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Free Events in Portland, OR

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This weekend will be the perfect pumpkin patch weather! Sunny with a cool fall chill and NO RAIN! If you have not made it out to get your fall decor already, here is a great list of local places to choose from thanks to The Columbian. Many places have exciting family fun to make the pumpkin patch a day event. I myself will be heading to one of these fantastic patches this weekend…..hope the little ones are as excited as I am Carving, painting and Pumpkin Cookie baking, here we come!

Busy Bi-Zi
Bi-Zi Farms is probably the busiest Clark County farm in October. In addition to families trekking through the fields on weekends, the farm offers school tours during the week. Attractions include hay rides, a corn maze, a petting zoo, duck races, a straw bale maze and pyramid and live music. But the pumpkin launch is what really sets it apart among the Clark County options. Admission gives you two flings.

When: Every weekend in October; 2-5:30 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The corn maze remains open 6-9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Where: Bi-Zi Farms, 9504 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver.

Admission: $8, free for children 2 and younger. Admission includes a pumpkin of any size and a hot drink. While children 2 and younger receive free admission, they do not receive a free pumpkin.

Admission is $5 for the night-time corn maze Fridays and Saturdays.

Telephone: 360-574-9119.

On the Web: bizifarms.com.

City farm
You can pick a farm pumpkin without leaving the city at Joe’s Place in Vancouver. It doesn’t cost to get in, and you can stop at the farm store for other fruits and veggies. Hay rides are $1, as is a try at the hay-bale fort maze. Expect a crowd. On October weekends, as many as 2,000 people visit the farm a day.

When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Hay rides are offered only on the weekend.

Where: 701 N.E. 112th Ave., Vancouver.

Admission: Free, but pumpkins, hay rides and the maze cost extra.

Telephone: 360-892-3974.

Pumpkin people
Pomeroy Living History Farm in Yacolt offers a mile-long hay ride through Pumpkin Lane, which is lined by pumpkin-headed scarecrows. “We call them pumpkin people, instead of scarecrows, because we don’t do scary,” said Bob Brink, director of the nonprofit educational farm. The trip ends at the pumpkin patch, where visitors can pick out a gourd. Other attractions include a hay-bale maze, petting zoo, children’s games, scarecrow-making and food at the farm’s cafe. The farm draws as many as 1,000 a day on October weekends, but Brink said Saturday mornings tend to be a little less busy.

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays in October.

Where: Pomeroy Living History Farm, 20902 N.E. Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt.

Admission: $5, $4 for children 3-11. Admission includes a hay ride.

Pumpkins are not included in admission.

Telephone: 360-686-3537.

On the Web: pomeroyfarm.org.

Frightland
La Center Farms is fairly new to the pumpkin game. “We’ve only been doing it for three years,” owner Steve Boynton said. “We’re still working things out.” He admits the farm doesn’t draw near the numbers that the other farms do - maybe 80 visitors a day compared to the thousands at the other spots - but that might be just right for those who find crowds to be a little too frightening. Kids can’t get stuck in the tree maze, which is set off by ropes they can duck under. A potato gun fulfills the urge to propel produce. The last two weekends of October, the farm will introduce a scarier element: Nightmare Theater in the barn, which features a 15-minute play about a witch looking to land a man, and the Haunted Woods walk. Each costs $2.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in October. The Haunted Woods walk and Nightmare Theater are open from 7-10 p.m. Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30.

Where: 31215 N.E. 40th Ave., La Center.

Admission: Free. Haunted Woods and Nightmare Theater, $2. Pumpkins are extra as well.

Telephone: 360-573-8965.

 VIA: http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/oct/15/pumpkin-playtime/

Art in The Heart Festival
Downtown Vancouver, WA
Friday August 6th 5:30 - 9:30pm
http://www.cityofvancouver.us/calendar.asp?submenuid=75627

Music on Main Street: Shanghai Woolies
Portland, OR
Outside near Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland
Wednesday August 4th 5:00 - 7:00pm
http://www.pcpa.com/events/event.php?event=5356

Matisyahu
The Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR
August 5th 7:00pm
http://www.mcmenamins.com/events/79946-Matisyahu

Vancouver Farmer’s Market
8th & Esther St. in downtown Vancouver, WA
Friday August 6th 5:00 - 9:00pm
http://www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com\

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Here is what is going on around Portland/Vancouver this week!

Walking With Dinosaurs
February 24th - February 28th
Rose Quarter
One Center Court, Portland OR 97227

Light Pollution
February 25th 1:30 am - 1:00 pm (in the auditorium)
OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave. Portland, OR 97214-3354

Portland Home & Garden Show
February 24th - 28th
Portland Expo Center
2060 North Marine Drive, Portland OR 97217

Tale of the Allergists Wife
February 26th - March 21st
Slocum House Theatre
605 Esther St., Vancouver WA 98660

The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs: A Musical
February 27th 2:00 pm (Also showing @ 5:00 pm today)
Dolores Wingstad Theatre, Portland OR
Washougal High School 1201 39th Street Washougal, WA

For more great ideas for what to do around town, check out our Local Event Guide at the top of this page. Also, make sure swing by our Dick Hannah Honda Facebook page as well.

Here is what is going on around Portland/Vancouver this week!

Billy Joel and Elton John
February 10th 7:30pm
Rose Garden
One Center Court, Portland OR 97227

17th Annual Portland Golf Show
February 12th - 14th
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE ML King Blvd. Hall D Portland, OR 97232

Monster Jam
February 13th - 14th
Rose Garden
One Center Court, Portland OR 97227

Valentines Day Chocolate & Wine Tour
February 14th 11:00am - 6:00pm
Clark County Wineries
(Check out the website to see which of the 6 wineries are near you!)

Camas Performing Arts presents “Vancouver USA Singers”
February 13th - 14th
Washburn Performing Arts Center
Washougal High School 1201 39th Street Washougal, WA

For more great ideas for what to do around town, check out our Local Event Guide at the top of this page.

Take a look at these events happening around Portland Oregon this week.

A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading
Tuesday December 22nd 12:00pm
The Old Church
11th & Clay, Portland

Zoo Lights
Tuesday December 22nd 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Oregon Zoo
Portland, OR

Starry Night LIVE! Planetarium Show
Wednesday December 23rd 12:00pm
OMSI
1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland

Colin Spring
Wednesday December 23rd 8:00pm
Boons Treasury
888 Liberty St. N.E., Salem

Tour: Sculptural Highlights
Thursday December 24th 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland

Holiday Hearth Concert Series Skip Vonkuske
Thursday December 24th 7:00pm
Edgefield
2126 S.W. Halsey St., Troutdale

Portland Youth Philharmonic: Concert At Christmas
Saturday December 26th 7:30pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway, Portland

Jack McMahon Band
Saturday December 26th 9:00pm
Rock Creek Tavern
10000 N.W. Old Cornelius Pass Rd., Hillsboro

 Want some more ideas? Check out our complete local event guide!