Happening This Week in Jacksonville

Take a seat and enjoy a pleasant ride through Jacksonville while learning fun facts and interesting highlights about our local history. Tours last approximately 45 minutes and are meant to be enjoyed by all ages. Private tours are also available by reservation.

For more information, visit jacksonvilleoregon.org or call (541) 899-8118.

Tour pick-up and drop-off from the Visitor Information Center at the corner of C Street & N. Oregon St. Tickets available at time of booking; adults $6 and $3 for kids (10 & under).

Tours are offered on weekends in October , departing at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm.

Our Historic Walking Tours are Back!

Learn more about the history of Jacksonville with a guided walking outdoor tour led by Historic Jacksonville.

WALKING TOURS

Non-profit Historic Jacksonville, Inc. are happy to announce that they are once again offering their free Saturday walking tours beginning through Sept. 4. These 1-hour tours will leave from City Hall/Courthouse Square (North 5th between C and D streets) at 10 am.   (Donations are appreciated to help with the ongoing maintainenace of the historic properties.)

Space is limited!
For reservations or information, contact
info@historicjacksonville.org or call 541-245-3650

Participants who are not fully vaccinated are requested to wear masks.

HAUNTED TOURS

Evening haunted tours resume June 11 and continue monthly through October.

Haunted tours are offered the second Friday of each month starting in June. In October tours will be offered on both Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9. A Britt Hill Tour features tales of arson, saloons and Oregon’s first Chinatown. The Courthouse Tour highlights stories of brothels, epidemics and hangings.

Summer tours begin at 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 p.m.
October tours begin at 6, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, and 7 p.m.

Haunted tours are $10 per person and reservations must be made by 4 p.m. of tour days. No walk-up sales will be available. Private tours can be arranged for 10 to 12 guests at a cost of $15 per person. All tours begin at the Jacksonville Visitors Center at the corner of North Oregon and West C streets. Bookings can be made online here.

Visit Jacksonville Community Center for details and event updates prior to attendance.

Tuesdays: Zumba (6:30-7:30pm) Online

Participants will be able to access the Zoom class without payment.  However, to support our ongoing class offerings, we greatly appreciate donations at this time.

Thursdays: Tai Chi (9-10am) @ Jacksonville Community Center $5

Practice Tai Chi and relax while you tone and gently exercise your body. Tai Chi incorporates balance, breathing, and slow movements of the entire body while relaxing your mind. Tai Chi will gradually improve your posture, balance, flexibility and sense of well being by the continued practice of this Chinese art form. Tai Chi is taught Thursdays by Carolyn.   New students can begin the class anytime.

Fridays: Outdoor Yoga (10:30-11:30am) @ Nunan Square $5 donation

Lori Grable will be teaching her popular Beginning Yoga class outdoors with social distancing! This class is open to anyone that is interested in trying out yoga for the first time or wants a refresher yoga class after a layoff. Come with comfortable clothes and a yoga mat. The class is taught by Jacksonville resident Lori Grable who has been teaching yoga since 2006. Weather permitting.

Open Friday-Sunday 12-5pm