January 25-27, 2024—Florence Winter Music Festival

 January 25-27, 2024—Florence Winter Music Festival

The last weekend in January is always hot in Florence! Warm up your winter with blazin’ hot bluegrass, heartwarming new and traditional folk, and foot-stompin’ Americana during the annual Florence Winter Music Festival! Two days and eight award-winning, internationally touring acts fire-up the Florence Events Center. The event opens with a Thursday evening all-comers open mic/hootenanny and includes open jam sessions, multiple songwriting and performance workshops, and great food and drink.
 
Tickets, artist profiles, lodging recommendations, and other details are available at WinterMusicFestival.org or by calling the Florence Events Center at 541-997-1994. Purchase tickets online at EventCenter.org or in person at the Florence Events Center (715 Quince Street in Florence), during box office hours. Ask about the moneysaving two-day passes!
 
The Florence Winter Music Festival is produced by the all-volunteer 501 (c) (3) nonprofit FACE—Florence Arts, Culture & Entertainment—that supports the venue and those who use it.

Winter Whale Watching - December

 The height of the annual northbound migration of up to 20,000 majestic gray whales is usually between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

 
Volunteer “Whale Watching Spoken Here” experts are strategically located along the Oregon Coast (whalewatch.org), or venture out on your own to any of the many Highway 101 turnouts between Sea Lion Caves and Heceta Head Lighthouse, at Cooks Chasm Turnout, and at Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center—and just about anywhere in between! For more information click here.