We took our family to this festival and loved it. It doesn't have the hoopla, overprices and…read moreparking issues that the big RenFes struggle with, which we've experienced as well. It's not that big, but you're given a map when you go in so you can find everything easily. The workers and some are in period costumes and there are plenty of scheduled shows as well as impromtu acts. The size and lack of "ego" lends a more authentic renaissance feel. The food and crafts were great and the kids loved the jousting.

This was my first time at this particular Renaissance Faire and the last Ren Fair I'd been to was…read morein the Bay Area back in the 90's!! So I was SUPER excited to bring my family here. We drove up from Grants Pass just for this faire! We arrived around 10:30am and luckily enough found a decent parking spot fairly quickly. We were very confused when we saw the line, it was several blocks long and seemed to be doubling around....we initially could not figure out where the end of the line was. When we finally figured it out we discovered the wait was over 2 hours long! We did not get inside the Faire till around 12:45ish I believe. Of course we missed the opening ceremony. Being newbies we were not dressed up so we ended up buying outfits to wear from the vendors.... beautiful options but very expensive! Still, once we got dressed up and in the spirit we enjoyed ourselves tremendously!! Almost everyone was decked out in costumes, which was so much fun to witness!! Many people were decked out so elaborately and authentically, it looked as professional as a movie set!! Just incredible!! We were also VERY impressed with the quality of merchandise....the majority of vendors were selling beautiful high end or hand crafted items. I loved what I got! Although the prices were much higher than I've seen in recent times, still I guess you have to pay to play. The food lines were ridiculous! Very chintzy portions for waaaayyyy overpriced food. The only thing we got to eat was a very anemic almost empty looking gyro for the outrageous price of $14 each, the taste was decent....but after waiting an hour in line to get it? Not worth it. I would bring my own food next time. Luckily I did get a beer and the commemorative mug which was soooooo pretty! The beer line went super fast which was nice. Overall I loved going to this Ren faire on their opening day, Saturday which was Fantasy/Fairy day! If I lived closer I'd go every weekend and see it all! I sadly did not get to see the jousting or any little shows as we were not well prepared or organized enough this time around. We did stay the entirety of the faire and only left at closing time around 7:00pm.

We've gone every year for the last four. Faire has been a constant and something we've looked…read moreforward to every year since we started going. Usually parking is a pain but the line has never been more than maybe 10 min wait. No ADA accessibility was a final straw for my disabled mother last year.. AND THEN this first Saturday was a joke and we all left highly disappointed. There weren't enough portas in the parking lot, so tp was out and tanks were full by 330ish. We missed most of the shows waiting for 2.5 hours to get in with one of the longest lines I've ever seen (don't forget having families stand in the road). Then we found out most of our favorite faire food was sold out. Waited in line for other food to be told they had very limited options. Proceeded to wait almost an hour for mead. Highly disappointed in the fact that Faire sold as many tickets as they did but continued to keep ONE entrance, ONE check in booth, and the same amount of space. Also seems like the food vendors were highly unprepared for the amount of people. Unless things change, I don't see us spending money for this Faire next year. Which is a huge shame. AND ON TOP OF IT ALL, people couldn't even be bothered to say HAZZAH.

Curse? What curse? I…read moreguess folks in Louisiana don't like being challenged for crawfish supremacy. My family has been going to this festival for years and it is the biggest event in Tualatin. 2010 marks the 60th year of the festival, which makes it the nation's oldest. On Friday night, admission is free and the festival is held in the Tualatin Commons around the lake. The Tualatin Riverkeepers [1] were renting boats, so it was quite funny to see this quiet man made lake filled with canoes and kayaks for the night. Great music (sadly no Zydeco), lots of dancing and food booths. Mostly local restaurants, but My Brother's Crawfish comes every year. I was a little annoyed that you had to buy festival food tickets and couldn't pay vendors directly. On Saturday, they charge admission and the festival expands to Tualatin Community Park. The day is filled with parades, a 5k fun run, dog show and crawfish eating contests. So if you don't have plans today, and aren't afraid of an old voodoo high priestess, get yourself to Tualatin. [1] Full disclosure - Mr. K is one of their volunteers.

Just a note, no Crawfish Festival for Summer 2022 (covid killed off 2020 and 2021) but also the…read morewhole concept is getting trash binned. The City of Tualatin announced no further Crawfish Festivals. see their link at the City of Tualatin. https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/recreation/city-bids-fond-farewell-tualatin-crawfish-festival

I try to make it here every year. I've never seen pumpkins as large as these monstrosities. There…read moreare fun booths, other oversized veggies and the regatta is a hoot! This fun community event is a must see!

Visiting local farms is one of the joys of the harvest season in Oregon, but this event is a bit…read moreunique... and free! Very much geared toward the family, there is a wide range of attractions from a 5k run to pumpkin arts and crafts, a pie eating contest (sponsored by The Village Inn), treasure hunt (for the pumpkin medallion) and a music stage. But, the real highlight is the giant pumpkins. The weigh-in had a number of entries well over the 1,000 pound mark and yes, there is a pumpkin regatta. Crazy people that hollow out a giant pumpkin and take it for a paddle in the lake at the Tualatin Commons. I paddle weekly on the Willamette River and this gives me pause. I'm happy to just be a spectator. The atmosphere was great this year and the weather was perfect. Many people dress up in costume and it definitely has a bit of a pirate vibe. So you have kids, clowns, pirates, balloon animals and festival food. We had a ball eating our apple cider donuts from Lee's Farms and taking in the spectacle.

2.5 stars. Brought the family out here as first timers to see the pumpkin patch and do some fun…read morekid-friendly activities listed on the website. Unfortunately the carnival rides are only turned on and operational on weekends and we went on a Tuesday so our kid was disappointed. We liked the big fun slide, jump pad, sandpit and playground. On the other hand, admission was expensive, refreshments were at additional costs, limited in selection and there was no food or beer. There were donuts but that's it. Dusty parking lot and barrel wagon rides. Everything was kind of meh, and to top everything off, our toddler picked up germs and caught a cold from playing here.

Family owned farm with huge fields of Christmas trees; sunflowers late summer; pumpkins in the…read morefall. The weekend after Thanksgiving they host a Holiday Market with about a dozen vendors selling their handmade crafts and treats. It's a fun way to kick off the holidays. Inside their barn, they have their own year round market where they sell honey, jams, baked goods, and pies and fruit in the freezer. Fun to visit throughout the seasons!

Psh, Portland farmers markets are too "big box" these days!…read more Lol, I kid. But if you do want a fantastic Farmers Market experience, you must head down to Wilsonville on Thursdays from 4-8 and check out the Wilsonville Farmers Market. There is live music all night long, a variety of farmers offering great produce, and awesome local shops and foodcarts eager to please. Not to mention, cooking demos as well! There are some really super awesome Market Volunteers to answer your questions or help carry your new goods to your car. For their opening, they were doing a raffle for free produce for the rest of the summer! (hint: I hear that may be happening next week too). So ya, you should check it out.

This is a nice little market - a mix of farmer's market and neighborhood market, with crafts / soap…read more/ jewelry as well as produce, food stalls, musicians, etc. It's also in a lovely little park. It looks smaller than it is at first - the park has a small pond, and a trail that goes around the pond; the stalls are spread all around the outside of the trail, so not all are visible from any one point of the market. The trail is paved, and wide, and not that long - it's easy to navigate the market and not too crowded. I was disconcerted at first - I wondered where the farmers were at this "farmer's market" - until I got to the part of the loop where they had all been clustered. Keeping like stalls together makes it easy to compare options and prices.