Editing Seaside, Oregon (section)

===Annual cultural events===
Seaside hosts an annual [[Independence Day (United States)|4th of July]] celebration which includes a parade, outdoor concerts, and one of the largest fireworks displays on the west coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seasidechamber.com/events/4thofjuly/index.htm |title=Seaside Chamber of Commerce |access-date=2010-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614055036/http://www.seasidechamber.com/events/4thofjuly/index.htm |archive-date=2010-06-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.seasideoregon.com/ |title= Seaside Oregon }} Saturday, 21 November 2020</ref>

[[File:Seaside, Oregon city hall.jpg|thumb|left|Seaside City Hall]]
{{Anchor|Dorchester Conference}}<!--please do not edit name in [[template:anchor|anchor template]], between curly brackets-->Every spring until 2016 Seaside hosted the Dorchester Conference, a convention of Oregon political activists, typically conservative, independent, or center-right. This convention was founded in 1964 by then-state representative [[Bob Packwood]] as a forum for all Republicans statewide.

In the 1990s, it became dominated by members of the conservative branch of the party. Over the years the conference has attracted visits from presidential candidates, debates between Republican primary candidates, and discussions of wider political and social issues.<ref>[http://www.dorchester.org/ Dorchester Conference<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is run by an independent board and is not formally affiliated with the [[Oregon Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/oregon_republican_party_were_n.html|title=Republican Party: We're not Dorchester|newspaper=The Oregonian}}</ref>

The [[Miss Oregon|Miss Oregon Pageant]], the official state finals to the [[Miss America|Miss America Pageant]], takes place annually at the [[Seaside Civic and Convention Center]].<ref>"Miss Oregon Pageant starts today in Seaside," ''[[The Oregonian]]'', 8 July 2004.</ref>

Seaside Beach Volleyball, the 2nd largest Beach Volleyball Tournament in the world takes place annually on the 2nd weekend of August. Started in 1982 the tournament has grown each year. In 2022 Seaside Beach Volleyball had over 1,800 teams and 192 courts for the four days of tournament play.

The annual Salt Maker's Return is held in September. The themed event celebrates Seaside history. Five men of the Lewis and Clark expedition needed nearly two months to make the equivalent of {{convert|28|USgal|L|lk=on}} of salt; it was critical for them to be able to preserve meat for the winter and their several thousand-mile journey home to the East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/saltworks.htm|title=The Salt Works – Lewis and Clark National Historical Park|website=National Park Service|access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref>
[[File:Seaside, Oregon 1972.jpg|thumb|Seaside in 1972]]
[[File:Seaside, Oregon beach.jpg|thumb|Seaside beach.]]