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2026 Swan Island Dahlia Festival | 50 Acres of Blooms, Food Carts, Live Music
We invite you to celebrate the season of Dahlias! Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($130): Portland Weird Fest @ Oaks Park | 60+ Vendors, Rides, Live Bands, Costume Contest & More
September 19 – Portland Weird Fest is back for Year 3 — and Portland is about to get wonderfully weird!
Read MoreWin Tickets ($136): Dogstar w/ The Backfires @ Crystal Ballroom | Keanu Reeves, Alt-Rock
September 17 – Let the record show that here in 2026, Dogstar is clearly All In Now.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($22): Decadent 80s w/ DJ NoN @ Crystal Ballroom | Portland’s Longest Running 80s Night
September 11 – Get ready for a fun night of dancing to all your favorite hits and requests from the 1980s!
Read More2026 Time-Based Art Festival @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art | Experimental Performances, Live Music, Dance & More
September 9-13 – This year’s festival brings artists and audiences together for its annual celebration of creative expression that can best be experienced together, in the present moment.
Read MoreNo Quiet Hours Fundraiser Concert @ Crystal Ballroom | The Kingsmen, The Shivas, Alien Boy & More
August 28 – No Quiet Hours takes over Portland’s historic Crystal Ballroom on Friday, August 28 for an all-ages fundraiser supporting the forthcoming feature documentary on Oregon’s independent music history and the DIY communities that have kept it alive across generations.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($22): Club Curfew – 90s Edition @ Lola’s Room | Happy Hour Dance Party w/ DJ Gregarious
September 18 – Join us for a monthly Happy Hour dance party with DJ Gregarious where your night and your weekend starts EARLY!
Read More2026 AMP Music Festival @ Star Theater | Matt Cameron, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, Altar Girl & More
September 11-12 – Join us at The Star Theater for a two-day celebration of Portland’s incredible music scene in support of youth experiencing homelessness. It’s music with a mission!
Read MoreWin Tickets ($60): Noche de Rock en Espanol con Tecolote, Contrabando @ Mission Theater | Rock, Blues, American
September 11 – Tecolote Canyon Band is a local live music group based in San Diego, California.
Read More2026 Portland Songwriters Week | 14 Intimate, Affordable Musical Performances
August 23-29 – Portland Songwriters Week is a citywide celebration of original songwriting and the community that makes it possible.
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