Get glammed up and step into a magically decorated Lincoln City Cultural Center at the annual Culture, of Course! Fund-raiser next Saturday, May 2.

You’ve heard of beach reads - now how about some beach writes? The Neah-Kah-Nie Coast Arts Music and Cultural Foundation is hosting the Rockaway Writers Rendezvous at two central locations this Friday through Sunday, April 24 through 26.

Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre presents a return trip to the magical worlds of Hayao Miyazaki with its We Love Studio Ghibli 2 festival, running from Thursday, April 24, through Wednesday, April 30.

Help make the summer a little brighter for local kids while enjoying an evening of live music at the “Joy Through Music” concert featuring Milo Graamans at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Thursday, April 30.

Though the name and location have been slightly altered, the purpose and popularity of the event remain intact.

The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival’s 2026 season will wrap up in style this Sunday, April 26.

Dark comedy takes center stage when Lincoln City’s Theatre West presents “The Dead Guy,” opening on Thursday, April 30.

Explore identity, belonging and the Oregon Coast outdoors when View the Future and Yachatians for Social Justice host a screening of “What We Lost Along the Way” at the Yachats Commons this Sunday, April 26.

The weather is perfect for a quick round of golf. You’ve got your clubs, you’ve got your sun visor, you’ve got your wellies. Wait — wellies?

Treasure hunters, bargain seekers and weekend explorers will have plenty of ground to cover when the Great Oregon Coast Garage Sale returns this Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19, stretching across more than 100 locations from Otis to Newport.

All the forest is a salad, if you know where to look. Learning about, and sampling, the wide variety of wild springtime foods in the forests of the Oregon Coast is what’s on the menu at the Tillamook Forest Center next Saturday, April 25.

The next generation of orchestral talent will showcase their skills when the Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival returns to Newport’s Yaquina View School this Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18.

Get ready to laugh out loud when nationally touring comedian Sean Jordan performs at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, April 18.

A favorite visiting performer will be returning to tickle the keys when the Lincoln County Oregon Music Teachers Association presents a piano concert with Dr. Daniel Immel this Friday, April 17.

Celebrate Earth Day with music and movement when JaSkaMon performs at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Saturday, April 18.

Hear some great live jazz in an intimate setting when INHOUSE Jazz @ the Coast opens its 2026 season with a concert hosted by vocalist Annie Averre in Newport this Sunday, April 19.

Siletz Bay Music Festival will present the world premiere of “Hold Fast to Dreams: The Poetry of Langston Hughes,” a spirited new performance event on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

Discover the craft behind local writing when Willamette Writers Coastal Chapter presents Central Coast Spotlighters at Newport Public Library this Saturday, April 18.

For the love of forests, come craft and create with the Emerald Curtain Collective, where trees are treasured.

Step into a world of magic, mystery and consequence when Red Octopus Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods” at the Newport Performing Arts Center, opening this Friday, April 10.