Jen from Thrifty NW Mom, Karrie from Happy Money Saver and I have teamed up to bring you the most comprehensive list of summer festivals and fairs in the Pacific Northwest. In this post, I have listed festivals and fairs in Western Oregon and SW Washington.
Head to Thrifty NW Mom for a list of Puget Sound events and Happy Money Saver for a list of Eastern Washington and Central and Eastern Oregon events.
PORTLAND METRO
June
- Tigard Festival of Balloons, June 22-24, Tigard
July
- Molalla Buckeroo, July 1-6, Molalla
- St. Paul Rodeo, July 3-7, St. Paul
- Waterfront Blues Festival, July 4-8, Downtown Portland
- Rainier Days in the Park, July 12-15, Rainier
- Oregon Lavender Festival, July 14-15, tons of locations
- Mississippi Ave Street Fair, July 14, North Portland
- Sandy Mountain Festival, July 14-15, Sandy
- Bastille Festival, July 14-15, Portland
- Columbia County Fair & Rodeo, July 18-22, St. Helens
- West Linn Old Time Fair, July 20-22, West Linn
- Robin Hood Festival, July 20-21, Sherwood
- Portland International Beerfest, July 20-22, Portland (Pearl District)
- Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, July 20-22, Portland (St. John’s)
- Oregon Berry Festival, July 20-22, Portland
- Portland Highland Games, July 21, Gresham
- Celebrate Hillsboro, July 21, Hillsboro
- Hood River County Fair, July 25-28, Hood River
- Newberg Old Fashioned Festival, July 26-29, Newberg
- Oregon Brew Fest, July 26-29, Downtown Portland
- Washington County Fair, July 26-29, Hillsboro
- Milwaukie Daze, July 27-29, Milwaukie
- Estacada Summer Celebration, July 27-28, Estacada
- Damascus Day in the Park, July 29, Damascus
August
- Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo, August 1-4, McMinnville
- Oregon International Air Show, August 3-5, Hillsboro
- Clatskanie Bluegrass Festival, August 3-5, Clatskanie
- Pickathon, August 3-5, Pendarvis Farm
- Northwest String Summit, August 9-12, North Plains
- The Bite of Oregon, August 10-12, Downtown Portland
- Tualatin Crawfish Festival, August 10-11, Tualatin
- Elephant Garlic Festival, August 10-12, North Plains
- Arts Festival in the Forest, August 11-12, West Linn
- Clackamas County Fair, August 14-19, Canby
- PDX Adult Soapbox Derby, August 18, SE Portland
September
- Portland Pirate Festival, September 1-2, St. Helens
- Musicfest NW, September 5-9, Portland
- Oregon Brews & BBQs, September 7-9, McMinnville
- Belmont Street Fair, September 8, SE Portland
- Sauerkraut Festival, September 15, Scappoose
- Polish Festival, September 22-23, North Portland
- Greek Festival, September 30-October 1, SE Portland
SW WASHINGTON
- Go Fourth Celebration, July 2-4, Longview
- Castle Rock Fair, July 19-21
- Kalama Community Fair, July 19-21, Kalama
- Battle Ground Harvest Days, July 20-22, Battle Ground
- Bald Eagle Days Festival, July 21-22, Cathlamet
- SandSations Sandcastle Festival, July 25-29, Long Beach
- Cowlitz County Fair, July 26-29, Longview
- Ho’ike & Hawaiian Festival, July 28, Vancouver
- Clark County Fair, August 3-12, Ridgefield
- Southwest Washington Fair, August 14-19, Chehalis
- Skamania County Fair & Timber Carnival, August 15-19, Stevenson
- Washington State International Kite Festival, August 20-26, Long Beach
- Vancouver Sausage Fest, September 7-9, Vancouver
OREGON COAST
- Siletz Bay Music Festival, June 13-24, Lincoln City
- Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival, June 23-24, Lincoln City
- Clamboree, June 30, Coos Bay
- Coos County Fair, July 24-28, Myrtle Point
- Clatsop County Fair, July 31-August 4, Astoria
- Vernonia Friendship Jamboree & Logging Show (dates not posted) Vernonia
- Tillamook County Fair, August 8-11, Tillamook
- Bandon Cranberry Festival, September 7-9, Bandon
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
- World Beat Festival, June 30-July 1, Salem
- Philomath Frolic & Rodeo, July 12-15, Philomath
- Marion County Fair, July 12-15, Salem
- Oregon Country Fair, July 13-15, Veneta
- Canterbury Renaissance Faire, July 14-15, 21-22, Silverton
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Veterans Powwow (dates not posted) Grand Ronde
- Bohemia Mining Days, July 19-22, Cottage Grove
- Linn County Fair, July 19-22, Albany
- da Vinci Days, July 20-22, Corvallis
- Salem Art Fair & Festival, July 20-22, Salem
- Dallas Summerfest, July 26-29, Dallas
- Great Oregon Steam-Up, July 28-29, August 4-5, Brooks
