JUNE BY THE SEA: EVENTS & ADVENTURES IN SEASIDE, ASTORIA & CANNON BEACH
Summer has arrived, and there’s a lot to do this summer on the Oregon Coast. Whether you're strolling the Promenade in Seaside, soaking up history and live music in Astoria, or chasing art and tide pools in Cannon Beach. Here's your event calendar week-by-week guide to what's happening on the North Oregon Coast this month.
June 1–7
Treasure the Beach: Community Beach Cleanup
June 6 | 9:00 AM–11:00 AM | Sign up in front of the Seaside Aquarium
A great way to kick off summer the right way, meet your community, get outside, and leave the beach better than you found it.
June 6 | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | Historic Gilbert District
Seaside's monthly art walk returns for summer. Local galleries and studios open their doors for an easy, free evening stroll through the Historic Gilbert District.
Short Circuit 40th Anniversary
June 5–7 | Multiple Venues
Celebrate four decades of the beloved cult classic with screenings and community events spread across Astoria's most iconic spots. A weekend-long love letter to the film that put Astoria on the pop culture map.
Silver Screen & Hair Film Series: The Maltese Falcon
June 2 | 2:00 PM | Liberty Theatre
Classic noir on the big screen at Astoria's glorious Liberty Theatre. A perfect rainy-day afternoon.
Preserving Your Family History with Meg Glazier-Anderson
June 6 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM | Ford Room, Columbia River Maritime Museum
A hands-on workshop for anyone interested in documenting family stories and archives. Intimate, practical, and free to the curious.
June 5–July 17 | Cannon Beach Gallery
A month-long gallery exhibition celebrating the coastal landscape. Worth a stop on any visit to the village.
June 8–14
June 13 | 8:00 PM | 133 Broadway St., Seaside
Not your grandmother's bingo. Music Bingo at one of Seaside's Broadway spots is the kind of casual, fun evening.
Astoria Social Justice Book Club
June 9 | 6:00 PM | Commodore Hotel Lobby, 258 14th St.
A monthly gathering for readers who want their books to mean something. The Commodore's lobby is the right setting for a good conversation.
June 14 | 9:30 AM–5:00 PM | Columbia River Maritime Museum
A full day of programming at the Maritime Museum honoring Flag Day. The museum's collection makes this kind of celebration feel grounded in real history.
Paint and Sip with Dawning's Art
June 10 | 6:00 PM–8:30 PM | 1371 S Hemlock St., Cannon Beach
Guided painting, good wine, good company. No experience required.
June 13–17 | 5-Day Camp | Cannon Beach Community Church, 132 E. Washington St.
A week-long summer art camp for kids, right in the heart of Cannon Beach. A great option for families spending the week on the coast.
June 15–21
This is the week the North Oregon Coast really wakes up for summer. Block it off if you can.
Seaside Farmers Market: Opening Week
June 17 | 12:00 PM–6:00 PM | Sunset Recreation Center parking lot
The Seaside Farmers Market runs every week from June 17 through September 9. This is opening week. Fresh produce, local vendors, and the particular pleasure of buying food from the people who grew it. Make it a Tuesday ritual for the summer.
June 20–21 | Seaside Beach
A full weekend of beach soccer at its most chaotic and fun. Great to watch, even better to play.
June 20 | 10:30 AM–11:30 AM | Begins and ends at Downing Park
One hour, on foot, through Seaside's history. Perfect for new residents, repeat visitors who want to see the city differently, and anyone curious about what Seaside was before the promenade.
June 18 | 6:00 PM–8:30 PM | The Vineside Wine Bar, 100 39th St.
An evening of guided painting at one of Astoria's most welcoming wine bars. Book ahead, these fill up.
June 21 | 12:00 PM–8:00 PM | Various Astoria venues
Summer Solstice, and Astoria fills up with live music at venues across the city for Make Music Day. Free, wanderable, and a reminder of why this community is special. One of the best free days on the Astoria calendar.
June 20 | 11:00 AM | Cannon Beach Beach
The coast's most beloved tradition returns. Watch, or enter, as sculptors transform the beach into a gallery of breathtaking, fleeting sand art before the tides reclaim it all. This is one of the signature events on the entire Oregon Coast calendar, and it draws visitors from across the region every year. If you're going to be on the North Coast this month, make it June 20.
Cannon Beach Farmers Market: Opening Week
June 16 | 11:00 AM–3:00 PM | Public Parking Lot, Gower & Hemlock
The Cannon Beach Farmers Market runs weekly through September 8. Opening week is always a good one.
"BUSKERS in the Park" Concerts: First Week
June 18 | 5:00 PM–6:30 PM | City Park Bandstand, off Spruce & 2nd St.
Live music in Cannon Beach's City Park every Wednesday through September 3. Free, outdoors, and exactly the kind of thing you move to the coast to be able to do on a weeknight. This is the first week of the summer series.
June 18 | 10:30 AM–12:30 PM | Cannon Beach Gallery
A special pop-up alongside the regular gallery programming. A good morning stop before heading to the beach.
Acrylic Painting Basics Workshop
June 21 | 10:00 AM–1:00 PM | House of Orange
Learn the fundamentals of acrylic painting on the morning of the Summer Solstice. A lovely way to mark the longest day.
June 22–30
June 26 | 5:00 PM–10:00 PM | Seaside Turnaround
Barbecue and beer at the Turnaround as the sun goes down over the Pacific. This is Seaside doing summer exactly right.
June 26 | 7:00 PM | Liberty Theatre
The acclaimed bluegrass outfit brings its signature sound to Astoria's Liberty Theatre. One of the coast's must-see shows this summer, book tickets ahead of time.
North Coast Comedy Night: Lynette Manning & Thor Aksdal
June 27 | 8:00 PM | Liberty Theatre
Back-to-back nights at the Liberty. Comedy this time, two performers, one great venue.
June 27 | 11:00 AM–3:00 PM | Barbey Maritime Center, 2042 Marine Dr.
A maritime open house on the Columbia River waterfront. Kids and adults who love boats, history, and the river will enjoy this one.
Just for the Fun of It - Again!
June 28 | 4:00 PM–6:00 PM | Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts
A community performance event with exactly the right energy for a late-June afternoon.
Wednesdays through September 3 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | City Park Bandstand
If you're in Cannon Beach any Wednesday this summer, be in City Park at 5 pm. Free live music and the best light of the day
June 30 | All Day | Cannon Beach Library
Last day for the local authors to submit for an upcoming library program.
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