S. Oregon Coast's North Bend Will Roar This Summer with Its 123rd Celebration

Published 04/21/26 at 6:55 a.m.
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff

(North Bend, Oregon) – A quiet little south Oregon coast town will throttle up to a bit of a roar this summer. It's like the party that can only happen every 123 years.

North Bend will mark its 123rd birthday July 17 - 19, 2026, with a full weekend of July Jubilee events ranging from live music and family activities to the popular Sip N Stroll, the Mustang and Ford Club Show ’n Shine, multiple Little Ole Opry performances, a 5K run, and a disc golf tournament. The celebration brings together local businesses, performers, and community groups for three days of festivities, song and yumminess across town.

Friday features card games and live music at the library, followed by the city’s kick-off celebration, Honored Citizen Awards, and the evening Sip N Stroll downtown.

Saturday's south Oregon coast hospitality brings a full slate of activity with the Mustang and Ford Club Show ’n Shine, the July Jubilee Jaunt 5K, a disc golf tournament, and family events at Pony Village Mall.

Sunday offers a guided historic walking tour through North Bend to close out the weekend’s festivities.

Courtesy Oregon's Adventure Coast

Not long after European settlers began moving into the region in the 1850s, J.C. Tolman named one of the earliest settlements Marshfield, borrowing the name from his Massachusetts hometown. The very first settlement, however, was Empire City, founded in 1853. Marshfield officially incorporated in 1874, and in 1903 Louis Simpson (yes, the same Simpson behind the mansion at Shore Acres) established the town of North Bend.

Each frontier community grew quickly as timber, fishing, and shipping turned the bay - now known as Coos Bay - into a thriving commercial hub.

Population booms arrived in the 1930s as new roads, Highway 101, and the rise of automobiles brought rapid development. By 1935, this momentum sparked interest in consolidating Marshfield and North Bend, an idea supported by Marshfield mayor Charles H. Huggins and Oregon governor Charles Martin. The governor even asked state officials to conduct a study on the proposal.

But in 1935, North Bend’s city council rejected the consolidation effort. The idea couldn’t go to a public vote anyway, since state law required the towns to be physically connected - and at the time, a strip of unincorporated land still separated them.

North Bend was here to stay. See When Marshfield and Empire Became Coos Bay: Votes That Changed S. Oregon Coast History

Schedule of Events (subject to change)

Friday, July 17
12 – 1 p.m.: Cards at Noon – North Bend Public Library
2 – 3 p.m.: Afternoon Music Café – Oregon Coast Music Festival live music at North Bend Library
4 – 5 p.m.: Kick-Off Celebration and Honored Citizen Awards – Cake cutting and awards at the North Bend Fire Department
5 – 7 p.m.: Sip N Stroll – Sponsored by Ziply Fiber, starting at the Visitor Information Center (21 and over)
7 – 9 p.m.: Little Ole Opry on the Bay – Country Opry at The Liberty Theatre
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.: After Stroll – Featuring Rockipedia at Back Alley Pub and Grill, sponsored by Midwest Coast Flooring

Saturday, July 18
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Show ’n Shine – Mustang and Ford Club car show at North Bend Lanes
8 – 10 a.m.: July Jubilee Jaunt – 5K run and walk from the Boardwalk to Grant Circle, sponsored by Juul Insurance
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Disc Golf Tournament – Windsor and Ferry Park Course
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Game On! Family Activities and South Coast Market – Pony Village Mall
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Free Kids Bowling (ages 2 – 15) – North Bend Lanes
2 p.m.: Hula Hoop Spectacular – Shanda Brown performs at North Bend Library
7 – 9 p.m.: Little Ole Opry on the Bay – Country Opry at The Liberty Theatre

Sunday, July 19
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Historic Walking Tour – Departing from Hotel North Bend
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Softball Game Fundraiser – North Bend vs. Coos Bay at Clyde Allen Field
2 – 4 p.m.: Little Ole Opry on the Bay – Country Opry at The Liberty Theatre

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