Florence Oregon Coast

05/28/2026

🏆✨ Join us as we celebrate the people, businesses, and organizations that make the Florence area such an incredible place to live, work, and play! Learn more and get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/LicenseToLeadAwards

The 2026 Siuslaw Awards - License to Lead is more than an awards dinner. It's an evening dedicated to recognizing leadership, service, innovation, and community investment from those who help move our community forward every day.

🎩 James Bond 007 Theme
🍽️ Dinner Included
🏆 Awards & Recognition
💃 Dancing & Celebration
🤝 Community Connections

After a thoughtful review process, 25 exceptional businesses and organizations have earned a place on this year's slate. Now it's time for all of us to come together and celebrate their contributions.

Most importantly, make sure your smiling face is in the audience to share in the excitement, applaud their achievements, and show these outstanding nominees how much their efforts mean to our community.

📅 June 18, 2026
📍 Florence Events Center
🎟️ Tickets: $55

Dress to impress, bring your community spirit, and join us for a night filled with pride, appreciation, and celebration. Secure your tickets today!

📅 Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 📍 Location: Florence Events Center - Florence, Oregon 🎟️ Theme: License to Lead - A 007-Inspired Celebration of Leadership & Community Impact GET YOUR TICKETS NOW - CLICK HERE The Mission is Set. The Agents Are Assembling. The Florence Area Chamber of C...

05/18/2026

🌺🏆 And the winners of the 119th Florence Rhododendron Festival Grand Floral Parade are… 🥁

✨ Grand Floral Champion & Non-Commercial Winner:
Florence Elks Lodge #1858

🎰 Commercial Winner:
Three Rivers Casino Resort

🐎 Equestrian Winner:
Comunidad Latina

🎺 Band Winner:
“Crimson Sound” from Conestoga Middle School

👑 King Award: Siuslaw Cross Country

🍓 Queen Award: Lebanon Strawberry Festival

🌸 Mayor’s Award: Rhody Senior Court

A HUGE thank you to every volunteer, parade participant, sponsor, City of Florence Public Works crew member, and law enforcement officer who helped make this hometown tradition possible. From the floats and music to the smiles lining Highway 101, Florence once again proved what community spirit looks like. 🌸💜

We’re already counting down to the 120th Rhododendron Festival in 2027!

05/18/2026

Weekly Florence Chamber Blast - Rhododendron Festival Parade Winners Announced! - https://mailchi.mp/florencechamber/weekly-chamber-blast-8111978

05/18/2026

🚨 AGENTS NEEDED: NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2026 SIUSLAW AWARDS - LICENSE TO LEAD 🕶️🌟

Every community has the people quietly carrying out important missions, leading with purpose, solving problems, supporting others, and helping Florence thrive. Now it’s time to recognize them.

The 2026 Siuslaw Awards - License to Lead will honor the businesses, nonprofits, innovators, and emerging entrepreneurs making a real impact across Oregon’s Coastal Playground.

🎯 Do you know a business under five years old making waves?
🎯 A nonprofit changing lives?
🎯 A leader or business creating meaningful community impact?

NOW is the time to nominate them.

🏆 Award Categories Include:
🕶️ Rookie Agent Award
🔧 Q’s Innovation Award
❤️ Operation Heartbeat Award
🌍 Double O Impact Award
🏅 Stu Johnston Business of the Year Award
🎓 Chamber Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship

📅 Awards Celebration: June 18, 2026
📍 Florence Events Center

👉 Submit nominations today and help us celebrate the people and organizations moving Florence forward.

🔗 APPLY NOW: https://bit.ly/LicenseToLeadNominations

Because great missions deserve recognition.

The mission is set. The agents are assembling. The impact is undeniable. The Siuslaw Awards return with a 007-inspired twist—License to Lead—celebrating the innovators, leaders, and community champions who carried out the year’s most important missions across the Florence area. From bold busin...

05/17/2026

What an incredible Rhododendron Festival weekend! 🌺💜

A huge THANK YOU to Steve and Lisa for the countless hours, heart, organization, problem-solving, and dedication it took to bring together the Vendor Fair, the Parade, and so many moving parts behind the scenes. Pros make it look easy, and events like this take an enormous amount of work, coordination, patience, and commitment. Florence is fortunate to have people who care this deeply about our community traditions.

