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A free farm festival, OktoBierFest and Peter's Pumpkin Patch opening day: fall around Forest Grove and Gales Creek, Sept. 26 to Oct. 1.

This week: a teen on a scooter is hit on Main Street by a driver police say left the scene, the council weighs e-bike rules Monday, and Oktobierfest and the Tuality Plains Outpost fall festival fill Saturday.

Hi everyone, I created this guide to highlight and showcase local farms, local businesses and local events that celebrate the bounty of harvest, bring people together and add a little spooky fun as Halloween gets closer. The Fall Fun Guide is free, and a new one comes out every Friday through mid-November, covering Forest Grove, Gales Creek, Banks, Cornelius and Gaston. If you found this on social media or someone passed it along, sign up free to get it in your inbox each week. Please note it's still being built out. If you know of a farm stand, a pumpkin patch or a fall-related event in the areas we're covering, please email us at chas@newsinthegrove.com and let us know. This first guide covers Saturday, Sept. 26, through Thursday, Oct. 1. Saturday is the big day, with a free farm festival north of town, OktoBierFest and opening day at Peter's Pumpkin Patch in Cornelius. -Chas Hundley, publisher Every farm stand, pumpkin patch and market in this guide is also on our new Fall Fun map, with hours, directions and what each place has now, plus a list of upcoming fall events. ## This week ### Saturday, Sept. 26 * Tuality Plains Outpost Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Spiesschaert Farms, 3150 NW Thatcher Road, Forest Grove. Wagon rides, live music, food vendors and kids' activities. Free; organizers ask that dogs stay home. * OktoBierFest, 2 to 9 p.m. on the street between Waltz Brewing, 1900 A St., and The Growler Garage, Forest Grove. Live music from 4 p.m., food trucks, local vendors, a costume contest and wiener dog races. Free, all ages. * Ocktoberfest Bar Crawl, 8 p.m. at Bullets, Burgers and Brews, 1931 21st Ave., Forest Grove. * Peter's Pumpkin Patch opening day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1990 SW Lafollett Road, Cornelius. Open daily through Nov. 1 (noon to 5 p.m. on weekdays); the free corn maze, goats and play area are open Fridays through Sundays. ### Thursday, Oct. 1 * Grand Lodge Ghost Tour, 7 and 9 p.m. at McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove. The 7 p.m. tour is sold out. $20, ages 3 and up, though McMenamins says some content may be scary for younger kids. Tours run every Thursday in October. ## Open all season **Forest Grove Farmers Market** (Forest Grove). Wednesdays, 4 to 8 p.m., on Main Street between 21st Avenue and Pacific Avenue, through the final market of the season on Oct. 28. Market info. **Sun Gold Farm** (Forest Grove). The farm store at 6995 NW Evers Road is open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with apples, pears, grapes, winter squash, Beauregard sweet potatoes and other fruit and vegetables, herbs, dried beans and popcorn, plus fall decorations: Jack Be Little pumpkins, decorative gourds, corn stalks, straw bales and fall wreaths. It accepts EBT, and with Double Up Food Bucks, eligible purchases are half off at the farm. Sun Gold Farm. **Fraga Farm** (Gales Creek). The self-serve farm stand at 54655 NW Old Wilson River Road is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with farmstead goat cheeses, goat-milk gelato and crafts. Visit the farm. **Tillamook Forest Farm Stand** (Gales Creek). The self-serve stand at 54730 NW Wilson River Highway is open daily, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with no-spray apples (75 cents each or three for $2), berries, vegetables, eggs, firewood, jams, honey, freeze-dried strawberries and smoked nuts. Pumpkins are coming later this fall. It takes cash, Venmo, Cash App and PayPal. Tillamook Forest Farm Stand on Facebook. **Tyler's Pumpkin Patch** (Hillside). Tyler, president of the Banks FFA chapter, grew more than 20 varieties of pumpkins this summer. He sells carving pumpkins, decorative pumpkins and gourds at a self-serve stand at 49486 NW Hillside Road to help fund his other FFA projects. Large ones are $5, medium $3 and small $1, paid at the stand's pay station with cash, Venmo or Cash App. More are added as they ripen, and the stand is open every day until he sells out. **Blooming Junction** (Cornelius). The garden center's grand tent at 35105 NW Zion Church Road is stocked with pumpkins, from minis and carving pumpkins to blue, pink, Cinderella and warty varieties, along with fall mums, corn stalks and straw bales. Store hours. **Duyck's Peachy Pig Farm** (Cornelius). The farm at 34840 SW Johnson School Road sells u-pick and already-picked fruit, including pears, peaches, figs, plums, blueberries and strawberries, plus honey and herb plants. It's open Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, a limited self-serve stand takes cash or Venmo (no u-pick). Cups of feed for the farm's chickens, ducks and guinea fowl are $1. No pets. Duyck's on Facebook. **Pruitt's Farm** (Cornelius). The farm store at 39470 SW Geiger Road is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with carving pumpkins; mini white and orange pumpkins; striped and warty pumpkins; gourds; corn stalks; and small potted succulents ($1.50, or $3.50 for a 4-inch pot). The store, open year-round, also carries produce, eggs and locally crafted goods. Pruitt's Farm on Facebook. **Jim Dandy Farm Market** (Banks). The farm market at 45770 NW Sunset Highway is open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Halloween. Its pumpkin patch is open, along with 15 acres of sunflower fields with trails ($5 a person, free under 12). It also has u-pick flowers (clippers and baskets provided), produce, fruit, berries, honey, jellies and jams. Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome in the sunflower fields. Cash or check only. Jim Dandy on Facebook. **26 West Farms** (Banks). The farm at 37420 NW Harrison Road has more than 40 varieties of carving and decorative pumpkins and edible squash, plus corn stalks, mini and full-size straw bales, sweet corn and other fall produce. It's open Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays and Tuesdays, a self-serve stand is out when the gate is open (Venmo or cash only those days). 26 West Farms on Facebook. **Woodstock Nursery** (Manning). The nursery at 47569 NW Hayward Road is open Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for a fall sale it says will run four more weeks. It has pumpkins, some close to 60 pounds, along with fall decor, corn stalks and plants. Woodstock Nursery on Facebook. ## Coming up * Carpenter Creek Ranch pumpkin patch, opens Friday, Oct. 2, at 2476 SW Old Highway 47, Forest Grove; Fridays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Oct. 31. $15, or $10 for ages 2 to 11; under 2 free. Pumpkins are extra, sold by weight. Tickets for its new Oct. 31 Pumpkin Smash are limited. In map apps, use the street address, not Carpenter Creek Farm & Winery. * Grand Lodge Oktoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2 to 10 p.m. at McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove. Live music on two stages. Free, all ages. * Ghost Tours in the Dark, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 and Oct. 31 from the Old Train Station, 1936 19th Ave., Forest Grove; the Oct. 2 tour is sold out. Bring a flashlight for the 40-minute walk through downtown history and ghost stories with Friends of Historic Forest Grove. $12, or $10 for members. Know about a fall event we missed? Add it to our community calendar at newsinthegrove.com/events. **Sponsor the guide.** We want to print the Fall Fun Guide and keep delivering it free to our readers. Sponsoring it is a great way to get your business in front of people looking for fun fall activities and to support western Washington County businesses. Sponsorships close Oct. 5. Email Chas about sponsoring. Get the Fall Fun Guide every Friday Free, in your inbox, through mid-November. Send me the guide One click adds it to the newsletters you already get from us. Send me the guide Already get our newsletter? Enter the same address, click the link we email you, and you're on. Or switch it on in your email settings.

