Embrace the spooktacular spirit of Halloween at Rogue Ale’s Eastside Pub return of the annual Killer Pumpkin Fest – a family-friendly extravaganza that promises a ghoulishly good time for all ages.

Whether you’re a pumpkin enthusiast, a costume aficionado, or just looking for a fun-filled day out, Killer Pumpkin Fest has something for everyone. With a commitment to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for families.

Here’s what you can expect at this year’s fest:

• Charity Pumpkin Smash & Carnival Games: Take part in the festivities on the street outside the pub with a charity pumpkin smash with proceeds going to Engines of Change, along with exciting carnival games.

• Harvest Fair: 14 local vendors offering a variety of treats and treasures.

• Food & Drink: Beers, ciders, and cocktails are all available, along with food offerings.

• Costume Contests with Prizes: The fabulous Poison Waters will be your host for the day’s costume contests, featuring categories for babies, kids, adults, and even our four-legged friends. Get creative and stand a chance to win amazing prizes!

• Live Music: We’ll have live music all day with three acts, culminating with Billy and the Ghouls rocking the crowd at the Dead Guy Music Stage, creating a spine-tingling atmosphere that will have you dancing the night away.

Killer Pumpkin Festival in a Nutshell:

• At Rogue’s Eastside Pub location (928 SE 9th Ave) from 12 - 11 pm 

• Suggested donation of $5 for entry with proceeds from entry and Pumpkin Smash event going to Engines for Change 

Oregon’s largest single-day fresh hop festival is in downtown Hood River, Oregon featuring a vendor marketplace of crafts, food, and arts, with a live music stage. Hood River County is surrounded by world-renowned hop-growing regions, and since 2003 brewers have gathered each September in downtown Hood River to share their fresh-hop beer creations. More than 30 breweries with more than 40 fresh-hop beers are featured at the festival each year.

Details of the 2023 Hood River Hops Fest are still under wraps, but we know the event will be held Saturday, October 7th 2023.

On Saturday, August 26, the Beaverton Downtown Association, in partnership with 16 local breweries, will host the annual Beaverton Lagerfest in downtown Beaverton. 

At Beaverton Lagerfest, held in previous years under the name Brewverton, guests will enjoy the unique opportunity to engage with the local brewing community, meet the passionate brewers behind their favorite lagers and learn more about their craft through educational beer workshops and tasting sessions. 

“Beaverton is an incredible microcosm of exceptional lagers and an extraordinarily talented brewing community,” says Kirsten Agard, Board Chair of the Beaverton Downtown Association. “Lagerfest is truly a celebration of those individuals, their craft and what they bring to the Beaverton brewery scene.” 

With a paid ticket, guests receive a souvenir glass and 10, 3 oz. pours from local breweries. To complement the brews, Lagerfest will feature an array of curated food pairings for additional purchase from several downtown restaurants such as Hapa Pizza, SeeSee Motor Coffee Co and MegaBytes. 

New to this event this year: A special kids section with snacks for sale, free arts and crafts, obstacle courses hosted by THPRD and more. 

This Year’s Participating Breweries Include:

• Away Days

• Binary Brewing Co.

• Breakside Brewing

• Coin Toss

• Cooper Mountain

• Creekside

• Fracture

• Integrity

• Gigantic

• Great Notion

• Heater Allen

• Level

• Lift

• pFriem

• Ridgewalker

• Steeplejack

• Threshold

• Von Ebert

Tickets can be purchased here. 

Proceeds from ticket sales for this event will benefit the Beaverton Downtown Association, providing funding for special projects and grants to support the preservation, revitalization and enrichment of the downtown Beaverton community.

About the Beaverton Downtown Association
The Beaverton Downtown Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to promote the public use of Beaverton's traditional downtown area and its historical preservation while supporting its physical environment, economic vitality, and inclusive community. Learn more atwww.downtownbeaverton.org.

