FEATURED
April 11th & 12th, 2025
Friday: Noon to 10 pm
Saturday: 7 am to 6 pm
Location: Downtown Medford
Food, fun and games, art and crafts galore. Something for everyone!
Friday, April 11th, 2025 – 3pm to 10pm
Saturday, April 12th, 2025 – 10am to 6pm
The fertile Rogue Valley produces a palette of exceptional flavors for the table. The Pear A Fare events celebrate the unique flavors of the Rogue Valley, recognize our outstanding chefs and artisan food, and support education and training to continue our tradition of excellence in the vineyards, orchards, and kitchens of the Rogue Valley.
This event includes:
Vineyards, breweries, distillers, local artisan food makers are all under the festival canopy serving tastes, and selling products. Tasting glasses and tickets to sample the flavors will be for sale at the Pear A Fare entrance. Admission is $5, includes 5 taste tickets. A glass and 10 taste tickets is $20, more taste tickets can be purchased. Kids 5 and under free. Vendors will also be selling wine, beer, coffee, and other local drinks by the glass. Our artisan food makers will have a wide variety of products for sale as well as samples available. Thank you to Pear A Fare glass sponsor, Crater Lake Ford.
Pear A Fare Tent is located in the parking lot at the south east corner of Central and 5th in Medford.
April 12th, 2024 5 to 9pm
Opening night of the Pear Blossom Festival is a special evening in downtown Medford. 350 tickets will be sold for a walking and tasting tour around downtown Medford. With each ticket, you will receive a wine glass and a pass to sample a taste of specially prepared pear and local food themed items. With 13-15 downtown restaurants participating, the ticket holders will stroll with glass in hand, to sample the specialty creation of each chef. The stroll begins at 5pm and concludes at 9pm. With all that great food, stretching the legs, walking the downtown, listening to music at the Pear Blossom stage, it will be THE evening event of the year for downtown.
Call 541-840-PEAR for more information. The Stroll will begin at Commons Amphitheater on 4th Street.
STROLL TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE MARCH 15TH
TICKETS CAN BE RESERVED AFTER MARCH 15TH BY CALLING 541-840-7209
Ticket prices are $40
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May 2-3, 2025
At The Expo, Jackson County Oregon Fairgrounds. Our Spring Market will have the expo chock full of vendors including true vintage, handmade jewelry and gifts, garden décor, plants, and boutique clothing!
Food trucks, beverages, and a super fun shopping experience!
The heart of Made in Southern Oregon was created to highlight all the wonderful makers in Southern Oregon. From Art, Leather Goods, Woodworking, Welding, Food, Drinks, Farming, Jewelry and much more, there is something for everyone!
FREE ADMISSION
Join Rogue Comic Con in downtown Medford on Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025. There will be over 100 vendors encompassing everything from an Artists Alley, Comic Book Vendors, and all things pop culture. We will also have a large children’s activity area, presenters, workshops, and roaming performers.
Boatnik is an annual festival held in Riverside Park in Grants Pass, Oregon over Memorial Day Weekend for more than 60 years. There is no admission to attend Boatnik and there are many activities and shows for all ages. There are additional activities available for purchase including the Davis Shows Carnival, concert, and Boatnik Brewfest. The best part...ALL of the proceeds from the event are donated throughout the year to children and youth-based organizations in Josephine
The activities start Thursday evening with the Davis Shows Carnival featuring food, rides, games and family fun. The excitement continues Friday with the concert, a spectacular fireworks display on the river, midway vendors, and the carnival. Saturday morning features the well-known Boatnik parade that travels through downtown Grants Pass and ends at Riverside Park. Throughout the weekend the festivities continue in the park where there are a whirlwind of activities that include: Sprint and Drag boat racing, carnival rides, arts and crafts, children's activities, Bingo, food vendors, Monday Sundaes, the Boatnik Brewfest, the Chevy Drive It Home Golf Shoot Out and a second night of patriotic fireworks. Monday is the highlight of Boatnik featuring the World Famous Tom Rice Memorial White Water Hydroplane Race, and the Memorial Day Service including a jet flyover.
