2026 Thrill The World Dance @ Irving Park | World Wide Thriller Dance, Halloween Event

Portland Thrill The World by Flickr user danielhedrick

The 2026 Portland Halloween season is here and Thrill The World Dance Practice start on September 26th at Irving Park’s basketball court. Practices take place every Saturday & Sunday from 11:30AM to 1PM through October 18th. The 2026 Portland Thrill The World / Thriller Dance takes place on October 24 at 3PM!

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From press release:
Thrill the World Portland
October 24, 2026
3PM | All Ages
Facebook: /thrilltheworldpdx
Instagram: @portlandthrillers

Irving Park Basketball Courts
707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212

This is our 20th year performing Thriller together, Portland! We’re the only town on the globe to dance every single year that Thrill the World  has been held. A quick hit: we practice this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, 11:30 to 1 pm, at the covered basketball courts at Irving Park.

On the day of the dance, 24th of October, we’ll be on hand to check people in, and collect donations for Hygiene4All. DJ Prashant will emcee the event, while his dance troupe brings us a Bollywood Thriller. We dance Thriller at 3 pm, followed by two reprises (including the ‘fast’ Thriller.) Zombies: let’s thrill Portland!