Things to Do in Seaside Oregon This Weekend: Events Guide

Things to Do in Seaside Oregon This Weekend: Events Guide

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Seaside Travel Guide

Events and Adventures: October 2, 3 and 4, 2026

Make your Seaside getaway even more memorable by staying just steps from the area's biggest festivals, seasonal celebrations, and oceanfront attractions. Coming to town for one of these events? Browse our beachfront accommodations at Sand & Sea Condominiums and stay just moments from the Promenade and the beach. Whether you're visiting for a weekend festival or an extended coastal escape, you'll be perfectly located to enjoy everything Seaside has to offer.

Looking for another great option? The Promenade offers a charming coastal retreat just a short walk from the beach, local restaurants, unique shops, and Seaside's historic attractions, making it an ideal home base for your Oregon Coast adventure.

SEASIDE

Shellfish, Razor Clam and Dungeness Season 

Razor clams 

• Daily limit of first 15 dug (no sorting or releasing).

• Razor clams may be taken by hand, shovel, clam gun or tube with opening no less than 4” (cylindrical) or 4” X 3” (elliptical).

• Razor clams are closed July 15 to Sept. 30 north of Tillamook Head (Clatsop County) for annual conservation closure.

• Before heading out, always check the weekly Recreation Report to see which areas of the coast are currently open or closed for razor clamming.

Bay clams (butter, littleneck, gaper, and cockle)

• Daily limit of 20 in aggregate, only 12 may be gapers.

• Must take first 12 gapers (no sorting or releasing).

• May be taken by hand or hand-powered tools.

Purple varnish clams

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• Daily limit of 72.

Dungeness crab

• Daily limit of 12 (males only)

• Minimum size of 5 ¾ inches. Correct size is measured as a straight line‌ across the back (caliper measurement) in front of, but not including the points.

• Bays, beaches, estuaries, tide pools, piers and jetties are open for crabbing all year, 24 hours per day.

• Ocean waters are closed for crab Oct. 16 – Nov. 30.

• May be taken using crab rings, baited lines, or pots (limited to 3 rings/lines/pots total, per person); by hand, dip net, or rake.

2026 Oregon Shellfish License Fees

Annual Shellfish License (Resident): $13. 

Annual Shellfish License (Non-Resident): Higher (approx. $39–$65 based on 3-5x multiplier). 

Youth: Licenses are generally required for ages 12 and older. 

License Duration: Valid for the calendar year.  

License Requirement: A license is mandatory for harvesting clams, crab, and other shellfish. Limits: The daily limit for razor clams is 15. 

Where to Buy: Licenses can be purchased at the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife website  (ODFW), ODFW offices, or retail vendors like Big 5 Sporting Goods. 

Regulations: Always check ODFW regulations for closures due to biotoxins.

Razor and Shellfish Tide Table

Seasons & Closures

• Clatsop Beaches (Seaside): Clatsop County beaches have an annual conservation closure for razor clams from July 15 to September 30 to protect young clams. Digging for razor clams opens back up on October 1. 

• Health Advisories: Closures due to biotoxins (like domoic acid) can happen at any time. Always check the Oregon Department of Agriculture Shellfish Closures or call the shellfish safety hotline at 1-800-448-2474 before heading out

Seaside Clam Chowder

 Ingredients

• 4 slices thick-cut bacon, diced

• 3 tbsp butter

• 1 medium yellow onion, diced

• 2 stalks celery, chopped

• 3 cups clam juice (plus reserved fresh razor clam nectar)

• 4 cups Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced small

• 2 cups fresh razor clams, chopped to fingertip size

• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)

• Salt and black pepper to taste 

Instructions

1. Crisp the bacon: Cook the diced bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.

2. Sauté the vegetables: Add the butter, diced onion, and celery to the bacon drippings. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes until the vegetables are soft and translucent. 

3. Simmer the potatoes: Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the clam juice, reserved fresh clam nectar, thyme, bay leaf, and diced Yukon Gold potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. 

4. Add the cream and clams: Pour in the heavy cream and return to a gentle simmer. Add the chopped fresh razor clams and cook gently for only 3 to 5 minutes so they stay tender and do not rubberize. 

5. Season and serve: Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and top with the reserved crispy bacon and a pat of butter.

