Fall Oregon Festivals

Best in the West Triathalon Festival - Foster, OR - Jun 8 to Jun 9, 2024
2024 – moved to June. Designed by athletes, this triathlon is perfect for the outdoor enthusiast and triathletes of every level. Enjoy a swim in the end of summer water temperatures and the calm waters of Foster Reservoir, followed by a bike ride on low use roads along the river and a run along the wooded shoreline, plus an awesome post race party with BBQ, a cold beer, and live music! Parking is $5 and a free shuttle runs between the lot at Sunnyside Park and the race start at Lewis Creek Park

Meadowlark Comic Con - Grants Pass, OR - Jul 27 to Jul 28, 2024
Pop culutre and comic con with celebrity guests, artists, local creators, panels and more at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass

Grant County Fair - John Day, OR - Aug 2 to Aug 10, 2024
4H and other livestock exhibitions, dog show, BBQ, carnival, live entertainment, rodeo and more

Josephine County Fair - Grants Pass, OR - Aug 7 to Aug 11, 2024
Grandstand entertainment, rodeo, midway, tractor pulls, grounds acts, arts and crafts, carnival rides, 4H and FFA exhibits, quilts, photography and more

Scottish Highland Games - Albany, OR - Aug 10 to Aug 11, 2024
Highland games, music, food vendors, and more

Clackamas County Fair & Canby Rodeo - Canby, OR - Aug 13 to Aug 17, 2024
There is something for everyone at this county fair. FFA and 4H students have displays, plus paintings, photos, floral displays, live entertainment, and food. Since 1907.

Morrow County Fair & Rodeo - Heppner, OR - Aug 14 to Aug 17, 2024
Fair, wine tasting, music, talent show, animals, fun for the whole family with a little Irish flair

Wasco County Fair - Tygh Valley, OR - Aug 15 to Aug 18, 2024
Annual county fair and rodeo held at the Wasco County Fairgrounds

Bounty of Yamhill County - McMinnville, OR - Aug 17 to Aug 18, 2024
Bounty of Yamhill County is a three-day food & wine event that partners chefs, vintners and farms throughout Oregon’s Willamette Valley to create one-of-a-kind culinary adventures

Nestucca Valley Artisans Festival - Pacific City, OR - Aug 17 to Aug 18, 2024
NVA is a well-known local artistsÂ’ collective which has been supporting local arts projects since 1993. Included in this show will be a wide variety of original artwork and crafts, ranging from ceramic pottery and tiles, to hand weavings, oil ,acrylic ,and watercolor paintings, lapidary, photography, jewelry, leather, and glass.

Sherman County Fair & Rodeo - Moro, OR - Aug 19 to Aug 24, 2024
Demolition car derby, live entertainment, 4H exhibits, car show, livestock and horse events, parade and more! Since 1909.

Oregon State Fair - Salem, OR - Aug 23 to Sep 2, 2024
Carnival, music concerts, home brew competition, talent search, agricultural competitions, Dog Town and more.

Blackberry Arts Festival - Coos Bay, OR - Aug 24 to Aug 25, 2024
Arts, crafts, jewelry, photography, paintings, prints, weaving, spinning, woodworking entertainment at this juried art show plus blackberry treats, food, drinks and a whole lot more

Lake Oswego Collector Car and Boat Show - Lake Oswego, OR - Aug 25, 2024
Admission is free and all proceeds benefit Oswego Heritage House and Museum, the City’s home of local history preservation, community events, and educational programs! What started out as a handful of collector cars on display at Millennium Plaza in 2000 has grown to become one of the Region’s best known shows with free admission and shuttles for everyone. Don’t miss the Summer’s most unique gathering of Collector Cars and Classic Boats on display at all three Lake Oswego venues, including George Rogers Park, Sundeleaf Plaza and Foothills Park.

Lake County Fair and Round-up - Lakeview, OR - Aug 30 to Sep 2, 2024
Fair, rodeo, demo derby, live entertainment and more

Baker County Fair and Panhandle Rodeo - Halfway, OR - Aug 31 to Sep 2, 2024
Parade, musical entertainment, dance, mule races, antique cars and antique merry go round.

