Boasting 79 years of family fun with a parade, festival market, evening street dance and more. You'll enjoy live music and performing arts, classic cars and farm equipment, sports and tournaments, art exhibits and craft markets, shopping and dining, and above all, the bitterly-sweet, locally-famous cranberry-eating contest.
Pre-festival activities begin on Thursday evening with the Cranberry Queen coronation. Local events continue Friday morning with the Cranberry Kitchen contest and run throughout the day with local high-school volleyball and football games.
Schedule of Events
PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS
These events start prior to the Cranberry Festival and continue throughout.
Port of Bandon Art Show
Port of Bandon Boardwalk, Old Town
Cranberry City
Vote for your favorite cranberry-themed storefront.
10 AM to 4 PM - Cranberry Festival Memorabilia Display
Bandon Historical Museum, 270 Filmore Ave SE
Display features Cranberry Court Coronation dresses and festival memorabilia.
9 AM to 12 PM - Cranberry Kitchen Contest (Judging at 1PM)
– Sponsored by Ocean Spray
VFW Hall Post 3440, Hwy 42 S & Bates Road
Winners announced at half-time of the Cranberry Bowl Football Game
9 AM to 3 PM - VFW Auxiliary Craft Bazaar & Bake Sale
VFW Hall Post 3440, Hwy 42 S & Bates Road
10 AM to 4 PM - Old Town Marketplace Farmers Market
The Warehouse, Port of Bandon Waterfront, 250 1st Street SW
10 AM to 4 PM - Bandon Quilt Guild "Quilts by the Sea" Quilt Show
Oddfellows Hall, 2 blocks down Hwy 42 S
Admission $3.00
11 AM - Blessing of the Harvest
Friday Farms, 4th Street NE & Ohio Avenue NE
Open to the community
7 PM - Cranberry Bowl Football Game
Bandon High School Tiger Field, 550 9th Street SW
Cranberry Court and Cranberry Kitchen Winners Announced at Half-Time