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Canyon Mule Days
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Enterprise - Eastern Oregon
Mule
Show with events and games for every age and skill
level. Cowboy poets, Pit B-B-Q Dinner, Quilt Show,
Mule & Horse Sale, Non-motorized Parade, Vendors,
Exhibitors & Western Art on The Green.
LOCATION:
Wallowa County Fairgrounds
Enterprise, OR
INFORMATION:
(541) 426-3271
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 Sandy
Oktoberfest
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Sandy - Mt Hood/The Gorge Region
This is truly a family event where families, seniors
and singles can find fun and entertainment.
Event includes an indoor/outdoor Biergarten featuring
an array of top American and German bands, dancers
and entertainers and a sauerkraut and sausage
booth, beer and wine. There's also a Kindergarten
for children of all ages, featuring all types
of games and entertainment, a Cruisin' Car Show,
food booths and over 50 craft booths featuring
artisans from the Northwest area.
LOCATION:
18090 SE Langensand Road
Sandy, Oregon
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Bandon Cranberry Festival
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Bandon - The Coast
This nationally recognized annual event celebrates
the cranberry with everything from their 2nd annual
Cranberry Eating Contest to a Queen of the Kitchen
competition. Cranberry City, a vendor market and
a Cranberry Parade will also be featured.
Family
events include: a kids activity area featuring
an Ag-Venture Park with activities such as Scarecrow
Making, pedal tractor races, and acow milking
station (mechanical). There will also be a fully
enclosed petting zoo with goats, rabbits, wallabies,
oriental pigs and other creatures sure to delight.
LOCATION:
All over Downtown Bandon, City Park &
Golf Course.
INFORMATION:
(541) 347-9616
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 Tualtin
Riverfront Music Festival
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Tualatin - Portland / Metro area
Tualatin
Riverfront Music Festival supports a great cause
- a clean and healthy Tualatin River that is accessible
to everyone. The festival has something for the
whole family - great music, food, nature activities
and kayaking on the river.
Tickets
are just $5 and kids are free. Tickets are available
online for purchase
LOCATION:
Tualatin
Community Park (at river mile 8.9)
Tualatin, OR
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 Gold
Beach Brew and Art Fest
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Gold Beach - The Coast
Sample
micro brews of every color and flavor, eat a variety
of great grub, listen to musicians playing on
two stages starting at noon until closing, view
classic cars, check out new art and artisan wares
that will catch your eye and fit your pocketbook.
Tickets
will be available for purchase at the door on
the day of the event for $12. Admission includes
a complimentary festival beer glass and two tickets
to test your craft beer selection.
LOCATION:
Event Center on the Beach
Gold Beach, Oregon
INFORMATION:
541-490-1593
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 Newport
Wild Seafood Weekend
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Newport - The Coast
This
two day celebration of Northwest's vital wild-caught
seafood industry features a Great Newport Wild
Seafood Cook-Off which has fast become one of
the most popular culinary events in all of the
Northwest. Event also includes a wild seafood
market, food fair, boat tours, vendors and cooking
classes.
LOCATION:
Port
Dock 7 of the Port of Newport
Newport, OR
INFORMATION:
541-574-5555
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Bay Indian Style Salmon Bake
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Depoe Bay - The Coast
Held every 3rd Saturday in September. It is a
chance for the people of Depoe Bay to share with
friends, family and visitors our perfected method
of cooking Salmon in the traditional way used
for generations by Coastal Native Americans.
LOCATION:
Depoe Bay City Park
INFORMATION:
541-765-2889
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 Sidewalk
Chalk Art Festival
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Forest Grove - Portland/Metro area
This
event encourages you to "release the artist within."
Come and create a masterpiece on the sidewalks
of historic downtown Forest Grove. Work individually
or as a team. There is music, balloons, and other
great entertainment.
Valley
Art Association's Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival
has been a Forest Grove signature event since
1990. The festival falls on the third Saturday
of September every year rain or shine.
LOCATION:
Main Street, Pacific and 21st Avenue
Forest Grove
INFORMATION:
503-357-3703
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Area Fun Festival
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Coos Bay - The Coast
A
festival of fun for families! Live Entertainment,
the famous Cruz the Coos with more than 500 vintage
vehicles, the Prefontaine Memorial Run, parade
and so much more! Variety of vendors, arts and
crafts and lots of different kinds of food. Beer
& wine garden. Most activities in downtown Coos
Bay. Visit our Bay Area Fun Festival page for
more information.
LOCATION:
Downtown Coos Bay
INFORMATION:
(541) 267-3341
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 Jackson
County Harvest
Fair
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Central Point - Southern Oregon
The
annual Harvest Fair celebrates the bounty of the
harvest with many land products displays, livestock
exhibits and craft, photo and home economics exhibits
that salute the harvest and upcoming holidays.
