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 Corn
Maize
September - October 31
(selected days)
Sauvie Island - Portland Metro
Great
Fun! With hay rides, pumpkin patch, farm fresh
market and more.
LOCATION:
The Pumpkin Patch - Sauvie Island
16525 NW Gillihan Rd.
(Only 15 minutes from downtown Portland!)
INFORMATION:
(503) 621-7110 |
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County Fair & Panhandle Rodeo
August 31 - September 3, 2018
Halfway - Eastern Oregon
A
traditional County Fair which celebrates this
region's agricutural heritage including, livestock
auction & exhibits, rodeo, horse show, dances,
parade (on Monday), and craft exhibits. This year
fair and rodeo fans will again enjoy a Midway filled with music,vendors, concessions, along with games for the kids.
LOCATION:
140 Fairgrounds Road
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Canyon Mule Days
September 7-9, 2018
Enterprise - Eastern Oregon
Mule
Show with events and games for every age and skill
level. This annual event draws mule and donkey
owners, and spectators intrigued by this long-eared
equine, from all over the West. Event includes
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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 Annual
Bandon Cranberry Festival
September 7-9, 2018
Bandon - The Coast
This nationally recognized annual event celebrates
the cranberry with everything from their annual
Cranberry Eating Contest to a Queen of the Kitchen
competition. Cranberry City, a vendor market and
a Cranberry Parade will also be featured.
Visit
the Washed Ashore art exhibit and workshop and
nominate a name for one of the sea life sculptures.
Check out vendors at Cranberry City and the Festival
Market for local produce, cranberry products,
and artisan wares.
LOCATION:
Events are staged in Old Town, the Port of Bandon waterfront, Sprague Community Theater and city park, and Bandon High School.
INFORMATION:
(541) 347-9616 |
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 Rods n' Rhodies Invitational Car Show
September 7-9, 2018
Florence - The Coast
A great family show where Grandparents reminisce with the kids about travels in autos from their childhood and car aficionados rave about the beauty of hot rods to custom cruisers on display in the streets of Historic Old Town.
LOCATION:
Historic Old Town Florence
INFORMATION:
541-997-3128 |
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 Gold
Beach Brew and Art Fest
Saturday, September 8, 2018
12:00 Noon – 9:00 PM.
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 $15.
LOCATION:
Event Center on the Beach (Curry County Fairgrounds)
Gold Beach, Oregon
INFORMATION:
541-490-1593 |
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 Wallowa
Valley Festival of Arts
September 12-16, 20178
Joseph
- Eastern Oregon
A
juried fine art show with displays of original
art in a variety of media - painting, drawing,
photography sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, fiber.
Artists from anywhere are welcome to participate. Opening Friday Night lineup includes a stimulating display of fine art, live music, awards, interaction with the artists, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, door prizes, and a lovely hand-painted wine glass to take home.
LOCATION:
Joseph Community Center
Joseph, Or
INFORMATION:
(541) 426-4622 |
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 Southern Oregon BrewFest
September 14-16, 2018
Central Point - Southern Oregon
It’s time for the biggest and best Brewfest of the year. Head on over to the Seven Feathers Events Center and get lost in the tastes and smells of this year’s extraordinary beers from throughout the region, country, and even world.
The beer garden will also feature over 60 taps flowing with a remarkable selection of award-winning microbrews
LOCATION:
The Expo
1 Peninger Road
Central Point, Oregon
INFORMATION:
(541)
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 Sidewalk
Chalk Art Festival
September 15, 2018
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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.
LOCATION:
Valley Art Gallery
2022 Main Street
Forest Grove
INFORMATION:
503-357-3703 |
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 Cider Squeeze
Saturday, September 15, 2018
10-4pm
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.
LOCATION:
Philip Foster Farm
29912 SE Hwy. 211
Eagle Creek, OR |
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 Depoe
Bay Indian Style Salmon Bake
Saturday, September 15, 2018
11-4pm
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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 Bay
Area Fun Festival
September 15-16, 2018
Coos Bay - The Coast
The
Bay Area Fun Festival offers a variety of activities
and free events over 2 days; Highlights include live entertainment, the famous Cruz the Coos featuring nearly 500 vintage automobiles, the Prefontaine Memorial Run, K-DOCK Music Festival featuring the finals of Bay Area Teen Idol, the BAFF parade and much more!
