Eugene this week August 20-August 26

Top Picks 🏅 

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

• Friday 8/22 Head to Market Fest for music, food, and more (All weekend)

• Saturday 8/23 Music, dance, food and more; Oregon Aloha Festival

• Saturday 8/23 “Travel” to Japan with the Obon & Taiko Festival

• Saturday 8/23 Ice Cream Social & family fun day at Schubert Gardens park

Around Town 🏙️ 

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

• Wednesday 8/20 Hear from Oregon Senator Val Hoyle

• Thursday 8/21 Music, comedy & more all in one show; Rizo&Making Movies

• Thursday 8/21 See Oregon film To Kill a Wolf with director Q&A

• Friday 8/22 MidSummer, a Musical; at Pegasus Playhouse (& Sat/Sun)

• Friday 8/22 Head to Wow Hall to hear singer Tracy Bonham with Strings

• Friday 8/22 A Fox on the Fairway at Very Little Theater (all weekend)

• Friday 8/22 Bluegrass meets elecro-folk with a Summer Nights concert

• Friday 8/22 Try the feet at Square Dancing! Life’s a Dance Fest (& Sat/Sun)

• Saturday 8/23 Bluegrass star Billy Strings comes to Matthew Knight Arena

• Saturday 8/23 Join instaballet for their gala fundraiser; heART in Motion

• Saturday 8/23 Josh Turner w/ This Country Music Thing tour arrives

• Saturday 8/23 Catch the Garcia Birthday Band play after Billy Strings

• Saturday 8/23 Huge used book sale, car show, and pancake breakfast

• Saturday 8/23 Hear diverse cultural music w/ jazz duo Erez & Honari

• Saturday 8/23 Join KRVM 91.9 FM for their big music sale

• Saturday 8/23 Turn teabags into art, something you normally throw away!

• Saturday 8/23 Head to ArtHouse for CatVideoFest (also Sun. and Tues.)

• Saturday 8/23 Poker for a cause in support of Shelton McMurphey House

• Sunday 8/24 Poetry night w/ Jalen Thompson at Art House

• Sunday 8/24 Chili Cookoff with music, and even a llama!

• Monday 8/24 Yarn crafting with friends at Sit’n’Stitch

• Tuesday 8/26 Fiddle and Celtic harp music at Tsunami Books

• The Eugene Emeralds take on Hillsboro Tuesday-Sunday

For the Kiddos 🛝 

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

• Wednesday 8/20 Learn to craft a peg game… and then play! (ages 13-19)

• Friday 8/22 Power Play for the Planet; games, puzzles and more (and Sat.)

• Friday 8/22 Watch Charlotte’s Web under the stars at the park

• Saturday 8/23 See The Princess and the Pea; children’s theater

• Sunday 8/24 Learn to ride a bike with help from others

The Duck Corner 🦆 

All things University of Oregon.

• Summer Break…. nothing here yet!

What’s on Tap 🍻 

Grab a beverage and stay a while.

• Wednesday 8/20 Join bike happy hour and hear from LTD CEO Auten

• Thursday 8/21 Learn cool things and sip at Nerd Nite Eugene

• Thursday 8/21 Psychedelic jam band Love in the Dream performs

• Thursday 8/21 Annual Mule Fest at Beergarden; drinks and more

• Thursday 8/21 Endless Summer Cocktail Fest at PlayEugene (& Fri/Sat)

• Thursday 8/21 Channel your inner Michael Scott; Office themed trivia

• Friday 8/22 Laugh with comedian Rodney Norman at Whirled Pies

• Friday 8/22 Surf Nite with 3 bands at Sam Bond’s Garage

• Friday 8/22 SNL member Kevin Nealon does standup (and Sat.)

• Saturday 8/23 POW Pro Wrestling comes to Eugene

• Saturday 8/23 Summer Beach Party at Bier Stein

• Saturday 8/23 Market 4 Mutts at Viking Brewing; dogs, beer and more

• Sunday 8/24 Murder is afoot! Luau Murder Mystery Dinner

• Sunday 8/24 Watch cuteness at Lucky Paws adoption event at PublicHouse

• Tuesday 8/26 Emo Night at 255 Madison with Pretty Suspect and more

 ⬇️And for weekly trivia, bingo, and much more ⬇️ 

Take a Hike 🌲 

Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!

• Wednesday 8/20 Walk it off with the YMCA; Sasquatch Day themed

• Thursday 8/21 Float down the river with the Eugene Pride Paddle

• Friday 8/22 Pitch in to remove teasel weeds from West Eugene wetlands

• Saturday 8/23 Walk for a cause at Relay for Life

• Saturday 8/23 Group hike to the top of Spencer Butte for the sunrise

• Saturday 8/23 Help out in a wildflower garden with maintenance tasks

• Saturday 8/23 Rooftop yoga on top of the Graduate Hotel anyone?

• Saturday 8/23 Volunteer restoring meadow at Alton Baker Park

• Sunday 8/24 Learn about bugs on an insect tour at Mt. Pisgah

Free 💸 

Need we say more?

• Wednesday 8/20 Fleetwood and Friends perform outside at Oakway

• Wednesday 8/20 Catch the Edge of Tomorrow film screening

• Wednesday 8/20 Get creative painting watercolor birds

• Wednesday 8/20 Learn to decoupage a treasure box (I love that word!!)

• Thursday 8/21 Salsa Pacifica concert and salsa lessons

• Thursday 8/21 Stroll and shop the Amazon Farmers Market

• Thursday 8/21 All-ages board game and puzzle swap (also Fri/Sat.)

• Thursday 8/21 Neighborhood Ice Cream social at Campbell Community

• Saturday 8/23 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market

• Saturday 8/23 Pull up a mat… outdoor yoga at Dorris Ranch

• Saturday 8/23 Learn the basics of bird watching (indoors)

• Saturday 8/23 Two Gentlemen of Verona; Shakespeare in the Park (& Sun.)

• Sunday 8/24 The Whiteaker Community Market is the perfect little stroll

• Sunday 8/24 Solidarity Share Fair; everything is free

• Tuesday 8/26 Learn about seed saving with the Eugene Garden Club

• Tuesday 8/26 See the 20th anniversary screening of Broken Flowers

Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗 

Events about an hour away, ish.

• Thursday 8/21 See Shakespeare; The Tempest (all weekend/Cottage Grove)

• Thursday 8/21 Music in the park w/ Double Birds & Blue Country (Veneta)

• Friday 8/22 Have a desire to run 200 miles? Oregon 200 (Oakridge)

• Saturday 8/23 Learn to preserve tomatoes in salsa/sauces (Cottage Grove)

• Saturday 8/23 CresFest 2025 brings the rock and roll (Creswell)

• Saturday 8/23 Back to School night at the Speedway (Cottage Grove)

• Sunday 8/24 Saginaw Vineyard’s Summer Craft Market (Saginaw)