FLORENCE’S BEST-KNOWN EVENTS
Chowder Trail, Wine Walk & Great Glass Float Giveaway Join the community for another adventure in Historic Old Town during the annual Chowder Trail and Wine Walk, now featuring the Great Glass Float Giveaway, in October. People can stroll along Bay Street to search for glass floats in a treasure hunt, while sipping wine and Rhododendron Festival sampling chowder and other tasty cuisine For more than 110 years, residents of the western United States and Canada, at local restaurants. Live music and drawFlorence have gathered each spring to this year’s show is sure to be something ings for prizes are included. Visit florencecelebrate the native rhododendron. The worth attending. chamber.com for more information. annual Rhododendron Festival, the That same weekend, there are treasures Florence Holiday Festival third weekend in May, keeps the tradition aplenty waiting to be found at more than Get into the holiday spirit this winter while alive. It is the city’s largest and best-known 60 locations during the annual Commuevent. Each year’s theme emphasizes Flor- nity-wide Garage Sale. Homes and busi- taking part in the many events planned ence as “The City of Rhododendrons.” The nesses around the city and surrounding for the annual Florence Holiday Festival, when the town is transformed into a winter festival features parades, hot rods, flower area participate. wonderland full of lights, decorations and shows, a carnival and the Coronation of family-fun activities thanks to Florence PubQueen Rhododendra and King of the Florence Festival of Books Coast at the Florence Events Center. Visit Anyone who loves reading will want to lic works and the Florence chamber. Look out for Oregon Coast Military Muflorencechamber.com for more info. visit the Florence Festival of Books, an anseum’s annual Festival of Trees, Christnual book fair for both authors and publishRods ’n’ Rhodies & mas Tree Lighting at the Siuslaw River ers at the Florence Events Center in SeptemCommunity-wide Garage Sale Bridge Interpretive Center on Bay Street, ber. More than 50 authors and publishers of The Rods ’n’ Rhodies Invitational all different genres will be present, with their Holly Jolly Follies variety show and the Car Show rolls into Old Town in Sep- books available for sale and signing. New Florence Nativity Festival. Then, go to tember. With more than 100 high- authors are encouraged to attend and learn the Victorian Christmas Open House at 34 end hot rods coming from all over how to have their work published. Heceta Head B&B.
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