Special Announcement ~ Press Release
The Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association has been hopeful that the COVID-19 virus pandemic situation would resolve itself and that we would be able to hold our annual Robin Hood Festival the third weekend of July. However, we are sad and disappointed to announce that we have cancelled the 2020 Sherwood Robin Hood Festival. The health of our community is our main concern and the last thing that we want to do is contribute to the spread of COVID-19.
The Robin Hood Festival Association is actively pursuing and planning on a safe Holiday Festival on December 5th, 2020. We are very hopeful that we will be able to provide our annual Holiday Festival safely, without interruption, and that we can come together as a community for some fun to kick off the holiday season! We are also pursuing other social distancing Festival activities, so please keep a watch for them on our website. This includes details for our annual Knighting Ceremony. The Robin Hood Festival Association is currently working on unique ways to celebrate the 2020 Robin Hood Festival Knights. While we go through this unprecedented time in our lives, it is more important now than ever to celebrate individuals on their dedication to our community.
Our 2020 Robin Hood Festival Association High School Graduate Scholarship program will continue, and this year’s scholarship award winner will be notified in June and announced in the July Sherwood Gazette.
We would like to thank the City of Sherwood, all of our Sponsors, Vendors, and the people of Sherwood for your support. We are looking forward to the Holiday Festival and the return of the Robin Hood Festival in 2021. In the meantime, please stay safe, healthy and maintain your social distancing for the safety of others.
~ Ron Groeger Jr., Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association President
The Robin Hood Festival Association is actively pursuing and planning on a safe Holiday Festival on December 5th, 2020. We are very hopeful that we will be able to provide our annual Holiday Festival safely, without interruption, and that we can come together as a community for some fun to kick off the holiday season! We are also pursuing other social distancing Festival activities, so please keep a watch for them on our website. This includes details for our annual Knighting Ceremony. The Robin Hood Festival Association is currently working on unique ways to celebrate the 2020 Robin Hood Festival Knights. While we go through this unprecedented time in our lives, it is more important now than ever to celebrate individuals on their dedication to our community.
Our 2020 Robin Hood Festival Association High School Graduate Scholarship program will continue, and this year’s scholarship award winner will be notified in June and announced in the July Sherwood Gazette.
We would like to thank the City of Sherwood, all of our Sponsors, Vendors, and the people of Sherwood for your support. We are looking forward to the Holiday Festival and the return of the Robin Hood Festival in 2021. In the meantime, please stay safe, healthy and maintain your social distancing for the safety of others.
~ Ron Groeger Jr., Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association President
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The May 21, 2020 meeting of the Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association is cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To connect with the SRHFA, please email robinhoodfestival@gmail.com or leave a message at 503-625-4233.
The Knighting Committee is now accepting nominations from the community. The deadline for receiving the nominations has been extended to May 31, 2020. We do plan to hold a Knighting Ceremony in 2020, details to be announced. Visit the Knighting page for more information.
If you have applied to be a vendor for Summer 2020, the Vendor Committee will be in contact with you regarding the cancellation of the Summer 2020 Festival.
If you have submitted a Sponsorship for 2020, the Sponsorship Committee will be in contact with you regarding the cancellation of the Summer 2020 Festival. There is still the option to sponsor the Holiday Festival & Parade on December 5, 2020, the Maid Marian Court, Scholarship funding, Knighting, administrative costs and any additional activities planned during the pandemic.
If you would like to volunteer to help us with year round planning, we will announce when regular meetings will resume due to COVID-19. We normally meet the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sherwood-Midday Masonic Lodge in downtown Sherwood. There will be no meeting in May.
The Knighting Committee is now accepting nominations from the community. The deadline for receiving the nominations has been extended to May 31, 2020. We do plan to hold a Knighting Ceremony in 2020, details to be announced. Visit the Knighting page for more information.
If you have applied to be a vendor for Summer 2020, the Vendor Committee will be in contact with you regarding the cancellation of the Summer 2020 Festival.
If you have submitted a Sponsorship for 2020, the Sponsorship Committee will be in contact with you regarding the cancellation of the Summer 2020 Festival. There is still the option to sponsor the Holiday Festival & Parade on December 5, 2020, the Maid Marian Court, Scholarship funding, Knighting, administrative costs and any additional activities planned during the pandemic.
If you would like to volunteer to help us with year round planning, we will announce when regular meetings will resume due to COVID-19. We normally meet the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sherwood-Midday Masonic Lodge in downtown Sherwood. There will be no meeting in May.
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Sherwood, Oregon Robin Hood Festival ~ Established 1954
Maid Marian Court, Merry Men and Villagers, 2019. Photo Credit: Darci Vandenhoek of Blueline Studios.
The historic and picturesque town of Sherwood, Oregon welcomes you to the realm of the Robin Hood Festival. One of the oldest and most unique community events in Oregon (est. 1954), our wondrous Festival and international archery tournament normally attract nearly 20,000 revelers of all ages each year in the summer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no Summer 2020 Festival will be held.
With many fun activities both modern and medieval, the annual Summer Festival fills the streets of Old Town Sherwood the 3rd weekend of July every year (to resume in 2021), with the International Archery Tournament with Nottingham, England nearby (to resume in 2021). Our old-fashioned Summer Community Parade (to resume in 2021) winds its way through Sherwood annually, featuring Maid Marian and her Court, Robin Hood and his Merry Men and 70+ imaginative entries from far and wide, some competing for high honors.
