Memorial Day Weekend- An Oregon Heritage Tradition Since 1939
Memorial Day Weekend- An Oregon Heritage Tradition Since 1939
Sponsorships are a critical part of our festival. Sponsorships ensure we are able to bring in top talent for our Saturday Concert and Sunday FunDay. There's a sponsorship level that fits any budget.
Here's just a a sampling of the weekend events:
The Azalea Festival Parade Saturday morning
Street Market Saturday and Sunday
Kid's Fishing Pond Saturday morning
Curry County Cruisers Car Show Saturday and Sunday
Elks BBQ, Pancake Breakfast, Sunday Morning Community Church Service, Airplane rides and more...
In Azalea Park events go on from Friday through Sunday!
Saturday Concert, "ROCK THE PARK" plus the Azalea Festival Ceremony
Our Event Schedule is posted. We will provide a downloadable PDF by May 1st.
Long time local community members Dan & Barb Palicki are this year's Grand Marshals. Learn more about their community involvement on the City of Brookings website.
This year's festival theme is "The Places You Can Go!" We encourage all of our parade entries, local business and community organizations to use the theme to help promote all of the wonderful things to do in our area.
New for 2024? Our dedicated non-profits and service organizations will be joining the festivities in Azalea Park! Games and Activities will abound!
Listen to KURY 95.3 FM Saturday morning from 9:45-11:45 as they broadcast the Parade from the Central Building at Hwy 101 and Wharf Street.
Map of event locations & parade route-click here!
Since 1939, this long time event celebrates a time honored tradition, the beauty of the Southern Oregon coast and has been awarded the “The Oregon Heritage Tradition” award. Brookings gained national attention in 1962, when organizers of the town’s annual Azalea Festival invited former Japanese naval pilot Nobuo Fujita to be the parade’s grand marshal. In 1942, Fujita had catapulted his small float plane from the deck of a Japanese submarine and had flown over the town on a daring flight to bomb the redwood forests southeast of Brookings. It was the first and one of only two enemy aerial bombings of the U.S. mainland. Fujita presented the city with his heirloom samurai sword.
In the past, the Festival was ran by the former Chamber of Commerce and various service organizations. In 2019, the City stepped forward to keep the Festival running by reorganizing the event focusing on financial and organizational sustainability. Today, the Festival is ran by the City of Brookings with help from Community Stakeholders, volunteers and service organizations. Sponsorships and vendor fees offset the costs involved in running the Festival.
Memorial Day, honors everyone who has died serving in the American Armed Forces. The holiday, originally known as Decoration Day, started after the Civil War to honor the Union and Confederate dead. Amidst the holiday hubbub, the real meaning of Memorial Day can often get lost with the excitement of the Azalea Festival. We ask that you and yours take time this weekend to attend one of the events hosted by the the VFW #966.
In 2023, the 84th Annual Azalea Festival was featured on Southern Oregon PBS show "Us As We Are". You can view the show by clicking the button below.
There's always something unique at our Street Market. From fine art to gourmet foods.
Located on the corner of 5th Street and Hwy 101 in front of the Goodwill Store. Lots of parking!
We are sold out for 2024. Interested in being a future vendor. Email us!
Do you have questions or comments about the event? Send an email and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
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