Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest FestivalMedford
late September through October · check the date
More than 50 kinds of pumpkins, a corn maze, a cow train and a pear shooting gallery.
Fall in Medford and Ashland3 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.
Valley View Nursery Harvest FestivalAshland
weekends in October · check the date
Hayrides out to the pumpkins, a bug train and the Squirrel Mountain slides, and one bracelet covers everything.
Fort Vannoy Pumpkin Patch and Corn MazeGrants Pass
daily in October, 11 to 6 · check the date
Hayrides, zip lines and pumpkin chunkers on the weekends, and a haunted maze some 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 Central Point
7 Oaks Farm pumpkin patch
weekends in October, starting the first Saturday · check the date
An old fashioned patch with hayrides, pumpkin painting and a dark maze.
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 Medford and Ashland2 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. The Festival of Light is always the Friday after Thanksgiving, so that one's easy.
Ashland Festival of LightAshland
the Friday after Thanksgiving, music at 3, parade at 5, lights at 6 · check the date
Santa's parade comes down Main Street to the plaza and then over a million lights come on all at once.
Jacksonville's Victorian ChristmasJacksonville
all of December, with events on the weekends · check the date
The whole old gold rush town decorates, with trolley light tours, a tree lighting, a parade with Father Christmas and free hot cider.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Talent
Lights on Bikes in Talent
a Saturday in mid December (last year Dec 13), decorating at 4, ride at 6 · check the date
Everybody decorates their bikes with lights and rides through town together.
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.
Medford and Ashland fall and Christmas questions
When is the Ashland Festival of Light?
It's the Friday after Thanksgiving, so November 27 in 2026. Music starts at 3, the parade is at 5 and the lights come on at 6.
What is Jacksonville's Victorian Christmas?
The whole historic town decorates for December, with trolley light tours, a tree lighting, a parade with Father Christmas and free hot cider.
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.