It’s always cooler at the beach and the Rockaway Beach Music Festival is keeping the cool vibes going this summer with a free, two-day long music festival hosted at the Rockaway Beach Wayside this weekend.

The Oregon Coast’s vibrant creative spirit takes center stage once again as the 31st annual Nestucca Valley Artisans Festival returns to the Kiawanda Community Center in Pacific City this weekend.

Both award-winning musicians in their own rights, Terry Robb and Adam Scramstad are teaming up for a special performance at the Yachats Commons this Saturday, Aug. 16.

Prepare for a night of revolutionary music and soul-stirring messages when internationally acclaimed reggae artist Mike Love performs at the Beach Club in Lincoln City on Thursday, Aug. 21.

For decades, a beacon of light shone from the tiny but mighty Cape Meares Lighthouse, guiding the way for mariners at sea.

This weekend, all are invited to take part in a celebration of local Indigenous culture at the annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.

It can’t always be smooth sailing. For Mei-Ting Sun, artistic director of the Siletz Bay Music Festival, one of the monster challenges of gathering 58 top musicians from around the world and assembling them in a small Oregon town for an 11-concert, 10-day series recently came roaring to life — just weeks before the festival’s August 14 start date.

Mark your calendars and fuel up your car — the beloved Yachats River Valley Farm Tour returns with the 15th annual celebration of local farms, handmade goods and the people who make the valley grow this Saturday, Aug. 9.

Great music will fill the long summer evenings at the Sunset Sessions Summer Jazz Series, with live concerts taking place on select Fridays at the Newport Performing Arts Center through Sept. 5.

Watch the sun drop towards the Pacific while enjoying live music at the Don & Ann Davis Park in Newport this Friday, Aug. 8.

Kick off your summer weekend on a pleasant bird-watching stroll with the Seven Capes Bird Alliance on the Alder Island Loop Trail this Saturday, Aug. 9.

INHOUSE Jazz will continue its current season with a performance by Heather Keizur and Steve Christofferson at a private home in Lincoln City this Sunday, Aug. 10.

There will be thrills and chills as Commander Salamander, Buttercup Firefly and the rarely seen Squid Dog perform two wildly exciting shows at Primaltones Community Venue in Newport this Saturday, Aug. 9.

It’s arguably one of the most unique things about the Tillamook County Fair: racers in Model T cars with piglets tucked under their arms. The Pig-N-Ford races are a tradition that is celebrating 100 years and being honored as this year’s fair theme.

Some musicians win awards. Then there are the very few who have awards named after them. Enjoy an unforgettable evening of American roots music with Robb at the Lincoln City Cultural Center Friday, Aug. 1.

Whether or not you made it to the Charles Swank retrospective this spring, don’t miss the follow up “Charles Swank: An Art Happening!” at the Yachats Commons this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3.

Join the MidCoast Watersheds Council at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Thursday, Aug. 7, for a conversation with Cape Perpetua Collaborative Executive Director Talaina King.

The charming town of Toledo is throwing a blocks party, with Art, Oysters & Brews taking place all along a closed-off Main Street this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3.

Newport’s premier visual and performing centers will host two new exhibitions featuring the work of Jane Luana Stauffer and David Fish, opening Friday, Aug. 1.

Quilts by the Sea will return to the Newport Recreation Center this Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2, with more than 250 quilts on display.