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# This Week’s Events: August 24–30, 2026
- URL: https://lagrandeloop.com/this-weeks-events-august-24-30-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-23T15:41:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-24T13:25:19.000Z
- Description: A weekly roundup of La Grande Loop news, this week’s events and more events ahead.
- Author: La Grande Loop
- Tags: Newsletter, Events, News, #newsletter-draft, #newsletter-week-start-2026-08-24, #newsletter-week-end-2026-08-30

Here are community events coming up around La Grande for August 24–30, 2026, plus the latest La Grande Loop news.

## Upcoming Events

## Tuesday, August 25

- [**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.
- [**Repair Cafe at Cook Memorial Library**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/repair-cafe-at-cook-memorial-library/) *(Community)* — Repair Cafe — Aug. 25, 3–6 p.m. at Cook Memorial Library. Bring broken household items, volunteer to repair or learn repair skills from local teachers.

## Thursday, August 27

- [**Hotel Kasbah apartment open house set for Aug. 27**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/hotel-kasbah-apartment-open-house-set-for-aug-27/) *(Community, Business)* — Open house — 4–7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at Hotel Kasbah, 14 Depot St., La Grande. Tour five new one-bedroom apartments.
- [**Community Roundtable: Fire Edition — Aug. 27**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/community-roundtable-fire-edition-aug-27/) *(Community, Public Safety)* — Public safety roundtable — 6–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the La Grande Fire Department, 1806 Cove Ave.
- [**Mud Kitchen Kids summer series runs June through August**](https://lagrandeloop.com/mud-kitchen-kids-summer-series-runs-june-through-august/) *(Outdoors, Kids, Blue Mountains Conservancy)* — Blue Mountains Conservancy’s Mud Kitchen Kids summer series offers $25 drop-off outdoor play sessions for potty-trained children ages 3–7 from June 11 through August 27.

## Friday, August 28

- [**Free Clothes, Bags, and Lost & Found Blowout**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/free-clothes-bags-and-lost-found-blowout/) *(Community, Family)* — Free student resource giveaway Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, noon–6 p.m. at J House Youth Center, 1001 2nd Street.
- **Last Friday Live: Magnetic Mixtape Band at Raul’s** *(Music, Community)* — Magnetic Mixtape Band plays Raul’s Last Friday Live in La Grande on Friday, Aug. 28, 7–10 p.m. Event is 21+.

## Saturday, August 29

- [**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.
- [**Music by Starshine — Aug. 29**](https://lagrandeloop.com/arts-culture/music-by-starshine-aug-29/) *(Music, Farmers Market)* — Live music by Starshine — 9 a.m.–noon Saturday, Aug. 29, at the farmers market in Max Square, La Grande.

## EOU Home Athletics

### Saturday, August 29

- [**Men's Soccer vs. College of Southern Idaho**](https://eousports.com/calendar?ref=lagrandeloop.com) — 10 a.m. — Community Stadium
- [**Football vs. The College of Idaho**](https://eousports.com/calendar?ref=lagrandeloop.com) — 6 p.m. — Community Stadium

## La Grande High School Home Athletics

### Thursday, August 27

- [**Girls Volleyball vs. Nyssa**](https://www.osaa.org/schools/248?ref=lagrandeloop.com) — 6 p.m. — La Grande High School

### Friday, August 28

- [**Football vs. Redmond**](https://www.osaa.org/schools/248?ref=lagrandeloop.com) — 6 p.m. — La Grande High School

### Saturday, August 29

- [**Hanna Cashell Volleyball Tournament — La Grande**](https://www.osaa.org/schools/248?ref=lagrandeloop.com) — 8 a.m. — La Grande

## More Events Ahead

- Friday, Sept. 4 — [**Meet author Warren Wills — Sept. 4**](https://lagrandeloop.com/community/meet-author-warren-wills-sept-4/) — Friday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. Meet fantasy author Warren Wills at Cook Memorial Library.
- Wednesday, Sept. 9 — [**City Budget Roundtable Scheduled for Sept. 9 at Cook Memorial Library**](https://lagrandeloop.com/city/city-budget-roundtable-scheduled-for-sept-9-at-cook-memorial-library/) — City Budget Roundtable — Sept. 9, 6:00–7:30 p.m., Cook Memorial Library. Learn about the budget process and share input.
- Thursday, Sept. 10 — [**Celebrate La Grande returns Sept. 10**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/celebrate-la-grande-returns-sept-10/) — Celebrate La Grande — Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Riverside Park. Free food, live music, kids activities and nonprofit displays.
- Saturday, Sept. 26 — [**Nerd Mentality Grand Opening**](https://lagrandeloop.com/family/nerd-mentality-grand-opening/) — Nerd Mentality grand opening — Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at 11 a.m. at 2609 N. 2nd St. in La Grande.
- Thursday, Oct. 15 — [**EOFF after party: Ian George & The Knee Pockets**](https://lagrandeloop.com/arts-culture/eoff-after-party-ian-george-the-knee-pockets/) — Ian George & The Knee Pockets — Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, 9 p.m., at the EOFF HQ After Party in La Grande.
- Friday, Oct. 16 — [**EOFF after party: Tylor & The Train Robbers**](https://lagrandeloop.com/arts-culture/eoff-after-party-tylor-the-train-robbers/) — Tylor & The Train Robbers — Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, 9:30 p.m., at the EOFF HQ After Party in La Grande.
- Saturday, Oct. 17 — [**EOFF after party: AKA Belle**](https://lagrandeloop.com/arts-culture/eoff-after-party-aka-belle/) — AKA Belle — Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, 9:30 p.m., at the EOFF HQ After Party in La Grande.