There is always dancing in the streets (and many enjoying the beer & wine garden nearby), as well-known bands from the Pacific Northwest and featured entertainers take to our popular Main Stage. The Family Stage in the Renaissance Village specializes in wonderfully creative, interactive performers to delight young and old, a traditional Knighting Ceremony, medieval re-enactments, stunts, swordplay & fencing lessons, clowns, magicians, alchemists, comedians, improvisation, a petting zoo, a climbing wall, music & dance, and appearances by Maid Marian and her Court, Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Special surprises throughout the grounds of the Festival, occupying the streets of Sherwood Old Town and an enchanting historical park, make your Festival experience one people of all ages have enjoyed for multiple generations.
Thousands of Summer Festival visitors wander every year through the extensive Vendor Village consisting of more than 100 booths, with a wide variety of shopping and activities to explore. Vendor information for 2021 will be available by March 2021. Visit the Vendors Page for more information. Everyone enjoys performances by Sherwood's Voices for the Performing Arts in Cannery Square Park. Multiple contestants demonstrate their creativity every year in the annual Castle Building Contest. Festivities also include a teen dance, kids crafts and play areas, plus plenty of delicious food, with a beer/wine/cider garden featuring selections from local wineries and breweries. Festival admission is FREE, including all entertainment on the Main and Family Stages (excludes Voices for the Performing Arts performance, for which tickets must be purchased - vendors also charge fees for various activities).
We are still welcoming Sponsors for our 2020 Holiday Festival and year-round activities. Visit our Sponsors Page to learn more.
Looking for the Festival? Here is how to find us...
The Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, with our Festivals and activities supporting the entire community and many organizations throughout the area. The Summer Festival takes place the third weekend of July every year (cancelled in 2020, resuming in 2021) and the Winter Festival takes place the first Saturday in December (still scheduled in 2020).
With many fun activities both modern and medieval, the annual Summer Festival fills the streets of Old Town Sherwood the 3rd weekend of July every year (to resume in 2021), with the International Archery Tournament with Nottingham, England nearby (to resume in 2021). Our old-fashioned Summer Community Parade (to resume in 2021) winds its way through Sherwood annually, featuring Maid Marian and her Court, Robin Hood and his Merry Men and 70+ imaginative entries from far and wide, some competing for high honors.
There is always dancing in the streets (and many enjoying the beer & wine garden nearby), as well-known bands from the Pacific Northwest and featured entertainers take to our popular Main Stage. The Family Stage in the Renaissance Village specializes in wonderfully creative, interactive performers to delight young and old, a traditional Knighting Ceremony, medieval re-enactments, stunts, swordplay & fencing lessons, clowns, magicians, alchemists, comedians, improvisation, a petting zoo, a climbing wall, music & dance, and appearances by Maid Marian and her Court, Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Special surprises throughout the grounds of the Festival, occupying the streets of Sherwood Old Town and an enchanting historical park, make your Festival experience one people of all ages have enjoyed for multiple generations.
Thousands of Summer Festival visitors wander every year through the extensive Vendor Village consisting of more than 100 booths, with a wide variety of shopping and activities to explore. Vendor information for 2021 will be available by March 2021. Visit the Vendors Page for more information. Everyone enjoys performances by Sherwood's Voices for the Performing Arts in Cannery Square Park. Multiple contestants demonstrate their creativity every year in the annual Castle Building Contest. Festivities also include a teen dance, kids crafts and play areas, plus plenty of delicious food, with a beer/wine/cider garden featuring selections from local wineries and breweries. Festival admission is FREE, including all entertainment on the Main and Family Stages (excludes Voices for the Performing Arts performance, for which tickets must be purchased - vendors also charge fees for various activities).
We are still welcoming Sponsors for our 2020 Holiday Festival and year-round activities. Visit our Sponsors Page to learn more.
Looking for the Festival? Here is how to find us...
The Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, with our Festivals and activities supporting the entire community and many organizations throughout the area. The Summer Festival takes place the third weekend of July every year (cancelled in 2020, resuming in 2021) and the Winter Festival takes place the first Saturday in December (still scheduled in 2020).
Photo Credit: Darci Vandenhoek of Blueline Studios.
Volunteers Needed!
We are always looking for more volunteers to help with Festival planning and activities throughout the year. Email us directly at robinhoodfestival@gmail.com and we will match you to the perfect opportunity for you! Check out some of our volunteer opportunities here. Even a couple hours of your time can be extremely helpful and a lot of fun too! This is also a great opportunity for students seeking volunteer hours.
Email robinhoodfestival@gmail.com if you have questions, call 503-625-4233 or fill out the Contact Us form. 
International Archery Tournament with Notthingham.
Photo by Leah Sinclair.
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Traveling Archery Trophy
Join us for Meetings!
Unless otherwise announced, we meet the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sherwood-Midday Masonic Lodge #164 in downtown Sherwood, 22536 SW Washington Street. New volunteers and interested community members are welcome.
Upcoming general meetings: No May Meeting. Future meetings to be announced (due to COVID-19 pandemic). |
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The Sherwood Renaissance Singers serenade festival goers and attend various events throughout the year, like this Robin Hood Festival Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. See more of the Sherwood Renaissance singers in action.
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Sponsors
We would like to thank the many sponsors who make Robin Hood Festival Association activities possible throughout the year in support of the entire community. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, there are countless benefits from supporting Sherwood's signature festival and a vital community service organization, active in Sherwood for over 65 years!
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Visit the Facebook Community Page associated with the Festival
Thank You to our community partners!
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Sherwood Robin Hood Festival ~ Celebrating 65+ Years!
RobinHoodFestival@gmail.com ~ 503-625-4233 ~ P.O. Box 496, Sherwood, Oregon 97140