Del Ruhl plays the flute in the parade group, Risk of Change, at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Posted inArts & Culture
Oregon Country Fair: A photo gallery of opening day
Here is some of what we saw as the annual Oregon Country Fair kicked off July 11 in Veneta.
Flo Buddenbaum juggles at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025. (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Cedar Gray, 3, plays a xylophone structure at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Jason Linguanti looks through a kaleidoscope at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025. “I like just wandering and seeing what happens,” Linguanti said. “Just seeing where the journey takes me.” (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Theodore Parsons, 4, rides a piranha sculpture at Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Alexandra Feller plays a recorder at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025. The dress up theme for day one was lime green. (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Orion Biron, 8, peddles a bike that powers an ice shaver for snow cones at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Auryn Garner, 4, climbs an art structure at Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Dr. Sin dances in the parade group Risk of Change at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Amy Funbuttons accepts a bracelet at Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025. “I love the costumes, the art, the fellowship and seeing my friends,” Funbuttons said. (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Bryce Kauffman dances in the Dance Pavilion at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)Waylon Biron, 9, peddles a bike that powers an ice shaver for snow cones at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, July 11, 2025 (Isaac Wasserman/Lookout Eugene-Springfield — Report for America)
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