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Crave the Coast

🗓️The Entire Month of October

Learn, Taste & Trek: Take Your First Step on the Food Trail.

Out here, there’s a world of wonders good enough to eat. On the North Coast Food Trail, you’ll find an abundance of producers, shops, vendors and restaurants, who share a passion for bringing out the region’s flavors. Follow wild seafood from the fisherman’s net to the chef’s block; learn how to forage the woods for rare mushrooms; tour the farms—and meet the cows—supplying dairy for Oregon-made cheese. Get a taste of fresh coast-to-table fare as you explore foodways and check out the “roots” of your meal.

“Crave the Coast gives people a reason to explore the North Coast Food Trail and experience the variety of food and drink produced and served here,” said Mariah Surat, event coordinator and Visit Tillamook Coast’s Coordinator of Community and Industry Programs. “October is a great seasonal time to visit restaurants and food businesses throughout the region, try something new and discover places you may not have visited before.”   Check out the Food Trail map to plot your community participant.

Treasure the Beach Cleanup

🗓️October 3, 9:00AM

📍Meet at Seaside Aquarium

Seaside’s monthly Treasure the Beach Cleanup takes place the first Saturday of every month.

This volunteer cleanup effort is coordinated by multiple groups in the area and offers visitors the chance to give back to Seaside’s greatest attraction… the beach! Sign up begins at 9 a.m. in front of the Seaside Aquarium, where you’ll receive trash bags and gloves and attendants can help answer any questions.

As a thank you for helping keep our beach pristine, we’re offering Beach Cleanup Coins redeemable on the dollar at local coffee shops and select attractions.

Seaside Art Walk

🗓️Saturday, October 3rd | 5 to 7 PM

📍Historic Gilbert District, located between Holladay and Broadway

Celebrating 22 years in 2026, the Seaside First Saturday Art Walk is a free event in the Historic Gilbert District, located between Holladay and Broadway, from 5 to 7 PM.

Beach Towel Tuesdays

🗓️ Every Tuesday through October

📍The Welcome Center, 7 N. Roosevelt

Every Tuesday through October – while supplies last – the first five groups of visitors who post a fun Seaside photo or video on social media and then stop by the Welcome Center will receive a free limited-edition Seaside beach towel. Photos and videos can feature anything from sunset selfies to rainy-day discoveries. We want to showcase the wide variety of ways visitors enjoy their time in Seaside!  The Welcome Center, 7 N. Roosevelt.

40th Anniversary Party at North Coast Land Conservancy

🗓️October 3 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

📍Circle Creek Conservation Center - 32825 Rippet Road

40th Anniversary Party

Mark your calendars: North Coast Land Conservancy is turning 40 years old, and they’re hosting a party to celebrate four decades of coastal conservation!
You are invited to join them at Circle Creek Conservation Center (32825 Rippet Road) from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, for free food, beverages (courtesy of Public Coast Brewing), dessert, music, activities for all ages, and more.
There will be a guided walk along the South Trail Loop (about 0.7 miles) at Circle Creek Habitat Reserve that starts at 12:15 p.m. Then, at 1:15 p.m., staff and board members will give a short presentation on NCLC’s history and all that has been accomplished in the past 40 years with the support of surrounding communities, as well as what will be coming in their next 40 years.

Dress for fall weather, bring a camp chair and celebrate, learn more about NCLC’s history and all that the community has helped them accomplish in the past 40 years.

Questions? Call 503-738-9126

Captain Kid Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch

🗓️Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October | 10:00am to 5:00pm

📍South Roosevelt, (Hwy 101), Seaside

The pumpkin patch will be in the field behind the amusement park. There will be a hay ride, hay climbing structure, lots of fun games, amusement rides, and mini golf. The price for the wristband will be $15.00. Go karts and the mining sluice will be available at a discounted rate, but not part of the wristband price. Pumpkins will also be available for purchase. 

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GEARHART

McMenamins Championship Sittin’ Seagulls

🗓️ Friday, October 2, 2026 | Noon shotgun start

📍McMenamins Championship Sittin’ Seagulls - 1157 N Marion, Gearhart

💲150 per player, including carts

Tee up for the final McMajor of the season! 

Join us for a 4-player scramble with a special format, where each hole will have a different challenge and scoring setup. Whether you're hitting birdies, eagles or 12 over par, it'll all feel like a hole in one as you and your friends sip on seasonal fresh hop beers and IPAs, available for tasters and full pints.

