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# This Week’s Events: August 3–9, 2026
- URL: https://lagrandeloop.com/this-weeks-events-and-new-august-3-9-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-02T14:10:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-03T20:50:02.000Z
- Description: A weekly roundup of La Grande Loop events for the next seven days.
- Author: Evan Humphry
- Tags: Newsletter, Events, News, #newsletter-draft, #newsletter-week-start-2026-08-03, #newsletter-week-end-2026-08-09

Here are community events coming up around La Grande for August 3–9, 2026

## Upcoming Events

**Faith Center VBS location update:** The Aug. 3–5 VBS gatherings have moved indoors to Faith Center La Grande because of air quality.

## Monday, August 3

- [**Faith Center VBS: Monday at Faith Center La Grande**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/faith-center-vbs-party-at-candy-cane-park/) *(Family, Kids)* — Faith Center VBS — Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, 6–8 p.m. at Faith Center La Grande. Moved indoors because of air quality; free for potty-trained children through fifth grade.
- [**Main Street Mondays Neighborhood Coffee**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/main-street-mondays-neighborhood-coffee-set-for-august-3/) *(Community, Business)* — First Monday of each month, 9:30 a.m. at the Press Room. Free coffee; monthly presenters and topics may vary. August 3: Carolyn Dooley on social marketing for small town merchants.

## Tuesday, August 4

- [**Faith Center VBS: Tuesday at Faith Center La Grande**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/faith-center-vbs-party-at-bernie-park/) *(Family, Kids)* — Faith Center VBS — Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, 6–8 p.m. at Faith Center La Grande. Moved indoors because of air quality; free for potty-trained children through fifth grade.
- [**La Grande Farmers Market — Tuesdays**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/la-grande-farmers-market-tuesdays/) *(Farmers Market, Food & Drink, Community)* — Tuesdays, 3–6 p.m., May 9–October 17, 2026 at Max Square, 4th and Adams in downtown La Grande.

## Wednesday, August 5

- [**Faith Center VBS: Wednesday at Faith Center La Grande**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/faith-center-vbs-party-at-riverside-park-pavilion/) *(Family, Kids)* — Faith Center VBS — Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, 6–8 p.m. at Faith Center La Grande. Moved indoors because of air quality; free for potty-trained children through fifth grade.
- [**La Grande City Council Regular Session**](https://lagrandeloop.com/city/la-grande-city-council-regular-session/) *(City Council, Government, City)* — First Wednesday of each month, generally 6 p.m. at La Grande City Hall Council Chambers; verify city agenda for changes.

## Thursday, August 6

- [**Fiddles On Fire joins Riverside Park Summer Concerts**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/fiddles-on-fire-joins-riverside-park-summer-concerts/) *(Music, Community, Family)* — Fiddles On Fire performs Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, from 6–8 p.m. at Riverside Park in La Grande as part of the 2026 Summer Concerts series.

## Friday, August 7

- [**Blue Mountains Conservancy Wild Schools summer schedule**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/blue-mountains-conservancy-wild-schools-summer-schedule/) *(Outdoors, Kids, Blue Mountains Conservancy, Family)* — Free Blue Mountains Conservancy Wild Schools summer programs include Wild Preschool for ages 0–6 and Wild School for ages 6–12, with dates from May 16 through August 8.
- [**Sketch and Release: Black Artists in Rural Oregon tour coming to La Grande**](https://lagrandeloop.com/arts-culture/sketch-and-release-black-artists-in-rural-oregon-tour-coming-to-la-grande/) *(Arts, Community, Music)* — Touring multimedia performance and docu-series "Sketch and Release" visits Hood River, Boardman, La Grande, and Baker City Aug. 5–8\. Free and open to the public. La Grande screening: Friday, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m. at Cook Memorial Library.

## Saturday, August 8

- [**Blue Mountains Conservancy Wild Schools summer schedule**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/blue-mountains-conservancy-wild-schools-summer-schedule/) *(Outdoors, Kids, Blue Mountains Conservancy, Family)* — Free Blue Mountains Conservancy Wild Schools summer programs include Wild Preschool for ages 0–6 and Wild School for ages 6–12, with dates from May 16 through August 8.
- [**Elkhorn Relay returns Aug. 8, 2026**](https://lagrandeloop.com/elkhorn-relay-returns-aug-8-2026/) *(Sports, Outdoors)* — Sat., Aug. 8, 2026, 5 a.m. at Hilgard Junction State Park; 80.6-mile, six-person relay. Registration closes July 11.
- [**La Grande Farmers Market — Saturdays**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/la-grande-farmers-market-saturdays/) *(Farmers Market, Food & Drink, Community)* — Saturdays, 9 a.m.–noon, May 9–October 17, 2026 at Max Square, 4th and Adams in downtown La Grande.
- [**Union Grassroots Festival & Car Show set for Aug. 8**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/union-grassroots-festival-car-show-set-for-aug-8/) *(Community)* — Union Grassroots Festival & Car Show — Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026 on Union Main Street in Union. Time TBD; flyer/details to be added.