Thousands of locals and visitors from around the world come to share the tradition and unique experience of Boatnik.County!
52 N River Road
Gold Hill, OR US 97525
What: Gold Dust Run 5K/10K
Where: Del Rio Vineyards & Winery | 52 N River Rd, Gold Hill, Oregon
When: Saturday, June 1st, 2024 | 10K run 8am |5K 815am
Course Description: Both starts at Del Rio Vineyards - 5k Out and back. 10K Out and through downtown Gold Hill, onto Lampman Rd and loops back around to Del Rio. Both courses are flat and fast!
Race Fees: Early Registration: All Races $20 for SOR Members | $25 for Non-Members | 18 and under run for free through our RunFree Youth Program
Packet Pick-up: Day of from 7-7:45am
Day of Registration: $30 for members and non-members | 18 and under Free
Awards: Ribbons for 1st-3rd in individual age groups.
Race Director: Lindsey Zagar
NO DOGS, BIKES, SKATEBOARDS OR SKATES PERMITTED.
Parade, Vendors, Food, Family-Friendly Event in downtown Gold Hill.
Join us on Saturday, June 3rd from 2 to 8pm at RoxyAnn Winery in Medford for six hours of food, music, and fun! Featuring TBD bluegrass bands; local craft beer, cider & wine; delicious food trucks with options for all dietary preferences; kids activities; and craft vendors.
We have shifts available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to fill a variety of needs. Support RVFSN, help make BBB happen, and enjoy the show! Stay tuned for more info about how to volunteer.
Porchfest is a revival of a tradition from the past, when time moved a little more slowly and folks gathered on their porches to visit with neighbors, family, and friends, brought out the guitar or fiddle, and made music together.
Fun, free, family-friendly music festival. 125 musicians perform, with food vendors,
You're invited to the summer's spookiest party... Halfway to Halloween Summer Festival!
Enjoy TWO critically acclaimed haunted houses along with live music, a live DJ, food vendors and a Halloween midway!
Haunted Houses include Nightmares on the Rogue and The Nightmare Chamber!
We will also be hosting a costume contest with a prize!
Halloween is about nostalgia, creativity and imagination! Don't wait until October to get your SPOOK on!
Tickets are limited so get yours today!
Event Info:
Time: 5 pm - 10 pm (Haunted Houses will be open 7 pm - 10 pm)
Location: Rogue Adventures (502 N. Fir Street, Medford, OR)
BBQ, Blues Music and Local Beer
Experience LIVE entertainment with an international, multicultural flair that combines music and dance
The Azalea Festival Parade on Saturday morning, Street Market, Kid’s Fishing Pond, Curry County Cruisers Benefit Car Show Saturday and Sunday, Saturday Concert and Festival Ceremony in Azalea Park, Quilt Show, Art Show, Sunday FunDay in the Park, Friday Night Dance Party, Elks BBQ, Sunday Morning Community Church Service, and more! Our Event Schedule is posted. We will provide a downloadable PDF by May 1st. New for 2024? Our dedicated non-profits and service organizations will be joining the festivities in Azalea Park! Games and Activities will abound! We are offering enhanced sponsorship opportunities for any advertising budget!
Siskiyou Field Institute Birds & Brews - Live Music - Folk - Bluegrass - Local Beer and Wine - Food - Birding Hikes - Kids Activities
May 18 - 9am-5pm
May 19 - 9am-4pm
Admission: Adults, $2.00 – Kids 12 and under are free.
Central Point City Wide Yard Sale
The stroll is held downtown within local business. Participants stroll from location to location sampling amazing wine and delicious food.
Tickets pricing:
$45 Pre-Sale
$50 Day-Of
Can be purchased online and at the Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are non-refundable.
