A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Win Tickets ($70): JJ Grey & Mofro + TK & The Holy Know-Nothings @ Crystal Ballroom | Southern Soul-rock, Psychedelic Doom Boogie
November 11 @ Crystal Ballroom – JJ Grey remains an unfettered, blissful performer, singing with a blue-collared spirit over the bone-deep grooves of his compositions.
Win Tickets ($50): The Black Angels @ Revolution Hall | Psych Rock, w/ LA Witch
November 9 @ Revolution Hal – Death Song is the first full-length release in four years from The Black Angels – Austin’s five-piece psych rock masters – and their debut for Partisan Records.
Win Tickets ($34): Grammy Winner Gill Landry w/ Cassandra Lewis @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Americana, Bluegrass, Banjo
November 6 @ The Old Church – Gill Landry is a two-time Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Win Tickets ($50): Bob Schneider @ Aladdin Theater | Pop, Rock, Folk, Country
November 5 @ Aladdin Theater – Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Ugly Americans and The Scabs, Bob Schneider has become one of the most celebrated musicians in the live music capital.
Win Tickets ($30): Bollywood Horror XIX Halloween Party @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Costume Contest, Featuring DJs Anjali & The Incredible Kid
October 31 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – The longest-running Bollywood Halloween party in the world returns to SE Portland!
Win Tickets ($70): Artists Repertory Theater Presents The Chinese Lady @ Portland Center Stage @ The Armory | Inspired by the True Story of the First Chinese Woman in the US
October 20 – November 14 @ Portland Center Stage – The Chinese Lady tells the story of fourteen-year-old Afong Moy as she’s brought to the United States from Guangzhou Province in 1834. Allegedly the first Chinese woman to set foot on U.S. soil, she has been put on display for the American public as “The Chinese Lady.”
2021 October Parkrose Marketplace | Costumes, Raffle, Live Music, Food, Drink Garden, Vaccines, Arts & Crafts & More!
October 23-24 in NE Portland – Parkrose Marketplace has live music, great food, beverage garden put on by Catman Cellars winery and Level Beer Brewery, local-indigenous-global art and craft, clothing, jewelry, handcrafted treasures of all kinds.
Win Tickets ($30): Literary Arts Presents 2021 Portland Book Festival | 5 Nights of Virtual Programming, In-Person Fair
Join Literary Arts for the Portland Book Festival, returning in a hybrid format this year, featuring five nights of virtual programming, November 8–12, 2021, and an in-person Festival Day on November 13.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,400+): Hood River Harvest Fest, Roots Film Premiere, Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes & More! | October 14-17, 2021
The weekend is back, Portland! On Thursday, The Falcon Collective Presents “Roots” Portland Premiere. Find lovely treasures at BOHEME PDX Outdoor Market. Bella Organic’s Haunted Corn Maze is open Friday & Saturday. Season of Screams HUGE haunted house is now open in North Portland. And double your gift when you give to a charity w/ Pix Pâtisserie.
Portland in the News: Northern Lights; Orphaned Cheetah Finds New Family in Oregon; Zoo Renovations Wrap Up | October 14, 2021
Northern Oregonians were treated to the Northern Lights early this week.
The Oregon Zoo is celebrating the completion of multiple renovation projects funded by a 2008 bond measure.
And an orphaned cheetah has been adopted into a new family in Oregon.
2021 Portland Dance Film Fest | Featuring 31 Films, 5 Documentaries, Representing Multiple Countries
Portland Dance Film Fest is a multi-day festival running October 15 – 24, 2021. This year’s festival will be a hybrid of online and in person screenings.
Win Tickets ($90): The Polish Ambassador 2021/2022 New Year’s Eve @ Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland | EDM, The World’s Funkiest Diplomat
December 31 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Polish Ambassador rocks more than just a trademark jumpsuit, authoring sublime, intentional artistic works, animated safaris in technicolor sound.
Win Tickets ($79): Last Podcast on the Left: Mama Mia! Here We Go Again Tour @ Revolution Hall | An In-Depth Comedic Take on All Things Macabre
December 5 @ Revolution Hall – Last Podcast on the Left barrels headlong into all things horror — as hosts Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski cover dark subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown & More.
Pix-O-Matic Presents The French Dispatch Ticket Giveaway @ Pix Pâtisserie | Advance Screening of Wes Anderson’s New Film, Movie Swag
View an advanced screening of Wes Anderson’s new film, The French Dispatch, October 20th 7pm at Regal Lloyd Center.
Win Tickets ($50): Ronny Chieng: The Hope You Get Rich Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Netflix, Crazy Rich Asians, “The Daily Show”
December 10 @ Aladdin Theater – Ronny Chieng is a stand up comedian, actor and Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
Win Tickets ($70): Nurse Blake: The PTO Comedy Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Two Shows, Candid & Raw Stories From Nursing School & More
November 20 @ Aladdin Theater – Nurse Blake is one of a kind entertainer who uses his experience as a nurse for a fun filled comedy event that celebrates the hard work of healthcare providers.
New Portland Jobs: Friends of the Children, Oregon State Bar, Reed College & More! | October 12, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for the week of October 12, 2021, including Leatherman, Fund for the Public Interest & More!
Win Tickets ($30): DeadHenge @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Jam-heavy Music of The Grateful Dead, Phish & Ween
October 16 @ The Goodfoot – DeadHenge weaves the jam-heavy music of The Grateful Dead and Phish with the inventive songs of Ween.
Win Tickets ($60): Parquet Courts @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Special Guest, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Garage Rock
April 25 @ Crystal Ballroom – Parquet Courts’ thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune.
