Festivals

Britt Festivals. Britt Festival Pavilion, 350 1st St., Jacksonville, Oregon, 97530. 541/773–6077; www.brittfest.org.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Ashland's biggest attraction is this festival of Shakespeare and other plays, which runs mid-February through early November. Book tickets and lodging well in advance. 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, Oregon, 97520. 541/482–4331; www.osfashland.org.

Winter Wings Festival. Each February, nature enthusiasts flock to the Klamath Basin for the Winter Wings Festival, the nation's oldest birding festival. Box 354, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 97601. 877/541–2473; winterwingsfest.org.