Community Calendar

Starting May 3, the heart of downtown Ashland will be home to the Saturday Market, running every Saturday until October 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the 100 block of Oak St. This exclusive one block long market provides healthy options, fresh organic produce, artisan foods, and more every week for the locals and travelers passing through. We encourage everyone to join us in supporting local while cultivating community in Southern Oregon.

May 3rd -October 25th
Downtown on Oak St.
9:00a-1:00p

The longest running Ski & Gear Swap in Southern Oregon is returning in 2025.

For nearly 50 years, the Ashland Ski Swap has outfitted Rogue Valley families with affordable and quality gear for the outdoors. The event is managed by Indigo Creek Outfitters with help from the Southern Oregon University Outdoor Program. The event inspires local outdoor adventures by providing outdoor equipment at an outstanding value.

🌲 Sequoia Park Ivy League is back for another pull! 🌲
📚 We have our own Ivy League in town and it’s not what you think. Instead of hitting the books, we are hitting the park to eradicate invasive ivy from our beloved Redwood forest.
⛲ Drop into the park anytime between 9am and 1pm on Saturday, December 13. Meet at the Glatt St. Fountain at Glatt & T St. We will have all supplies for you, and we will train you on everything you need to know.
😊 This event is family-friendly, minors must be accompanied and managed by their guardian. Please contact 707-441-4218 if you have any questions.

Talent Food Project is part of the green bag project. We collect food the 2nd Saturday of every even numbered month. We will hold a food collection event to supplement the food collected through the green bag project.
December 13
9-11:00am
All food collected is given to the Talent Food Pantry and distributed to those who need extra help in Talent and the surrounding area.

Now in its 35th year, this beloved Southern Oregon Coast tradition is hosted by the Cape Blanco Heritage Society. The celebration begins with an Open House on December 13. Main Street Teas will be held December 19-21. A Holiday Music Concert takes place December 20 and 21, marking the 155th anniversary of the first lighting of the Cape Blanco Lighthouse’s lamp in its first order fresnel lens on December 20, 1870.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of holiday trains at the Rogue Valley Mall again this year from the Medford Garden Railroaders. This club from the Medford Railroad Park will showcase its holiday model railroad layout on the first floor of the Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford, near the Kohl's department store. Trains will operate from Black Friday, Nov. 28, through Dec. 31 during mall hours. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. For more information, see facebook.com/Medfordrailroadpark.

This daylong explores what it means to take refuge in the Three Jewels—Buddha, Dharma, & Sangha—not as distant ideals, but as living realities we can access in each moment. We’ll investigate how the traditional refuge prayers become doorways into direct experience, & how the guru-yidam-dakini mandala offers profound support for navigating uncertainty with wisdom & compassion.
Live & zoom. Sign up: www.kscashland.org

Holidays on the Homestead at William B. Ide Adobe SHP
Saturday, December 13, 11 am – 3 pm
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park
21659 Adobe Road
Red Bluff, CA 96080
530-529-8599

California State Parks and its partner, Ide Adobe Interpretive Association, invite you to get in the holiday spirit with Holidays on the Homestead at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park (SHP). The park’s 46th annual festive winter tradition will be celebrated on Saturday, December 13 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The public is invited to join us for a day of festivities, music, and making ornaments and gifts:
• Enjoy living history demonstrations, with staff and volunteers dressed in 1850s clothing to greet visitors.
• Visitors can make handmade gifts, including tin punch, pomanders, candles, tops, sachets, and rag dolls.
• Warm wassail and treats will be served.
• Local musicians will provide entertainment.
• Children will clamor to break a traditional Christmas bag!
Holidays on the Homestead is fun for families and friends of all ages. Admission for adults is $6, children 3 years and older is $3, and children under 3 are free. Families (up to 5 guests) are $15.

Heal. Connect. Evolve.
Join us for our monthly Healing Circle, centered around the somatic practice of Systemic Constellation.

What to expect:
Spiritual Connection
Ancestral Healing
Emotional Insight
Safe Community Space
Deep Care for Heart and Soul

Systemic Constellation Work is an active group process for personal and collective healing and evolution. To delve into personal issues, ancestral patterns, or collective trauma, Constellations offer a supportive space for deep reflection and transformation.

Join us at the Rogue Valley Mall to visit with and adopt kittens and cats from local feline rescue groups … all in one place!