Black Lives Matter: Portland Events, Resources, Markets, Lectures, & More

An updated calendar of 2025 Portland events including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Movies, Concerts, Historical Presentations & Walks, Lectures, Festivals, & more!

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2025 Portland Black Lives Matter Events:

• February 1: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 2PM – Far from the Nile | 7PM – The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos (more info)
• All February: “Black, Black History Month” Pop-Up Museum at The Horizon Enterprise Building in Old Town | Free, Wednesdays- Sundays (more info)
• February 1: Jujuba @ Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | 9PM, Ten-piece ensemble, Ridiculously danceable Afrobeat and Juju music (more info)
• February 2: Resilience Rising: Echoes of Owyhee @ Clinton Street Theater | Film, Panel Discussion, Black History Month
• February 4: Ride Free on Trimet, Portland Streetcar and C-TRAN  | Celebrating Rosa Parks Day (more info)
• February 6: Oregon Black Pioneers – 450 years in 45 mins @ Portland Community College Cascade | 5:30PM, Free, Discover the incredible stories of Black pioneers who have shaped our state’s history. (more info)
• February 6: Cascade Festival of African Films at Tomorrow Theater | Free, 7PM – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (more info)
• February 7: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Mami Wata (more info)
• February 8: Cappella Romana Presents: Lusitano: Black Composers of the Renaissance @ St. Mary’s Cathedral | Featuring The Marian Consort
• February 8: Black History Month Fashion Show at Ft Vancouver, WA High School Center For International Studies (more info)
• February 8: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 2PM – Aya of Yop City | 7PM – Dent pour Dent / A Tooth for a Tooth (more info)
• February 10: The Last Black Man in San Francisco at Clinton Street Theater | 7PM, Black Film History Screenings (more info)
• February 13: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Ernest Cole, Lost and Found (more info)
• February 14: Cascade Festival of African Films at Hollywood Theatre | Free, 7PM – Xalé (more info)
• February 15: Black History Month ’25: BIPOC Youth Game Day @ The Blueprint Foundation Community Center | 10AM-2PM, Free, Ages 12-19, Activities, Pizza (more info)
• February 15: PDX Soul & Stackin Kikz presents Black Wall Street @ Alberta St Pub | 1-4PM, Free, Vendors, Food, Cocktails (more info)
• February 15: Charlie Brown Quartet @ Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center | 7:30PM, Free, All Ages, Rare performance paying tribute to the music of Wayne Shorter (more info)
• February 15: If Beale Street Could Talk at Clinton Street Theater | 7PM, Black Film History Screenings (more info)
• February 15: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 2PM – Tableau Ferraille | 7PM – Madame Brouette (more info)
• February 16: Ray at Clinton Street Theater | 7PM, Black Film History Screenings (more info)
• February 18: Science Pub Portland: The Legacy of Black Excellence in Veterinary Medicine @ Kennedy School | 7PM (more info)
• February 18: Emma Mae at Clinton Street Theater | 7PM, Black Film History Screenings (more info)
• February 20: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Bobi Wine: The People’s President (more info)
• February 21: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Sadrack (more info)
• February 21: PSU celebrates Black History Month with a film screening of Inward followed by a discussion with artist Michi Meko and director Chad Brown | 7PM, Free (more info)
• February 22: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 2PM – Hajjan | 7PM – Front Row (more info)
• February 20 – March 1: Biamp Portland Jazz Festival | 60+ Events Across the City
• February 24: Rise In Love @ Portland State University’s Lincoln Recital Hall | 7:30PM, Free,  Jazz concert Inspired by Singular Black Leaders and Communities (more info)
• February 25: I’m Gonna Git You Sucka at Clinton Street Theater | 7PM, Black Film History Screenings (more info)
• February 27: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Dahomey (more info)
• February 28: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Shimoni (more info)
• March 1: Cascade Festival of African Films at PCC Cascade | Free, 7PM – Under the Fig Trees (more info)
• March 15: Black Family Wellness Expo @ The Tony Hopson Center for Self Enhancement | 10AM-1PM, Free, Interactive workshops, panel discussions, health screenings, fitness demonstrations, financial health and more! (more info)

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Related Events and Resources:

• Black-owned Restaurants in Portland: iloveblackfood.com/pdx-directory
• Travel Oregon: Experience Black-Owned Restaurants in Oregon
• Arts Center: The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
• Black, African American, or African Businesses in Portland: mercatuspdx.com
• Travel Noire: How to Spend 24 Hours in Black-owned Portland
• Travel Oregon: 6 Must Visit Black-History Spots in Oregon
• Race Talks PDX: Relationship Gardening Offers Emotional Support via Video Chat w/ a Licensed Professional Counselor

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