Stormy Weather Arts FestivalCannon Beach
November 6 to 8
Artists demo in the galleries all weekend and there's free live music around town.
Fall in Oregon Coast1 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 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 Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach Treat Trail
Halloween afternoon
The shops around town hand out candy on Halloween afternoon.
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 Oregon Coast2 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. Shore Acres parking has to be reserved ahead, and the weekend spots go first.
Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State ParkCoos Bay
nightly 4:30 to 9, Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve (last year Nov 27 to Dec 31) · check the date
Over 325,000 lights shaped like whales and sea lions and octopus in the gardens up on the cliff. You reserve a timed parking spot ahead.
Yuletide in Seaside Parade of LightsSeaside
the first Saturday of December · check the date
Lit up floats and then the tree lighting, and the whole town stays lit all December.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach lamp lighting
dusk on the first Saturday of December · check the date
Carols at dusk and a lamp lighting that goes back almost 50 years, and Cannon Beach in Lights runs into mid December.
Christmas in Florence
Florence Holiday Festival
early December · check the date
A tree lighting with carols and hayrides, and Old Town stays lit up over the river all season.
Christmas in Tillamook
Tillamook Holiday Light Parade
early December, after the tree lighting · check the date
Tractors and trucks and vintage Jeeps and even boats all trimmed in lights.
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.
Oregon Coast fall and Christmas questions
When are the Holiday Lights at Shore Acres?
Every night from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve, 4:30 to 9, Christmas Day too. It's free, but parking is $10 and you reserve a time slot ahead.
When is the Stormy Weather Arts Festival in 2026?
November 6 to 8, 2026 in Cannon Beach.
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.