Mt. Hood Meadows proudly presents the Spring Brew Fest with live music and a pre-fest brunch. Featuring live music by Keegan Smith & Fam from 1 - 4 PM. The cost is $16 when purchased online in advance and $19 at the door. Price includes mug, four tasters and a raffle ticket. A special Brew Fest & Buffet option costs $38 in advance or $43 at the door. The whole event will be in Vertical this year and everyone must be 21 or older to attend. More info and tix here.

Eighth Annual Eastern Oregon Beer Festival, hosted by La Grande Main Street Downtown. Beers from breweries across Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. Live music, local crafts, great food and Q&A’s with brewers are all part of the biggest and best craft beer festival of Eastern Oregon. Everyone who purchases a General Admission tasting pass receives a commemorative tasting glass.

More info and tix here.

Portland Beer Week and SteepleJack Brewing present the inaugural Spile & Spigot cask and firkin beer festival featuring over 15 west coast breweries representing the art of traditional British-style cask beer. The event venue is SteepleJack's majestic 100+ year old church turned brewery, with a full food menu, spirits, and cask selections. 

25+ beers from gravity poured, lightly carbonated firkins, to hand drawn, pump poured real ales will showcase a broad variety of American and European-styles of ales and lagers from some of the best breweries who still specialize in this type of serving technique.

Learn more and get tickets here.

The first annual Wild West Beerfest is coming to Pendleton, Oregon. The event will feature about 27 beers and 2 ciders from a variety of local eastern Oregon breweries like Side A Brewing and Prodigal Sun, along with regional powerhouses like Pelican and Breakside, and off the beaten path stuff from a meadery. Admission fee includes an event glass and one free beer token. (token package deals are available) All attendees must be 21 years of age or older.  Tastings are available for 1 token, or a full mug can be purchased for 3 tokens. The event will feature live music, food booths and of course lots of beer. 

Ninkasi Brewing will take over hosting duties of the long running Eugene event Sasquatch Brewers Festival this year. A benefit festival created to raise brewing scholarship funds for The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation to contribute the northwest craft brewing community by providing opportunities for professional and aspiring brewers to further their knowledge and expertise.

Admission is $15, which includes 3 drink tickets and a commemorative glass. Bundles of 25 additional drink tickets can be purchased for $20 online, or any quantity of additional tickets can be purchased at the event.

The full lineup of breweries and beers will be announced soon, festival tickets available here.

Fort George Brewery is bringing back their Lupulin Ecstasy IPA invitational festival that features all past 3-Way IPA collaborators. This years event will be held at the historic Flavel House and Museum with nearly every past and present 3-Way IPA collaborator and will function as the debut of the 2022 edition with Ravenna Brewing and Alvarado St. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 20th, at 4:20PM for the May 21st event. More details here.

Presented by the Seaside Chamber of Commerce, this annual festival returns for it’s 11th year which would have been in 2020 if not for the pandemic. After 3 years since the last event, this family friendly brewfest returns to tourist heavy Seaside and is said to feature around 30 breweries from across the state. The organizers are now accepting brewery applications and looking for volunteers. More info TBA at https://pouringatthecoast.com/

Beer, coffee, and doughnuts, each represented by a baker’s dozen artisans. The name is a throwback to when bakers, to thank their customers, would throw in an extra something-something when they purchased one dozen (12) of, say, doughnuts. admission includes samples of absolutely everything including many of the specific coffee roasts featured in the beers. More info and tix here.

Nicknamed the “Academy Awards of Beer” the Oregon Beer Awards event is a raucous reunion of brewers and beer lovers and a notable celebration of outstanding Oregon beers and breweries in over 35 categories. The OBA's are presented by Willamette Week, and sponsored by LUPOMAX. Doors open at 5, show is from 6-8 PM. Celebrating the best of Oregon Beers in an awards ceremony. Stage presentations happen from 6-8 PM. Tickets here.