Fall in Walla Walla!
prime time for wine
September to November
Harvest is in the air
You can literally smell the excitement during autumn in the Valley – with tons of grapes being harvested, you’re rarely far from a crew returning from an early morning pick or a sleep-deprived winemaker anxiously monitoring weather conditions. The season is capped with the annual Fall Release Weekend (November 1-3, 2024).
Fall kicks off with the annual Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days (August 28 – September 1, 2024) and Wheelin’ Walla Walla (September 6-7, 2024, see below). On the (w)heels of the fuel-driven Wheelin’ Walla Walla follows The Grit (September 8, 2024) which showcases the vast network of gravel rides in the nearby Blue Mountains.
Capes and masks adorn fans who come to Walla Walla for Adam West Day (September 21, 2024), celebrating the Walla Walla native who played “Batman” during the 1960s, and sneakers abound for the Falla Walla Half-Marathon and 10k (October 12, 2024).
Wheelin’ Walla Walla Weekend
September 6-7, 2024
Every September, downtown Walla Walla’s Main Street roars with the arrival of more than 400 classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and rat rods for the community’s treasured Wheelin’ Walla Walla Weekend auto show. With it, cruises in Walla Wallan Jim Bluhm, who started showing his own classic car in 2007 and became one of the event’s most devoted volunteers in 2014.
Walla Walla blog
- Harvest Festival: A Seasonal Focus on the Airport District
Anytime is a good time to visit Walla Walla’s Airport District, but for the second year in a row, Craig Wollam and Keith Dahlgren, owners of DW Distilling, the district’s craft brandy distillery, intend to pull out all the stops during one of the area’s busiest—harvest. The distillers will host the second annual Harvest Festival … Read More - The hero gravel of Walla Walla
Combine a scenic gravel ride with a visit to a local vineyard. Nestled in the rolling yellow hills of the Palouse and crisscrossed by a network of unpaved roads, Walla Walla, Washington is quickly becoming a gravel riding destination. A few miles north of the Oregon border, the city gives way to the endless farmland … Read More - Hiking Bluewood Ski Area: A Tale of Two Seasons
When the summer temperatures soar, it is easy to find yourself longing for the reprieve of winter. Even though there’s no snow in sight, it still feels like Christmas in July up at the Bluewood ski area where there is a bounty of wildflowers, a lush conifer forest, miles of trails, cooler temperatures, and beautiful … Read More
