Events

Oregon has only allowed the eulachon smelt fishery four times since the fish was listed as threatened 15 years ago.

Visual Arts Week is a celebration of the visual arts in Eugene. It includes temporary installations, shows at galleries, events, art talks, and tours of the 20 by 21 mural project.

Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center celebrates culture and history as the nonprofit turns 50. This Saturday, it will hold its annual Neerchokikoo powwow.

Founded in 2014, the Jade International Night Market experienced a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, but it reopened in 2023. This year, it will be held on Saturday from 3-10 p.m. at the Southeast campus of Portland Community College.

Traditions grow deep roots in Oregon, but few are as simultaneously silly and serious as the annual Pig-N-Ford races.

Closing out the 2024 UNITY conference, youth represented their Native nations through traditional designs and attended a fashion show with pieces from award winning Indigenous designer Red Berry Woman.

Organizers of Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride have announced that they will take a year off from programming the massive ride this year. The army of volunteers who put on the ride say they need time to make sure that the event is better, safer and easier to plan in the future.

This weekend central Oregon will celebrate Juneteenth with a festival in Drake Park for the fourth year in a row. The two-day celebration will have entertainment, food and games like double-dutch, but true to the event’s foundation, there will also be a big focus on education about Black history.

We’ve gotten a taste of some sunny weather in the last couple of weeks, which means summer is just around the corner — and a new season brings more arts and culture events to add to our calendars. OPB producer Donald Orr sat down with "All Things Considered" co-host Crystal Ligori to preview a few things to look forward to in June.

As we settle into the new year, there are plenty of events this month that can enlighten your start to 2023. OPB producer Donald Orr sat down with All Things Considered co-host Crystal Ligori to chat about a few events to check out this January.