McMenimans’s Oktoberfest

🗓️ October 3rd, @ 7:00 - 9:00pm

📍Live music in the Livingstone’s Room - Gearhart Hotel, 1157 N Marion

Oktoberfest means celebration and beer - so we're serving up tasty German-style specials, plenty of beer and live music as a backdrop to it all.

Live music in Livingstone's Room
The Orbitronz * 7-9pm

McMenamins Oktoberfest Lager
We make this lager only once each year for our annual celebration - but it's great for drinking anytime or place! Turn up the accordion, pour a pint in the autumn sun, and celebrate harvest season and beer with us.

Food specials:
Currywurst & Fries | Two smoked German sausages studded with Swiss cheese, served with fries & Electric Orange curry ketchup

Little Bavaria Chicken Sandwich | Crispy chicken breast tossed in Hammerhead mustard sauce, kümmel sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, dill pickles & Mystic 18 sauce on a toasted bun with choice of fries or tots

Oktoberfest Plate | Two smoked German sausages studded with Swiss cheese, kümmel sauerkraut, stout German potato salad & Hammerhead German brown mustard

Black Forest Bundt Cake | Chocolate-Terminator Stout cake, cherry compote, whipped cream, chocolate pearls  

Drink specials:
Wunderpop Dirty Soda* | Three Jewels Grenadine, Trade Winds Orgeat, cola, coconut cream & whipped cream
*Contains nuts

Deer & a Beer | A shot of Jägermeister & a pint of Glimmerblinken Helles Lager

Trail's End Gallery October ArtWalk

🗓️ October 3rd, 2-5 pm

📍Trail's End Gallery, 656 A. Street, Gearhart

The Trail’s End Art Association Gallery (TEAA) will open a new show in October featuring the photography of Richard Newman. There will be a reception for the artist on October 3rd, during the Gearhart Art Walk, 2-5 pm. 

This show will be open Fridays–Sundays, 11am–3 pm from October 2 – 31, 2026.

Newman has always loved photographs from all over the world, and he captures both beauty in landscapes as well as the reality of life. He was a photojournalist in high school and college and then was the Assistant Photographer for the City of Cleveland (Ohio) and learned the fine art of photography and darkroom applications. "Photography is not a job for me, it is a passion for capturing memories.” Newman’s fascination with texture in nature and landscapes has won him numerous awards. Over the Last 10 years, at the Annual TEAA judged show, Newman has received the Best of Show Award, 1st place and other awards for his photography on aluminum. His photos of the Bridge of Sighs and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in black and white were sold to ABC television and used on the Criminal Minds television show. Come see his beautiful work at the Trail’s End Gallery.

ASTORIA

Skate Night at the Armory!

🗓️October 2nd and 3rd, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

📍Astoria Armory, 1639 Exchange St, Astoria

Rollerskating at the Armory!

Every weekend, the Astoria Armory transforms into a roller rink- music, games, monthly theme nights & concessions. Bring your own skates or use the on-site rentals. Private party rooms are also available. The Astoria Armory is the place for history, community, friends & FUN!

Astoria Walking Tour

🗓️Sunday, October 4, 10:00am - 11:00am

📍Astoria Nordic Heritage Park - 1590 Marine Dr, Astoria, OR 97103

Step into the layered story of Astoria, where river, sea, and hillside converge, on a guided walking tour through the Downtown Astoria Historic District. Offered weekly by the Lower Columbia Preservation Society, these tours explore the architectural heritage, working waterfront history, and civic ambitions that shaped Oregon’s oldest American settlement.

Tours are point-to-point, beginning at the Astoria Nordic Heritage Park and concluding at the Flavel House Museum, traversing approximately ten blocks over the course of 90 minutes. Along the way, participants encounter landmark commercial buildings, vernacular streetscapes, and stories of industry, immigration, and resilience that continue to define Astoria’s character.

Walking tours are offered Sundays, from Mother’s Day through mid-October, and are led by knowledgeable LCPS volunteer guides with deep ties to local history and preservation advocacy. Each tour emphasizes both architectural observation and the broader cultural context of the place inviting participants to see familiar streets with fresh eyes. The tour will finish with enough time to enjoy lunch at the Sunday Market in downtown Astoria, or you'll be in time to join the Liberty Theater tour starting at noon.

