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The September + October 2025 Issue
Events & Things to Do
September 5 to 7, 2025
Hells Canyon Mule Days
Enterprise, Oregon
Cost varies
Celebrating all things mules—from the animals themselves to the people who drive, pack and wrangle them—Hells Canyon Mule Days is quickly living up to its motto: “The fastest growing muleshow in the Northwest.” Festivities include driving events, mule races, a jump-off challenge and much more.
September 5 to 7, 2025
Sublimity Harvest Festival
Sublimity, Oregon
Cost varies
Celebrate fall a little differently at this rip-roaring festival. You won’t find pumpkins here, but you will be highly entertained by the live action. Monster trucks race around the arena; tractors, horses and trucks compete in pull contests; and live music from country to ’90s covers keeps the crowds cheering into sunset.
September 13, 2025
Pocatello Historic Home Tour
Pocatello, Idaho
Admission: $24.57
Wander through six neighborhoods and you’ll discover a snapshot of the town’s history. Previous homes and buildings have included a Colonial Revival-style house built in 1940, a bungalow from 1915, a Jewish temple that contains a chandelier from the oldest synagogue in Salt Lake City, and various other city and privately owned abodes.
September 13 to 14, 2025
Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire
Kings Valley, Oregon
Cost varies
Step back in time to Elizabethan England at the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire. The living history village features a tournament field, a merchant marketplace, live action stage shows and plenty of frivolity. Catch knights in armor jousting to the win, dancers in ribbons and frills, and merrymakers strolling through the village in period attire.
September 19 to 20, 2025
Tater Tots Festival
Ontario, Oregon
Free admission
Celebrate Ontario, Oregon – The Birthplace of Tater Tots! There will be food vendors, exhibitors, live music, and a community celebration.
September 26 to 28, 2025
Rock the Locks
Umatilla, Oregon
Cost varies
Gear up for three days of music when twenty five bands from across the decades—headliners include All American Rejects, Third Eye Blind and Seether—play their hits and then some during this family-friendly event. In addition to the music, festival goers can find food trucks galore, three separate beer gardens and craft vendors.
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October 3 to 5, 2025
Art Along the Rogue
Grants Pass, Oregon
Free admission
Artists descend on the streets of Grants Pass, Oregon to transform the streets into a canvas for chalk art creations. This year, artists will draw and paint to the theme of “Time Warp: When Past Meets Future.” Accompanying the art are live performances, craft vendors and a celebration for the entire community.
Photo Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
October 10 to 12, 2025
Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
Hood River, Oregon
Cost varies
Fill your baskets with freshly picked fruits and veggies collected by local farmers, who are on hand to tell you about each bit of produce. Shop the community vendor stalls filled with candles, soaps and art. And relax to the sounds of local musicians filling the air.
Saturdays in October 2025
Harvest Days at Idaho Botanical Garden
Boise, Idaho
Cost varies
Visitors can celebrate all things fall at Harvest Days with interactive and community-based activities. Local artists share their crafts, the gardens sell fall-perfect plants and scarecrows stand guard around the grounds, a surprisingly fun touch for all ages to enjoy.
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