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Top Picks 🏅
Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.
Saturday 7/18 Music, food, and activities at Noche Cultural 2026
Saturday 7/18 15th Annual Adkins Farm Blueberry Festival Blues & Brews
Saturday 7/18 Celebrate 50 years of fun at Market Fest (and Sun.)
Saturday 7/18 Music, food, vendors and more; Oregon Asian Celebration
We have friends visiting this weekend… Perfect excuse for us to go to the best places in town and show off our little city!
Oh, and in other news, if you have an event or business YOU want to show off on here, read the blue box below.
As always… Happy reading, and see you out there! 🤠
Around Town 🏙
It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…
Wednesday 7/15 Help create opportunities; Benefit Breakfast 🍳
Thursday 7/16 House party meets library concert; the music of Shinyribs
Thursday 7/16 Enjoy the guitar music of Roy Rogers 🎸 at Tsunami Books
Thursday 7/16 House concert alert: songwriters Fong and Lalotos
Thursday 7/16 Three artists in one night at take the ArtHouse stage
Friday 7/17 Scared & amazed; Paranormal Cirque Voodoo (through Mon)
Friday 7/17 Eugene Emeralds play Hillsboro Hops (all weekend)
Friday 7/17 Brigadoon the musical on stage at The Shedd (all weekend)
Friday 7/17 Cuthbert Amphitheater presents the Floydian Slips band
Friday 7/17 Dinner for a cause; Project Living Hope fundraiser dinner
Friday 7/17 Folksy music at ArtHouse with Sturtz
Friday 7/17 See the play Jerusalem at Very Little Theater (and Sat.)
Friday 7/17 Head to 5th Street for a history art show reception
Friday 7/17 Lots of music & actives at Ready State Soul Club (all weekend)
Saturday 7/18 Music, poems and essays combine at Tsunami Books
Saturday 7/18 See new fashions at the Emerging Designer Fashion Show
Sunday 7/19 Get your hands dirty at a cheesemaking class
Sunday 7/19 Oregon Geo Fest comes to town with gems, minerals and more
Monday 7/20 It’s Apollo Day at the science center 🌙
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For the Kiddos 🛝
We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!
Wednesday 7/15 Who’s Dat Bird? Learn about PNW birds (ages 13-19)
Wednesday 7/15 It’s a Bug Meet and Greet! (ages 5-9)
Friday 7/17 Go watch a Movies in the Park; A Minecraft Movie
Friday 7/17 Bee Amazed; hands on science about bees (ages 5-12)
Friday 7/17 Head to Wildish Movie Night to see The Muppet Movie
Friday 7/17 Swim and watch Shark Tales at the Dive-In Movie
Saturday 7/18 Teddy Bear Picnic in the park with the library
Tuesday 7/21 It’s a crafting extravaganza at the library (ages 9-12)
The Duck Corner 🦆
All things University of Oregon.
Summer break!
What’s on Tap 🍻
Grab a beverage and stay a while.
Wednesday 7/15 Annual PNW Fest at PublicHouse (through Sun)
Thursday 7/16 Ralph Barbosa brings 3 nights of comedy (through Sat.)
Thursday 7/16 Farewell concert for Left on Wilson at Whirled Pies
Friday 7/17 Music of The Police with Outlandish d’Amour
Friday 7/17 Hot Rod Night with live music at Stage Stop Pizza
Friday 7/17 15 minutes to make a powerpoint at Speed Power Point Night
Friday 7/17 Get a little spicy at Kinky Bingo
Friday 7/17 It’s Ohana Fest at Oakshire, enjoy island time!
Saturday 7/18 Throw hands, raise glasses at Rock Paper Scissors Tourney
Saturday 7/18 No Easy Way Out; POW Pro Wrestling
Saturday 7/18 Dynamic vocal jazz duo Summerville perform at Jazz Station
Sunday 7/19 Bop to the accapella music of Verdant A Cappella
Sunday 7/19 World Cup Watch Parties; El Nopalito or The Annex
Sunday 7/19 Grab a drink and adopt a dog at the same time: Pet Adoption
Tuesday 7/21 Garden on Friendly hosts fundraiser party for Tsunami Books
Tuesday 7/21 Better stretch your thumbs; Mario Cart Tournament
Tuesday 7/21 Join BEST for a bicycle happy hour
⬇And for weekly trivia, bingo, and much more ⬇
Take a Hike 🌲
Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!
Wednesday 7/15 Grab a life jacket for the Pride Paddle
Thursday 7/16 Compete in track/field at Hayward; All Comers Meet (>12)
Saturday 7/18 Ever wanted to help count butterflies?
Tuesday 7/21 Learn about how to monitor and deal w/ pests in your garden.
Free 💸
Need we say more?
Wednesday 7/15 See the music and dance of Mexico/Latin America
Wednesday 7/15 Have fun getting creative and making Shrinky Dinks
Wednesday 7/15 Live music in the courtyard at Oakway Center
Wednesday 7/15 Try your hand crafting needle-felted strawberries
Wednesday 7/15 Head to The Whit for a free summer concert series
Thursday 7/16 The Amazon Farmer’s Market for the freshest of finds
Thursday 7/16 Concerts in the Park: this week’s band Leo’s Jammers
Friday 7/17 CityClub Eugene learns about NonProfit Board Governance
Friday 7/17 Opening art reception; Rick Bartow Self Portrait and Dream
Saturday 7/18 Eugene Saturday Market and Lane farmer’s market
Saturday 7/18 Sustainability talk with Mountain Rose Herbs
Sunday 7/12 Stroll the Whit at the Whiteaker Community Market
Sunday 7/19 The Sugar Beets perform a free concert in the park
Tuesday 7/21 Learn about and sample varieties of tea
Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗
Events about an hour away, ish.
Wednesday 7/15 Enjoy Summer concerts in the park (Cottage Grove)ay
Thursday 7/16 Music, Vendors and more; Bohemia Mining Days (Cottage Grove, through Sat.)
Friday 7/17 Theater summer camp show; The Legend Grows (Cottage Grove, and Sat.)
Saturday 7/18 Wine meets Shakespeare w/ Much Ado About a Handkerchief (Junction City)
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