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Plus: Springfield Farmers Market premieres June 7, two Juneteenth celebrations in Eugene boast local food vendors and a Pacific Island market promises slow-roasted meats and other tropical eats. This coming month also marks the return of a beloved night market and a farm to table festival.

We are less than a month from the official start of summer, and June is ripe with delicious events in and around Lane County. 

Check out Lookout Eugene-Springfield’s running list of foodie events throughout June:

Eugene

Eugene Beer Week
Multiple venues across Lane County
May 29 to June 7

Eugene Beer Week is an annual celebration of local craft beer, with more than 26 venues offering themed tap lists, special releases and collaborations, a bike crawl, a brewers fest, concerts and a dog adoption event. Eugene Beer Week stretches across two weekends this year. A full calendar of events is available here. 

Eugene Beer Week attendees can play bingo between May 29 and June 5 for a chance to win one of three gift baskets. Credit: Taylor Goebel / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Golden Hour Market
Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza, 85 E. Eighth Ave.
4-8 p.m., First Thursday of the month from June to September

Catch the first Golden Hour Market, June 4 in Eugene. The monthly summer event series, presented by Whiteaker Community Market, turns the Pavilion into a community gathering space with local food vendors, artists, artisans and live music. The June market also offers indoor skating with Eugene Roller Vintage. All Golden Hour Markets are free to attend.

Youth Farm stand
Youth Farm, 34596 Seavey Loop
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays from June to October

Food for Lane County’s Youth Farm is opening its farm stand for the first time at its new — and permanent — 25-acre home June 6. This time of year, you can purchase cabbage, salad mix, peas, onions and other produce while fighting hunger in Lane County.  

Greenhouses at the new Youth Farm in Eugene grew thousands of plant starts in spring 2025. Credit: Taylor Goebel / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Rhythm & Resilience Celebration
Downtown Riverfront Park, 701 E. Eighth Ave.
Noon-6 p.m., June 19

Celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and recognized as the country’s second Independence Day, at Downtown Riverfront Park. There will be live music from local artists and DJs, dance performances and a killer food lineup — barbecue, boba tea, hot dogs, sausages, tacos and shaved ice, to name a few. Don’t forget your lawn chairs, dancing shoes and appetites. Rhythm and Resilience is free to attend. 

Juneteenth Gathering
Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza, 85 E. Eighth Ave.
3-8 p.m., June 19

Working on Juneteenth? Catch a later celebration at the Farmers Market Pavilion. The third annual Juneteenth Gathering promises a “powerful celebration of freedom, culture, community and Black joy in the heart of Eugene,” with live music, food and business vendors, a kids’ zone, an elders’ space and community resources. Juneteenth Gathering is free to attend. 

The Juneteenth Gathering is held at the Farmers Market Pavilion in Eugene. Credit: Craig Strobeck / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Friendly Street Block Party
Friendly Street between 27th and 28th avenues
2-8 p.m., June 20

Friendly Street Block Party returns for the second year, filling a South Eugene block with live music, local food vendors and a beer garden. The event is free to attend and family-friendly. 

Eugene Pasefika Market 2026
Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza, 85 E. Eighth Ave.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 26

Celebrate the cultures and flavors of the Pacific Islands at Eugene Pasefika Market, with live Polynesian dance, music and cultural performances, as well as local Pasefika-owned businesses selling merchandise, art and apparel. Food vendors will serve up delicious island food as well. Eugene Pasefika Market is organized by the Oregon Aloha Festival in recognition of Lane County’s ʻOhana and Pasefika community. The event is free to attend.

Springfield

Springfield Farmers Market 
Springfield Public Library Parking Lot, 225 Fifth St.
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sundays from June to October

Springfield residents: You don’t have to traipse across I-5 for your farm-fresh produce fix. 

Springfield Farmers Market opens for the first time June 7, with more than 40 farm and food artisan booths. It was developed by Lane County Farmers Market, so Saturday market shoppers will see many familiar faces — plus some new ones. 

Sweet Market Luau Party
The Sweet Market, 4425 Main Street
3-9 p.m., June 13

There will be a pig roast, Hawaiian band, hula dances and Hawaiian food truck specials at Sweet Market’s Luau Party. The event is free to attend. 

County and regional

Lebanon Strawberry Festival
Cheadle Lake Park, 37941 Weirich Drive, Lebanon
June 4-7

It’s strawberry season. And what better way to enjoy these juicy gems than at the Lebanon Strawberry Festival, about an hour north of Eugene. The festival, which is in its 117th year, boasts an eye-popping plethora of strawberry-fied foods: churros, barbecue sauce, cheesecake, caramels and even … pepperoni. 

In case you missed it, Lookout Eugene-Springfield has a guide covering strawberry U-pick spots and events in and around Lane County.

Creswell Farm to Table Events
Harry Holt Park, 127 N. Fourth St., Creswell
Every third Saturday beginning June 20 through September

Creswell’s summer-long Farm to Table event series returns June 20 with farm-free food from local vendors, demonstrations, information booths and plant giveaways while supporting local agriculture and sustainable living. 

Want to share a June foodie event? Email food correspondent Taylor Goebel at taylor@lookoutlocal.com.

Taylor Goebel covers Lane County's food and drink scene. She has nearly a decade of experience in multimedia journalism, having reported across the Mid-Atlantic on dining, food systems, education, healthcare, local elections, labor and business. She was most recently a food reporter in Washington state, where she documented a fourth-generation fishing family, covered a David vs. Goliath conflict between a national coffee chain and a small Turkish cafe, and had many culinary firsts, from ensaymadas and gilgeori (Korean street) toast to morels and black cod.