It’s autumn, and it’s time to pull on your market and fall festival boots. Opportunities await to enjoy food, music and activities.
Festa
The Italian Heritage Association’s annual Festa will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Heritage Square, 116 E. Main St. There will be Italian sausage, Italian sodas, pastries, eating contests, dancing by the Piccola Danza group, music and vendors.
Northwest Viking Market
Dragon’s Gate Brewery will host the Northwest Viking Market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 52288 Sunquist Road, Milton-Freewater. There will be music, merchants, living history and food. Tickets are available at bit.ly/42mbIeo.
Harvest Festival
Celebrate autumn the old fashioned way from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, at Frog Hollow Farm, 174 Frog Hollow Road. Kerry’s Trinidadian Cuisine and Wild Thyme food trucks will be on scene. Activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. include cake walk, pumpkin painting and face painting. Local vendors will also be on site and free games like pumpkin ring toss, croquet and corn hole will be available.
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