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08/26/2026

(The Dalles)

08/26/2026

(Cascade Locks)

Come join the 100th Anniversary 🎉🎂 plenty of food, fun, music, vendors, fireworks 🎆 come celebrate our iconic Bridge of the Gods!

08/16/2026

(Trout Lake)

Bring your appetite.

The 4th Annual Trout Lake Hall Chili Cook-Off returns as part of our Fourth Anniversary Weekend, and you're invited to help crown this year's People's Choice Champion.

Your ticket includes tastings from every contestant, plus voting tokens so you can help decide who takes home the title. Alongside the People's Choice award, a panel of Columbia Gorge chefs will also select the Judges' Choice winner.

Come hungry, bring your friends, and celebrate four years of Good Times at the Hall.

COLUMBIA GORGE CHEFS
Doug Ellenberger, Everybody's Brewing
Emma McKinney, Lil'O Rabbitry
Joleen Maxwell, Bird Creek Provisions
Kristen Young, Table by Destination
Trevor Shehan, Big Man's Rotisserie
Wendy Weaver, WELL AP
More chefs coming soon...

4th Annual Chili Cook-Off

Sunday, September 27
5pm-7pm

$20 Advance // $25 Day Of
All Ages

Tickets are limited, so grab yours early.
https://troutlakehall.eventcalendarapp.com/september-27-2026

08/16/2026

08/16/2026

(The Dalles)

Did you catch this new release space romp epic when it was still in theaters? If not (or if you saw it several times and just can't get enough), you're in luck! We're showing it at the library on Wednesday, August 19th, at 4:00 PM in the meeting room. There will be snacks!

08/16/2026

(Moro)

It’s fair week!
Sherman FFA will have 18 members showing and selling 43 animals this coming week.
See you in Moro at the Fairgrounds

08/16/2026

(Hood River)

🚲🎶 **Good music. Strong community. A better Gorge.**

Join us at **The Ruins on August 27** for a night of live music, tacos, and fun—and help support Hood River’s **New Bike Barn**!

The New Bike Barn is all about making mountain biking more accessible and helping get bikes into the hands of people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to ride. Because everyone should have a chance to experience the trails and be part of our riding community.

🎸 Groove Cabin + Honey Jays
🌮 Taco truck on site
🕕 6–9 PM | Doors at 5
🎟️ $15 advance / $20 at the door

Come for the music. Stay for the tacos. **Help make mountain biking accessible to all.**

Tickets: theruins.org
Venmo donations: