
Kid Friendly Events

2025 Made in Southern Oregon
Made in Southern Oregon is the valley’s biggest local crafters event! Vendors include local jewelry artist, woodworkers, glass makers, gardeners, bakers, leather crafters, metal creations and so much more.
Frog O’ Faire Kids Festival 2025
This beloved community event, which originated in 1973 under the auspices of the AAUW Grants Pass Branch, has been a cherished tradition for over five decades. The Frog O' Faire Kid's Festival is more than just a gathering; it's a cornerstone of our community's identity. It's a day where families come together, laughter fills the air, and imaginations run wild. Thousands of children and their loved ones eagerly anticipate this event each year, knowing it will be a day of fun, discovery, and connection.
Southern Oregon Veg Fest 2025
Southern Oregon's second annual VegFest, celebrating all things vegan. Hosted by Tikkun Olam Farm Sanctuary, it will be a day of family fun with hay rides, animal tours, bounce house, live music, beer and wine garden, and a plethora of plant-based food and craft vendors. To top it all off, admission is free!

2025 Lavender Festival
An amazing lavender experience awaits you. Nestled among the vineyards and tranquil fields of Southern Oregon are six unique family-run lavender destinations. Most farms offer u-pick lavender, exquisite lavender products and crafts, classes, essential oil distillation, and lavender plants. Visit all venues to enjoy the tranquility, beauty, and smell of lavender!

2025 Central Point 4th of July Parade & Freedomfest
Parade starts at 9:30 am. Route: 2nd St. to Pine St. to 8th St. to Cherry St. to Crater, see event map for more details. Festival starts at 10:30am right after the parade.

2025 Lavender Festival
An amazing lavender experience awaits you. Nestled among the vineyards and tranquil fields of Southern Oregon are six unique family-run lavender destinations. Most farms offer u-pick lavender, exquisite lavender products and crafts, classes, essential oil distillation, and lavender plants. Visit all venues to enjoy the tranquility, beauty, and smell of lavender!

2025 Winter SNOW Festival at Lake of the Woods
2025 Winter Snow Festival at Lake of the Woods Resort
2025 Oregon Chocolate Festival
Join us for the 21st Oregon Chocolate Festival in Ashland, March 7–9, 2025! Enjoy a decadent weekend of tastings, demos, and fun with top chocolatiers, specialty wines, and artisan foods from the West Coast. A sweet experience for the whole family!
2025 Lunar New Year Celebration
February 15, 2025 10am to 3pm at Jacksonville's New City Hall, Community Center, Library, and The Miners' Bazaar in Jacksonville, OR

2024 Candy Cane Hunt
Join us for the annual candy cane hunt to kick off a season of holiday cheer in Medford!
2024 Medford Tree Lighting & Winter Lights Festival
Join us for a celebratory kick off to a season of holiday cheer in Medford!

2024 Bigham Farms Harvest Festival
Bigham Farms is located in Central Point (9445 Pumice Lane Central Point OR). They will have a ton of family friendly activities. Plan to enjoy the corn maze, hay rides, bubble fun, and photo ops in addition to their pumpkin patch. They also have a large fam stand with a variety of squash and apples as well as their regular produce and goods. Open Fridays for field trips. This year’s activity pricing is $12 kids stamp and $10 parent stamp and includes all activities. Admission to the pumpkin patch is free.
2024 Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival
Pheasant Fields Farm is located near Phoenix (1865 Camp Baker Rd Medford OR). This farm is such a beautiful place to spend the day, and it offers harvest festival activities for kids of all ages. The have a cow train, a bee train, hay rides, grain train express (new this year!), pear shooting gallery, animal exhibit, hay hill, and a 4 acre corn maze in addition to 2 pumpkin patches. They have live music and local vendors on select dates. They will have some nighttime activities on select dates.
2024 Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival
Pheasant Fields Farm is located near Phoenix (1865 Camp Baker Rd Medford OR). This farm is such a beautiful place to spend the day, and it offers harvest festival activities for kids of all ages. The have a cow train, a bee train, hay rides, grain train express (new this year!), pear shooting gallery, animal exhibit, hay hill, and a 4 acre corn maze in addition to 2 pumpkin patches. They have live music and local vendors on select dates. They will have some nighttime activities on select dates.

