BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ALL SUMMER LONG The City of Coos Bay turns 150 this year. The official term for this is Sesquicentennial but we’re just calling it a Big Party - all summer long! From May to October, events happening all over the city will be part of the big birthday celebration. And it all culminates with a Block Party Bash the weekend of the City’s official birthday, Saturday, October 26. The Visitor & Convention Bureau has a list of all events here: https://www.oregonsadventurecoast.com/coos-bay-150/ Celebrations include: Mayfly Festival (May 18, 11am-3pm, Mingus Park) July 4th Celebration & Fireworks (July 4th, Mingus Park and Boardwalk) July Wine Walk (July 5, 5 pm-7 pm, Downtown and Coos Bay Village) Bloody Mary Walk (July 6, Downtown) Film Presentation of Historic Coos Bay at the Historic Egyptian Theatre (July 6, Egyptian Theatre) Oregon Coast Music Festival (July 13-27, multiple venues) Dolphin Playhouse's presentation of “The Hollering Place Radio Show- Celebrating the 150 Year History of Coos Bay” (July 12-14 and 19-21, The Dolphin Playhouse) National Night Out (August 6, 6-9pm, Ed Lund Park in Empire and Eastside Park in Eastside) Coos Art Museum 40th Anniversary (August 11, 11 am-5 pm , Coos Art Museum) Blackberry Arts Festival (August 24 9am-6pm and August 25 10 am-4 pm, Downtown) Bay Area Fun Festival, with Cruz the Coos and Prefontaine Memorial Run (September 21-22, Downtown) Blowout Birthday Party (October 26, Coos Bay Village, Coos History Museum and Front Street) Did you know that Coos Bay and the Empire District are filled with Historic Homes? Take a Self-Guided Driving Tour of the Historic Homes of Coos Bay and Empire here: https://www.oregonsadventurecoast.com/img/Historic-Homes-WEB-Version.pdf