Yachats Arts Guild Labor Day Show - Yachats, OR - Aug 31 to Sep 1, 2024
Enjoy original works of art from local artists, with prints and cards for sale.

Juniper Jam Music Festival - Enterprise, OR - Aug 31, 2024
The sweetest little music festival in Eastern Oregon, held at Wallowa County Fairgrounds. Music starts at 11am and continues until appoximately 10 PM, with two stages of original music, food, kids activities, art and more!

Labor Day BBQ at St Josef’s - Canby, OR - Sep 1, 2024
Come celebrate the last Sunday of summer with BBQ and music on the patio at St Josef’s Winery.

Harney County Fair - Burns, OR - Sep 3 to Sep 7, 2024
Annual event, with rodeo, livestock exhibits, race meet and more

Oregon Independent Film Festival - Portland, OR - Sep 4 to Sep 29, 2024
Screens 75+ films from 10+ countries over two weeks at multiple venues including The Clinton Street Theater in Portland and the Bijou and Metro cinemas in Eugene.

Rose City Comic Con - Portland, OR - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Portland’s premier pop culture event at the Oregon Convention Center.

Pine Fest Music Festival - Halfway, OR - Sep 6 to Sep 7, 2024
Pine Fest is a two day celebration featuring an mix of musical styles, featuring bands and musicians from throughout the Northwest and as far away as New York in an outdoor concert series

Hells Canyon Mule Days - Enterprise, OR - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Celebrate the rich history of the canyonlands and the mules and muleskinners of NE Oregon with cowboy poetry, artisans and exhibitors, a pit BBQ, mule and hourse sale, and the Hells Canyon Mules Day Parade. Since 1981.

Sublimity Harvest Festival - Sublimity, OR - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Event with live entertainment, monster trucks, pulling by horses, ATVs and tractors, plus KidZone, fun run, parade, food and more. Since 1973.

German American Society of Portland Oktoberfest - Portland, OR - Sep 7, 2024
Details have not been released for this year. Location: Deutsches Haus, 5626 NE Alameda St. Portland

Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival - Lincoln City, OR - Sep 7 to Sep 8, 2024
Kite flying demonstrations from experts, free kids kitemaking, running of the bols, and big kites! 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Held at the D River Wayside on the beach in the middle of Lincoln City

Portland Dragon Boat Festival - Portland, OR - Sep 7 to Sep 8, 2024
A DragonSports USA organized dragon boat race held annually in September. Enjoy live entertainment, food vendors and a beer garden, plus beautiful views of the Willamette River while watching a 500m dragon boat race.

Rally – Cycle Oregon Classic - , OR - Sep 8 to Sep 13, 2024
The Classic, a week-long ride, returns again, offering a ride through mountains and canyons, sweeping vistas and small towns, and more in 200+ miles you won’t forget.

Mount Angel Oktoberfest - Mount Angel, OR - Sep 12 to Sep 15, 2024
This Oregon Oktoberfest has a traditional biergarten, weingarten and alpinegarten as well as over 50 Alpine food chalets. Live music on four stages with over 30 musical groups performing. Large arts & crafts show as well as the Cruz-n Car Show. Kindergarten with free rides and shows. Glockenspiel plays 4 times a day and there’s dancing in the streets on Friday and Saturday night. There’s also a golf tournament, volleyball tournament, 10K run and 5K run/walk. Location: 5 Garfield St, Mount Angel, OR

Oregon Cranberry Festival - Bandon, OR - Sep 12 to Sep 15, 2024
Long running annual event, featuring a pageant, parade, live music plus food fair and cranberry eating contest to win prizes. Cranberry cooks compete for a culinary crown in the Queen of the Kitchen food fair. Farmers and artisans strut their stuff at Cranberry City and the Festival Market. Multiple venues including Old Town, the waterfront, city park, and the high school.

Rods ‘N Rhodies Invitational Car Show - Florence, OR - Sep 13 to Sep 15, 2024
A weekend of hot rods and custom cars in Old Town. Also take advantage of a community-wide garage sale throughout the weekend.