2024 Bigham Farms Harvest Festival
Bigham Farms is located in Central Point (9445 Pumice Lane Central Point OR). They will have a ton of family friendly activities. Plan to enjoy the corn maze, hay rides, bubble fun, and photo ops in addition to their pumpkin patch. They also have a large fam stand with a variety of squash and apples as well as their regular produce and goods. Open Fridays for field trips. This year’s activity pricing is $12 kids stamp and $10 parent stamp and includes all activities. Admission to the pumpkin patch is free.
2024 Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival
Pheasant Fields Farm is located near Phoenix (1865 Camp Baker Rd Medford OR). This farm is such a beautiful place to spend the day, and it offers harvest festival activities for kids of all ages. The have a cow train, a bee train, hay rides, grain train express (new this year!), pear shooting gallery, animal exhibit, hay hill, and a 4 acre corn maze in addition to 2 pumpkin patches. They have live music and local vendors on select dates. They will have some nighttime activities on select dates.

2024 Bigham Farms Harvest Festival
Bigham Farms is located in Central Point (9445 Pumice Lane Central Point OR). They will have a ton of family friendly activities. Plan to enjoy the corn maze, hay rides, bubble fun, and photo ops in addition to their pumpkin patch. They also have a large fam stand with a variety of squash and apples as well as their regular produce and goods. Open Fridays for field trips. This year’s activity pricing is $12 kids stamp and $10 parent stamp and includes all activities. Admission to the pumpkin patch is free.

2024 Bigham Farms Harvest Festival
Bigham Farms is located in Central Point (9445 Pumice Lane Central Point OR). They will have a ton of family friendly activities. Plan to enjoy the corn maze, hay rides, bubble fun, and photo ops in addition to their pumpkin patch. They also have a large fam stand with a variety of squash and apples as well as their regular produce and goods. Open Fridays for field trips. This year’s activity pricing is $12 kids stamp and $10 parent stamp and includes all activities. Admission to the pumpkin patch is free.
2024 Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival
Pheasant Fields Farm is located near Phoenix (1865 Camp Baker Rd Medford OR). This farm is such a beautiful place to spend the day, and it offers harvest festival activities for kids of all ages. The have a cow train, a bee train, hay rides, grain train express (new this year!), pear shooting gallery, animal exhibit, hay hill, and a 4 acre corn maze in addition to 2 pumpkin patches. They have live music and local vendors on select dates. They will have some nighttime activities on select dates.

Talent Harvest Festival
Come on down to Talent for the annual Talent Harvest Festival! This beloved regional event features a huge vendor market, live music, art, family-friendly activities, GREAT food, and beer gardens!
2024 Art Along the Rogue
Oregon’s Premier Chalk and Music Festival
Held the first weekend of October on H Street. This creative event features local and regional street painters, music from regional bands.

2024 Fort Vannoy Farms Harvest Festival
Fort Vannoy Farms is located in Grants Pass (5791 Lower River Road, Grants Pass OR). This one is a large and extremely popular farm to visit. They have a 23 acre pumpkin patch and an 8 acre corn maze! Other farm activities include a Cow Train Ride, The Pumpkin Chunker Cannon, Mini Pumpkin Blaster, Face Painting, Hay Pyramid, Hayrides, photo ops, and more. Shop their farm store for kettle corn and pumpkin bread. Open daily beginning October 1, 2024.
2024 Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival
Pheasant Fields Farm is located near Phoenix (1865 Camp Baker Rd Medford OR). This farm is such a beautiful place to spend the day, and it offers harvest festival activities for kids of all ages. The have a cow train, a bee train, hay rides, grain train express (new this year!), pear shooting gallery, animal exhibit, hay hill, and a 4 acre corn maze in addition to 2 pumpkin patches. They have live music and local vendors on select dates. They will have some nighttime activities on select dates.

