April 3 -November 15 Eugene's Saturday Market Where: 8th & Oak - Downtown Eugene When: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Every Saturday
Every Saturday, rain or shine, between April and Thanksgiving, approximately 150 vendors display their handmade or home-grown products in a park in downtown Eugene, Oregon, The sellers arrive early in the morning and set up their own individual booths. Buyers start to come around 10 AM, and from then on throughout the day the Market is alive with activity: browsing, buying, selling, trading, exchanging information, eating lunch, listening to and playing music. All these and more activities are going on simultaneously. Children and older people alike enjoy the selling and visiting at the Market. There is a true mixture of ages, incomes and lifestyles meeting with ease and pleasure.
The Market has become a meeting place for the whole community; it is where one meets friends, takes visitors, passes petitions, in addition, of course, to buying birthday and Christmas presents, and so on, Non profit community groups are able to disseminate information with free booth space provided. Quality entertainment has become much more of a focal point for bringing local residents back time and again. Craft demonstrations are becoming more a part of weekly attractions as the market strives towards providing an ongoing educational experience as well. The Market has had some influence on statewide legislation regarding the sale of baked goods. Members of the staff and the Board have been invited to talk to classes at the University of Oregon about various aspects of the market which concerns them, and the Market has been the subject of numerous high school and college term papers and architectural projects.
Contact Info: 541-686-8885
76 W. Broadway - Eugene OR, 97401
Open every Saturday, April 4 thru November 15
Rain or shine: 10 am-5 pm
April 24 12th annual Earth Day Celebration Where: EWEB's River Edge Plaza - Eugene, Or When: 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday
This 12th annual Earth Day Celebration is an environmentally-based event that celebrates the Earth and its resources. This year's event theme is "Small Steps, Big Changes" and features educational activity booths, the John H. Baldwin Film & Lecture Series, a musical stage, a Procession of All Species, and much more! The event is produced by the volunteer efforts of the Earth Day Steering Committee.
The Eugene Water & Electric Board will award two grants of up to $100,000 each to local renewable energy and education projects, as identified by EWEB customers who are signed up for the Greenpower program. The two winners (chosen from five finalists) will be announced on the main stage at 1:50 p.m. Also this year Mayor Kitty Piercy will award the bi-monthly Bold Steps Sustainability Award, given to businesses that have incorporated the triple bottom line thinking into their daily business practices.
There will be free LTD shuttles from the downtown station and Saturday Market to EWEB's River Edge Plaza during event hours.
Live music by: Edison Choir, The Suegrass Band, Bajuana Tea, The Janet Bates Band, The Love Sisters with Barbara Healy & Deb Cleveland.
Ticket Pricing: Free To Public
Contact Info: info@seedevelopment.com
500 E 4th Ave -
Eugene, OR 97401
April 30 - May 2 4th Annual Eugene Marathon Where: Hayward Field, Amazon Park, Springfield When: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday | 6:45 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday | 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM Sunday
It's A Running Weekend!
Bring your energy and get ready to cheer for thousands of runners and walkers, from all across the country, as they speed their way along the 26.2 and 13.1 mile courses. Starting outside the University of Oregon's famous Hayward field (15th & Agate), the courses run through 9 miles of Eugene's streets and 5 miles of Springfield's streets. The marathon course winds the rest of the way along the Willamette River bike path ending on the track at Hayward Field. Some specific spectator locations include: Alton Baker, Amazon, Maury Jacobs, Skinner Butte and Willamalane Parks. Or dine along the river/course at Valley River Inn's Sweetwaters and Northbank's McMinnemins restaurants.
The 26.2 mile race starts on the corner of 15th Avenue and Agate Street, in front of historic Hayward Field. The course runs the first 9 miles through south Eugene around Amazon Park and the University of Oregon. Runners then cross the beautiful Willamette River on the Main Street Bridge into downtown Springfield. This 5 mile loop ends with a scenic pass by the University of Oregon's Autzen Stadium and the new baseball park on Leo Harris Parkway.
At the Eugene Marathon Health & Fitness Expo you can shop cool vendors, collect freebies, learn about new products, listen to local running icons and get excited to run on Sunday! The expo is also your only opportunity to pick up your race packet - this includes your bib number, timing tag, t-shirt, event information, and other great offers and coupons from event sponsors.
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