Englewood Forest Festival

Start: Saturday, August 8, 2026 10:00AM
End: Saturday, August 8, 2026 4:00PM

Englewood Forest Festival is a free celebration of the arts, nature, and community which takes place Saturday, Aug. 8 in beautiful, forested Englewood Park in Northeast Salem. The free festival provides music and entertainment on two stages and dozens of free family-friendly activities for all ages to learn more about the Willamette Valley environment. A new and exciting highlight this year is a musical journey with renown Native American artist Jan Michael Looking Wolf and guest performers. The inspirational concert features Native American flutes, tribal drums, indigenous chants and acoustic native-folk song. Wolf is a Kalapuya Tribal Elder and Global Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Recipient winner. Among the trees, the festival will also feature the Salem Aerial Dance Company performers, Paradise of Samoa Polynesian Dance, the Ty Curtis Band and others. Festival-goers of all ages will be able to paint rocks, weave, get packets of seeds to take home, learn about pollinators, create art and a host of other nature-based activities. The historic Englewood Park, designed by the renown female landscape architect team of Lord & Schryver, is celebrating its 100th year anniversary this year. The park is also considered one of the best native urban wildflower gardens in the Mid-Willamette Valley. The annual festival runs 10 am to 4 pm , Aug. 8, in Englewood Park, 1260 19th St. NE. For more details contact the festival at englewoodforestfestival@gmail.com, 503-877-4731 , or via text at 503-970-1319. Follow the festival for updates on Facebook and Instagram.