Ideas and Activities

Our guests enjoy many activities here at Starfish Point Motel in Newport, Oregon. Once you arrive at Starfish Point Motel you can forget about going anywhere else! We here at Starfish Point can provide you with hours of central Oregon coast entertainment just steps from your door.

Some of the activities you will enjoy include beach bonfires, kite flying, building sandcastles, body boarding, poking around the tide pools, beach combing, rock and fossil hunting, whale and seal watching, picnics, volleyball, collecting driftwood, wading in the surf, hiking, biking, and breathtaking sunsets. The list of things to do here is limitless, listed above are just a small sampling of our central Oregon coast guest activities.

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what to do on the Oregon Coast!

Upcoming Events

There are many interesting and entertaining activities in Newport to be found year-round, but others only come once a year. Here are just some of the events you can experience:

Make your resevation early!! We accept bookings up to one year in advance, so plan ahead for vacation on the Oregon Coast!

Annual Events

January
Crab Feed (Yachats)

February
Annual Fireman’s Dinner
Seafood & Wine Festival
Bay City Cruisers Car Show

March
Lincoln County Home & Garden Show
Blessing of the Fleet
Whale Watching Week
Arts & Crafts Festival (Yachats)
Spring Beach Cleanup
Annual Easter Egg Hunt

April
Wooden Boat Show & Crab Feed (Depoe Bay)
Loyalty Days Celebration
Great Oregon Coast Garage Sale (Lincoln City)

May
Spring Kite Festival
Fleet of Flowers
Farmer’s Market (Saturdays through October)
Glastonbury Renaissance Faire
Great Garage Sale (Waldport)

June
Beachcomber Days (Waldport)
Central Coast Amateur Golf Tournament
Summer Film Festival
Newport Marathon
Gem & Mineral Show
Hatfield Marine Science Center Seafest
Ernst Bloch Music Festival

July
Summer Festival (Toledo)
Red, White & Blue Kite Festival
Fireworks over Yaquina Bay
La De Da Days & Smelt Fry (Yachats)
Lincoln County Fair & Rodeo
Ocean’s Edge 10K Run
Nye Beach Clambake

August
Quilts by the Sea
Summer Children’s Festival & Art Show
Dollhouse and Miniature Show
Antique Street Fair (Toledo)
Nesika Illahee Pow Wow (Siletz)
Oregon Lighthouse Week

September
Salmon Bake (Depoe Bay)
Airport Air Fair
All American Road & Car Celebration
Art Walk (Toledo)
Fall Beach Cleanup

October
Driftwood Derby
Artists’ & Artisans’ Fair (Yaquina)
Newport Microbrewery Festival
Creatures of the Night

November
Santa Claus comes to town
Annual Christmas Bazaars
Shilo Inn Christmas Bazaar
Rotary Dance
Oyster Cloyster

December
Christmas Crafts Week
Whale Watching Week
Festival of Trees
Sea of lights
Lighted Boat Parade