Pirate Festival
September 1-2, 2012
St Helens - Portland/Metro area
This annual family-oriented event promotes fun and education through Historical Re-enactment, Music, Fun for the Kids, Dance, Food, Beer, Wine and interactive Theater.
LOCATION:
Historic Waterfront
St Helens, OR
Sandy Oktoberfest
September 7-9, 2012
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
Annual Bandon Cranberry Festival
September 7 - 9, 2012
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.
Chicago street will have a Cranberry Tractor Display and you can try Cranberry Salsa at Bandon’s Harbortown Event Center!
LOCATION:
All over Downtown Bandon, City Park & Golf Course.
INFORMATION:
(541) 347-9616
Tualtin Riverfront Music Festival
Saturday, September 8, 2012
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 advanced purchase ($7 at the door) and kids under 12 are free.
LOCATION:
Tualatin Community Park (at river mile 8.9)
Tualatin, OR
Gold Beach Brew and Art Fest
September 8, 2012
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. Admission includes a complimentary festival beer glass and two tickets to test your craft beer selection and live music all day long!
LOCATION:
Event Center on the Beach (Curry County Fairgrounds)
Gold Beach, Oregon
INFORMATION:
541-490-1593
Newport Wild Seafood Weekend
September 8 - 9, 2012
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
Pendleton Main Street Cowboy Show & Carnival
September 11 - 15, 2012
Pendleton - Eastern Oregon
The Greatest Free Show in the West! The Main Street Cowboys provides a variety of entertainment and carnival rides during Pendleton Round-Up since 1950.
LOCATION:
Main Street
Pendleton, Or
Pendleton Roundup
September 12 - 15, 2012
Pendleton - Eastern Oregon
One of the premier rodeos in North America. Live Concert, Parade, Golf Tournament, as well as all rodeo events.
Depoe Bay Indian Style Salmon Bake
September 15, 2012
10:00am - 5:00pm
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.
Cost: In
advance:$16 adults, $9 age 12 and under
At the gate: $19 adults, $10 age 12
and under
LOCATION:
Depoe Bay City Park
INFORMATION:
541-765-2889
Corvallis Fall Festival
September 22 - 23, 2012
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
Bay Area Fun Festival
check back for 2012 information
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
Fall Kite Festival
check back for 2012 information
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
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
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
Annual 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
Yachats 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 the public.
LOCATION:
Various Locations
Yachats, OR
INFORMATION:
800-929-0477
Art Along the Rogue
Grant County Hot Air Ballooon Festival
Full lift off launches take place each morning from Mt Vernon Middle School. There will also be live music, tethered rides and a night glow on Saturday evening.
LOCATIONS:
Tethered rides, Dayville, Prairie City and John Day
Morning Lift Offs as Mt Vernon Middle School
Night glow at John Day Golf Club
Annual 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
Corn 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
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
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
Verboort's Annual Sausage and Sauerkraut Dinner
Verboort - Portland Metro
Every year the folks in Verboort have invited a few of their neighbors over for a sausage and sauerkraut dinner. It's recommended that you buy your dinner tickets when you arrive, then take the opportunity to take a stroll around the grounds and beneath the 120 year old Giant Sequoia trees. You can also buy handicrafts ranging from homemade candy to hand sewn quilts.
LOCATION:
Visitation Parish
4285 N.W. Verboort Rd.
Forest Grove
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
Yachats Celtic Music Festival
Yachats - Oregon Coast
Since November of 2002 Yachats Oregon has been both home to and producer of the spirited Yachats Celtic Music Festival. Since then, this Festival has thrilled audiences with a lively blend of foot-tapping Celtic music, humor, scrumptious food, and graceful dancers.
LOCATION:
Yachats Commons
Hwy 101 & W 5th St
Northwest 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
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
Lincoln City Chowder Cook Off
Lincoln City, the Coast
Sample chowders from some of the best chefs on the coast. Professional chefs will determine the best chowder, and you get to vote for your favorite for the People’s Choice Award! Admission is free, with samples available for 50¢ and portion sizes for $3.
LOCATION:
Culinary Center
801 SW highway 101
Lincoln City
Turkey 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
Wine 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
