A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
Portland in the News: Giant Crows, Lightening Storm, Go For A Dip & More | July 16, 2026
If you thought the crows were scary during nesting season, wait until these 6-foot tall crow statues descend on downtown Portland.
Win Tickets ($42): McMenamins Presents Jakki and the Pink Smudge w/ The Macks + Jonny’s Day Out @ Crystal Ballroom | Indie Rock
September 25 – Jakki and the Pink Smudge, colloquially known as Smudge, is an indie rock outfit from Portland, Oregon.
Win Tickets ($22): McMenamins Presents Decadent 80s Dance Party featuring 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!
Summerfest @ Tumwater Vineyard | Live Music, Local Shopping, and Wine
July 25-26 – Celebrate summer at Tumwater Vineyard’s SUMMERFEST in West Linn with two days of live music, local shopping, and wine.
New Portland Jobs: Creo Chocolate, Valet Living, Impact NW & More
New Portland Jobs: Creo Chocolate, Valet Living, Impact NW & More!
Venardos Circus @ The Lot at Zidell Yards | Elite Circus Talent, Theatrical Storytelling, and Intimate Audience Connection
August 1 – What do you do when the dream comes true?
Switchback Saloon Grand Opening @ Switchback Saloon | Live Music, Drink Specials, Games, Leroy’s BBQ, and More
July 24-25 – After closing earlier this year, one of Southeast Portland’s long-running independent bars is back.
Wicked Craft: Lammas First Harvest Craft Market @ Rae Loft | Seasonal Market Series Supporting Women-Owned Businesses and Artists
August 1 – Wicked Craft: Bazaar and Craft Fairs are a seasonal market series that focuses on supporting women-owned businesses and artists, and those who affirm women in the arts.
Oregon Wild Presents Rabble Rouser: A Training in Joyful Resistance & Collective Action @ Crystal Ballroom | Art Making, Drag Show, Community & More, Hosted by Pattie Gonia
August 23 – Show up. Speak out. Push back.
Win Tickets ($36): McMenamins Presents Video Dance Attack vs Poison Arrow – The Ultimate 80’s Summer Dance Party @ Crystal Ballroom | From the Biggest HITS to the DEEPEST Cuts
August 1 – The Ultimate 80’s Summer Dance Party: From the Biggest HITS to the DEEPEST Cuts
Portland’s 2026 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival | Longest-Running Free Jazz Festival West of the Mississippi
July 19-21 – The free Cathedral Park Jazz Festival features local jazz, blues, soul, and Latin artists will take place in Cathedral Park under the historic St Johns Bridge in North Portland for the 44th year of the festival.
Brews for the Birds Music Festival @ Langer’s Entertainment Center | Local Musicians, Local Brews, and Delicious Food
August 7-8 – Our largest event of the year- Brews for the Birds Music Festival will be August 7th & 8th – outside at Langer’s Entertainment in Sherwood, Oregon.
Win Tickets ($22): McMenamins Presents Club Curfew: The 70’s @ Crystal Ballroom | Happy Hour Dance Party
August 14 – Join us for a monthly Happy Hour dance party with DJ Gregarious, where your night and your weekend start EARLY!
Win Tickets ($42): McMenamins Presents fish narc w/ Mopar Stars @ Mission Theater | Emo, Indie Rock
August 9 – fish narc is a rocker and producer based in Olympia, WA.
Hard Rain & Hallelujah @ The Reser | Theatrical Tribute to Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen
August 1 – Prepare for a collision of two poetic universes.
Portland in the News: State Park Passes, Pink Light District, Swimming Holes & More | July 9, 2026
While some Portlanders are tightlipped about their favorite swimming holes, Portland Monthly spills the beans about the best places to cool off within three hours of Portland.
Win Tickets ($60): Great Lake Swimmers’ Caught Light Tour 2026 @ Mission Theater | Indie-Folk
October 30 – Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by Tony Dekker.
Win Tickets ($70): McMenamins Presents “A Hot August Night” with Super Diamond @ McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove | The Neil Diamond Tribute
August 22 – An uncanny tribute to beloved master singer/songwriter/performer, American pop icon Neil Diamond – Super Diamond has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, CNN, VH1, Fox News, and Comedy Central, and has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
7 Deadly Sins: CHURCH Part Two: Lust @ PAM-CUT’s Tomorrow Theater | Interactive Storytelling Series
July 24 – 7 Deadly Sins: CHURCH is a seven-part interactive live storytelling series that explores each of the Seven Deadly Sins, what they mean in this particular moment in history, and how we might choose to think of them in these turbulent times.
Portland Sketch Fest @ The Siren Theater | Oregon’s Only Sketch Comedy Festival
July 23-25 – It’s Oregon’s only festival dedicated solely to Sketch Comedy, and it’s back for its 8th year bigger and better!
Haulin Aspen @ Wanoga Sno Park | Marathon, Half Marathon, 6.5-mile “Half As,” and NEW Three-Person Marathon Relay
August 8 – Experience trail running at its best at Haulin’ Aspen in the heart of Oregon’s stunning Deschutes National Forest.
Win Tickets ($85): Jerry’s Middle Finger @ Crystal Ballroom | Jerry Garcia Tribute Band
August 8 – Three decades after the loss of Jerry Garcia, a close-knit band of musicians are carrying the torch for his distinctive blend of soul, guitar, and eclectic American music.