Oregon Celtic Fest - Canby, OR - Sep 13 to Sep 15, 2024
Live entertainment, food and vendors

Belmont Street Fair - Portland, OR - Sep 14, 2024
One of the largest-attended street fairs in Portland, with food and retail vendors of all kinds, show-stopping performances, and activities for all ages

Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire - Kings Valley, OR - Sep 14 to Sep 15, 2024
Take a step into a past time and enjoy jousting knights, minstrels and troubadours, jugglers, dancers, bards, artisans, Renaissance-era food and costumes, children’s games, and more, while learning more about how people in the era of Shakespeare and Elizabeth I lived.

Veneta Harvest Festival - Veneta, OR - Sep 14, 2024
Celebrate the fall harvest in Veneta with a chili cook off, farmer’s market, merchant booths, live music, pancake breakfast, and quilt show and more

Mill Luck Salmon Celebration - North Bend, OR - Sep 14 to Sep 15, 2024
A calebration of Native American and Coquille Tribal culture, with a traditional salmon bake, drumming and dancing, canoe races, arts and crafts and more – a free family friendly event.

Pacific Northwest Brew Cup - Astoria, OR - Sep 20 to Sep 21, 2024
Local beer, live music, food and kids activities. More than 15 breweries from the Pacific Northwest.

Oktoberfest at Oaks Park - Portland, OR - Sep 20 to Sep 22, 2024
This Portland Oktoberfest has authentic food, live oompah music, Paulaner beer, wiener dog races, Kinderplatz for children, Oktoberfest fun run and the chicken dance. Event gets underway on Friday at 4:00 pm. Admission is $6.

Cruz the Coos - Coos Bay, OR - Sep 20 to Sep 21, 2024
Vintage show & shine and car cruise through downtown Coos Bay with 500 vehicles that are from 1987 or before, and has been a draw to the Bay Area for almost 25 years.

Cascade Equinox - Redmond, OR - Sep 20 to Sep 22, 2024
Come experience live music, interactive art, community yoga, nourishing food vendors, amusement rides and so much more.

McMenamin’s Oktoberfests – Oregon - , OR - Sep 21 to Oct 5, 2024
Beer, music, more beer, bratwurst, and more – at a McMenamins location near you, Oregon! Check out their website to find the time and location nearest you (or see how many you can go to!)

Bay Area Fun Festival - Coos Bay, OR - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Thousands of locals and visitors come to enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of beautiful downtown Coos Bay and surrounding areas for this popular festival. 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, a parade and much more! Visitors will also enjoy a variety of vendors, arts and crafts and lots of different kinds of food along with a beer & wine garden. (Central & Hwy 101)

Flock and Fiber Festival - Canby, OR - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Demonstrations, workshops, livestock shows and kids’ activities. Since 1997.

Ani-Medford - Central Point, OR - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Medford’s first anime convention, held at the Ramada.

Bike MS Oregon - McMinnville, OR - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Bike MS is more than a ride. It’s an experience grounded in camaraderie and marked by passion, inspiration, determination and pure enjoyment. It will be an experience you’ll never forget, shared with new friends and old.

High Street Brewfest - Eugene, OR - Sep 21, 2024
Free admission at the High Street Brewery & Cafe for a day of special craft beers, food, music and more.

Alpenfest - Joseph, OR - Sep 26 to Sep 29, 2024
This is Oregon’s Little Switzerland and their annual Bavarian type festival featuring polka music, fold dancing, alphorn blowing, yodeling and much more. A bit like a traditional Oktoberfest, but embracing the craft beer made in Eastern Oregon, using those made in the Swiss, German, Czech, or Austrian style. The only Swiss-Bavarian festival in the western US, Alpenfest salutes all the nations and principalities that stretch through the Alps. Since 1978.

Crossroads Oktoberfest - Baker City, OR - Sep 27 to Sep 28, 2024
This year the Baker Event Center will be transformed into a fun-filled Oktoberfest. Join signature food and spirits providers for a wonderful Oktoberfest meal, plus live music . Tickets are on sale for $35.00 a person this includes dinner made by the Little Pig in traditional Oktoberfest fare!