2024 Bigham Farms Harvest Festival
Bigham Farms is located in Central Point (9445 Pumice Lane Central Point OR). They will have a ton of family friendly activities. Plan to enjoy the corn maze, hay rides, bubble fun, and photo ops in addition to their pumpkin patch. They also have a large fam stand with a variety of squash and apples as well as their regular produce and goods. Open Fridays for field trips. This year’s activity pricing is $12 kids stamp and $10 parent stamp and includes all activities. Admission to the pumpkin patch is free.
2024 Medford Multicultural Fair
The Greater Medford Multicultural Fair is September 28th at Pear Blossom Park. This event is family-friendly, and everyone is welcome!
Ani-Medford
Ani-Medford is a convention celebrating Anime, Tokusatsu, and Manga. Focusing on all things Japanese culture with fun activities like rare Japanese video games, panels, anime special guests, exhibitors of all genres, vendors, and a really great time to spend with friends and family. Ani-Medford is fun for all ages!
2024 SOHS Harvest and Scarecrow Festival
Hanley Farm on September 21st and 22nd for the Harvest and Scarecrow Festival! Make a scarecrow to protect your family from the “witches, ghosties, and ghoulies” who prowl your fields and gardens Halloween Night! Scarecrow-making Kits will be available for $20 ($15 for SOHS Members) and includes everything you’ll need to make a full-size, old-fashioned, straw-stuffed scarecrow. You can take your finished scarecrow home OR enter it in the Farm’s annual “People’s Choice” scarecrow contest.

2024 Hispanic Heritage Celebration
2nd Annual Celebration in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month! Join us for a vibrant and free event on Friday, September 20th. In addition to informative booths from various organizations, enjoy a range of activities including delicious food trucks, live musical performances by Jovita Enríquez (Mariachi music), Ballet Folklórico Ritmo Alegre, DJ Junior and his lights robot, and the local Spanish rock band Combustión! There will be bounce houses, loteria games, prizes, and much more. The party will take place at Twin Creeks Park from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Bring your chair and traditional attire and don’t miss out on this exciting celebration!
Happy Tails Festival
We're thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Happy Tails Festival for all the dog lovers in Southern Oregon on Saturday, September 14th from 10am-2pm at The Gold Hill Sports Park & Dog Park.
Phoenix Flower Festival
We have music, dancing, local vendors, crafts for kids, and delicious food options. We will also have Flowers of Remembrance: An Almeda Fire Display to raise funds for the Grange to continue to have the touching art on the side of our building.
Meadowlark Comic Con 2024
Meadowlark Comic Con brings fans of pop culture the ultimate fandom experience with a flavor of community. Comic books, celebrity guests, toys, video games, cosplay, and more. We also support the Western Meadowlark, the original State bird of Oregon.
Jackson County Fair 2024
Jackson County Fair - July 16-21, 2024 Tuesday, July 16, 4 pm-11 pm
Wednesday, July 17, 4 pm-11 pm Thursday, July 18, 4 pm-11 pm
Friday, July 19, 11 am-midnight Saturday, July 20, 11 am-midnight
Sunday, July 21, 11 am – 7 pm Advance Ticket Prices: until July 14
$12 for Adults Ages 13-61 Unlimited Carnival Ride Daily Wristbands Presale $35 Fair Tickets and Carnival Wristbands will only be available at the Gate, Food 4 Less, or online. prices starting July 15
$15 for Adults Ages 13-61 | Ages 62-74 = $5 | Ages 75 and older = Free Unlimited Carnival Ride Daily Wristbands $45
2024 Children’s Festival
Children’s Festival is a long running tradition in Southern Oregon. I’ve met so many parents who loved going to it themselves as a child and are now taking their own kids. Its the 58th year this year!! If you haven’t been this a 3 day festival with tons of arts and crafts, clay, face painting, science experiments, story telling, and stage performances for children. Children's Festival will be held at the Britt Gardens in Jacksonville on the following days/times:
Saturday, July 13, 4:30-8:30pm
Sunday, July 14, 4:30-8:30pm
Monday, July 15, 9:30am-1:00pm

Lavender Festival 2024
An amazing lavender experience awaits you. Nestled among the vineyards and tranquil fields of Southern Oregon are six unique family-run lavender destinations. Most farms offer u-pick lavender, exquisite lavender products and crafts, classes, essential oil distillation, and lavender plants. Visit all venues to enjoy the tranquility, beauty, and smell of lavender!