To every volunteer who showed up and invested your time, energy, smiles, and talents - thank you. Your willingness to serve helped create memories for families, visitors, and neighbors that will last long after the last float rolled by. 🌸

Thank you as well to our judges, sponsors, participants, city crews, public safety teams, businesses, and everyone who played a role in making this year’s festival such a success. Events like this only happen when a community comes together with kindness, teamwork, and heart.

We are grateful to everyone who came out to celebrate, laugh, connect, and continue one of Oregon’s longest-running festival traditions. Florence truly shines when we work together.

FlorenceFun.com

05/15/2026

34 vendors, 42 spaces, all loaded in within 2 hours and ready to serve and sell an hour before the Rhody Days Vendor Fair officially opened at 1pm. Thank you Beth Rudometkin, Lisa Bailey Brandow and Al Rojas for your amazing assistance today! You all are incredible! Come enjoy the biggest vendor fair yet, with a larger food array than ever! Maple Street between Bay & 1st. Cheers!

05/14/2026

🌺🎡 Rhody Days Are HERE! 🎡🌺The 119th Rhododendron Festival carnival opens TODAY at 3:00 PM and the excitement is officially rolling into Florence!

Get ready for:
🎠 Carnival rides & games
🌸 The Grand Floral Parade
🎶 Live entertainment
🍔 Festival food favorites
🛍️ Vendors & shopping
👑 Rhody royalty
🌊 Coastal fun for the whole family

Whether you’re a longtime local or visiting Oregon’s Coastal Playground for the weekend, there’s something happening all weekend long!

👉 Check out the full schedule of events, activities, maps, and festival fun at: RhodyDays.net

Pic by Kathleen Yelle

05/14/2026

Just a public reminder to everyone. Beginning tomorrow evening at 10pm through Sunday at 7pm, Maple Street between Bay Street and 1st will be closed, with no parking allowed due to the amazing Vendor Fair taking place during Rhody Days weekend. Please no parking in that area…you WILL be towed! Come enjoy the 34 vendors we have assembled, and sample the many food offerings, as well as arts and merchandise. Discover more at rhodydays.net.

05/13/2026

🛡️ FREE Business Safety Training Coming to Florence! The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce and Three Rivers Casino Resort are partnering to offer a FREE professional training focused on workplace safety, situational awareness, and de-escalation strategies.
📅 June 23, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 Three Rivers Casino Resort

This practical, real-world training is designed for business owners, managers, frontline staff, hospitality teams, nonprofits, and organizations looking to strengthen communication skills, improve preparedness, and build confidence handling difficult situations.

✔ Personal Safety Awareness
✔ De-Escalation Techniques
✔ Communication Under Pressure
✔ Workplace Preparedness Strategies

🎟️ RSVP Here: https://bit.ly/FlorenceSafetyTraining

FREE to attend, space may be limited.

Strengthen Your Team. Protect Your Workplace. Build Confidence. 📅 Date: June 23 ⏰ Time: 2:00 PM - 5PM 💲 Cost: FREE for all businesses and organizations 🤝 Sponsored by: Three Rivers Casino Resort & Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Program presented by the City of Eugene Police Departm...

05/12/2026

🌺🏆 WHO will take home the Grand Floral Parade trophy this year?! The competition is blooming as parade entries prepare to roll down Hwy 101 and into Historic Old Town for the 119th Rhododendron Festival Grand Floral Parade! Creativity, community spirit, flowers, music, and Rhody magic are all coming together for one unforgettable weekend in Florence. https://rhodydays.net

🎡 Parade Day
🌸 Amazing Floats
🎶 Music & Entertainment
👑 Rhody Royalty
🏆 Community Pride

We want to hear from YOU 👇 Who are you most excited to see in this year’s parade? Which entry do you think could take home top honors?

Tag your friends, share your parade memories, and join us for one of Oregon’s longest-running floral festival traditions!