Sisters Folk Festival - Sisters, OR - Sep 27 to Sep 29, 2024
Three-day roots music festival with 11 stages, plus food and drink options in the community on the walking route between the stages. Since 1995.

Oktoberfest and Brewfest at Kennedy School - Portland, OR - Sep 28, 2024
More than a dozen German-style craft beers, plus burgers, brats, and warm pretsels to nosh on while enjoying live music

The Wedge - Portland, OR - Sep 28, 2024
Taste and buy hundreds of cheeses (plus other specialty foods and beverages) from 75+ artisanal producers. Don’t forget your cooler! 21+ event

Corvallis Fall Festival - Corvallis, OR - Sep 28 to Sep 29, 2024
Over 160 artists from around the country, continuous music, and several runs are all the core of this fall festival, which also hosts a food booth area supporting non profit groups, and an art discovery zone to help your little one discover their inner artist. Young artists can also take part in the Young Artist Marketplace.

FashioNXT - Portland, OR - Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2024
Portland’s Fashion Week, called #1 in the US after New York Fashion Week! Incubators and accelerator to help the next generation of fashion talents, plus services for fashion and technology.

Bend Brewfest - Bend, OR - Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2024
In years past, the three-day event has attracted more than 40,000 fans and included more than 70 vendors serving up 200 beers, ciders, wines and other fermented beverages like hard seltzers

Bend Fall Festival - Bend, OR - Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2024
Enjoy pumpkin carving, food and wine, a harvest market, live music and more! Get your holiday shopping started at the vendor market, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season at this free event.

Taste of Baker - Baker City, OR - Oct 5, 2024
Participating restaurants line the streets with samples in exchange for “taste tokens”

Hood River Hops Fest - Hood River, OR - Oct 5, 2024
Hood River County is surrounded by world-renowned hop-growing regions, and since 2003 brewers have gathered each October in downtown Hood River to share their fresh-hop beer creations.

McMinnville Scottish Festival - McMinnville, OR - Oct 5 to Oct 6, 2024
Fun for the whole family. From face painting to whisky tasting, athletics, dance competitions, pipe competitions, sheepherding demonstrations,haggis eating competitions, a wandering lama, great live music, clans, vendors and the greatest beer tent ever

Occidental Brewing Oktoberfest - Portland, OR - Oct 7, 2024
A day filled with Festbier, bratwurst, music, more beer, and friends. Admission is free. You need a stein for beer which can be purchased for $10 at the gate or you can use yours from any years past

Bend Film Festival - Bend, OR - Oct 10 to Oct 13, 2024

Clay Fest - Eugene, OR - Oct 11 to Oct 13, 2024
Annual event featuring over 70 local and regional clay artists plus demonstrations, kids area and more at the Lane County Fairgroudns

Hood River Valley Harvest Fest - Hood River, OR - Oct 11 to Oct 13, 2024
More than 120 vendors will be present offering local food, produce, arts & crafts; wine, cider, and beer tastings. Kids area with bouncy houses, face painting and more make this event fun for the whole family. Adult tickets are $6 a day. Discounts for seniors and military. Kids under 12 are free. A portion of the proceeds are donated to non-profit organizations in the community.

Oktoberfest Pendleton - Pendleton, OR - Oct 12, 2024
Held at Happy Canyon, this event has live music, fun events and games for kids and adults, Hill Meat sausages, mustard, and of course… great beers from all over Oregon! Proceeds benefit local non-profits in the community.

Portland Film Festival - Portland, OR - Oct 16 to Oct 20, 2024
MovieMaker Magazine called it one of the coolest film festivals in the world. This festival brings a week of film premieres, networking, workshops, guest speakers, Q&A’s and more to Portland.

Klamath Basin Potato Festival - Merrill, OR - Oct 18 to Oct 19, 2024

Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival - Eugene, OR - Oct 27, 2024
Huge mushroom exhibit (over 300 species), live music, hayrides, cider booth, guided nature walks, kids booth, scarecrow contest and more! Free parking and free shuttle from 10th and High St in Eugene.

