celebration of Oregon’s<br />
Wine Month, more than 150<br />
wineries and tasting rooms in the<br />
Willamette Valley will be offering<br />
little bites, wine samples and<br />
live music. This is an excellent<br />
opportunity to taste new wines<br />
and sample some straight from<br />
the barrel. Take a winery tour<br />
or enjoy a picnic in the vineyard<br />
while sipping your favorite<br />
varietal.<br />
Eugene<br />
WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL<br />
Mount Pisgah Arboretum<br />
May 20<br />
$8 donation requested<br />
mountpisgaharboretum.com/<br />
festivals-events<br />
The Wildflower Festival at<br />
the Arboretum in Eugene will<br />
have large educational displays<br />
of wildflowers with experts<br />
available to answer questions<br />
about your favorite flowers.<br />
You can take a guided tour or<br />
just enjoy the live music and<br />
food while looking at the arts<br />
and crafts on display. There are<br />
also activities for kids and a free<br />
raffle.<br />
EUGENE MARATHON, HALF<br />
MARATHON AND 5K<br />
Hayward Field<br />
April 27-29<br />
$25 and up<br />
eugenemarathon.com<br />
The 12th Annual Eugene<br />
Marathon held at Hayward Field<br />
takes you through beautiful<br />
parks and tree-lined paths that<br />
crisscross the Willamette River.<br />
Whether you’re interested in a<br />
full marathon, half or just a 5K,<br />
this is a race that will have you<br />
finishing in front of cheering<br />
fans in the UO stadium. Kids<br />
can participate in the Duck Dash<br />
1k race in the heart of the UO<br />
campus. This weekend is full of<br />
activities and fun for the whole<br />
family.<br />
FLORENCEFEST<br />
Florence Events Center<br />
April 27 - 28<br />
$20-40<br />
florencechamber.com/event/<br />
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This two-day event features<br />
some of Oregon’s greatest<br />
boutique wineries, regional art,<br />
fine food and lots of jazz, along<br />
with a juried art show. If you’re a<br />
wine and music lover, this is one<br />
event you’ll want to make sure<br />
you attend.<br />
ontrakmag.com
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