Some of the events include a Micro Brew Festival,
Amateur Beer & Wine Competition, Chili and Backyard
BBQ Cook-Off and Championship Grape Stomp.
Friday
night is a concert with local musicianDavid Pinsky
followed by Jason Johnson and Michael Boren. The
$4 admission includes a free return ticket for
Saturday or Sunday.
LOCATION:
The Expo
1 Peninger Road
Central Point, Oregon
INFORMATION:
(541)
774-8270
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 Bend
Roots Festival
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Bend - Central Oregon
This
free Community Music Festival celebrates and showcases
the diverse musical, artistic and cultural character
of the community of Bend. With over 100 acts and
educational workshops, over 3 days & nights, it
has become the largest “local” festival in Central
Oregon.
During the day, there are live performances on
several outdoor stages, educational presentations,
face painting along with economically priced food
and drinks. At night, headlining indoor & outdoor
musical acts will turn the heat up when the Bend
Roots Revival really starts to rock!
LOCATION:
Bend's Century Center
Bend, OR
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 Oktoberfest
at the Wolf Creek Inn
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Grants Pass - Southern Oregon
Authentic
German Food Beer Garden Live German & American
Music Vendors.
$2 admittance fee, FREE Parking
LOCATION:
Wolf creek Inn
Grants Pass, OR
INFORMATION:
(541)
866-2474
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 2011
Cider Squeeze
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Eagle Creek - Portland/Metro Region
Bring
your apples, press ours, or buy cider. Vendors,
food, craftsmen and musicians all day. Fun for
the whole family.
Admission:
$5.00 for individuals, $20.00 for families. Admission
is free for members, including volunteers who
have worked at least 10 hours for us this year.
LOCATION:
Philip Foster Farm
29912 SE Hwy. 211
Eagle Creek, OR
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 Corvallis
Fall Festival
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Corvallis - Willamette Valley
At
this Art Party in Central Park, 160 booth arts
and crafts fair is the main event. The main stage
offers continuous music all weekend long and on
Saturday night, there will be a street dance on
Monroe. A Community Stage will feature local performance
groups and an art discovery zone is for hands
on art play for kids of ALL ages.
Great food, wine tasting and this year some local
micro brew on tap. There is also a 5k & 10k Run
on Sunday Morning.
LOCATION:
Central Park
Corvallis, Oregon
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 Ride
the Rogue
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Rogue River - Southern Oregon
This
event includes 4 rides to accommodate all skill
levels and a historic nature hike for locals and
family members to enjoy. This year’s event offers
exciting new ride routes, gourmet feast, live
music and lots of fun and activities for the whole
family to enjoy.
LOCATION:
Palmerton Park
Rogue River
INFORMATION:
(541) 582-4488
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October
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 Florence
Festival of Books
October 6, 2012
10 a.m. to 4 p.m
Florence - Oregon Coast
Listen
up authors, publishers, and anyone who likes to
read . . . books! The 2nd Annual Florence Festival
of Books on October 6th is an opportunity for
authors and publishers to present their books
and information to the public. Large and small
publishers are welcome and fiction, non-fiction,
and children's authors are welcome as well as
young authors. While most participants will be
from western Oregon, authors and publishers from
further afar are welcome.
This
is an opportunity for book lovers to meet the
authors, chat with them, and to have their books
signed. And this is an opportunity for aspiring
authors to meet with experienced authors and publishers
on a one-to-one basis.
LOCATION:
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, OR 97439
INFORMATION:
For more information, contact Florence Events
Center at 541-997-1994. For those wishing to participate,
applications will become available on the Florence
Events Center website at
www.eventcenter.org
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 Art
Along the Rogue
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Grants Pass - Southern Oregon
The
premiere art festival in Southern Oregon features
street painters creating huge pastel chalk drawings
on the street alongside 40-50 regional artists
& students. Also great music all weekend long.
Some of the music Line-up for 2011 include Apple
Siders (Acoustic Alternative), Mercy (Rhythm &
Blues) & Salsa Brava (Salsa Dance Band).
LOCATION:
"H" Street
Downtown Grants Pass
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Book Festival
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Portland - Portland Metro
Although
best known for the Book Fair, several events actually
make up the Wordstock Festival. Wordstock features
ten author stages, a book fair with over 150 exhibitors,
a special children's area and children's literature
stage, a series of workshops for writers and for
K-12 teachers, a special broadcast of Live Wire!,
the popular public radio variety show, featuring
writers from the festival, and more.
LOCATION:
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard
Portland, OR
INFORMATION:
503-546-1012
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Kite Festival
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Lincoln City - Oregon Coast
Many
of the original organizers from their first event
still participate in stunning aerial displays
and exquisite kite ballets.