**Die Jungschützen Lüsche-Räderloh laden am 03. Oktober 2026 wieder zum „Oktobierfest“ auf dem Festsaal in Lüsche ab 20:30 Uhr ein.** Jungschützen Lüsche-Räderloh

66 events this week in Forest Grove, including Oktobierfest, the Tuality Plains Outpost Fall Festival, and Ballad Town Harmony: Last Blast of Summer.

Waltz Brewing and The Growler Garage will hold their first Oktobierfest on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 9 p.m. in Forest Grove, with food trucks, local vendors, live music and a wiener dog race. Admission is free, and the event is open to all ages. The festival will stretch between the two businesses, The Growler Garage at 1837 Pacific Ave. and Waltz at 1900 A St., according to The Growler Garage's Oktobierfest event page. A Regeneration Dance Showcase opens the day at 2 p.m. Miles to Go plays the Growler Garage stage from 4 to 7 p.m., and Kalida plays the Waltz stage from 7 to 9 p.m. Contests run through the afternoon and evening, according to the event's schedule flyer: * 3 p.m.: Wiener dog races, sponsored by The Farm Store. The flyer lists the entry fee as one dog. * 5 p.m.: Hot dog eating contest, sponsored by Franko's Hot Dogs, $20 to enter * 6 p.m.: Costume contest, $10 to enter * 8 p.m.: Men's and women's stein-holding contests, $25 to enter Sign-up is at the info booth one hour before each contest. Food trucks expected include Altengartz German Sausages, Meat Hustler Nation, Korean Wagon, Teco Santo, Franko's Hot Dogs and Great NW Ice Cream, and The Growler Garage will also serve food. Waltz will have a variety of Oktoberfest beers. Vendors will sell fine art, jewelry, baked goods, specialty soda, kettle corn, shave ice, dried flower art, personalized magnets and custom trucker hats. Face painting and henna will be free.

The free, all-ages festival runs from 2 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26 between the two Forest Grove businesses, with food trucks, vendors, live music and a wiener dog race.

**Die Jungschützen Lüsche-Räderloh laden am 03. Oktober 2026 wieder zum „Oktobierfest“ auf dem Festsaal in Lüsche ab 20:30 Uhr ein.** Jungschützen Lüsche-Räderloh