Pumpkin picking, a haunted corn maze, a Halloween fundraiser and a Sunday symphony performance are among the activities scheduled in the Grants Pass area through October 25. The week’s calendar also includes bingo and dancing at the Josephine County Fairgrounds.
Fort Vannoy Farms, at 5791 Lower River Road outside Grants Pass, continues its fall festival with a pumpkin patch and an eight-acre corn maze. Daytime hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, October 21–22, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, October 23–25. The seasonal attractions remain open through October 31, with the farm closed on Mondays.
The farm’s haunted corn maze opens after dark for three nights this weekend. Friday and Saturday sessions, October 23–24, run from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Sunday’s session, October 25, runs from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Admission to the haunted maze is arranged through timed tickets, with online reservations offered in five-minute intervals. The outdoor attraction operates in most weather conditions, although rain can leave paths muddy. Warm clothing and shoes with traction are recommended. Warm beverages and treats are available at the farm stand.
Redwood Grange will hold its Halloween Bunco Fundraiser and Costume Contest on Saturday, October 24. Doors open at 5 p.m., and games begin at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $20 per person, with tickets available online at redwoodgrange.org, at the door or at the Candy Cave, 424 SW Sixth Street in Grants Pass. The evening combines the dice game with a costume contest as part of the Grange fundraiser.
The Rogue Valley Symphony brings its Masterworks 2 program to Grants Pass on Sunday, October 25, with a performance beginning at 3 p.m. Violinist Will Hagen is the featured soloist for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
The program also includes Mozart’s overture to Don Giovanni and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. The Grants Pass concert follows performances of the same program Friday evening in Ashland and Saturday afternoon in Medford. Tickets for the Sunday performance are available through the symphony’s website, rvsymphony.org.
At the Josephine County Fairgrounds, Friends of the Fairgrounds bingo is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, and Friday, October 23, at 4 p.m. A Sunday session begins at 10 a.m. October 25. The fairgrounds are at 1451 Fairgrounds Road in Grants Pass.
Dancing is also on the fairgrounds calendar during the week and weekend. Charlie Brown Squares has sessions scheduled for Thursday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 25, at 2 p.m. Grants Pass Dance Club meets Friday, October 23, at 1 p.m. Participation information for those activities is available through the fairgrounds event calendar at josephinecountyfairgrounds.com.