Homer Davenport Community Festival

The first full weekend in August is always a hot time in Oregon’s coolest small town, Historic Silverton. And this year will include the First Annual Homer Davenport Invitational Brew Fest! Silverton’s Annual Homer Davenport Community Festival boasts an impressive festival line-up including music, food and fun! Homer has something for all. The main action will be in Silverton’s historic Coolidge-McClaine City Park.

Silverton’s most famous son, Homer Davenport, was an internationally renowned political cartoonist and journalist in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Homer, left Silverton, fulfilling his desire to become an editorial cartoonist, but he never forgot and often mentioned his small-town Silverton Roots.

Homer Davenport activities have been the primary multiday festival in Silverton since 1980, providing family fun and entertainment to the local area. Sponsored by the Silverton Rotary Club, the Homer Davenport Community Festival Committee are honored to be a part of celebrating the life and times of Oregon’s first media superstar, Homer C. Davenport, Late of Silverton. For more information, visit the “Homer Page.”  http://www.homerdavenport.com

If you are an Arts and Crafts vendor that would like to display your wares at the Homer Davenport Festival, download the appropriate vendor application from the events page at Homer Davenport Community Event - Arts, Crafts and Healthy Food Fair  fill it out and mail it in with a check or pay via our PayPal link and e-mail the application to homer@homerdavenport.com