VENETA — The 54th annual Oregon Country Fair kicks off its three-day run Friday.
The fair is touted as a celebration of art, music, earth and family that promises to transport attendees into a fairy-like village in the forest near Veneta, about 15 miles west of Eugene on the north side of Oregon Highway 126.
For the first time, the fair will feature all female-fronted bands on the main stage. Bands include Reb & the Good News, Glitterfox, Reva DeVito, Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters, Celisse, The AM (Acoustic Minds), La Familia Gutierrez Son Jarocho, Stout, The Eights featuring Nicki Bluhum & Holly Bowling, Dead House, LaRhonda & the Steele Family Band, Anna Moss & the Nightshades, Sister Carol and Shook Twins.
The fair Oregon Country Fair is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. About 45,000 people attend over the three-day event.
Tickets are sold through TicketsWest.com.
Three-day passes are sold out, but single-day tickets were still available for all three days. For Friday and Saturday, adult tickets are $45, seniors 65+ are $40 and children 12 and younger have free admission. On Sunday, ticket prices drop by $5.
There are more than 85 food booths and carts offering food and drink. More than 700 artists will be selling their wares over the weekend.
The fair has 17 stages with performances range from spoken word to belly dancing to poetry to tightrope walkers to rock ‘n’ roll and there are a number of parades throughout the day.
Parking costs $15 per day, per vehicle. Parking can be paid for when buying tickets through TicketsWest or upon arrival at the fair.
— The Eugene Register-Guard
