New name for vintage event
The Retro Expo breathes new life into Lincoln City’s Antique and Collectibles Week
It has a brand-new name but still means plenty of special sales at Lincoln City’s popular antique stores. The Retro Expo, formerly Antique and Collectibles Week, will take place from Saturday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb. 17.
The event also kicks off the New Vintage Voyage Passport, a digital guide that will help visitors navigate the antique shops and vintage boutiques throughout the city’s historic districts.
“Introducing Retro Expo enables us to further solidify our longtime reputation as a unique destination for antique and vintage enthusiasts,” said Kim Cooper Findling, director of Explore Lincoln City. “In 2025, we’re expanding our focus to include vintage boutiques alongside traditional antique shops to create an even more dynamic treasure-hunting experience. Launching the Vintage Voyage Passport will provide even more fun opportunities for people to participate via interactive check-ins year-round.”
Lincoln City has previously been named one of the country’s foremost undiscovered places for antique and vintage collectibles. The city is home to numerous vintage shops and used bookstores and has long been considered an antiquing hotspot on the Oregon Coast.
First conceived in 1991 by June Minor, founder of the historic Rocking Horse Mall, the original Antique & Collectibles Week — now, Retro Expo — offers a nostalgic celebration of treasured artifacts and keepsakes.
Lincoln City was formed in 1965 when the five historic towns of Oceanlake, Taft, Cutler City, DeLake and Nelscott united. Today, the community boasts the largest antique mall on the Oregon Coast, with more than 80 dealers at the Little Antique Mall, alongside numerous other vintage shops and boutiques throughout the historic districts.
The 10-day Retro Expo highlights the treasures, collectibles and other finds to be discovered at Lincoln City’s local antique shops, vintage boutiques and used bookstores, from the iconic Robert’s Bookshop to exciting vintage retailers that have recently joined the community.
The event will feature thrifting adventures, special sales and a themed Finders Keepers “drop” where 100 Japanese antique-style glass floats will be hidden along the city’s seven miles of public beach from Roads End on the north to Siletz Bay to the south. Floats will be placed above the high tide line and below the beach embankment.
For more information, go to explorelincolncity.com.