Calendar

Welcome to AVA’s monthly calendar of events. Take a peek and plan your stay-cation or your next visit to our region. The city’s most notable annual events include historic home tours, outdoor summer concerts and movies under the stars, and the Northwest Art and Air Festival.

*Note for event organizers: If you’d like to have your event listed on the AVA calendar, head over to our contact page and submit your event to us.

Sep
23
Sat
Cider Press at Thompson’s Mills @ Thompson's Mills
Sep 23 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cider Press at Thompson's Mills @ Thompson's Mills | Shedd | Oregon | United States

Cider pressing fun for the whole family is scheduled for three Saturdays this fall–September 23, October 14 and 28. Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site is open free to the public from dawn to dusk with cider pressing from 11am to 3pm. Fresh cider is available (limit one gallon per family) for your donation to Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society. TMPS President Rebecca Martin will have storytelling for the younger ones and mill-themed gifts are available. Telephone the Mill for additional information at 541.491.3611. Docents are on hand for mill tours–pack a lunch and make a day of it!

Fresh-pressed apple cider was one of the delicious food of settler life. The Oregon Trail settlers who built Thompson’s Mills pressed apples for cider, and now you can too! Come early before we run out of apples! For a donation, you can take home half-gallon containers filled with apple cider. You are also welcome to bring your own apples to press.

The turbines will be running all day, and guides will be stationed throughout the mill to help you make your own flour, explain how the turbines work and tell the story of how and why the last water-powered mill in Oregon still operates. Operating the hands-on exhibits and seeing wooden beams hand-hewn when Abraham Lincoln was president make Thompson’s Mills a memorable family experience. Hosted by the Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society.

Oct
14
Sat
Cider Press at Thompson’s Mills @ Thompson's Mills
Oct 14 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cider Press at Thompson's Mills @ Thompson's Mills | Shedd | Oregon | United States

Cider pressing fun for the whole family is scheduled for three Saturdays this fall–September 23, October 14 and 28. Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site is open free to the public from dawn to dusk with cider pressing from 11am to 3pm. Fresh cider is available (limit one gallon per family) for your donation to Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society. TMPS President Rebecca Martin will have storytelling for the younger ones and mill-themed gifts are available. Telephone the Mill for additional information at 541.491.3611. Docents are on hand for mill tours–pack a lunch and make a day of it!

Fresh-pressed apple cider was one of the delicious food of settler life. The Oregon Trail settlers who built Thompson’s Mills pressed apples for cider, and now you can too! Come early before we run out of apples! For a donation, you can take home half-gallon containers filled with apple cider. You are also welcome to bring your own apples to press.

The turbines will be running all day, and guides will be stationed throughout the mill to help you make your own flour, explain how the turbines work and tell the story of how and why the last water-powered mill in Oregon still operates. Operating the hands-on exhibits and seeing wooden beams hand-hewn when Abraham Lincoln was president make Thompson’s Mills a memorable family experience. Hosted by the Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society.

Oct
26
Thu
The Farmhouse Show @ Oregon Christian Convention Center
Oct 26 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Farmhouse Show @ Oregon Christian Convention Center | Turner | Oregon | United States

Offering authentic vintage, antiques, handmades, bespoke treasures and tasty treats for all your gift giving and home decor needs.

Farmhouse Show for 2023 will be:

Thursday, Oct. 26 • 4pm-8pm (Early Buying Night • Admission $15)

Friday, Oct. 27 • 10am-6pm (Admission $5)

Saturday, Oct 28 • 10am-4pm (Admission $5)

(Once you have paid admission, it will gain you entry to subsequent days!)

Get tickets here: https://www.farmhouseshow.com/tickets

• Those under 18 are free!

• Parking is free!

Oct
27
Fri
The Farmhouse Show @ Oregon Christian Convention Center
Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
The Farmhouse Show @ Oregon Christian Convention Center | Turner | Oregon | United States

Offering authentic vintage, antiques, handmades, bespoke treasures and tasty treats for all your gift giving and home decor needs.

Farmhouse Show for 2023 will be:

Thursday, Oct. 26 • 4pm-8pm (Early Buying Night • Admission $15)

Friday, Oct. 27 • 10am-6pm (Admission $5)

Saturday, Oct 28 • 10am-4pm (Admission $5)

(Once you have paid admission, it will gain you entry to subsequent days!)

Get tickets here: https://www.farmhouseshow.com/tickets

• Those under 18 are free!

• Parking is free!

Oct
28
Sat
The Farmhouse Show @ Oregon Christian Convention Center
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Farmhouse Show @ Oregon Christian Convention Center | Turner | Oregon | United States

Offering authentic vintage, antiques, handmades, bespoke treasures and tasty treats for all your gift giving and home decor needs.

Farmhouse Show for 2023 will be:

Thursday, Oct. 26 • 4pm-8pm (Early Buying Night • Admission $15)

Friday, Oct. 27 • 10am-6pm (Admission $5)

Saturday, Oct 28 • 10am-4pm (Admission $5)

(Once you have paid admission, it will gain you entry to subsequent days!)

Get tickets here: https://www.farmhouseshow.com/tickets

• Those under 18 are free!

• Parking is free!

Cider Press at Thompson’s Mills @ Thompson's Mills
Oct 28 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cider Press at Thompson's Mills @ Thompson's Mills | Shedd | Oregon | United States

Cider pressing fun for the whole family is scheduled for three Saturdays this fall–September 23, October 14 and 28. Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site is open free to the public from dawn to dusk with cider pressing from 11am to 3pm. Fresh cider is available (limit one gallon per family) for your donation to Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society. TMPS President Rebecca Martin will have storytelling for the younger ones and mill-themed gifts are available. Telephone the Mill for additional information at 541.491.3611. Docents are on hand for mill tours–pack a lunch and make a day of it!

Fresh-pressed apple cider was one of the delicious food of settler life. The Oregon Trail settlers who built Thompson’s Mills pressed apples for cider, and now you can too! Come early before we run out of apples! For a donation, you can take home half-gallon containers filled with apple cider. You are also welcome to bring your own apples to press.

The turbines will be running all day, and guides will be stationed throughout the mill to help you make your own flour, explain how the turbines work and tell the story of how and why the last water-powered mill in Oregon still operates. Operating the hands-on exhibits and seeing wooden beams hand-hewn when Abraham Lincoln was president make Thompson’s Mills a memorable family experience. Hosted by the Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society.