Cranberry Festival Event Registration
Join Us in Bandon for One of the Longest-Running Festivals on the Oregon Coast!
Bandon’s annual cranberry harvest festival started in 1947. The festival draws the largest attendance of any Bandon community event, with as many as 15,000 residents and visitors in town throughout the weekend.
Please contact the Bandon Chamber of Commerce for more information.
EVENT DETAILS
DATES
Local Events
September 12 & 13, 2024
Main Festival Events
September 14 & 15, 2024
VENUES
Bandon City Park
Bandon Old Town
Port of Bandon Waterfront
VFW (Cranberry Kitchen)
Sprague Community Theater
(Cranberry Coronation)
Bandon High School (Cranberry Bowl
Football & Vollyball Games)
MORE INFORMATION
Bandon Chamber
541-347-9616
info@bandon.com
VENDOR AND NONPROFIT BOOTH SPACE
We welcome applications for booth space from artists and hand-crafted product vendors, as well as food and beverage vendors. In order to maintain the quality of our festival, all booth entries are juried and entries are limited.
Marketplace Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Friday evening vendor set-up is encouraged.
2024 Artists and Crafters Registration
2024 Food and Beverage Registration
We invite nonprofit organizations to take advantage of complimentary booth space at the festival in exchange for providing a family-friendly activity.
CRANBERRY FESTIVAL PARADE
Parade check-in time: 7 a.m. Saturday
Bandon High School, 550 9th St. SW, Bandon
We welcome businesses, organizations, and individuals to join the Bandon Cranberry Festival parade. Parade entries should be appropriate to each year’s festival theme. Entries are eligible for ribbons given for 1st and 2nd place in each parade category, and a Grand Marshal award. (There are no cash prizes.)
2024 Parade Grand Marshal Nominations – TBA
2024 Parade Online Registration – TBA
CRANBERRY COURT
The Cranberry Court is an opportunity for Juniors from Bandon and Pacific High Schools to earn scholarships, gain life skills, and become representatives for the Bandon Cranberry Festival.
Throughout the year, the court will make many public appearances at events around Coos County. They will also receive training to refine their skills in public speaking, talent, and pageantry, to ultimately compete to be crowned as Cranberry Queen or King at our coronation ceremony.
CRANBERRY KITCHEN CONTEST
Cranberry cooks of all ages are invited to whip up something tasty to showcase during the Cranberry Festival. Contestants may enter in any of seven different categories with sweet or savory dishes.
First, second, and third place ribbons are awarded and the overall winner is crowned Queen or King of the Kitchen.
Contest to be held at the VFW Hall, 55352 Bates Rd, Bandon.
2024 Cranberry Kitchen Contest Information – TBA
2024 Cranberry Kitchen Contest Registration – TBA
CRANBERRY CAR SHOW
Talk about and show off your car! There will be Best of Decade Awards for models from pre-1940’s to today.
Be sure to also enter the Cranberry Festival Parade taking place before the show to gain more exposure for your car!
2024 Cranberry Car Show Registration – TBA
OTHER FESTIVAL CONTEST INFORMATION
Cranberry Eating Contest – Register at the Cranberry Headquarters tent during the festival.
Corn Hole Contest – Register at the Cranberry Headquarters tent during the festival
Bandon Crab Derby – Catch a tagged crab for a chance to win a prize! Information at Tony’s Crab Shack.
