Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom FestivalEugene
Sunday October 25
Hundreds of kinds of local mushrooms on display with experts at the tables, plus hayrides and cider pressing and a scarecrow contest.
Fall in Eugene and Springfield2 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The MAiZE at Lone Pine FarmsSpringfield
mid September through October · check the date
A big corn maze with a haunted version on weekend nights for the older kids.
The little stuff, by town1 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Eugene
Halloween Downtown Eugene
a Saturday afternoon in late October, noon to 4 (last year Oct 25) · check the date
The city's trick or treat afternoon downtown, so the little ones can do it in the daylight.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Eugene and Springfield2 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. The Holiday Market is free and indoors, so it's a good rainy day one.
Eugene Holiday MarketEugene
weekends 10 to 6 from mid November through Christmas Eve · check the date
Hundreds of local makers, live music all day and an international food court, and parking is free too.
Snowfall at the 5th Street Public MarketEugene
Friday and Saturday evenings at dusk, Thanksgiving to Christmas · check the date
It snows over the market at dusk on the weekend nights, and it starts with the tree lighting.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Springfield
Springfield Christmas Parade
the first Sunday of December · check the date
They call it the Oldest and Coldest, and Main Street is the prettiest spot to watch from.
Christmas in Cottage Grove
Walking in a Winter Wonderland at Cottage Grove Speedway
December nights through December 31 · check the date
You walk the lit up speedway, and there are fire pits and cocoa to warm up.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Eugene and Springfield fall and Christmas questions
When is the Mount Pisgah Mushroom Festival in 2026?
Sunday, October 25, 2026. Tickets are limited and have to be bought ahead on the arboretum's website.
When is the Springfield Christmas Parade?
It's the first Sunday of December every year, so December 6 in 2026.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.