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Annual Blackberry Arts Festival
Aug 22 - Aug 23, 2026
The annual Blackberry Arts Festival celebrates ART and the delicious blackberry!
The Blackberry Arts Festival is a juried arts and craft festival that began more than 40 years ago. The Festival highlights the works of local and regional artists and crafters in August, the typical timing of the annual harvest of the blackberry.
The Blackberry Arts Festival features an impressive array of metalwork, jewelry, quilts, candles, hand-painted clothing, wine, carved wood, and much more available for purchase. The festival also includes food vendors, some featuring delicious items made from Oregon blackberries, and features live music on the Blackberry Jam concert stage all weekend long!
SCHEDULE:
The Street Fair and Vendors will be open on Central Ave, between Hwy 101 and 4th Street, SAT. 9am-6pm and SUN. 10am-4pm.
There is no admission fee for this Festival. Activities are centered on Central Avenue in downtown Coos Bay.
Blackberry Recipe Contest - every year, the festival includes a recipe contest using the beloved blackberry. Pick up entry forms at the Coos Bay Visitor Center, 50 Central Ave.
Rules:
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Each recipe must include Blackberries!
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Entries location: North Point Real Estate Office located at the Corner of Hwy 101 & Central Ave
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Drop off time: 10:00am-11:30am
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One entry per person.
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Entry must include a copy of a detailed recipe with credit given to the original source; for example Betty Crocker’s CookBook or great grandma Lulu’s family recipe
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Each entry must be sizable enough for six “tastes”
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Judging time: Noon
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Winners will be announced between 1:30pm-2:00pm.
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Each winner will be awarded an apron and a cutting board
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7 Devils Brewing Co
is the official sponsor of the beer garden of The Blackberry Arts Festival at the Blackberry Jam concert stage area at Central & 3rd. They will be serving delicious brews and blackberry-inspired drinks.
Blackberry Jam!
Featuring great music from some of our festival favorites! Concert stage is located at Central and 3rd Avenue.
The weekend includes two can’t-miss live shows: Family Mystic kicks things off Friday, 8/21, with a little pre-festival groove, followed by pub favorite Marty O’Reilly on Saturday, 8/22, after the first day of the festival.
The Blackberry Jam is brought to you by: Coos Bay Toyota and Pacific Properties
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