Melloni Wilnder-Nugent, 17, lounges on the big chair near the entrance to the Oregon Country Fair on Friday, July 10. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
The 2026 Oregon Country Fair kicked off Friday, July 10, outside Veneta. Here are images from the first day of the three-day event.
The entrance to Dragon Gate is shown on opening day of the fair, Friday. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldThe Radar Angels perform songs with peach-inspired lyrics Friday. The peach is a symbol of the fair.Linda Yapp plays for kids on the Youth Stage on Friday. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldAn unidentified masked fairgoer strolls the paths on Friday. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldThe Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Chamber Band and Orchestra strikes up a tune at the fair Friday. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldLydia Dalina, 27, attends her first fair with her boyfriend, Trillium Dewyse, 24, on Friday. It’s Dewyse’s eighth time attending. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldThe first day of fair Friday brought pleasant weather in the mid-80s. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldArtist Diane McWhorter, who sells screen-printed caps, tote bags and bandannas, wears a handmade Jell-O hat on the opening day of the fair. As of mid-morning, the gelatin showed no signs of melting. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldAlbert Pepe, 70, runs the Hat People booth at the fair. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldPepe has been watching fair events and fairgoers since the 1980s and enjoys “seeing children grow up and do things they learned here at the fair.”Fairgoers stroll near the B Heavenly booth on Friday.Savannah Revtta works on an item for the Wally’s Way children’s area on Friday. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldCredit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldKaren Shaff, 66, has attended the fair since 1991. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldFlorencia Anding, 16, plays music her mother, Gwendolyn Anding, 50, on Friday. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout-Eugene-SpringfieldStilt-walker Reshi Sanchez, 21, greets fairgoers Friday at Dragon Gate entrance. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldBeswican, 28, “noodles” on his guitar across from The Ritz on Wednesday before the fair. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldJuggler Harmon Hunt practices juggling ahead of fair on Wednesday. He’s attended the fair for 40 years.
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