The Astoria Sunday Market

🗓️We are open every Sunday | 10 AM until 3 PM

📍12th Street in Downtown Astoria

The Astoria Sunday Market, at the heart of Astoria’s Downtown, combines local arts & crafts, fresh produce & protein, unique prepared foods, music and more in a lively downtown street market atmosphere.

The market features up to 150 vendors offering locally-made products that have been grown, gathered, created, or hand-crafted by the farmers, ranchers, producers, craftspeople and artists featured each week.

With a bustling food court and a rotation of fun regional music, the Astoria Sunday Market is where locals and visitors alike gather each Sunday to shop, eat, connect, and celebrate community.

Join us! We look forward to seeing YOU at the Astoria Sunday Market!

Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George

🗓️Fri, Oct 2nd | Opening Night 7:30PM

📍The Ten Fifteen Theater - 1015 Commercial Street, Astoria

Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity—the Greek god Dionysus—and she’s returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state. Where better to begin than with four housewives in a suburban New Jersey cul-de-sac? In this Obie-winning comedy with a twist, Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George pens a hilarious evisceration of the blind eye we all turn to climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.

CANNON BEACH

Oktoberfest Bratwurst Dinner

🗓️ Saturday, October 3, 2026, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

📍1216 S Hemlock

Romantic Comedy

🗓️October 2nd and 3rd, 7:30 PM

📍Coaster Theatre Playhouse - 108 North Hemlock Street

LOVE, FRIENDSHIP AND THEATRICAL DRAMA

Arrogant, self centered and sharp tongued Jason Carmichael, successful co-author of Broadway romantic comedies, is facing two momentous events: he is about to marry a society belle and his collaborator is retiring. Enter Phoebe Craddock, Vermont schoolteacher and budding playwright. Quicker than a flash, Jason acquires a talented and adoring collaborator in the mousy Phoebe. Fame and success are theirs for ten years and then Jason’s world falls apart. His wife divorces him to go into politics and Phoebe, her love for Jason unrequited, marries a breezy journalist and moves to Paris. Jason goes into professional, financial and physical decline as a newly chic Phoebe returns, solo and successful. Fame and success are theirs for over a decade and then real-life suddenly changes for both of them – but for better or worse? Can two writers of romantic comedies make real-life just as exciting? Can everyday life measure up to the perfection of on-stage romances and fairy-tale happy endings?

Live Glass Blowing Demonstration

🗓️October 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 10 - 5, Thursday through Monday

📍116 E Gower Ave, Cannon Beach

Welcome to Icefire Glassworks! Our hot shop and glass gallery are in Cannon Beach on the north Oregon Coast. We feature artists whose work we believe in, including Jim Kingwell, Suzanne Kindland, Mark Gordon, Jeff & Heather Thompson, Kathleen Sheard, Steven Krig, Anthony Parker, Laura Bowker, Teresa Kowalski, David Haberer, and Carel Shonerd. We offer a great array of blown, fused, and hot-sculpted glass, with some lampworked and cast pieces.

Long Beach Peninsula, Washington

Jetty-Fest 2026 and Michelle’s 80’s Birthday Bash

🗓️Saturday, October 3rd, 11:30AM - 4:00PM

📍North Jetty Brewing Oktoberfest Central

Get ready for an afternoon filled with exclusive food and drink specials, our brand-new 2026 collectible Jetty Fest mugs, and the return of our famous Loaded Jetty Pretzel, along with even more delicious food specials. 

The fun doesn’t stop there! Gather your crew for our scavenger hunt to collect raffle tickets, show off your strength in the legendary stein holding competition, and enjoy an afternoon full of great beer, good food, prizes, and plenty of laughs. And don’t head home when Jetty Fest ends…

From 7:00–9:00 PM, the party keeps going with Michelle’s Birthday Bash! We’ll be dancing on the patio to all the best ’80s hits, celebrating another trip around the sun, and yes… there will be birthday cake! 

Cape Disappointment State Park

Completed in 1856, the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse guides sailors into the mouth of the Columbia River. The century-old North Head Lighthouse, completed in 1898, guides mariners approaching from the north. Both lighthouses were taken under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939. The lighthouse is now maintained by Washington State Parks.

