Back To Bandon for the Cranberry Festival

The Bandon Cranberry Festival—Old Town Bandon OR
     Coronation, Live Music, Parade, Car Show, Street Dance, Cranberry Eating Contest, Vendor Booths, Kids Activities, Petting Zoo, Food Court, Tournament, Bake Sale, Art Show . . .

• Plans for the 2026 Cranberry Festival https://bandon.com/cranberry-festival/

Photos below from 2025:
1. Parade
2. Vendors and activities downtown
3. Bandon History Museum
4. Quilt Show & Bake Sale
5. A few Murals and Some Bandon Businesses
6. Activity Books, maps, brochures
7. Trip home, including gas price comparisons

A small town Parade at length--Old Town Bandon OR

Vendors and activities downtown

Kids' Corner

Bandon History Museum--270 Fillmore Ave SE, Bandon OR 97411; Hwy 101 & Fillmore

Brochures from the Bandon Historical Society, available at the Museum

Healthy Historic Hikes around Bandon

Quilt Show & Bake Sale
Quilt Show:  Bandon Oddfellows No 133--88184 Hwy 42, Bandon OR 97411 . . . photos courtesy Sally Jackson
     See also Forget Me Knots quilt shop https://www.forget-me-knots.net/ (used their photo of the shop)
     and Sew Crafty https://www.facebook.com/SewCraftyByLeeAnn/ 
Bake Sale:  VFW Post 3440--55352 Bates Rd, Bandon OR 97411​ . . . we got there late, nearly all sold out

Bandon, OR

• https://oregoncoastweekend.com/bandon/
• https://bandon.com/

      I've traveled to or through Bandon several times . . .
North Bend to Brookings--the Southern Oregon Coast (scroll down)

• https://www.travelpacificnw.com/accessible-travel-blog/north-bend-to-brookings-the-southern-oregon-coast

Reedsport OR and Up & Down the Coast (get to the bottom)

• https://www.travelpacificnw.com/accessible-travel-blog/reedsport-or-and-up-down-the-coast

Florence to Port Orford, Dune Buggies and Bandon-by-the-Sea; the Southern OR Coast

• https://www.travelpacificnw.com/accessible-travel-blog/florence-to-port-orford-dune-buggies-and-bandon-by-the-sea-s-oregon-coast

Lighthouses of the PNW includes the Coquille Lighthouse in Bandon OR

• https://www.travelpacificnw.com/accessible-travel-blog/lighthouses-of-the-pacific-northwest

​Bandon Card & Gift Shoppe--265 2nd St SE, Bandon OR 97411
​     Cool stuff for tourists and older grandkids.

​The Toy Room--295 2nd St SE, Bandon OR 97411
​     Lots of cool stuff for younger grandkids.

Cran-Sol-Fest member market--50161 US-101, Bandon OR (photos mostly courtesy Sally Jackson)
     Bandon has an annual summer Solstice event in June, and the annual Cranberry festival in Sept.

​Misty Meadows Jams--48053 US-101, south of Bandon OR 97411, with a honey stand, lots of flavors

Bandon Beach photos by Brett Schott, and brochures for Bandon Beach Riding Stables

Interesting Bandon Cemetery Info

The Bandon Light--Sept 2025

Activity books, map, brochures

Headed for Home--including gas price comparisons
​     Though gas prices won't necessarily be the same, the relative prices would be similar.