Stormy Weather Arts Festival - Cannon Beach, OR - Nov 1 to Nov 3, 2024
Annual event in one of America’s top 100 art communities. Gallery exhibitions, musicians, fashion show, receptions, demonstrations and silent auction, plus Brews, Blues & Barbecues on Sunday.

Portland Book Festival - Portland, OR - Nov 2, 2024
Formerly called Wordstock, this annual book festival returns again, and is held at the Portland Art Museum and nearby venues. Enjoyed by about 10,000 people each year, this festival offers over 100 authors in various onstage events, pop-up readings, and writing workshops, plus a book fair, local food trucks and more!

Holiday Food and Gift Festival - Portland, OR - Nov 8 to Nov 10, 2024
A series of holiday festivals comes to Portland once more! Thousands of attendees complete their holiday shopping early, with hundreds of exhibitors offering one of a kind gifts including arts and crafts, decor, clothing, gourmet food and more!

Oregon Zoo Lights - Portland, OR - Nov 22 to Jan 5, 2025
Kids and adults alike agree: it wouldn’t be the holidays in Portland without a visit to ZooLights. In addition to the classic walk through a dazzling display of 1.5 million lights, you can bring your family and friends to explore the lights by car with a drive-through experience on select nights.

Wine Country Thanksgiving - Newburg, OR - Nov 22 to Dec 1, 2024
This unique Oregon tradition kickw off the holiday season as wineries throughout the Willamette Valley offer special tastings, food pairings, live music, holiday discounts and other wine country experiences. Each winery celebrates the festive weekend with its own flare

Turkeython Tigard - Tigard, OR - Nov 28, 2024
5k run/walk on Thanksgiving morning. Costumes welcome

Give ‘n Gobble Run - Sherwood, OR - Nov 28, 2024
Since 2007, walkers and runners of all ages have gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving morning together at this “turkey trot Portland” themed event. The goal has always been simple, connect with family, friends, and neighbors while burning a few calories…and giving back. That simple goal has raised over $500,000 and 80,000 lbs. of food donations for local families in need, plus funded the Helping Hands Backpack Meals for Kids program, which has provided over 100,000 meals for at risk children. This fun and heart-warming event has become a Thanksgiving holiday tradition, drawing an average of 2,200 participants on Thanksgiving morning.

Tree Lighting Ceremony - Portland, OR - Nov 29, 2024
Featuring a joyful sing-along with Portland’s local musicians and chorale singers, this event is the highlight of the holiday season in downtown. Join in the celebration as Santa Claus ‘flips the switch’ to illuminate more than 14,000 colorful LED lights on the City’s 75ft Douglas-fir

Lake Oswego Christmas Tree Lighting - Lake Oswego, OR - Nov 29, 2024
Almost 60 years of this time-honored tradition. This evening of cheer includes caroling, performances from local high schools and Millennium Concert Band, sweet treats and more. Gather at the corner of 5th Street & A Avenue to light the Bigelow Plaza Holiday Tree, then parade down to Millennium Plaza Park to enjoy the lighting of the Millennium Tree. The evening is completed by the Lake Oswego Fire Department’s delivery of a very special guest from the North Pole.

Wild Arts Festival - Portland, OR - Dec 7 to Dec 8, 2024
Celebrate nature in arts and books at this event, benefitting the Audubon Society of Portland. Fun for the whole family awaits with children’s activities from noon to 2pm Sunday.

Boone’s Ferry Autumn Ale Fest - Wilsonville, OR - Nov 11, 2023
Sample more than a dozen beers and ciders that are perfect for the fall season, and vote for who should be awarded the Boone’s Ferryman oar trophy.

Samhain Celtic New Year Celebration - Salem, OR - Oct 21, 2023
Celebrating the culture of the Celtic nations with live music, food, dance, workshops, kids’ activities, and more

St Josef Grapestomping Festival - Canby, OR - Sep 23 to Sep 24, 2023
Grapestomping in 1200 gallon oak barrels, dancing, 400 lbs of sausages and sauerkraut, drinks, and more. Admission is $10 per person and includes souvenir glass, and you may even get picked to stomp the grapes with a partner!