****WARNING: Beware of scammers, we DO NOT sell tickets through third party sites*****
CHECK-IN TIME:
12:00pm-3:00pm
CHECK-IN LOCATION:
Elegance Antiques: 331 SE 6th St.
*EACH PARTICIPANT MUST BE PRESENT AT CHECK-IN & HAVE VALID PHOTO ID
TIP: For a hassle free check-in, grab your stuff early and come back when the event begins.
Participants receive: Commemorative glass, re-usable bag for shopping and a map of participating locations.
For convenience, a free shuttle service will be provided. This is a 21 and over event-minors are not to accompany participants. Each participant must have a valid ID.
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FORM
Email Christie Swafford for additional information: cswafford@grantspasschamber.org
Come to Talent, OR for the 2024 Talent Craft Crawl! This FREE, walkable event in downtown Talent showcases local crafters, artists, makers and food & beverage vendors who make and/or design their own products at hubs around the city.
For those over 21, taste your way through local wineries and breweries pouring at each hub.
Check in at any event info table on the day of the event for:
-A 21+ tasting bracelet
-An event map of all hubs and participating vendors.
Stay tuned for a full list of participating vendors, coming soon.
Produced by the Talent Business Alliance. https://bit.ly/Talent-Craft-Crawl
Admission to this year’s Swap is free!
Buy, sell, or donate a bike, parts, or accessories at this festive and long-running annual event. Test ride an e-bike, register your bike with the Ashland PD, and learn about bike events and advocacy efforts in your community. A portion of each sale will go to fund youth bike education programs in local public schools.
Shop and mingle at the swap on Saturday, April 27, from noon until 2:30pm in the parking lot of the Ashland Parks & Recreation Grove (1195 E. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520).
Drop off your bike for sale* or donation before the event:
Friday, April 26 from 4-6pm at the RVTD building in downtown Medford (229 S Front St)
Friday, April 26 from 5-7pm at the Grove in Ashland (1195 E Main St)
Saturday, April 27 from 8:30-10am at the Grove
* Consignment Terms: 80% of sale price to seller; 20% to youth bike education fund. If selling a bike, it must be in good working condition; event organizers reserve the right to refuse sale bikes in poor condition. Maximum fee to youth bike education fund shall be $100; i.e. any bike selling for $500 or over shares $100 with youth bike education fund.
Selling Bike Parts: Those who wish to sell parts agree to pay a $5 flat fee per bike part sold, or a seller with a lot of parts can opt to pay $30 for a space to set up a table and sell parts for whatever prices they wish.
Collect my bike after the swap:
If your bike does not sell, you MUST pick up your bike at the Grove on Saturday 4/27 between 3-4pm.
Those who dropped off bikes on Friday in Medford may pick up unsold bikes after the swap on Saturday at the Grove OR can pick up at the Medford drop location on Tuesday, April 30, 5-6pm
You also have the convenient option of donating your unsold bike to RVTD, in which case it would be tuned by volunteers and either given to an individual in need of free basic transportation or sold at a future date to fund youth bike education programs. Donations like these are very much appreciated by their new owners!
Interested to join us as a volunteer or vendor? Contact Sulaiman Shelton of Ashland Parks & Recreation, 541.552.2264, Sulaiman.shelton@ashland.or.us.
Hanley Farm Heritage plants are mostly perennials that have grown at the farm for many years and were originally planted by Martha Hanley, matriarch of the family who lived there from 1857 until her death in 1887, or her daughter Alice who was born there in 1861 and ran the farm until her death in 1940. The last generation to live on the farm, Claire, Mary, and Martha, were collectors of plants for many years. It was Mary Hanley who left the farm to the Southern Oregon Historical Society in 1982.
Every year volunteers propagate plants from Hanley Farm in preparation for the spring Heritage Plant Sale. Join us, explore the historic area and see how the family members laid out their plantings as you enjoy the spring beauty of the farm. And, of course, take home a piece of history by buying heritage perennials!