Before there were lighthouses on the Peninsula, ships bound for Portland and Astoria navigated their way through the high waves and shifting sandbars, focusing on fluttering white flags and notched trees along the shoreline by day and flickering signal fires by night. These methods were crude at best and, despite heroic efforts, the sea offshore the Long Beach Peninsula became known as The Graveyard of the Pacific.

The North Head Lighthouse was built in response to a marked increase in the number of shipwrecks along the Peninsula as mariners coming from the north could not see the Cape Disappointment light. The 65-foot North Head Lighthouse was designed by German-born engineer C.W. Leick sits on solid basalt more than 190 feet above sea level. It first used the hand-me-down, first-order Fresnel lens from Cape D, switching to searchlight and finally beacon light at the same time changes were made to her sister lighthouse. A fresh coat of paint just in time for her century birthday restored the North Head’s masonry to marine white with a red cap. The lighthouse has since been returned to its original black cap with major restoration efforts underway.

A Lighthouse Keepers Residence is just inland from the North Head Lighthouse. Now offered as a vacation rental through Cape Disappointment State Park, the residence housed a number of families over the years. There were three lighthouse keepers, each working an eight-hour shift to provide 24-hour coverage and ensure the light remained visible. The United States Lighthouse Service was run with military exactness. For example, to reflect the lighthouse keepers’ hierarchy, the chandelier in the head keeper’s residence had six candles, while the first and second assistants had five and four candles respectively. The keepers were also required to wash laundry on a certain day and received demerits if sheets were hung to dry on a wrong day.

They carried 30 pounds of kerosene up the stairs, trimmed the wicks, and cleaned the lens (the most time-consuming task). Lighthouse keepers cleaned off soot and burnt oil from the lens with rags or pieces of softwood, used wine to clean the entire lens every 60 days, and polished it with a jeweler’s rouge once a year. When not manning the light, keepers could read books from the portable library, including a new Bible and prayer book issued every quarter.

North Head is the windiest lighthouse area on the West Coast and the second windiest in the nation. Winds of 120 miles per hour have been recorded at the site. One dramatic tale tells of a head keeper’s wife who was “unable to bear the howling of the winds” and flung herself off the cliff into Beard’s Hollow. Another story tells of a duck that blew off course in 1932 and crashed through the lighthouse window, chipping the lens.

The Pacific Pumpkin Patch

🗓️October 3–4 Grand Opening, 12:00 - 5:00PM

📍1 Mile East of the 101 Alternate, 2613 US 101 Ilwaco, WA 98624

The Pacific Pumpkin Patch opens its gates every weekend in October from 12-5. Enjoy access to the Ranch, Play Games and enjoy fun activities. There are multiple Photo Ops for Fall, and don’t forget … the PUMPKINS! 

Thousands of pumpkins of multiple varieties will be available to purchase by the pound. October 3–4  Grand Opening Weekend October 10–11  Fall Family Weekend October 17–18  Harvest Weekend October 24–25  Halloween Family Weekend October 31  Halloween at the Patch (Free Admission and 1/2 Price Pumpkins for Costumed Customers) Admission at the gate is $5 for kids (Kids 2 & Under are Free), $8 for Adults.

Special Events Coming to a Community Near You

• Astoria Sunday Market: Every Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm through mid-October.

• Crave the Coast (October 1–31): Running all month long across the North Coast from Astoria down to Neskowin, featuring special Dory boat trips from Pacific City, local fishing charters in Garibaldi, and behind-the-scenes creamery and cheese-tasting experiences at the Tillamook Creamery.

• Alphaboats Exhibition (All October): View mixed-media maritime paintings and opening receptions at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. 

• Seaside Sashay Square Dance Festival (October 23–24): A full weekend of mainstream

• 10th Annual Founder’s Night  (October 25)
  Seaside Civic & Convention Center. 

• Liberty Theatre Silver Screen Film Series
  Saturdays, A monthly classic-film series.

• Get Ready Fair  (October 22)
  Family-oriented disaster-preparedness event at Jewell School; free admission.

• The Medium  (October 24)
  Opera performance at the Charlene Larsen Center; pay-what-you-can admission.

• Halloween Party at the Big O Saloon  (October 30)
  Live music and costumes; 21+

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