Free olive mill tours, $65 seated wine and olive oil tastings, $180 seven-course dinners, weekend food carts, live music, and holiday marketplaces pack the calendar all month long at Durant, a 52-year-old Yamhill County winery that is also home to Oregon's only commercial olive mill. Check the website for details, as even some of the free events require a reservation.

Kick off the month with a weekend of art on the coast—expect gallery events, artist demonstrations, live music, and workshops in metalworking, clayboard etching, and woodblock printmaking, to name a few. Don’t forget to snag a ticket to the spotlight concert, featuring Northwest bluegrass group Midnight45.

Now in its 91st year, this annual event—a fundraiser for the Visitation Catholic School and Parish—is an all-you-can-eat affair of sausage, kraut, and applesauce. There's also a beer garden, family-friendly bingo, and a bazaar and bake sale. Needless to say: Come hungry.

It's the season of big water on the Oregon Coast, with November kicking off three months of extra-high tides. During this time, the Oregon King Tides Project—a citizen-science initiative organized by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program—asks for help documenting these king tides in an effort to understand the effects rising sea levels have on coastal communities. Participation in the project is open to anyone willing and able to venture out to the coast and operate a camera (but safety first, please).  

Expect concerts (both free and ticketed), whistle workshops, and dancing at this annual coastal fest, now in its third decade. There's also a whiskey tasting and, weather permitting, sunset performances featuring a bagpiper in traditional garb.

Every year, Lan Su Chinese Garden transforms with stunning displays of over 100 potted mums and floral installations to honor China's Double Ninth Festival and the flower’s significance in Chinese culture. More than 20 local floral designers will take inspiration for their chrysanthemum arrangements from this year's theme: Tao Yuanming’s poem "Drinking Wine No. 5.”

Twenty years running, Portland’s annual book festival returns to downtown’s south Park Blocks and partnering venues this month. Over 100 authors will be in attendance, including Rebecca Yarros, Stacey Abrams, Melissa Febos, Omar El Akkad, and Julian Brave NoiseCat. Expect author talks, writing workshops, pop-up readings, a book fair—which can do real damage to your wallet if you’re not careful—and an array of local food trucks. The cost of general admission starts at $18.

Founded in 2001, Portland Zine Symposium is one of the largest zine events in the country, welcoming over 150 zinesters each year. The annual conference celebrates independent publishing and DIY culture through its zine fair, workshops, panels, and discussions. The event is free and open to the public at Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Union building.

It's open houses, but for vineyards: Winemakers large and small across the Willamette Valley throw open their doors before and after Thanksgiving for special tastings, seasonal food pairings, live music, tours, and more.

An annual fundraiser for the Eugene Water and Electric Board's Customer Care program, which provides payment assistance for low-income customers, the Run to Stay Warm race includes 5k, 10k, half-marathon, and kids run options, with routes through Alton Baker Park and Eugene’s new downtown Riverfront Park, where runners are invited to stick around afterward for a post-race party.