- Benton County Fair & Rodeo, August 1-4, Corvallis
- Homer Davenport Community Festival, August 3-5, Silverton
- Willamette Valley Blues & Brews Festival, August 3-4, Springfield
- Oregon Festival of American Music, August 7-11, Eugene
- Polk County Fair, August 9-12, Rickreall
- Scandinavian Festival, August 9-12, Junction City
- Lane County Fair, August 15-19, Eugene
- Oregon State Fair, August 24-September 3, Salem
- Northwest Art & Air Festival, August 24-26, Albany
- Corn Festival, August 25, Aumsville
- Sublimity Harvest Festival, September 7-9, Stayton
- Mt. Angel Oktoberfest, September 13-16, Mt. Angel
- Corvallis Fall Festival, September 24-25, Corvallis
SOUTHERN OREGON
- Children’s Festival, July 7-9, Jacksonville
- Jackson County Fair, July 17-22, Central Point
- Southern Oregon Kite Festival, July 21-22, Brookings
- Douglas County Fair, August 7-11, Roseburg
- Klamath County Fair & The PRCA Rodeo, August 9-12, Kalamath Falls
- Josephine County Fair, August 14-18, Grants Pass
- Sutherlin Blackberry Festival, August 17-19, Sutherlin
Leave a comment if you know of a festival or fair that I have missed!
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i was wondering if you have any events for the 2013. im needing to start my scheduling for this year. thank you
4th of July Celebration in North Plains – Admission is free. Activities include live music, free kids play area, car show, vendors, food and beer garden. Located at 31360 NW Commercial Street, North Plains
Don’t forget the Wilsonville Kids Fair the first Sat. in August. It is fun, free and packed with stuff for the kiddos to do!
Oregon Coast: Oregon Coast Music Festival July 14-18 in Coos Bay.
Free Events:
Bay Area Concert Band in Mingus Park Saturday, July 14, 2012 12:00 p.m.
Jennings & Keller, North Bend Library, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 7:00 pm
The 234th Army Band, Hales Performing Arts Center Southwestern Oregon Community College, Friday, July 20 7:00 p.m.
White Rhino, Shore Acres State Park, Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:00 p.m.
Oregon Coast: Coos County Fair, July 24-28. I’ve heard that they are thinking of having free admission on July 25.
the sisters’ outdoor quilt festival. over 1000 beautiful quilts hung outdoors in the small mountain town of sisters on july 14th.
Make sure you contact HappyMoneySaver.com to post this event. Karrie is covering Central & Eastern Oregon’s events.
My family loves Obon Fest.
http://www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com/events/2012/obonfest2012.html
The Crawfish Festival in Tualatin!!
The Estacada Summer Celebration 2012 dates are July 27-28th. 🙂
http://www.estacadasc.org/
Hillsboro has a street fair (a mix of farmer’s market, bouncy houses, kid crafts, Guiness Record attempt, and I am sure I am leaving out some things) called Celebrate Hillsboro July 21.
http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/ParksRec/Celebrate/CelebrateHillsboro.aspx
Salem World Beat Festival June 30th, July 1st (with dragon boat races on this day)! http://www.worldbeatfestival.org/
Keep the fun summer ideas coming! I’m loving it!
And another of my favorites (I am a sucker for ethnic food based fairs 🙂 ) the Polish Fest:
http://portlandpolonia.org/welcome-pf/
Saturday: Sept 22, 2012 11am – 10pm
Sunday, Sept 23, 2012 noon – 6pm
3900 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, Oregon
ADMISSION FREE
The Polk County Fair is actually in Rickreall, just 10 miles west of Salem near the intersection of Highways 22 and 99W.
The Molalla Buckaroo is the week of July 4th. Carnical, rodeo and fireworks every night.
La center has a farmer’s market every day until September 13th(but that doesn’t belong on this page), our city-wide garage sale(among other things) July 21st, and out ‘Our Day’s’ celebration August 25th. This is for SW Washington and the full list is here http://www.ci.lacenter.wa.us/attractions/index.html.
And, looking ahead to my favorite of all, the Greek Festival in Portland:
60th Annual Greek Festival
September 30, October 1 & 2, 2011
10am to 10pm Friday and Saturday
Noon to 8pm on Sunday
http://www.goholytrinity.org/cGreekFest.html
Don’t forget Bastille Day for delicious french food sampling. July 14th, Director Park, Portland
http://www.afportland.org/2012-portlands-bastille-festival/