Not Slowing Down for 50
OCF’s 50th anniversary music lineup brings it on
That Oregon Country Fair knows how to throw a party is a well-established fact. It follows, then, that OCF would do it up right on … Continue reading
OCF50
Rocking Medicine
White Bird raises money while saving the day
“This is a labor of love, but we continue to do it because it is something we really believe in,” Wren Arrington says about White … Continue reading
Fairing Well
The Oregon Country Fair looks ahead to its next half-century
Fifty years ago, Sesame Street debuted its first episode and the original Star Trek aired its last. Fifty years ago Woodstock happened and the first … Continue reading
50 years of Fair
The raucous three-day arts and cultural extravaganza known today as the Oregon Country Fair began 50 years ago as a small crafts fair organized by … Continue reading
Party with a Purpose
Philanthropy at the Oregon Country Fair
The Oregon Country Fair has incubated a sense of community ever since the first Fair in 1969 raised funds for a children’s school. Those early … Continue reading
Oregon Country Fair Timeline
Compiled from OCF documents, newspaper articles and years of research Nov. 1 & 2, 1969 — First Faire: Two-day Renaissance Pleasure Faire held in a … Continue reading
Future Fair
At 50, the fair is looking to grow up — but wants to do it right
Imagine the Oregon Country Fair’s 100th anniversary in 2069. Fairgoers will arrive at the grounds near Veneta by solar-powered drones that depart every 20 minutes … Continue reading
Zak Schwartz
A half century of training BUMS in security
He heard of Eugene in 1973 through the informational app of the time (person-to-person conversation) and decided on a hitchhiking adventure from Santa Cruz, California, … Continue reading
Dana and Colleen Bauman
The Fair’s first 24-hour booth
Dana’s Cheesecake debuted at the Eugene Saturday Market in December 1979, selling slices of delectable cheesecake along with cookies, cakes, and coffee. In 1982, Dana … Continue reading
Terry Baxter
Letting the Fair speak for itself
Terry Baxter was a jock when he was younger. He wasn’t interested in a hippie happening like the Oregon Country Fair. But when he got … Continue reading