Music, food, clothing, merchandise, friendly townspeople, and talented performers!
Located at 76 W. Broadway and open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Saturday Market in Eugene provides an incredible amount of diverse entertainment. The only thing that could beat this college student paradise is a free-stuff-for-all giveaway.
Musical performances
From stage performances to sidewalk performances, music can be heard at the market’s every corner. Many performers — especially the stage performers — tend to predominately play the acoustic guitar, with energetic, folksy, happy beats. However, it’s not uncommon to find someone playing the mandolin, violin/viola, African-style hand drums or even spoons.
Food
Asian, Italian, Mexican, A-MUH-rican — the food court covers all of the basics. Tofu Palace serves tenderly delicious tofu, while Bangkok Grill and Nice Rice serve noodles and teriyaki chicken, respectively.
For those who are a strictly veggie, there is a consumer-favorite lemonade sold at Family Homesteader, refreshing smoothies at Lulu’s Smoothies and numerous vegetable options at The T.R.E.E. (the true reason everybody eats). @@? … http://www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org/food.html@@
Additionally, there is the Farmer’s Market, which has every fruit and vegetable known to humankind — and some of them look like they’ve been juiced up on steroids.
Clothing/Merchandise
There are quite a few clothing, glass, jewelry, ceramics, photography and wood-works booths. Some of the more abnormally cool items belonging to these booths are tie-dye boxers, bow ties and shirts, ballroom-like masks, small glass figurines in the shape of women, nightlights made out of tuna cans and wacky pictures that seem like they were fabricated by the artist’s choice of sploshing every can of paint he owns.
Miscellaneous
Yoga, anyone? You certainly could since there are frequently yoga masters stretching in various areas. But by this point in the market adventure, feeling tired is natural. Places to relax include the fountain located at the center of the market, any grassy area under the trees or at a massage booth (though, you might have to wait behind a moderately long line of elderly people to get there).