Kumoricon 2026 @ Oregon Convention Center | Anime & Japanese Culture Convention
Celebrating more than twenty years of anime and Japanese culture, Kumoricon is back for its biggest year yet!
Win Tickets ($48): McMenamins Presents Gully Boys @ Mission Theater | Indie Rock
November 6 – The Gully Boys origin story begins in the aisles of a Minneapolis thrift shop.
2026 Summer Free For All In The Parks: Festivals, Free Movies, Free Concerts, Dance, Theater, Comedy, & More
July 10 – August 29: Summer is here! Come down to the park and experience free movies, concerts, festivals, and special events.
Win Tickets ($56): McMenamins Presents The Hails Duck Pond Tour @ Mission Theater | Indie-Rock
November 11 – Following a string of encounters too strange to be coincidence, Robbie Kingsley, Franco Solari, Dylan McCue and Zach Levy came together to form The Hails.
Astoria Open Studios Tour | Visit 50+ Studios in a Self-Guided Tour
July 25-26 – More than 50 artists open their studios to the public July 25–26 for the 16th annual Astoria Open Studios Tour!
Sangria Saturday @ Hip Chicks Do Wine | Sangria & Wine Flights
July 11 – Join us for a refreshing summer afternoon at Hip Chicks do Wine as we celebrate Sangria Saturday!
HONK! PDX 2026 @ Alberta + Montavilla Neighborhoods | Reclaiming Public Space Through the Joy of Music
July 25-26 – 🎺 HONK! PDX 2026 IS HERE TO MAKE SOME NOISE! 🎷
Art in the Dark @ Mary S Young Park in West Linn | Aerial Performance in the Park
July 23-25, July 30 – August 1 – Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty…A-WOL’s Art in the Park performance is a fantastical, full-length production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater-style setting.
The 7 Deadly Sins Pants On Fire Double Header @ The White Eagle | Portland’s Wildest and Most Interactive Comedy and Storytelling
July 18 – Eight storytellers, comedians, and PDX personalities tell wild but true stories from their own lives.
Old Town Dance – Daniel Girón @ Darcelle XV | Community Dance Class Run by Daniel Girón
July 11 – Get loose and fill the street with Daniel Girón and Darcelle’s showgirls in this free Old Town dance class.
Roses & Rosé 2026: Sip, Stroll & Support @ Portland’s International Rose Test Garden | 3-8PM
August 1 – Sip, Stroll & Support at Roses & Rosé 2026!
Rose City Vintage Expo @ Portland Expo Center | Antiques, Collectibles, Americana and More
July 24-25 – Rose City Vintage Market always presents the finest vintage dealers in the West
Portland in the News: Doggo Dates, World’s Best Cheddar, Godzilla & More | July 2, 2026
Can a date with your dog lead to true romance? A new dating show being filmed in Hillsboro attempts to match 20 singles (and their dogs).
Shoestring Circus @ Hazel Dell Commons in Vancouver | Intimate, Story-Driven Circus Experience
July 17-26 – Shoestring Circus returns to Vancouver, Washington this summer with Dreamland, an all-new original circus production performed under a vintage big top tent at Hazel Dell Commons
MANY Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,700+): Festivals, Fireworks, Concerts, Comedy, Theater, Film, & More!
| Weekend
Portland in the News: Giant Crows, Lightening Storm, Go For A Dip & More | July 16, 2026
| News
Win Tickets ($42): McMenamins Presents Jakki and the Pink Smudge w/ The Macks + Jonny’s Day Out @ Crystal Ballroom | Indie Rock
| All Ages, downtown, music
Win Tickets ($22): McMenamins Presents Decadent 80s Dance Party featuring DJ NoN @ Crystal Ballroom | Portland’s Longest-Running 80s Night
| Dance, downtown, events, music
Summerfest @ Tumwater Vineyard | Live Music, Local Shopping, and Wine
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, music, Shopping
New Portland Jobs: Creo Chocolate, Valet Living, Impact NW & More
| Jobs
Venardos Circus @ The Lot at Zidell Yards | Elite Circus Talent, Theatrical Storytelling, and Intimate Audience Connection
| All Ages, events, theater
Switchback Saloon Grand Opening @ Switchback Saloon | Live Music, Drink Specials, Games, Leroy’s BBQ, and More
| Food & Drink, music, SE Portland
Wicked Craft: Lammas First Harvest Craft Market @ Rae Loft | Seasonal Market Series Supporting Women-Owned Businesses and Artists
| All Ages, NE Portland, Shopping
Oregon Wild Presents Rabble Rouser: A Training in Joyful Resistance & Collective Action @ Crystal Ballroom | Art Making, Drag Show, Community & More, Hosted by Pattie Gonia
| All Ages, downtown, events, Food & Drink, LGBTQ, Visual Art
Win Tickets ($36): McMenamins Presents Video Dance Attack vs Poison Arrow – The Ultimate 80’s Summer Dance Party @ Crystal Ballroom | From the Biggest HITS to the DEEPEST Cuts
| Dance, downtown
Portland’s 2026 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival | Longest-Running Free Jazz Festival West of the Mississippi
| All Ages, music, St Johns, Uncategorized
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