5 Best Performing Arts Venues in Southern Oregon, Oregon

The Northwest's oldest performing arts showcase features nearly three summer months of concerts by some 90 international artists, offering everything from bluegrass to pop. The highlight is a three-week period from mid-June through early July that's centered on classical concerts by the superb Britt Festival Orchestra.

Ashland's signature attraction is this festival of Shakespeare and other plays, which runs mid-April through mid-October. Book tickets and lodging well in advance.

This beautifully restored 750-seat 1920s performing arts center with state-of-the-art acoustics is steps from downtown restaurants and microbreweries and hosts a wide range of concerts and shows, including some big-name talents and national touring companies.

Each February, nature enthusiasts flock to the Klamath Basin to attend the nation's oldest birding festival.