Prost! Oktoberfest - Portland, OR - Sep 22 to Sep 24, 2023
This event takes over the Marketplace for a massive biergarten filled with Lederhosen, Dirndls, traditional music, glassware for sale, face painting, and plenty of Oktoberfest bier flowing.

Great Salt Lick Art Contest/Auction - Baker City, OR - Sep 16, 2023
This unique philanthropic event raises funds for the Parkinson’s Center of Oregon. For weeks before the event, local bovine artists are hard at working licking their salt into shape, and at the event it will be judged and put up for auction!

Zoiglhaus Oktoberfest - Portland, OR - Sep 16 to Sep 17, 2023
Oktoberfest returns to Zoiglhaus and this time it’s all weekend long!

Celebration of Honor - Lincoln City, OR - Sep 13 to Sep 16, 2023
An event to honor Active Duty Personnel and Military Veterans, with a Field of Honor (1,000 flags), Oregon KIA Memorial Wall, Wall of Honor (Iraq and Afghanistan), Living Military History Weapons Display, Spirit of 45 (collecting WWII photos), Uniform Display, Veterans Services Information tent for veterans and their families, and more, to thank Veterans for their service and remember their sacrifices to keep our country safe

Septembeerfest - Corvallis, OR - Aug 26, 2023
Beers, ciders and meads in Avery Park from the Heart of the Valley Homebrewers.

Oregon Wine Experience - Jacksonville, OR - Aug 16 to Aug 20, 2023
This premier wine and culinary event has vastly grown in popularity and recognition. In 2018, more than 4,500 attendees from across the states and as far as New Zealand reveled in the many activities offered over the multi-day format. And more than $1,300,000 was raised for Children’s Miracle Network and other healthcare programs supported by Asante Foundation.

Widmer Brothers Oktoberfest - Portland, OR - Sep 24, 2022
Held at Widmer Brothers Brewing and featuring live music, family friendly entertainment, German inspired food offerings from Pig Sauce Co., and of course plenty of your favorite Widmer Brothers beers.

Stammtisch Oktoberfest - Portland, OR - Sep 23 to Sep 25, 2022
Stammtisch will take over the street for a massive biergarten with traditional music, a German cookout, glassware for sale, games, face painting, and plenty of Oktoberfest bier flowing

Oregon Fall Wine Country Half Marathon - Independence, OR - Sep 4, 2022
2024 – taking a strategic pause, but they expect to be back next year. Normally: Run a sanctioned 13.1 miler through the vineyards in Independence and down the quiet surrounding country roads.

Portland’s Public Menorah at Pioneer Courthouse Square - Portland, OR - Nov 28 to Dec 5, 2021
Chabad of Oregon will light Portland’s Public Hanukkah menorah at Pioneer Courthouse Square

Yachats Village Mushroom Fest - Yachats, OR - Oct 15 to Oct 17, 2021
Enjoy cultivated and wild mushroom dishes, shop culinary markets, learn more about mushrooms at demonstrations, plus walks, talks, workshops and more.

Portland Queer Film Festival - Portland, OR - Oct 1 to Oct 7, 2021
Cinema 21 hosts a festival of features, documentary, and short films made aroud the world, by, about, or of interest to the LGBT community

Pacific City Oktoberfest - Pacific City, OR - Oct 5, 2019
Oktoberfest celebration and fund raiser at the Kiawanda Community Center, in Pacific City Oregon. Proceeds will go towards the Community Center and to local arts/athletics. Kids arts and craft table, Alpine dancers, petting zoo from 11-1. Bavarian music, local beer and authentic German cuisine until 8 Saturday night.

Newberg Summerfest - Newberg, OR -
New format for 2021 – Summerfest features craft and local beer, local food, music, tournaments and games, weiner dog (and other) races, and more. Summerfest is also a few weeks before Oktoberfest was. For 9 years, the Newberg Early Birds Rotary Club hosted an Oktoberfest with local beer, brats, dancing, Lederhosen contest and live music.

Gilliam County Fair - Gilliam, OR -
Rodeo, music, midway activities, children’s fair, 4H demonstrations and other fun!