LOCATION:
Downtown Coos Bay
INFORMATION:
(541) 267-3341 |
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 Ride
the Rogue
September 22, 2018
Rogue River - Southern Oregon
This
year's event will offer exciting rides, gourmet feast, live music and lots of fun for the whole family to enjoy.
LOCATION:
Palmerton Park
Rogue River
INFORMATION:
(541) 582-4488 |
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 Corvallis
Fall Festival
September 22-23, 2018
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 1k, 5k & 10k Run
on Sunday Morning.
LOCATION:
Central Park
Corvallis, Oregon |
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 Fazio
Farms "Corn Maze in The City"
Portland
Open late September - October 31, 2018
"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!
We
offer an amazing corn maze, 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. There
will also be pony rides and a petting zoo on the
weekends.
LOCATION:
Fazio Farms Corn Maze
8433 NE 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
INFORMATION:
(503) 289-2020 |
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 Florence
Festival of Books
Saturday, September 28-29, 2018
Florence - Oregon Coast
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
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 Bend
Roots Revival
September 28-30, 2018
Bend - Central Oregon
The Bend Roots Revival is a free, family-friendly festival featuring over 100 musical acts and educational workshops. The event takes place annually, the last week in September, and showcases all genres—from folk, country, bluegrass, blues, and hip-hop, to funk, punk, metal, jazz, and rock.
LOCATION:
Deschutes Brewery
901 SW Simpson Ave.
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 The
Bite of Oregon
2018 event canceled
Portland
A
celebration of Oregon, its food, its people and
its extraordinary quality of life. Come join the
fun at the best summer party at their new Rose Quarter home!
Chefs on stage, entertainment, food, wine and
beer.
LOCATION:
Rose Quarter
1 Center Ct, St 150
Portland
INFORMATION:
(503)248-0600 |
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 End of Summer Gala
Information TBA
Medford - Rogue Valley
Spend an evening with a romantic flair! Share fabulous conversations with old friends and new, then enjoy a wonderful dinner and dance away the evening to the music of our 9 piece Gala Orchestra with the Big Band Sound.
LOCATION:
Rogue Valley Country Club
2660 Hillcrest Rd
Medford, OR 97504
INFORMATION:
541-944-9481 |
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October
Events
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 Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival
Medford
Starts Sept 30 - Oct 28, 2018
Saturdays & Sundays through October
10:00am - 5:00pm
Bring the whole family to enjoy fall fun and traditions at a working country farm with a Corn Maze, Hay Rides, Face Painting, Pear Shooting Gallery, Animal Display and more. The Country Store with Local Organic Produce, Handcrafted Items, Breads, Caramel Apples, Esspresso Drinks and lunch choices is sure to be a fall family hit! Come See Special Events, Enjoy Great Food and Drinks, and Hear Live Music!
LOCATION:
Pheasant Fields Farm
1865 Camp Baker Rd
Medford (behind Phoenix)
INFORMATION:
541-535-3873 |
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 Fall
Kite Festival
October 6-7, 2018
10
am-4pm
Lincoln City - Oregon Coast
Many
of the original organizers from their first event
still participate in stunning aerial displays
and exquisite kite ballets.
The weekend festival will include kite flying demonstrations by experts, free kids kitemaking, running of the bols, and some of the most colorful “big” kites in the world!
LOCATION:
On the beach, at the D-River Wayside
Lincoln City, Oregon |
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 Annual
Art Harvest Studio Tour of Yamhill County
October 5, 6 & 7 and 12, 13 & 14, 2018
10-5pm
Yamhill County
Established
in 1993, 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) 538-1535 |
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Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
October 12-14, 2018
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, and live music.
