Oregon Jamboree
{{Infobox music festival
| name = Oregon Jamboree
| image = Oregon Jamboree Stage.jpg
| caption = The Oregon Jamboree main stage
| location = Sweet Home, Oregon
| years_active = 1992–2019, 2021–
| founders = Marge Geil and Leslie Ancke
| dates =
| genre = Country
| website = {{URL|http://oregonjamboree.com}}
| organizer =
}}
The Oregon Jamboree is a three-day country music and camping festival held in Sweet Home, Oregon, United States. The event was founded in 1992 as an economic development project for the Sweet Home community.{{cite web|author=Alex PaulAlbany Democrat-Herald |url=http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_feea0c06-51f1-5ebc-9d23-3ed56976103c.html |title=Fans flock to S. Home for Oregon Jamboree |publisher=Democratherald.com |date=2007-08-03 |accessdate=2013-10-13}} In addition to funding economic development activities, profits from the festival help support community humanitarian projects.{{cite web|url=http://www.democratherald.com/business/article_3aa6b074-d158-5da6-8ec6-35c659b49d73.html |title=Oregon Jamboree revs up east Linn |publisher=Democratherald.com |date=2005-10-17 |accessdate=2013-10-13}} The festival site is located on a large field south of Sweet Home High School. The venue extends across the Weddle Covered Bridge to Sankey Park. Recent attendance has exceeded 13,000 people per day.{{cite web|last=Paul |first=Alex |url=http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_b847318c-fcab-11de-b987-001cc4c002e0.html |title=Keith Urban to headline Oregon Jamboree |publisher=Democratherald.com |date=2010-01-08 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}
Past performers include Kenny Chesney, Montgomery Gentry, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.{{cite web|url=http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_58b05d2f-eebb-51e7-95f0-cce092283de4.html |title=McGraw, Rimes to play Jamboree |publisher=Democratherald.com |date=2009-01-21 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}{{cite web|author=the Gazette-Times |url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_1c06a818-9dce-5e12-aaf7-9cca6f101c2e.html |title=Sweet Home jamboree unveils lineup |publisher=Gazettetimes.com |date=2004-01-17 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_930f1cba-6fd2-5ff1-aca7-b8a4cd74e05b.html |title=Oregon Jamboree tickets, camping sold out |publisher=Democratherald.com |date=2006-07-18 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}{{cite web|last=Petroccione |first=George |url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_70d3cdb7-1e62-544f-8ae6-2e1013f712d8.html |title=Oregon Jamboree reports a record year |publisher=Gazettetimes.com |date=2003-09-24 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}
No Jamboree was planned in 2020.
References
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External links
- [http://www.oregonjamboree.com/ Oregon Jamboree] (official website)
Category:Tourist attractions in Linn County, Oregon