Tulip time is among the best times. Grab a good pair of walking shoes and get your camera ready for this 40th annual fest, where you'll find 40 acres of fields blooming with more than 100 varieties, not to mention cutout boards for silly photo-ops. Other activities include wooden shoe–making demonstrations, duck races for the kids, and hot air balloons (if weather allows). For a tipple among the tulips, join a guided tour of Wooden Shoe Vineyards. 

For the first time since before the pandemic, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is mounting a full season, which means 10 shows running in repertory. (Technically, the fest kicked off last month, but that just means the actors have had a couple weeks to settle into their roles, right?) The first four shows to open are Macbeth (with OSF vet Kevin Kenerly in the title role); a dark comedy that imagines an encounter between Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe; a one-woman show that knits Shakespeare’s monologues with stories of family trauma; and a one-man comedy about growing up Black, Caribbean, and Christian.

Every year, thousands of migratory birds representing more than 300 species pass through the Harney Basin of southeastern Oregon on the Pacific Flyway. Started in 1981, this fest celebrates the remarkable phenomenon with a stacked lineup of events, including bird crawls (think pub crawls, but with feathered friends), all variety of tours and workshops (from raptor identification to field sketching to birding by ear), and bird trivia. 

Sample local bounty and live music at this North Coast tradition, now in its 42nd year. Wine, beer, spirits, and arts vendors join food stalls offering the likes of seafood ramen, shrimp melts, crab cakes, and fried oysters.

A weekend trip to Southern Oregon rewards with a bevy of artisan vendors serving up cheese—duh—but also chocolate, kimchi, ice cream, hot sauce, pickles, and more. On the adult beverage side of things, expect beer, wine, mead, cider, and spirits.