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There’s a chill in the air. The apple cider is flowing. Here’s how to embrace fall in and around Eugene and Springfield.
It’s finally spooky season. Time to bust out the topical costume ideas, put up some fake cobwebs and get pumpkin carving. We have a terrifying amount of things for you to do this month, from special horror movie screenings for scary movie buffs to recommendations for fall foliage watching.
Pumpkins, hayrides and more farm fun
Oodles of local farms are up and running for the season for you to grab a pumpkin to carve and hop in a tractor for a hayride.
In Eugene, ME & Moore Farm and Evenfall has U-pick Pumpkins — 40 cents a pound for the classic large orange carving pumpkins as well as a variety of other gourds. They’re open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Also in Eugene, Johnson Farms has fresh apple cider, decorative gourds for purchase, U-pick pumpkins and a speciality Wagon Ride and Pumpkin Train. They’re open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In Springfield, at Herrick Farms, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can take a hayride out to their pumpkin patch on Saturdays and Sundays, with pumpkins at 45 cents a pound. Plus: apple cider donuts.
In Harrisburg, Detering Orchards is packed with fall fun. Check out the calendar for different events throughout October, including tractor rides, canning demonstrations, a corn maze and pumpkin picking. The orchards are open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (U-pick closes at 4 p.m., so get there a bit earlier).
In Junction City, Bush’s Fern View Farms has U-pick apples and pumpkins, fresh apple cider, and a hay maze for kids set up in the greenhouse. Fall hours on Mondays through Saturdays are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Also in Junction City, Hentze Family Farm’s OctoberFest has tractor rides, U-pick pumpkins, fresh apple cider and more. They’re open to the public on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fall foliage
One hardly needs to recommend any particular spots to see some beautiful fall foliage — just look around! But if you want to pack in some more leafy sights, check out some of these spots:
You can go to trusty Spencer Butte for a foggy and leafy view of Eugene, check out a hike on Mt. Pisgah or pop onto any one of Eugene’s paths on the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System for a nice local view of the leaves.
If you’re in to get out and see the sights, you can check out Elijah Bristow State Park off of the Willamette Highway, or out east to Oakridge’s Greenwaters Park – or really any number of hiking trails near Oakridge, it’s all beautiful. While you’re out that way, a dip into the McCredie Hot Springs is necessary to warm up.
(If you snap any good fall foliage pics, I’d love to see them. Drop me a line at annie@lookoutlocal.com.)
Horror movies
The Shelton McMurphey Johnson House is having a scary movie night series all throughout October. “Cat People” starts this Thursday.
And Regal Valley River Center is playing old-school horror movies throughout the month of October.
At the McDonald Theatre, “Evil Dead in Concert” will combine a newly restored version of Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror classic with a live orchestral score on Oct. 24. And on Halloween night at the Art House, F.W. Murnau’s 1922 “Nosferatu” will be screened with a live score.
More family-friendly picks are coming to Springfield’s Willamalane Park Swim Center, where trick-or-treaters can swim and watch “Hotel Transylvania” on Halloween night, and “Coco” on Nov. 1. Regular admission rates apply, and advance registration is not required.
Themed parties
On Halloween night, Haunted Hult at the Hult Center will have live music, a dance party in the lobby of the Hult, face-painting and a costume contest judged by SLUG Queens. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 18+ event, and music starts at 9 p.m.
A more family-friendly shindig in the same neck of the woods is Halloween Downtown, from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. Trick-or-treating, food trucks, street vendors, scary interactive experiences across downtown, a scavenger hunt and a pet parade (starting at 2 p.m.) round out the day’s festivities.
Eugene’s Drop Bear Brewery is having a costume contest and release party for their first-ever barrel-aged beer release on Halloween, starting at 7 p.m.
WOW Hall and KOCF 92.7 FM are also having a Halloween Hullabaloo on Halloween night, with live music, food and a silent auction — it’ll all be streaming on kocf.org, too.
In Springfield, The Monkey’s Paw Big Double Horror Show has two nights of costumes and partying, on Halloween night itself and on Saturday, Nov. 1. On Halloween, a $100 dollar cash prize will go out to the winner of the costume contest; drink specials include syringe jello shots and cocktails in blood bags. Saturday night is zombie-themed, including a Thriller Zombie Dance-Off and contests for Best Zombie and Zombie King and Queen.
Miscellaneous spooky fun
In Glenwood, Willamalane’s Ghostly Golf at Camp Putt started up this weekend, with neon-lit mini golf greens decked in Halloween decor. It runs from Oct. 3-12 and Oct. 19-Nov. 1, on Thursdays through Sundays starting at 6 p.m.
In Eugene’s Alton Baker Park, runners who love Halloween can combine those passions at ShelterCare’s Run for Your Life 5K Fundraiser. This annual zombie-themed 5K will have runners dodging more than 100 “zombies” hidden around the race course, as well as a photo booth, face painting and a zombie flash mob. Proceeds support housing and mental health services for ShelterCare program participants, who are experiencing or at risk of being homeless. The 5K is on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m., and registration begins at 1:30 p.m.
In downtown Eugene, the free Revelers Bizarre Bazaar will have Revelers Contemporary Circus performing on Friday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Farmers Market Pavilion, with an aerial performance and a “Thriller” rendition from zombie dance troupe Thrill the World Eugene. The pavilion will also become a carnival and night market, with trick-or-treating, carnival games, a pop-up haunted house and more. Costumes are encouraged, and a costume contest for teens and adults will award prizes for the best in each category.
