The best way to get a volunteer position with the Fair is to talk to someone who is on a crew. You can also reach out to us by submitting a volunteer application. The volunteer application is now closed for Fair 2024. If you have submitted an application, please know that a member of the Volunteer Support Team will reach out if we think we may have a good volunteer role for you. Thanks for your interest in volunteering with Oregon Country Fair!
You can keep up with Fair happenings by clicking on this link to access our newsletter, the Fair Family News. The newspaper, which is published 11 times a year, includes information about upcoming meetings and work parties. Showing up at a work party or highway pickup day is a great way to help the Fair and to meet other volunteers. There are many ways to volunteer to help the Fair that may not result in overnight credentials right away, but the more you help out and the more people who know what a good worker you are and how much you love the Fair, the greater your chance of landing a position that will reward you with a camping pass.
You can rock ‘n’ roll, you can belly dance, you can laugh your head off at the silly vaudevillians. You can eat delectable dishes until you think you can’t eat another bite, but then you see those desserts and somehow you find room. You can buy jewelry or furniture or a mask or any of hundreds of hand made crafts sold by the artisans themselves. You can get a relaxing massage, energy work, or get your Tarot cards read. You can march in parades. You can get your face painted. You can people watch like you’ve never people watched before.
Here’s a list of allowed items that will make your Fair experience more enjoyable:
Refillable, non-glass water bottle
Backpack, purse, or fanny pack (does NOT have to be clear)
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Umbrella
Still camera (please ask for permission before photographing minors or people who aren’t fully clothed)
Comfortable shoes
Flow toys
A fun costume
Hand sanitizer
Face mask
Here’s a list of what you should leave at home:
Weapons
Pets
Glass containers
Drugs
Alcohol
Fireworks
Video cameras
Portable Audio Systems
Friends without tickets (we don’t sell tickets at the Fair)
Regardless of what you bring to the Fair, please plan on being searched by our Security volunteers. Bag check is available for those that wish to free up their hands.
There are over 85 food booths and strolling vendors who offer tempting, tasty treats. More than 700 artisans offer an amazing array of crafts hand-made or gathered by the seller. Fabulous Country Fair memorabilia is also available.
Food is made on the premises but its origins are from all over the world: Italian, Greek, Thai, (East) Indian, Ethiopian, tofu burgers, souvlaki, enchiladas, grilled cheese, blintzes, pies, cookies, lemonade, smoothies, scrambled eggs. . . are you hungry yet?
Lots! Music of many varieties from large rock and roll bands to solo acoustic artists; the finest collection of vaudevillians since the 1920’s; puppets; parades, belly dancers; jugglers; tightrope walkers; choirs. . . we could go on and on. Please see the complete schedule on this website about June 1 of each year.
The Fair is one big playground, with parades, face painting and entertainment to wow the little ones. Chela Mela Meadow and Xavanadu offer lots of fun activities in which kids can participate from costume making to hula hooping. Children 12 and under receive free admission so there is no reason not to bring your whole family!
Wally’s Way is a family-friendly semi-supervised wonderland full of entertaining and enlightening attractions and activities, a playground, a climbing structure, a free library, and plenty of shade.
For the very youngest among us, we hope you’ll visit our family-only resting areas: Mellow Space and Groover’s Grove. In these sweet spaces, you’ll find a diaper-changing area and plenty of shady seating to rest and let the littles explore the sensory activities in a safe and fairly confined area. The Mellow Space is in Wally’s Way and Groover’s Grove is opposite the Ritz Sauna on the north end of Fair. We’re very excited to offer a brand new area just as you enter Xavanadu on Moon Path. Parents must remain with their children.
The OCF Child Care Crew operates a “formal” checked-in, staff-supervised childcare area, where we are dedicated to bringing the wonder and magic of Fair down from the stratosphere to right about kid-level. The kids will find a full entertainment lineup, tons of activities, a library, arts and crafts, dress-up play, and games of all descriptions. Come visit us at Sesame Street Child Care on the north end of Fair past Main Stage and across from the Ritz Sauna.
Our professional staff is proud to offer care for our young friends with special needs, including deaf and hard of hearing, sensory processing disorders, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Please check with our staff for details.
Absolutely! The Youth Stage offers entertainment especially for and by the wee folks! See the Peach Pit for a schedule of events, including puppets, songs, and acrobats – there’s something to wow kids of all ages!
Child Care provides a 24-hour service for lost children in our secure, staff-supervised play spaces. If you find yourself separated from your little one, check with any Info Booth or anyone in a Security or Child Care Crew Staff T-shirt for a quick reunion.
During the Fair: Check with the Odyssey Information booth where found items are taken. If your item is not there, fill out a lost and found report and keep checking back.
After the Fair: Call us at our Eugene office (541) 343-4298 or e-mail us at lostandfound@oregoncountryfair.org. We will do our best to re-unite you with your item. If you put your name on your item, it will be easier for us match you with your lost valuable. If you’re out of town, we can mail your item at your expense.
White Bird Rock Medicine operates three first-aid stations, one near Main Stage, one at Odyssey Information near the admission gate and a third in Xavanadu. White Bird is staffed by nurses, doctors and other health care professionals who provide medical and crisis intervention services. More first aid information here.
Yes, we do, at Dragon’s Head. The crew can lend out wheelchairs, canes and crutches. They also provide: information, teenagers to push wheelchairs, pads, pencils and accessibility maps of the Fair.
Backpacks and sleeping gear brought in by visitors are checked in the Backpack Check In near Dragon Admissions, which will be staffed from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. A package check is available for visitors at the WOW Hall booth located near Main Stage.
Yes, but it is allowed only in designated smoking areas. Look for the signs with “butt cans.” We do not allow smoking on the paths or in or near booths.
Yes, we do! The Peach Pit is published once a year for the three-day event. It contains essential information for Fairgoers regarding on-site services and entertainment schedules for all the stages. The Peach Pit is distributed in locations in the greater Eugene/Springfield area a couple of weeks prior to the Fair and on-site during the Fair days. You can read it on our website too!
The Fair, in collaboration with Eugene BioSource, has arranged to power all of its diesel equipment with 100% Biodiesel, a renewable fuel derived from vegetable oil which burns cleaner than petroleum diesel. The Fair is a “pack it in, pack it out” event, so if you brought it here, please take it with you when you leave. We use durable silverware at all our food booths. We have been recognized and awarded for our recycling and sustainability efforts.
We have a large security staff trained in non-confrontational peacemaking techniques. They’ll be wearing staff shirts and are here to assure we all have a safe and fun-filled adventure.
