Juniper Jam - The Story

Definition: Juniper Jam - The Sweetest Little Music Festival in Eastern Oregon
[juniperous musica dulcis]

Once upon a time in a high valley nestled in the remote wilds of Eastern Oregon there began a small one-day music festival. Songwriters and musicians gathered from lands far and near to share their talents with others, under the shadow of eagle's wings and mountain peaks. Scattered throughout this lovely little valley, lining gravel roads and curving highways, the lowly juniper tree is a sentinel - humbly welcoming sojurners out of the canyons carved by the winding waters of the Wallowas into the lush green fields and rolling prairie land that we call home.

Enterprise, Oregon is a small town of less than two thousand people, yet it is the heartbeat of a community brimming with arts and culture, and yes, music. Juniper Jam is a celebration of musical diversity, dedicated to showcasing a variety of musical genres while honoring the song and the songwriter.

Support Juniper Jam

Okay, so you bought Juniper Jam tickets for yourself, your little sister and brother, your aunt and uncle, your dog (oops, sorry, no pets) and you want to know how else you can help the festival. Easy. Just click the little "Donate" button below, and it will take you to the secure PayPal site where you can pay with a major credit card or your PayPal account. It's just that easy. Or do it the old fashioned way and stick a check in the mail to:

Special funding assistance provided by the City of Enterprise.

These individuals and businesses have graciously made donations to help make JUNIPER JAM 2010 a success. THANK YOU! Please offer your appreciation to these great members of our community.

Belle Pepper's Bed & Breakfast	Les Bridges-Farmers Insurance
Silver Creek Financial	Ted Hays' Signs
Enterprise Flower Shop

Juniper Jam also has plenty of opportunities for sponsorship, an ideal way to tie your business, organization, or even yourself to a wonderful festival. Click here for more information.

The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is an Oregon non-profit corporation registered under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a public charity. Your contribution is tax deductible.

Juniper Jam Food and Beverage

We have an outstanding lineup of food and beverages provided by local restaurants, bistros, micro-breweries, ranches, and espresso shops. You won't lack for good stuff to eat and drink at Juniper Jam! Would you like to be a food vendor? Click Here to download the food vendor application.

Juniper Jam Art Vendors

Moonshine Glass	Wind Dancer Flutes
Alazar Guitar Works	Norman Arts
Rodd Ambroson

Contact Juniper Jam

Give us a ring at 541-426-3390

Email a coordinator

We also have a Post Office Box

Find a place to Stay during Juniper Jam

There are plenty of lodging options if you're staying the night in Enterprise or surrounding area. For a complete list of lodging, including hotels, motels, B&B's, visit the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce website. If you'd like to pitch your tent, we offer free camping at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds. Restroom facilities are limited, and there are no hookups for RVs, but hey, it's free.

Visit the Juniper Jam Community

If you don't know where Enterprise, Oregon is, have a look at a map (like this Google map) and you'll see that we're in the far northeast corner of the state, on the way to pretty much nowhere except Imnaha and Hells Canyon. (both fine places to visit) Yes, we're a bit out of the way, but worth it! Only a four hour drive from Spokane, Washington, or Boise, Idaho. La Grande, Oregon is just over the hill to the west of us.

Wallowa County is a tight-knit but diverse rural community with green pastures full of cows, horses, sheep and real cowboys. The Eagle Cap Wilderness is right out the back door if you're into hiking. Wallowa Lake is about as clear and cool as one can imagine. We have world class bronze foundries and art galleries, rodeos, motorcycle rallies, quilt shops, antique tractors, writers conferences, schools . . . and lots of musicians. It's just a really cool place to live, and we invite you to come to Juniper Jam, then stick around for awhile. Visit the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce website for connections to detailed information about whatever your interests are. Besides music, we probably have something else going on that strikes a chord.

View Juniper Jam in a larger map.

Volunteer for Juniper Jam

Juniper Jam is an all-volunteer run festival. We would like you pitch in, we're sure our volunteer coordinator can put you to work doing something meaningful. There are plenty of things to do, big things, little things, many on the day of the event, some ahead of time. Send us an email and we'll put you to work! The really cool thing is, if you volunteer at Juniper Jam, you don't have to buy a ticket!

And, of course, the Disclaimer

Juniper Jam is held at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds. There are a few little rules we need to follow in order to make this event come off without a hitch. First off, you can't bring your pets. Second thing, you can't bring coolers or alchoholic beverages. Our vendors will be serving a large variety of food and drink, including our locally brewed award-winning Terminal Gravity Beer, some wine and some other beer too. Click here for the list of vendors. What you SHOULD bring is sunscreen, layered clothing, blankets, kids, lawn chairs, a little cash and a good attitude and we'll all have a great time. You'll need to show valid ID if you plan on having a beer or glass of wine. Anyway, that's about it for the fine print. If you have any questions we haven't answered here, feel free to email us.