HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024
The 3rd annual Beach, Bike & Blues Festival returned to Waldport’s Alsea Bayfront on Saturday, May 4, 2024 from Noon to 7:00 p.m. Presented by PIONEER CONNECT, Beach, Bike & Blues Festival featured 6-hours of live blues music, local food from area chefs, and craft beer from Beachcrest Brewing Company. The venue was the Alsea Bay Bridge Visitor Center & Museum at the south end of the Alsea Bay Bridge. Once again, admission was FREE and dogs brought their humans to enjoy the day!
Kicking off the music with old time blues was Paul Schuytema. Paul has performed in every Festival and is a crowd favorite! Next up was local talent Steve Cook together with musicians from throughout the area with a tribute to Lozelle Jennings The Purple Cats Band. Ronnie Jay Pirrello with his blend of blues, rock and folk favorites filled the music pavilion. Wrapping up Festival was the Cascade Blues Muddy Award-winning trio featuring Sonny Hess, Lisa Mann & Kelly Pierce. Adults, kids and dogs danced for 90 minutes!~
Food & Beverages included Pepsi products and bottled water from Bigfoot Beverages. Wine, Hard Seltzer & n/a beer from Grocery Outlet. BBQ’d ribs, tri-tip sandwiches and giant hot dogs from Ray’s BBQ. Sweet treats from Chubby Lil’ Mermaid. Tasty fish & chips from Fishing Rock Eatery. Locally roasted coffee from The Thirsty Fisherman. Ice cream sandwiches from JillyBeanz Ice Cream. Award-winning craft beer from Beachside Brewing, too!
Featured venue partners included Cape Perpetua, WaFd Bank, Pioneer Connect, Habitat for Humanity, The Cascade Blues Association, South Beach Manor Memory Care, Friends of Oregon Coast Community College, Brass Foghorn Vintage Saxophones, Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society, Lincoln County Heath & Human Services, Astound Broadband, and 101 Things To Do Magazine and McKinley’s RV Park & Marina.
Thank you Dahl Disposal, Mayor Greg Holland, Waldport Chevron, Hi-School Pharmacy, Alsea Bay Power Products, Crestview Golf Club, Waldport Realty, Grand Central Pizza, Overleaf Lodge, Coastal Solutions, Angell Job Corps, Orndorff Consulting, and Central Coast Fire & Rescue, too.
Beach, Bike & Blues Festival welcomed more than 800 bike racers and their friends who participated in the 12th Annual Oregon Coast Gravel Epic. Riders chose either the 38- or 62-mile course that starts in Waldport and traverses through the Siuslaw National Forest. The routes end at the Pacific Ocean on Hwy. 101 just south of Waldport. For more information, please visit: https://www.mudslingerevents.com/oregon-coast-gravel-epic
Beach, Bike & Blues was presented by Pioneer Connect, The City of Waldport & Lincoln County. Please contact Tom Fullmer for more news and updates for 2025! 503-789-9686 | director@waldportchamber.org
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