Thousands of people went to Veneta this weekend to attend the 2013 Oregon Country Fair. Guests of the fair were entertained with music, food and booths across acres of land.
A giant colorful geometric structure welcomes guests to the 2013 Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, Oregon. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Thousands of blankets cover the sides of the gated areas to make the fair appear more colorful and friendly to the guests. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A volunteer for the Oregon Country Fair welcomes and directs the guests as they enter through the front gates. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A familiar face to the University of Oregon plays his violin in the middle of the walkways of the Oregon Country Fair Saturday afternoon. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
The Squirt-A-Shirt booth is one of the first booths at the Oregon Country Fair as guests come through the entrance. The booth allowed guests to buy an Oregon Country Fair T-shirt and color it with tye-dye. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
The Casbah Tea House gave guests of the fair a chance to relax and take a nap in the shade. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Two performers at the fair give the crowd a show with one of their dance routines at The Monkey Palace. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Tyler Spencer plays the didgeridoo in front of his booth, Primal Tones, at the Oregon Country Fair to attract customers. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Dick Whittington and His Cat perform underneath the colorful fabric ceiling of the Morningwood Odditorium at the Oregon Country Fair. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A colorful dragon follows a saxophone player during an afternoon parade that went through the Oregon Country Fair. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Martin Zarzar of the AnnaPaul and the Bearded Lady band plays one of his original songs on the guitar. Zarzar is the group’s drummer when he is not performing his own songs. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Artist Erik Hoogen paints on the side of a walkway of the Oregon Country Festival. Hoogen spent the past seven hours painting with lots more detail work to finish. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Hundreds of spectators stopped to watch Leapin’ Louie and Shoehorn at the Daredevil Palace Saturday afternoon at the Oregon Country Fair. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
The Druid meditates before he tells a guest his fortune at the Oregon Country Fair. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Quetzal Guerrero from Los Angeles perform their Brazilian Blues Reggae at the Hoarse Chorale on Saturday afternoon of the Oregon Country Fair. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Workers of the Badger Mountain Soap booth take a break on the second floor of the booth during the Oregon Country Fair. Many of the booths at the fair constructed an upper level for their workers to take their breaks on. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A child plays the trumpet in front of a food booth in the middle of Graceland in order to make a few dollars off of the Oregon Country Fair guests. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
A gypsy claps her fingers while she balances a sword on her head as she allures spectators. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
The Kindbuds, a raucous acoustic jam duo from Vermont, perform in front of guests at Community Village. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Spongecake and the Fluff Ramblers are a music group who play on the sides of the walkways at the Oregon Country Fair to make a few dollars. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
Guests of the Oregon Country Fair dance under the bright colors of The Monkey Palace while AnnaPaul and the Bearded Lady plays their song. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)
- A family poses for a picture at the instant and polaroid photography booth at the Oregon Country Fair on July 15. The booth supplied various costumes and hats for willing customers. (Turner Maxwell/Emerald)
A fair-goer cools off before leaving the Oregon Country Fair on July 14. The last day of fair was the hottest with the temperature reaching 90 degrees fahrenheit. (Turner Maxwell/Emerald)
There were 350 booths and a 1,000 different vendors spread out among the dirt paths at the 44th annual Oregon Country Fair. (Turner Maxwell/Emerald)
Lilliana, 4, volunteered to be lifted up on a parachute by a group of fair-goers in the Chela Mela Meadow inside the Oregon Country Fair. (Turner Maxwell/Emerald)
Before the parachute falls on them, fair-goers rush to find a new spot during a parachute game in the Chela Mela Meadow inside the Oregon Country Fair. (Turner Maxwell/Emerald)