LOCATION:
Hood River Event Site (overlooking the Columbia
River)
110 Portway Avenue
INFORMATION:
(541) 386-2000 |
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 Yachats
Village Mushroom Festival
October 19-21, 2018
Yachats - Oregon Coast
Enjoy
a weekend of delectible wild forest mushroom cuisine,
expert led mushroom walks, talks and exhibits,
culinary classes and fungi arts workshops, culinary
mushroom markets, wine tasting, and live entertainment.
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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 Annual
Squishing of the Squash & 'Howloween' at the
Zoo
Portland - Portland Metro
Environmental
Enrichment - Annual Squishing of the Squash
October 19, 2018 - 11 to 11:30am
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
October 20, 2018 - 9:30am to 03:00pm
The zoo provides a fun and safe setting for this Halloween tradition, where costumed trick-or-treaters learn about wildlife in a fun scavenger hunt throughout the zoo. In keeping with the zoo's mission, Howloween aims to be educational as well as fun. Scavenger hunts and activities are themed to teach kids about animals around the world, and their habitats and adaptations.
LOCATION:
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
Portland, Oregon
INFORMATION:
503-226-1561 |
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November
Events
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 Northwest
Filmmakers' Festival
October 31 - November 5, 2018
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.
SCREENING LOCATIONS:
Whitsell Auditorium, 5th Ave Cinema, and the Skype Live Studio
Portland
INFORMATION:
503-221-1156 |
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 The
Northwest Food & Wine Festival
November 10, 2018
4 - 8 pm
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:
Oregon Convention Center
INFORMATION:
800-422-0251 |
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 Portland Book Festival
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Portland - Portland Metro
Although
best known for the Book Fair, several events actually
make up the Wordstock Festival. The festival will include author discussions and activities for readers of all ages, an extensive book fair, pop-up readings and concerts, a beverage garden, and local food trucks.
Festival tickets include admission to the Portland Art Museum for the day and a $5 voucher to spend at the book fair.
LOCATION:
Portland Art Museum & surrounding venues
Portland, OR |
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 Turkey
Trot at the Zoo
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2018
8:00am
Portland - Portland Metro
Held
on Thanksgiving Day, this 4 mile Run & Walk with Kid’s Tot Trot winds
through the International Rose Gardens and the zoo.
Event is geared to the entire family - walkers, runners, and kids. Paid registrants will be able to enter the Zoo at no cost.
LOCATION:
World Forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Rd,
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 Wine
Country Thanksgiving
Friday, November 23 - Sunday, November 25, 2018
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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 Christmas
Festival of Lights
Friday the day after Thanksgiving through December 30th (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.
admission
charged
LOCATION:
NE 85th and Sandy Boulevard
Portland, Oregon
INFORMATION:
503-261-2400 |
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 Holiday
Ale Festival
November 28 - December 2, 2018
Portland
The
only beer festival in the Northwest to be held
outdoors in the dark, cold and often wet month
of December, the Holiday Ale Festival is truly
distinctive. Despite chilly temperatures and often-inclement
weather outside, attendees stay warm and dry under
a large clear tent that covers the venue while
allowing for views of the city lights. Gas heaters
create a cozy ambience under the boughs of one
of the region's largest decorated Christmas trees.
Festival
highlights include on-site food; craft vendors;
beer apparel and merchandise; a complimentary
root beer garden for minors and designated drivers;
mead tasting; and seasonal background music. Many beers specially released just for the festival, including Old Saint Chongo, Cranberry de Table and HOLLA-Day Ale
LOCATION:
Pioneer Courthouse Square
701 SW Sixth Ave
Portland, Oregon
INFORMATION:
503-252-9899 |
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City Wild Mushroom Cook Off
2018 Date TBA
Lincoln City, the Coast
Visit the Wild Mushroom Cook-Off at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City. Admission is free, with tasting-sized portions available for a small fee. Enjoy live presentations, wild mushroom identification, food vendors, wild mushroom books, wild mushrooms for sale, and more!
Admission is free, with samples available for $1 and portion sizes for $3 (while supplies last).
LOCATION:
The Culinary Center in Lincoln City
801 SW Hwy 101
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