67th Annual Cranberry Festival
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September 13th - 15th, 2013 . |
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2013 Cranberry Festival Court
Stephanie Gordon, Ariel Elstad, Emma Wampler, Sonia Rose Havill and Kimberly Carrero. Photo by Angela Cardas
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Bandon's Cranberry Festival is held the second weekend in September. It started in 1946 to showcase the local cranberry industry. Bandon has long been known as the Cranberry Capital of Oregon and new bogs are being added every year. While most of the local berries are made into juice concentrate or frozen, some are sold fresh or dried and can be found in our local stores, while still more are made into wine. The parade is held on Saturday morning and grows larger every year, people come as far away as Humboldt County to participate. After the parade, enjoy the many vendors who sell their unique wares. Cranberry Festival for 2012, sadly is over. What a fun time for adults and kids! Coronation, cranberry eating contests, Photography competition, music, food, lots of uniquel vendors, our local businesses, a petting zoo, Quilt show, craft/bake sale at the VFW, Tigers Football and the Lions Cranberry Run. All of which could not be done without the support of our local businesses and volunteers. Thank you to all who participated. Vendors for 2013, here is a link to the Vendor letter and application. For Non-Profits, please use this letter and application. Cranberry City vendor application (Coos and Curry Counties only with Cranberry specific products) Enter the Cranberry Photo Contest! Click here for the Rules and forms. Click here for the Parade Registration Form Click here for the Parade Invitation Click here for Parade Information Queen of the Kitchen, click here for the rules. 2012 Queen of the Cranberry Court : Alexis Busso 2012 Parade Grand Marshals : Don and Marykay Whitmer 2012 Mystery King: Dan Barnett 2012 Queen of the Kitchen : Shawna Sebree. Winning with Cranberry Joes. For a list of all winners at the festival, click on the image below.   Follow the festival on Facebook at Bandon Cranberry Festival. Follow us on Twitter. |
 Closer look of cranberries being loaded onto truck
 This machine "beats" the cranberry bushes to "pick" the berries, which then float
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Photos that are not already credited were taken by Jan Moore. |
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 Photo by Wood Sabold |
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 Cranberry Festival Vendors |
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 To check the freshness of a cranberry, bounce it, the fresher the berry the higher they bounce. Cranberries also float as they are hollow inside. This makes it easy to harvest the berries by flooding the bogs, beating the bushes to release the berries and "roping" in the crop when they float. An excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants, they help strengthen our immune system. |
 Cranberry BogThe Cranberry plants thrive in acidic soil that is sandy or in marshes. They are actually vines. Harvesting in our area is usually toward the end of October. |
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Cranberry Vines
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 HarvestingThe bogs are flooded with water. The Cranberries are "beaten" by machines that loosen the berries from the plant. Cranberries are hollow so they float to the top. Photo by Wood Sabold |
Cranberries
Photo by Wood Sabold
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