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===Annual cultural events=== *Asian Celebration,<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Oregon Asian Celebration |url=http://www.asiancelebration.org/index.html |access-date=August 10, 2014 |website=Asian Celebration |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224125/http://www.asiancelebration.org/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> presented by the Asian Council of Eugene and Springfield, takes place in late July at Alton Baker Park. The festival was changed to an outdoor venue after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. *The [[KLCC (FM)|KLCC]] Microbrew Festival<ref name="klcc">{{cite web |title=KLCC Microbrew Festival |url=http://klcc.org/term/klcc-microbrew-festival |access-date=July 10, 2017 |work=[[KLCC (FM)|KLCC]] |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708044656/http://klcc.org/term/klcc-microbrew-festival |url-status=live }}</ref> is held in February at the Lane County Fairgrounds. It provides participants with an introduction to a large range of microbrewery and craft beers, which play an important role in Pacific Northwest culture and the economy.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fiona Watkins Corrigan |date=February 7, 2018 |title=Brewfest hops to the beat |url=http://www.lcctorch.com/2018/02/brewfest-hops-to-the-beat/ |access-date=April 6, 2018 |publisher=The Torch |archive-date=April 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407221811/http://www.lcctorch.com/2018/02/brewfest-hops-to-the-beat/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="klcc" /> *[[Mount Pisgah Arboretum]], which resides at the base of [[Mount Pisgah (Lane County, Oregon)|Mount Pisgah]], holds a Wildflower Festival in May and a [[Mushroom Festival]] and Plant Sale in October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Upcoming Events and Festivals |url=http://www.mountpisgaharboretum.com/festivals-events/ |access-date=October 8, 2010 |archive-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812085052/http://www.mountpisgaharboretum.com/festivals-events/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Oregon Festival of American Music]],<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Oregon Festival of American Music 2014 |url=https://www.theshedd.org/divp/festival.aspx?series=2823 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |website=The Shedd Institute |archive-date=June 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608080939/http://theshedd.org/divp/festival.aspx?series=2823 |url-status=dead}}</ref> or OFAM is held annually in the early summer. *The [[Oregon Bach Festival]] is a major international festival in July,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bash |first=James |date=July 10, 2007 |title=How Eugene turned into Bach Mecca |work=[[Crosscut.com|Crosscut]] |url=http://crosscut.com/2007/07/10/arts/4962/How-Eugene-turned-into-Bach-Mecca/ |url-status=dead |access-date=August 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004102942/http://crosscut.com/2007/07/10/arts/4962/How-Eugene-turned-into-Bach-Mecca/ |archive-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> hosted by the University of Oregon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oregonbachfestival.com/ |title=Oregon Bach Festival |access-date=December 27, 2012 |archive-date=July 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730035554/http://oregonbachfestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *The nonprofit [[Oregon Country Fair]]<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Oregon Country Fair |url=http://www.oregoncountryfair.org/ |access-date=August 10, 2014 |website=Oregon Country Fair |archive-date=July 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705010530/http://oregoncountryfair.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> takes place in July in nearby [[Veneta, Oregon|Veneta]]. *The [[Lane County Fair]]<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Lane County Fair |url=http://www.atthefair.com/ |access-date=August 10, 2014 |website=Lane County Fair |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205010/http://www.atthefair.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> occurs in July at the Lane County Fairgrounds. *The [[Eugene/Springfield Pride Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Eugene/Springfield PRIDE Festival |url=http://www.eugenepride.org/ |access-date=August 10, 2014 |work=eugenepride.org |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213554/http://www.eugenepride.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is held annually on the second Saturday in August from noon to 7:00 p.m. at Alton Baker Park. A part of [[LGBT culture in Eugene, Oregon|Eugene LGBT culture]] since 1993, it provides a lighthearted and supportive social venue for the LGBT community, families, and friends. *[[Eugene Celebration]]<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Eugene Celebration Parade and Evening Concert |url=http://www.eugenecelebration.com/ |work=eugenecelebration.com |access-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814175834/http://www.eugenecelebration.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is a three-day block party that usually takes place in the downtown area in August or September. The [[SLUG Queen]] coronation in August, a pageant with a campy spin, crowns a new SLUG Queen who "rains" over the Eugene Celebration Parade and is an unofficial ambassador of Eugene.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feehan |first=Jim |date=August 26, 2006 |title=New queen gets a slug of r-e-s-p-e-c-t |page=D1 |newspaper=The Register-Guard |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/registerguard/access/1117655661.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+26%2C+2006&author=Jim+Feehan+The+Register-Guard&pub=The+Register+-+Guard&edition=&startpage=D.1&desc=New+queen+gets+a+slug+of+r-e-s-p-e-c-t |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315144201/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/registerguard/access/1117655661.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+26%2C+2006&author=Jim+Feehan+The+Register-Guard&pub=The+Register+-+Guard&edition=&startpage=D.1&desc=New+queen+gets+a+slug+of+r-e-s-p-e-c-t |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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