This
year’s theme is “Rockin’ the Rokkaku!” The festival
will include kite flying demonstrations by experts,
including Connor Doran, a finalist in 2010 on
the top-rated NBC series, America’s Got Talent!
The weekend includes featured flyers, family-friendly
activities like kite-making, a kid’s kite parade,
a Rokkaku (six-sided kite) aerial battle with
past national champion Ronda Brewer, and a mass
ascension.
LOCATION:
On the beach, at the D-River Wayside
Lincoln City, Oregon
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Community Celebration
The Dalles - Gorge/Mt Hood Region
Celebrate
the Gorge with others who love the Gorge! This
first annual event will feature a two-day long,
FREE, family friendly, fun weekend. There will
be free admission to the Discovery Center, live
music, art, educational activities, living history,
recreation, bike clinics and much more for the
kids, local foods, locally-brewed beers, and even
more for adults at the Columbia Gorge Discovery
Center in The Dalles, Oregon!
LOCATION:
The Gorge Discovery Center
5000 Discovery Drive
The Dalles, OR
INFORMATION:
541-296-8600
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 Chowder,
Blues & Brews
Florence - The Coast
Chowder
cook-off, food booths, microbrew tasting and competition,
and live music for two days.
Then
on Sunday October 9th, you can continue to treat
your pallet as you ‘Travel the Chowder Trail’
while enjoying the sights, sounds and shops down
into Historic Old Town!
LOCATION:
The Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence
INFORMATION:
541-997-3128
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 Annual
Art Harvest Studio Tour of Yamhill County
Yamhill County
Established
in 1997, the Art Harvest Studio Tour of Yamhill
County has become the artful way to explore Oregon's
Wine Country and the creativity tucked among its
hillsides. This self-guided studio tour, presented
by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County, features
40 local artists who create ceramics, paintings,
jewelry, photography, fiber art, copper work,
book art, paper cutting, sculpture and much more.
Visitors create their own itinerary, stopping
by as many studios as they can during the six-day
event which takes place the first two weekends
of October. At each studio they are encouraged
to ask questions, watch demonstrations and purchase
work directly from each artist
INFORMATION:
(503) 883-3050
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Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
Hood River - The Gorge
Each
fall, Hood River Valley hosts an old-fashioned
harvest festival with local produce and food products,
arts and crafts, wine- and beer-tastings: all
the best this County has to offer. There will
also be a kid zone, art vendors, a pie eating
contest, horse drawn carriage rides and live music.
LOCATION:
Hood River Event Site (overlooking the Columbia
River)
110 Portway Avenue
INFORMATION:
1-800-366-3530
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Cliffs Winery Harvest Party
Help pick, crush, and ferment some of our estate
grown varietals. Bring extra pruners if you have
them. Plenty of food, music, wine and work.
Winery
is nestled in the heart and on the shores of the
Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, Cascade Cliffs
began plantings in 1986. Visitors are also welcome
here 365 days a year to enjoy samples of their
wines and browse through the picturesque vineyard.
LOCATION:
8866 Hwy 14
Wishram, WA 98673
INFORMATION:
(509) 767-1100
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 Oregon
Be Wattsmart Workshops
various locations
This is one class where the subject matter will
save you plenty of money. Pacific Power is pleased
to present Be wattsmart Workshops in your area.
All sessions will be held in the evening with
most between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will
be served.
These
workshops will put you on the path to greater
energy efficiency and lower electric bills by
teaching you how to identify your household energy
use and how it changes over time, take a whole-home
approach to energy efficiency plus much more
LOCATION
/ INFORMATION:
Find
and register for a workshop near you
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Village Mushroom Festival
Yachats - Oregon Coast
Sample
delectabled mushroom dishes In Yachats Restaurants
or join expert led Fungi walks, talks, exhibits
and workshops. There will also be culinary mushroom
markets, wine tasting and live music. The guided
mushroom walks and exhibits are FREE and open
to the public.
LOCATION:
Various Locations
Yachats, OR
INFORMATION:
800-929-0477
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Squishing of the Squash & 'Howloween' at the
Zoo
Portland - Portland Metro
Environmental
Enrichment - Annual Squishing of the Squash
In preparation for our “Howloween” event,
the Portland Zoo elephant herd will receive a
HUGE pumpkin to pulverize. Great photo opportunity
— bring your camera!
HOWLOWEEN
AT THE ZOO
Most
kids love trick-or-treating, and Oregon Zoo provides
a fun and safe setting for this traditional Halloween
activity. Trick-or-treaters in their various costumes
will participate in an exciting scavenger hunt
leading them to activity stations around the zoo.
Goodie bags filled with candy and prizes will
be given out for completed hunts at the zoo's
exit. Free with zoo admission.
