Springfield Events

Join Travel Lane County for a special Tuesday Tasting Tweet-up. Come ready to blog, tweet, and facebook about J Scott, Territorial Vineyards and Sweet Cheeks' wines.

Concentrate on staying loose and painterly. Learn to create dramatic effects by introducing color that might not occur in your photograph. Learn to capture the photo's essence. Demos, individual help. Four day pastel, oil, acrylic workshop – all skill levels.

A BFF event! Browse antiques, primitives, decor, arts and crafts. Enjoy live music, taste wine and beer, and sample a variety of local food vendors. The festival is held in the White Barn on ten acres. Overnight camping is available. Head to mile post 18 then left on Howard Rd.

Cinco de Mayo weekend fun for the whole family (clothing optional) . View activities schedule online.

Climb for free at the Willamalane Center. Tips and demos from experts as well as slacklines and kids comps.

The Motet Singers, an a cappella ensemble of 13 women, present madrigals, choral versions of folk song from around the world, motets, jazz, and classical work by recent American composers.

Don't miss the Willamettans spring clean-up and in-ground pig roast. Help clean-up for summer and eat free (clothing optional).

In its fourth season, Chamber Music Amici: Concert 5 All Baroque! features Leclair Duo, Bach Sonata, Purcell Fantasia, Vivaldi Sonata, Vivaldi Motet, and guests Julia Brown, harpsichord and Laura Decher-Wayte, soprano.

Willies Spring Fling, weekend fun for the whole family (clothing optional). View full schedule online.

The Moonlight Five Mile Run will be the second annual run for stroke rehabilitation. The race is lined with thousands of luminarias that light up the night sky to make it an unforgettable event.

Color offers us opportunity to express our individual feelings. In the search for a more vital color statement, artists at all levels will benefit from an exploration in color, design, organization. Four-day watercolor workshop, all skill levels.

Each day we will work in the classroom as well as outside in the downtown area. Focus on starting sketches, learning the power of the sketchbook to help develop your ideas in their early stages. Three day sketchbook workshop – beginner through advanced.

Each day we will work in the classroom as well as outside in the downtown area. Focus on starting sketches, learning the power of the sketchbook to help develop your ideas in their early stages.

Father's Day Chili Cookoff weekend is fun for the whole family. Full schedule of activities online.

Using quilting techniques, you will learn how to design and construct a simple shallow bowl shape, then move on to designing more creative shapes, embellishing with beads, thread, etc. All skill levels.

Aquabord, a clay-surfaced board that accepts watercolor and is varnished upon completion. Three of its features: ability to create intense, luminous color; detail-friendly surface; and goof-proof nature. Four day watercolor workshop, beginner - advanced.

Looking for the best 4th of July event to attend this year? Then ditch your street shoes, dig out your flip flops and head to Island Park this July 4th for Light of Liberty: Springfield’s best summertime party.Now in its tenth year, Light of Liberty is a fundraiser featuring music, food, family fun - and, of course, a fabulous fireworks show set to music and reflected over the scenic Willamette River.

Thursday the 4th: Fireworks at dark across from the fireside; Friday: tie dye; Saturday: Dance to the music of the Cowboy Cadillac Band; there will be activities, games and sports all weekend

Help break the old record of 14,288 skinny-dippers across multiple locations and enjoy music by the pool. There will be activities all weekend.

Fourth annual summer festival featuring PetFair, FamilyFair, BroilerFair and more. Enjoy live music each day along with fun family activities and delicious food.

Focus on Chiaroscuro painting; learning to “see,” that we are painting light, not things. Understand what makes a clear visual concept; staying true to that concept and making every brushstroke count. Four day oil painting workshop.

Ready for a different statement? This popular workshop offers new concepts and methods for seeing, designing and creating successful abstract paintings, or adding abstract elements to your style. Three day watercolor workshop, beginner-advanced.

Work quickly by using a direct approach, called “Alla Prima,” or “all at once” by the Impressionists. Simplify the process of seeing luminous color & light, & see colors you didn't know were there! Four day oil painting workshop, all skill levels.

Celebrate the harvest season with a unique fall experience. Fun for the entire family. Each weekend enjoy live music, face painting, and a food venue.

The oldest and coldest holiday parade in Oregon.

Tuba, euphonium, baritone and sousaphone musicians perform holiday carols.

Marketplace@Sprout! is the area’s only year-round indoor/outdoor farmers’ market. Located in downtown Springfield, in a beautifully renovated, historic former church. Showcases the best of Lane County’s organic and locally grown farm products. Farm fresh eggs, local meats and fish, plus produce, grains and artisan goodies. Music and activities vary week to week.