There will be over 50 varieties of heritage plants, including:
Iris in a multitude of sizes–from mini to tall bearded–in a variety of colors: yellows, purples, maroon, white, blue
Hellebore in heritage pink with purple freckles
Trees: Incense cedar, dawn redwood, figs
Yarrow: Pink and white are drought tolerant and excellent native pollinator plants
Peonies–Hanley farms popular long-lived heritage plants in a red, pink, and white, double and single forms
Lilacs with an Oregon Trail history in lavender, white, and dark purple
Daylilies in bright sunshine orange
Ornamental Poppies for that splash of red
Ease into autumn with blooming pink anemones
PLUS, 400 Heritage tomato and pepper plants will be available for purchase
And many more special heritage plants
Also, there will be raffle tickets for sale! You just might be the lucky winner who takes home a framed succulent garden, ready for hanging on a patio wall or garden fence!
Saturday
8 am - 9 am Photographers' hour
9 am - 5 pm Wildwood Native Plant Sale
9 am - 5 pm Elder Oak Nursery
Native Plant Seeds Sale
9 am - 5 pm Beekeepers in the white tent
9:30 am
Take a Closer Look at the Wildflower Show
11:00 am
Moss Diversity in the PNW
1:00 pm
Traditional Plants of the Cow Creek People
2:00 pm
Guided Wildflower Walk
Sunday
8 am - 9 am Photographers' hour
9 am - 5 pm Wildwood Native Plants Sale
9am - 5 pm Elder Oak Nursery
Native Plant Seeds Sale
9 am - 5 pm Beekeepers in the white tent
1:00 pm
Herbal Concepts and Pacific Northwest Medicinal and Edible Plants
2:00 pm
Guided Wildflower Walk
Gem and mineral sale by the Rogue Gem ad Geology Club in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Featuring a wide variety of gems, fossils, crystals, silver jewelry and more.
Vendors, raffle, silent auction, kids corner, food truck.
Josephine County Fairgrounds, Pavilion
FREE Admission
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Medford Open Streets
Scavenger Hunt
Bicycle Safety
Pop-up Galleries
Live Music
Giveaway
21+ event
$15 Tasting Glass & 5 Taste Tickets, $1 for extra taste tickets
Join the annual fundraising event in May at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Our "BREW HAHA”, features Craft Beer tastings served to you by off-duty Local 2091 Douglas County Professional Firefighters and Local 1110 Roseburg Professional Firefighters, plus members of Douglas County Fire Dist. No. 2, along with live music, games, food and fun.
Proceeds from the 2023 Brew HaHa will go to benefit the Treven Anspach Memorial Fund. Treven Anspach never quit. Despite obstacles, he always found a way to achieve his goals. And in honor of the fight and courage that Treven displayed, even in the face of death, the Treven Anspach Memorial Fund has been established to reward those who display the “never quit” attitude Treven was known for. The scholarships provided are for those majoring in a career field of First Response, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Fire Service and Emergency Medical Technician.
Join us for our SEVENTH annual Mother's Day Weekend Kite Flying Festival!
More details regarding food & entertainment to come.
We will have professional Kite Fliers with big kites and we encourage you to BYOK (bring your own kite) to fly! We'll have a few kites available for purchase at the event.
As always, LongSword Wine and other libations will be available for the enjoyment of everyone 21+. No outside alcohol permitted on the LongSword Vineyard Premise.
World Migratory Bird Day 2023 focuses on water and its importance to bird life
Water is fundamental to sustaining life on our planet. Virtually all migratory birds rely on water and its associated habitats at some point during their life cycles. Lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, wetlands, and coastal waters are all vital for feeding, drinking, nesting, and as resting places during long seasonal migrations.
Join us to learn more about local birds and ways we can help provide clean water, improve habitat, and share our world with our feathered friends.
