MAY 2018 EVENTS
Calendar Listing for Oregon and Southwest Washington
(Updated Regularly)

Detroit Lake Fishing Derby
May 18 - 20

The much-anticipated Detroit Lake Fishing Derby is a great annual family event hosted in Detroit, Oregon. The lake is stocked with thousands of rainbow trout.  Ten of the fish are tagged for cash prizes. Please join along and get your FISH ON!  When you are finished fishing for the day, take your catch to City Hall, Kane's Marina or Detroit Lake Marine to be clipped.  It is held from May 18 - 20 at Detroit City Hall: 160 Detroit Ave. in Detroit.  Register to compete by going online to www.detroitlakeoregon.org. 



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Dine the Couve
October 1 - 31
(Southwest Washington)

During the entire month of October, restaurants from across the city of Vancouver will offer special 3 for $23 menus that showcase what they do best.  That means it can be the traditional three-course meal of an appetizer, entrée, and dessert, or eateries can take a more unique approach by mixing in craft drink pairings, a variety of small plates, and other options.  Feeling ambitious (and hungry)?  This year, 31 restaurants are participating—that's one menu to try each day of the month!...More 

Wild Mushroom Celebration
October 1 - November 15
(Southwest Washington)

Celebrate fabulous fall fungi on the Long Beach Peninsula with the annual Wild Mushroom Celebration‘s series of events honoring the Pacific Northwest's delectable, edible wild mushrooms.  Chefs, innkeepers and foragers take pride in featuring and celebrating this natural treasure through the fall harvest season!...More

Clark County ScareGround's
Haunted House Scream Park
October 5 - November 4
(Southwest Washington)

The Clark County ScareGround's is the Northwest's premier all-ages Halloween event located on the 170-acre Clark County Event Center campus in Ridgefield, WA.  Featuring four Haunted Houses, the Scream Parlor, Midway & Exhibits, photo ops, and ghouls galore!  The ScareGround's is the #1 destination for a scary-good time this October...More 

Portland State of Mind
October 11 - 25

Cheer for the Vikings at homecoming. Find a career or internship.  Play augmented reality. Hear from best-selling author Cheryl Strayed.  Get scared out of your mind at a haunted house.  The possibilities are endless during Portland State of Mind, PSU’s 14-day festival of knowledge and culture...More 

America's Largest Antiques and Collectible Show
October 26 - 28

Attending an Antique & Collectible Show can be an emotional and fun-filled journey into the past.  Pricing for many of the treasures you find at the show are modest and there is nothing like coming home and unwrapping your newly found discoveries.  For many, it's a second chance at owning an item that you may have thought you'd never see again in your lifetime.  Some items you'll find at the show include pop collectibles, vintage clothing, glassware, silverware, antique radios, movie memorabilia, collectible toys, porcelain dolls, Star Wars collectibles, and much more!  This show also includes a show within a show - The 45 table Portland Custom Knife Show.  Want to have an item appraised? Accredited appraisers will be at the show during all public hours, providing verbal market evaluations for $7 per object with all proceeds to the Portland Police Sunshine Division...More