Bee rustlers are driving up the cost of one of nature's sweetest enterprises: Honeybee hives valued at over $350 apiece are disappearing in large numbers.

As this year's grand marshals of the Bandon Cranberry Festival parade, Pete and Joan Goodbrod bring a wealth of history to the 70 years of celebrations.

Bee rustlers are driving up the cost of one of nature's sweetest enterprises: Honeybee hives valued at over $350 apiece are disappearing in large numbers.

BANDON — The 16th annual “Quilts By The Sea” quilt show will be presented during the Bandon Cranberry Festival, Sept. 9, 10, and 11. The show will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall, on Highway 42 South, two blocks…

Cheers to 70 years of Cranberry Festivals!

Cranberry Bop - 2015

Cranberries are a perennial crop grown commercially in man-made wetlands or bogs in primarily five states in the U.S. Americans consume nearly 400 million pounds of cranberries per year, 20 percent of them during Thanksgiving week. The U.S. per capita…

Friday, Sept. 9

Take a walk down memory lane in the 70th annual Bandon Cranberry Festival titled, “Cheers to 70 Years: A Toast to Seven Decades of Cranberry Festivals.” Festival events start Friday, Sept. 9 and continue through Sunday, Sept. 11.

From 1948 to 1975, the Food Fair was staged in Old Town at the former American Legion Hall, according to the "Cranberry Cookbook" published by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 3440 in 1991 for Bandon's centennial. The Bandon Auxiliary…

For the 70th annual Cranberry Festival, "Cheers to 70 Years!" the Chamber of Commerce has brought back the Treasure Chest that used to be a regular festival event. The chest holds more than 60 items donated by local businesses that…

Morgan Alexander, who has visited and played in Bandon previously, will perform live for the Saturday night Cranberry Festival Street Dance, which begins at 7 p.m. on the Main Stage in Old Town. The dance is free and family friendly.

The third annual Cranberry Cruise-In will be held in Old Town on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Winners in the Port of Bandon Boardwalk Art Show "Slice of Life" will be announced Saturday, September 10. The public is invited to stop by to congratulate the artists and discover the theme for the 15th annual boardwalk show in…

The annual Blessing of the Harvest will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9.

The annual VFW Ladies Auxiliary Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 1, at the VFW Hall on Bates Road off Highway 42S.

Bandon Historical Society Museum

The following streets will be closed during the 2015 Cranberry Festival:

Cheyanne Ornelas

The Bandon Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a Cranberry Festival Disc Golf Tournament beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Bandon City Park.