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Things to do in Salem and the Willamette Valley this fall and Christmas

Okay so this is everything going on around Salem and Silverton and Albany this fall and then Christmas, Bauman's and the corn mazes and Silver Falls, then the Silverton Christmas Market, all in one place. Tap anything you want to do and I'll put it on your bucket list for you, and if you want the addresses and the dates and all that, "make my plan" builds it and puts it on your calendar.

Last updated September 28, 2026. Dates come from each event's own page and I recheck them all season, but tap the link and double check before you load up the car.

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the big stuff

Fall in Salem and the Willamette Valley4 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.

Little kids
Bauman's Harvest FestivalGervais
Tuesday to Sunday 9 to 5, September 19 to October 31, closed Mondays
Over 30 things for the kids, the corn maze and giant slides and jumping pillows and hayrides, and the apple cider donuts. The pumpkin patch and farm store don't need a ticket.
Little kidsTeens
Fordyce Farm pumpkin patch and corn mazeSalem
late September through October · check the date
U-pick pumpkins, apple cannons and a corn maze, plus a haunted maze on weekend nights for the older kids.
FreeLittle kids
Bose Family Farm Harvest FestivalAlbany
Thursday and Friday 12 to 6, weekends 9 to 6, September 25 to October 31
A themed corn maze and a patch with more than 35 kinds of pumpkins, plus hayrides and hot cider.
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Fall color at Silver Falls State ParkSublimity
October into early November · check the date
The trails go behind some of the waterfalls, and the leaves are at their best in October.
town by town

The little stuff, by town0 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.

The cities post these in early November. Check back.

and the stuff at home

For the rest of your list

These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.

lights and trains

Christmas in Salem and the Willamette Valley1 things

The Silverton Christmas Market already has its 2026 dates, the rest show last year's windows until they post. Weekend nights at the market sell out, so grab those tickets early.

Sells outLittle kids
Silverton Christmas Market at the Oregon GardenSilverton
select nights 5 to 9, November 20 to December 31
More than 2 million lights and a German Christmas market, snowless tubing and Santa, and new this year an ice rink and train rides.
town by town

Town Christmas stuff

The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.

Christmas in Gervais

Little kids
Christmas tree hayrides at Bauman's
after Thanksgiving into December · check the date
Hayrides out to the u-cut Christmas trees, and the bakery still has the cider donuts.

Christmas in Keizer

FreeLittle kids
Keizer Miracle of Christmas
nightly 6 to 10 in the weeks before Christmas · check the date
A whole neighborhood lights up and collects food and cash donations for families at the start of the route.
and the stuff at home

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.

See the Christmas designs (coming soon)
no tickets, no dates

Good any weekend0 things

The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.

people ask me

Salem and the Willamette Valley fall and Christmas questions

When is Bauman's Harvest Festival in 2026?

September 19 to October 31, 2026, Tuesday to Sunday 9 to 5. It's closed Mondays, and the pumpkin patch doesn't need a ticket.

When is the Silverton Christmas Market in 2026?

Select nights from November 20 to December 31, 2026, 5 to 9, at the Oregon Garden Resort. New this year there's an ice rink and train rides.

Amy
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.

See the fall designs

If you run one of these events and want it on here, or something's off, email hello@bellebucket.com. I'd love to have you.

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