Misty mornings, glowing afternoons, and weekends made for pumpkin patches and fall festivals. From giant gourds skimming across Tualatin Lake at the Pumpkin Regatta to Día de los Muertos celebrations filled with music and remembrance, this is the season when traditions and landscapes both come alive.
Find a festival, explore a trail, or catch the salmon run on their journey home. However you spend it, these are the days that make fall in the Northwest unforgettable.
October 1-5 various locations | Portland Film Festival
October 1-31 Sauvie Island | The Maize at the Pumpkin Patch
October 3 Camas, WA | 19th Annual Pumpkin Pageant & Wizard of Oz
October 3-5 NE Portland | Portland Greek Festival
October 3-5 N Portland | Portland Tattoo Expo
October 3-5 SE Portland | Portland Craft Chocolate Festival
October 3-5 Hillsboro | Regional Gem and Mineral Show
October 3-31 SE Portland | Oaks Park Scare Grounds
October 4 Ridgefield, WA | BirdFest & Bluegrass Festival
October 4 Vancouver, WA | Old Apple Tree Festival
October 4 Oregon City | PlantFest 2025
October 4 SE Portland | Portland Coffee Festival
October 4 SE Portland | Dogtoberfest
October 4-5 Vancouver, WA | Dozer Day at Clark County Fairgrounds
October 5 Roseburg | The Vineyard Tour
October 5 NW Portland | Sukkot Crafternoon and Storytime
October 5 SW Portland | Portland Marathon
October 5 Lake Oswego | Harvest Moon Market
October 5-7 SW Portland | O-Tsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
October 16-31 SE Portland | Día de los Muertos Festival
October 16-18 NW Portland | AMP Music Festival
October 16-19 N Portland | Disney on Ice
October 17-19 NE Portland | Retro Gaming Expo
October 17-26 SE Portland | Halloween Candy and Wine Pairing
October 18 Battle Ground, WA | Autumn Fest
October 18 SE Portland | Portland Argentinian Festival
October 18 Gresham | Salmon Homecoming 2025
October 19 Tualatin | Pumpkin Regatta Festival
October 19 NW Portland | Portland Stitchfest
October 25 SE Portland | Water Lantern Festival
October 25 Vancouver, WA | Halloween Dash Bash
October 25-26 SW Portland | Kiku Matsuri: Chrysanthemum Festival
October 25-26 Hillsboro | Pacific Northwest Reptile Show
October 26-27 SW Portland | Fall Mushroom Show
October 27 NE Portland | Consider this with Akhil Reed Amar
October 29 Camas, WA | Boo Bash 2025