LOCATION:
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
Portland, Oregon
INFORMATION:
503-226-1561
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Maize
Sauvie Island - Portland Metro
Great
Fun! With hay rides, pumpkin patch and more. See
their new 'Heart in Oregon' and haunted
maizes!
LOCATION:
The Pumpkin Patch - Sauvie Island
16525 NW Gillihan Rd.
(Only 15 minutes from downtown Portland!)
INFORMATION:
(503) 621-7110
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 Fazio
Farms "Corn Maze in The City"
Portland
"Corn
Maze in The City" is 6.5 acres (over 283,000 square
feet!) of confusing corn maze. The corn is double
planted so you CANNOT see through the 20' (twenty
feet) thick corn maze walls! It's freaky. We look
forward to your confusion and you WILL get lost!
Please Visit our website for additional Corn Maze
details and pictures.... Call 503-289-2020 for
school packages.
We
offer an amazing corn maze, pony rides, food booths,
22' Bouncy Slide, tractor hay rides, pumpkin and
gourd painting, mechanical swing, and a ferris
wheel. Visit "HayLand" our covered kids facility
for a parent's break, hay bale maze, and hay bale
pyramid.
LOCATION:
Fazio Farms Corn Maze
8433 NE 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
INFORMATION:
(503) 289-2020
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November
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 Celebrate
Arts!
Florence - Oregon Coast
This
juried art show features paintings, photography,
sculpture and mixed media.
Register
Now for September Digital Workshops - To help
artists prepare for the digital submission process,
workshops will be held at FEC on September 11
and 12. Workshop registration runs through August
26. Space is limited so please register early.
Registration
forms are available online
or at the Florence Events Center, Digital Dunes
Photography, and the Siuslaw Library. Cost is
$25. The workshop session is two hours long. Scheduled
times are 9 - 11 a.m., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 - 4
p.m., and 4 - 6 p.m. on both days.
LOCATION:
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, OR 97439
INFORMATION:
(541) 997-1994
www.eventcenter.org
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 The
Northwest Food & Wine Festival
Portland - Portland Metro
A
wine and food celebration created to present a
rich rewarding experience for wine lovers and
gourmet food enthusiasts. Guests can expect a
floor filled with over 600 wines and 50 restaurants
and gourmet food tastes which feature an incredible
array of options for guests.
LOCATION:
At The DoubleTree by Hilton Lloyd Center
1000 NE Multnomah Street
INFORMATION:
800-422-0251
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Filmmakers' Festival
Portland
The Northwest’s premiere showcase of new work
by regional filmmakers that brings artists and
audiences together for a singular community celebration.
Each year the Festival draws more than 400 entries
from filmmakers in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, and Washington, presenting to
the public carefully selected programs of outstanding
work and awarding critical recognition to top
juror- and audience-recognized films. After the
Festival, the event lives on in the form of the
“Best of the Northwest” touring program, presented
at key cultural and educational organizations
across the Northwest.
LOCATION:
Various screening locations
Portland
INFORMATION:
503-221-1156
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 Thanksgiving
Extravaganza
Hood River, Oregon
Start your holiday season with a visit to Pheasant
Valley winery during this special weekend. Wine
tasting and tours will be available, and their
gift shop will be open as well. Gift boxes and
wine will be available in the gift shop, as well
as wine tasting at their historic back bar. Don't
miss out on this unique experience.
LOCATION:
Pheasant Valley Winery
3890 Acree Drive
Hood River, OR 97031
INFORMATION:
541-387-3040
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Trot at the Zoo
Thanksgiving Day
Portland - Portland Metro
Held
on Thanksgiving Day, this four-mile run/walk winds
through Washington Park and the zoo. Registration
fee includes zoo admission.
LOCATION:
Cheatham Hall ( Forestry Center)
4001 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR
INFORMATION:
Road Runners Club
503-667-0480
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 Christmas
Festival of Lights
November through December (closed Christmas
Day)
Portland - Portland Metro
This
celebration of Christmas begins the day after
Thanksgiving with the opening of our most popular
event, The Christmas Festival of Lights. With
over 500,000 lights, 150 choral performances,
a petting zoo, carolers, puppet shows and hot
chocolate this is a special event for the whole
family.
$8.00
general admission, $4.00 children ages 3 – 12,
2 & under are admitted free
LOCATION:
NE 85th and Sandy Boulevard
Portland, Oregon
INFORMATION:
503-261-2400
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Country Thanksgiving
Willamette Valley
More
than 150 wineries will open their doors to kick
off the winter wine tasting season. Many of these
wineries are not open at any other time during
the year. Festivities include tasting of new releases
and older vintages, barrel tastings, specialty
foods and sales of limited quantity wines. Some
wineries have live music and tasting fees vary
by winery. Winemakers and owners will personally
greet their guests.
LOCATION:
Various wineries. Call for a brochure.
INFORMATION:
503-646-2985
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