Enjoy a great spread of northwest cuisine, myriad arts and crafts, a selection of Oregon and Washington’s finest wineries, the beer garden and more. The Rotary Club of Astoria will be serving their traditional crab dinner all weekend long. Live music will be on the stage in the exhibit hall all weekend and in the tent.

Children under 12 years are free all weekend. You are encouraged to take advantage of the less crowded times on Saturday morning and Sunday when bringing small children to the Festival. A weekend pass may be purchased for $18 on Friday at the Festival or at the Chamber during the month of April.

The Festival is located at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, on Hwy 202 about 4 miles from the junction with Hwy 101 in Astoria. The physical address is 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria. Parking is $5 a car and is limited at the event, especially when the weather brings rain. A Festival shuttle will be available.

Astoria Rotary Club Crab Dinner includes coleslaw, garlic bread, and soft drink/coffee.

The Exhibit Hall main stage will feature a variety of great live music all weekend by performers:

• Lisa & Her Kin
• Tarish
• Retta Christie
• Boys of Greenwood Glen
• Gimme Some Lovin Band
• Wild Hog in the Woods
• Astoria High School Band

Shuttles will be servicing many of the Astoria and Warrenton lodging properties and the park & ride stop at the Port of Astoria on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, shuttles will only run to the Port of Astoria park & ride. Festival shuttle rides are $1 each way, and the fee is collected at the Festival.

FRIDAY – Shuttles start at 4pm and the last bus leaves the Festival at 9pm.
SATURDAY – Shuttles start at 9:30am and the last bus leaves the Festival at 8pm.
SUNDAY – LIMITED SHUTTLE SERVICE from the Port of Astoria only starting at 10:30am and the last bus leaves the Festival at 4pm.

Festival Shuttle Stops listed by Route (Subject to change)
Dungeness Bus – West Astoria: Astoria Dunes Motel, KFC, Cannery Pier Hotel, Red Lion Inn, Port of Astoria, Best Western (at Hamburg)
Salmon Bus – Central Astoria: Liberty Theater, 5th & Marine, State parking lot at 3rd & Marine, Columbia Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Peter Pan Market
Tuna Bus – East Astoria: Tongue Point Job Corps entrance, Crest Motel, Alderbrook Community Center, Comfort Suites, East End Mooring Basin
Halibut Bus – Warrenton: Shilo Inn, Mini Mart, 9th & South Main, Fort Stevens main gate, KOA, Corkey’s, Kamper’s West, Fred Meyer

Wine Competition Winners

Each year we invite our winery vendors to enter into our Festival Wine Competition to vie for Best of Show. Awards are given to the top 3 “Best of Show” winners and to the best in each varietal.

BEST OF SHOW WINNERS:

Gold Spangler Vineyards 2007 Southern Oregon Petite Syrah
Silver Eola Hills 2006 Reserve Oregon
Bronze Zerba Cellars 2006 Columbia Valley Merlot