Ocean Shores & Westport
Grays Harbor County Expo ~  At the Ocean Shores Convention Center – Thursday May 27 – Monday May 31.  Something for everyone! (Free and easy parking)  This 3rd Annual Expo is sponsored by Windermere Real Estate and Levee Lumber 

• ~Oceans of Fine Arts
• ~Arts & Crafts Show
• ~Cruisin the Shores
• ~RV Show
• ~Chainsaw Carving
• ~Hot Rod & Classic Car Show
• ~Home Show

Pacific Beach & Moclips 

Quilt Show~ May 29-30
Pacific Beach Quilters presents their 4th annual Pacific Beach Quilt Show at the Pacific Beach Elementary School. Features collections of antique and contemporary quilts.

Annual Memorial Day Weekend Garage Sale~ May 29-31 
Museum of the North Beach will hold its 8th annual sale to help raise operating funds. Located in the Pacific Beach Resort & Conference Center (Navy Base). Info: 360-276-4441

Long Beach Peninsula

World’s Longest Garage Sale~ 28 Miles of Garage Sales! May 28-31 Grab a copy of the Chinook Observer, or just follow the signs. There are so many sales, you can practically walk from one to the next, up and down the Peninsula. For more than twenty years, thousands of folks have come to the Peninsula over Memorial Weekend for its 28-Mile, fun-filled yard sale.

SummerFest~  May 28-31 Free Family Friendly entertainment and activities for the public

• ~Music in the gazebo
• ~Face painting
• ~Horse and wagon rides
• ~Balloon artistry
• ~Art in the Park- make & take crafts
• ~Mother Goose and Friends
• ~End of summer Dunk Tank
• ~Appearances by: Smokey the Bear, Sparky the Fire Dog, Rescue Dogs, Maddox Dancers and more!

If you need lodging and prefer to stay in a  Washington Coast vacation rental … you may still have  time to reserve!

 ~ Thanks & have a fun Memorial Weekend AT THE BEACH

Photo by~ eyeliam

Rockaway, Garibaldi, Wheeler & Nehalem Bay

Annual Memorial Weekend Blues Festival ~ Nehalem Bay Winery  just outside of Wheeler (one mile from the Highway 101 junction)

Steam Train Season Begins ~Memorial Day Weekend train runs between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach - Port of Tillamook  503-842-7972 or 800-685-1719

Garibaldi’s Blessing of the Fleet~ Time TBA -  Docks of Garibaldi  503-322-3796 or 503-322-8408

Garibaldi Fish Fry ~ Sunday, May 30 @ Noon – Old Mill Marina  503-322-3796 or 503-322-8408

Tillamook

Quilts & Fiber Arts Festival ~ May 29 & 30- Tillamook County Fairgrounds Auditorium

Cannon Beach

Mary Flower Folk Concert ~ May 29 – Cannon Beach History Center & Museum

Lincoln City

The Fab Four ~ May 29  Chinook Winds

Depoe Bay

64th Fleet of Flowers ~ May 31  Depoe Bay Harbor

Newport

Newport Saturday Farmer’s Market ~ Highway 101 and Angle Street 541-961-8236

Oregon Coast Aquarium Events ~ www.aquarium.org
Sea Lion Encounter ~ Make reservations in advance by calling 541-867-3474 Ext. 2313
Swamplands ~ The aquarium’s newest exhibit opens May 29, 2010 9am – 6pm. It’s an exploration of swamps found around the world. It features creatures like a 12-foot anaconda, a 6-foot alligator, piranhas, red tail boas, a larger alligator snapping turtle, frogs, iguanas and tropical fish. 541-867-FISH

Bandon

Marine Swap Meet ~ May 29 – Bandon Boardwalk

Brookings

71st Azalea Festival~ May 28-30 – Street Fair, Parade, Arts & Crafts, Car Show, Food and more

If you need lodging information and prefer to stay in an Oregon Coast vacation rental, you may still have time to reserve!

~ Have a fun & safe Memorial Day weekend AT THE BEACH!

~ Netarts Bay Oregon~

If you want to experience something different while vacationing on the North Oregon Coast… here is an outdoor adventure you will never forget…  Kayak Tillamook is an Oregon Coast Eco Tour & Guide Service, offering kayaking trips on flat waterways from Nehalem to Neskowin.  For beginners and experts alike… you’ll enjoy a guided tour of beautiful sights along the coast.  Glide along the clean waters of Tillamook Counties… estuaries, bays, river or calming sloughs and lakes…  ahhh.

For now, you can go on a video tour!  Grant’s Getaways ~ A Perfect Paddle on Netarts Bay

When you register, you will receive instruction prior to the tour which includes 3 hours total on the water.  You will receive the personal attention of a Guide to perfect your technique, to answer questions and to ensure your safety and comfort.  Equipment includes a kayak, a paddle, a flotation jacket, spray skirt, a beverage and snack food and they even offer rain poncho’s and sun screen for those who have forgotten to pack them!

Got questions on how to plan your next adventure on the Oregon Coast? Visit Kayak Tillamook!

~ Thanks & have fun AT THE BEACH!

Photo by~ Glynis Valenti

Downtown Seaside invites you to Come Wine With Us! ~ Saturday May 15th, 2010 3-7pm

Oregon Wineries will be showcasing their best wines and Downtown Seaside will be showing off their wonderful businesses.  There will be complimentary appetizers and live music, too!  Come spend the weekend at the beach… there is a great choice of  lodging in the Seaside area, so you can relax and enjoy that much more

A commemorative event wine glass $5 and ID bracelet will be required for wine tasting.  Must be 21 or over to participate. Wineries will be charging nominal tasting fees.  A map listing the participating wineries and businesses will be available at the 3 ID check stations. Wine glass sales and ID check stations will be open from 1pm-7pm on event day for pre-sales, and wine tastings will start at 3pm.

Wine glasses and ID bracelets can be purchased at:
The Carousel Mall – 300 Broadway from 1pm-7pm. There will be 2 stations in the mall.
Salmonberry Square – 810 Broadway from 2:30pm-6:30pm

*This event is presented by the Seaside Downtown Business Development Association

For more information:

• Call: Laurie Oxley 503-717-1914
• Visit:  SeasideDowntown.com
• Email: events@seasidedowntown.com

~ Thanks & have fun AT THE BEACH… Cheers!