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2026 Portland Rose Festival Opening Night Fireworks @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park | Best Places to Watch, Photos, Video, Schedule
Rose Festival returns this weekend and that means fireworks on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend! See below for the best places to view the show. ————- Related Portland Events & Info Events: Our May Events Calendar & Giveaways May 22: Fireworks River Cruise Memorial Day Weekend @ Island Style Charters | 7:30PM, 3 Hour Tiki…
Read MoreBACKFENCE Next Level Storytelling @ Powell’s City of Books | Live Storytelling
Just like the BACKFENCE Mainstage shows of yore, the storytellers for this show went through an intensive month-long process to explode the energy of their stories onto the stage.
Read MoreWin 2 Tickets ($30): Danger Kitty w/ Purusa & Ashleigh Flynn @ Kelly’s Olympian | Indie Rock, Americana, Funk
Danger Kitty is a Northern California band making their first trip up to Portland on May 21 for a show at Kelly’s Olympian with Ashleigh Flynn and Purusa.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($22): Decadent 80s @ Crystal Ballroom | Portland’s Longest Running 80s Night
Get ready for a fun night of dancing to all your favorite hits and requests from the 1980s!
Read More2026 Portland Rose Festival Fireworks Dinner Cruises | Sunset Cruises w/ Plated Dinner
Enjoy a sunset dinner cruise featuring a delicious three-course meal, live piano music and access to our outdoor decks for narrated sightseeing.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($30): The Future of Film is Female at PAM CUT @ The Whitsell | ‘Dreams in Nightmares’ + ‘Puddysticks’
The Future of Film is Female brings two of their recent indie femme-forward films to PAM CUT @ The Whitsell this weekend!
Read More90s MTV Party @ Club Privata | PNW’s Premier Lifestyle Club
Bring out your bougie in a nod to the ’90s MTV VJs and Superstars that put corsets, bras, and midriffs as part of the fashion forward lifestyle!
Read MoreWin Tickets ($240): 2026 Portland Rose Festival | Fireworks, CityFair, Fun Runs, Parades & More
The Portland Rose Festival has inspired the public to gather and celebrate against a backdrop of historic external forces for 119 years, demonstrating how our community can carry on traditions and celebrate unity.
Read MorePortland Rose Festival Happy Hour @ Portland Spirit | Wine Tastings, Live Entertainment, Prizes
Kick off the Portland Rose Festival with a lively Happy Hour cruise featuring roving entertainment, a meet and greet with the Rose Festival Court and tastings from official wine partner Sokol Blosser Winery, plus more surprises.
Read MoreVerdi’s Requiem @ Keller Auditorium | Feat. Portland Opera Orchestra & Chorus + The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland
Verdi’s Requiem is music that reaches directly into the soul. It is a powerful, emotional journey through life, death, and the hope for something greater.
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