Eugene Events this Week

Top Picks 🏅 

Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.

• Saturday 5/3 Get out your rod; Fishing Derby and Breakfast (ages 2-7)

• Saturday 5/3 Adult party at the Children’s Museum; 1980s Spring Formal

• Saturday 5/3 A parade & more at Oakridge Tree Planting Festival (Oakridge)

• Sunday 5/4 The Whiteaker Community Market starts up for the season

Around Town 🏙️ 

It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…

• Wednesday 4/30 Country music group Flatland Cavalry roll into town

• Wednesday 4/30 Stand-up comedian Amir K tells stories (also Thurs.)

• Thursday 5/1 Folksinger Tracy Grammer sings

• Thursday 5/1 MacBeth at Lane Community College (all weekend)

• Thursday 5/1 Paul Safar performs on the Baby Grand at Tsunami Books

• Thursday 5/1 Dadweed takes the stage with acoustic Americana music

• Friday 5/2 Laugh it up with stand up Jason Cheny at the Hult

• Friday 5/2 House music duo Sidepiece spin tracks

• Friday 5/2 Listen to the Eugene Highlanders Pipe & Drum band

• Friday 5/2 Greg Goebel tickles the ivory with his trio at the Jazz Station

• Friday 5/2 Dustin Nickerson dishes laughs on marriage, parenthood and more (also Sat.)

• Friday 5/2 Andrei Andreev, piano virtuoso delivers a farewell performance

• Saturday 5/3 Comedian Tom Green delivers laughs

• Saturday 5/3 Party at Science Uncensored: Color Your World party

• Saturday 5/3 A tribute to British vocalist Dusty Springfield (also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/3 Family fun and nostalgia at Eugene Retro Game Fest

• Saturday 5/3 Support the Eugene Public Library at Booked for the Evening

• Saturday 5/3 Celebrate the music of Elton John with Calvin Orlando Smith

• Saturday 5/3 Learn about canning jam and jellies for your home

• Saturday 5/3 Sip tea for a good cause at CommuniTea

• Sunday 5/4 Listen to Eugene Concert Choir sing Mozart Requiem & Bach

• Sunday 5/4 Support sustainable living at Eugene VeganFest

• Sunday 5/4 Baltimore rapper Shordie Shordie delivers music

• Sunday 5/4 Rise and shine; it’s Piccadilly Flea Market time

• Sunday 5/4 Celebrate worker’s rights at May Day Festivities

• Sunday 5/4 Catch some track action with the Hayward Classic

• Monday 5/5 Check out surf-rock band The Moss

• Tuesday 5/6 Rapper Yelawolf performs at McDonald Theater

• Tuesday 5/6 Singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia sings at Wow Hall

• The Eugene Emeralds are home Wednesday-Sunday vs Everett

For the Kiddos 🛝 

We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!

• Wednesday 4/30 Learn about Kalapuya culture w/ song & story (ages 5-9)

• Thursday 5/1 Enjoy a performance of Seussical Jr (also Fri.-Sat.)

• Friday 5/2 Alice in Wonderland Jr. will take the stage (and Sat.)

• Saturday 5/3 Plant a free flower bowl for Mother’s Day

• Sunday 5/4 Get creative making a mosaic stepping stone

• Tuesday 5/6 Tween Ecologists club holds an upcycling party (ages 9-12)

The Duck Corner 🦆 

All things University of Oregon.

• Wednesday 4/30 Catch a concert of “low brass“ instruments

• Wednesday 4/30 Learn about Trump’s First 100 Days: Authoritarianism

• Thursday 5/1 Attend a Conversation on Democracy’s Future (free)

• Friday 5/2 UO Opera presents: Cendrillon (also Sun.)

• Friday 5/2 Women’s Softball vs Michigan State

• Saturday 5/3 Women’s Softball vs Michigan State

• Saturday 5/3 50th anniversary La’ua and Ho’ike dinner and show

• Sunday 5/4 Women’s Softball vs Michigan State

• Tuesday 5/6 Men’s Baseball vs Saint Mary’s

• Tuesday 5/6 Ever been curious about the history of nuclear radiation?

PS: Use these links for more information on the sport’s listings:

 Women’s Softball_

 Men’s Baseball

What’s on Tap 🍻 

Grab a beverage and stay a while.

• Wednesday 4/30 Horrible Bingo is back to the movie Lifeforce (also Thurs.)

• Thursday 5/1 Margaritafest comes to Beergarden all weekend

• Friday 5/2 Skeletons from the Closet rock out to the Grateful Dead

• Friday 5/2 Improv comedy meets live jazz with Skits and Skats

• Friday 5/2 Genre bending Cedar Redd performs his alternative R&B album

• Saturday 5/3 Laugh it up with Youtube comic Steve Hofstetter

• Saturday 5/3 Dress to impress and watch the Kentucky Derby

• Saturday 5/3 Oakshire Commons grand opening celebration

• Saturday 5/3 Comedians attempt to free-style rap at Double Entendre

• Saturday 5/3 Listen to vintage Mexican ballads and more with Llorona

AND DON’T FORGET ⬇️ 

Take a Hike 🌲 

Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!

• Saturday 5/3 Learn about composting at a free workshop

• Saturday 5/3 Brewery 5k-ish walk/run anyone?

• Saturday 5/3 First friday guided free park walk: Alton Baker Park

• Saturday 5/3 Join the fun at the Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration

• Saturday 5/3 Head outside on a free Herbs and Edible Flowers Walk

• Saturday 5/3 Get outside and learn on a Weed Walk (free)

• Sunday 5/4 Learn bird identification at Hendricks Park

• Monday 5/5 Adventure photographer Andy Mann tells stories: Summit to Sea

• May is Bike Month; tons of events from group rides to classes and more

Free 💸 

Need we say more?

• Thursday 5/1 Tapping the Power of Chemistry: public lecture

• Friday 5/2 First Friday ArtWalk: Ride to Reggae themed

• Friday 5/2 Learn at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History

• Saturday 5/3 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market

• Saturday 5/3 Free Comic Book Day with lots of events happening

• Sunday 5/4 Wander the Native American Arts and Crafts Market

• Sunday 5/4 Audition for Peter Pan w/ the Roving Park Players (also Mon.)

• Monday 5/5 Head backstage for a tour of the Hult Center

Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗 

Events about an hour away, ish.

• Thursday 5/1 Catch a Rhythm and Blues Revue (Cottage Grove, all weekend)

• Saturday 5/3 The Veneta Farmers Market starts up for the season (Veneta)