Win Tickets ($20): Alexandra Savior @ Mission Theater | “Sassy Impolite Spaghetti Western Music”
May 13 & 14 @ Mission Theater – With a voice that channels the ghosts of smoky fifties jazz haunts, lucid and literary lyricism worthy of J.D. Salinger, and wondrous youth-in-revolt abandon, Alexandra Savior will tell you she makes, “Sassy impolite spaghetti western music.”
Win Tickets ($60): Video Dance Attack’s MONSTER 2-Floor Halloween Party @ Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland | Huge Projections, New Wave VDA in Lola’s Room, Photo Booth & More!
October 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – The 80s Video Dance Attack Halloween Party returns to haunt BOTH floors of the Crystal Ballroom!
Win Tickets ($50): Greer @ Revolution Hall | Alternative Rock, w/ Momma
October 30 @ Revolution Hall – Since forming in fall 2018, Southern California-bred alt-rock band Greer have moved forward with incredible momentum, fueled by their immaculate songwriting and unguarded sincerity.
Win Tickets ($130): The Storm Large Holiday Ordeal @ Aladdin Theater | 2 Nights, Special Guests
November 26-27 @ Aladdin Theater – What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with Storm Large? Recently seen on ‘America’s Got Talent’, Storm will love you, leave you, delight you and abuse you with a wicked charm and stunning vocals.
Win Tickets ($40): Summer Salt @ Aladdin Theater | Trop-Pop Duo, w/ Breakup Shoes, Covey
October 27 @ Aladdin Theater – Based in Austin, TX, Summer Salt blends vibrant yet breezy vocal harmony and colorful elements of 1960s pop, Bossa Nova and jazz.
Win Tickets ($58): Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Revolution Hall | Alternative Rock
October 29 @ Revolution Hall – Toad the Wet Sprocket made music headlines in the late ’80s and early ’90s featuring an eclectic alternative rock sound that pairs a number of musical stylings, including rock, country, pop and folk.
Win Tickets ($70): GWAR @ Crystal Ballroom | Heavy Metal, w/ Napalm Death, Eyehategod
November 28 @ Crystal Ballroom – When you think of beloved shock-metal outfit GWAR, those words are likely the first that come to mind. And with good reason. Since forming in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, GWAR have not only managed to endure through various lineup changes, but have become one of the most beloved bands in all of metal.
Win Tickets ($20): 2021 Hood River Valley Harvest Festival | 75+ Arts, Crafts & Food Vendors, Live Music, Beer, Cider, Wine
More than 75 arts, crafts and food vendors will gather in the Gorge October 15-17 for the Hood River Valley Harvest Fest!
Mystic North Productions Presents Bloodlust: 2-Night Halloween Party at the Secret Warehouse in NE Portland | Costume Contest, Trampoline Lounge, Aerialist, Retro Arcade, Strip Tease & More!
October 29 & 30 @ Secret Warehouse – Mystic North Productions & The Secret Warehouse present A Spooky and Titillating Halloween party.
The Faction Collective presents “Roots” – Portland Premiere @ Cinema 21 | Featuring Olympians, X Games & Freeride Champs, Poster Signings, Ski Giveaways & More!
October 14 @ Cinema 21 – One of the year’s biggest ski films is coming to Portland, and you’re invited! Faction Skis presents its third feature-film, “Roots,” in partnership with Red Bull Media House.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($700+): Cinema of Horrors Drive In, Haunted Pub Tour, Ghost Tours, Haunted Escape Room & More! | October 7-10, 2021
The weekend is back, Portland! Bella Organic’s Haunted Corn Maze is open Friday & Saturday. Season of Screams HUGE haunted house is now open in North Portland. And double your gift when you give to a charity w/ Pix Pâtisserie.
Portland in the News: Peak Fall Colors; Cathedral Park’s Rain Garden; Best Foodie City & More! | October 7, 2021
Looking for peak fall foliage? KOIN weather estimates the Portland area will see peak colors mid-way through November.
North Portland’s Cathedral Park is home to a stunning rain garden.
And keep an eye on Vancouver middle schooler Gracie Jacoby, who recently broke a national high jump record for middle schoolers.
New Portland Jobs: Bella Organic Farm, ZOOM+ Care, Portland Farmers Market & More! | October 5, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for the week of October 5, 2021, including Leatherman, Lions VisionGift & More!
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Winner Robert Cray @ Aladdin Theater | A Masterful Mix of Soul, R&B, and Americana
October 15 @ Aladdin Theater – Robert Cray is going on tour with his newest album, ‘That’s What I Heard.’
Win Tickets ($50): Psycho-a-Go-Go! A Rock & Roll Halloween Dance Party @ Vitalidad in SE Portland | Costume Contest, DJs Rescue & Gregarious, Music by The Edgar Allan Posers, Themed Cocktails
October 30 @ Vitalidad – Psycho-A-Go-Go! Portland’s Rock & Roll Halloween Party of The Year. We’ve got the Booze, You Bring the BOO’s!
Win Tickets ($60): Super Diamond @ Crystal Ballroom | The Neil Diamond Tribute
January 7 @ Crystal Ballroom – Super Diamond delivers a glittering, smoke-filled show performing Neil’s power ballads and up-tempo hits with unrestrained enthusiasm.
Win Tickets ($90): Hasan Minhaj- The King’s Jester Late Show @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Netflix, The Daily Show
Portland welcomes Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on November 11.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Scooped Ice Cream Festival @ Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA | 50+ Flavors of All You Can Eat Ice Cream
| Food & Drink
Chamber Music Northwest presents CONFLUENCE: Our Shared Voices 2026 Summer Festival | 70 of the world and our region’s finest chamber musicians!
| music
TeaFestPDX @ World Forestry Center | A Celebration of Tea Culture
| events, Food & Drink
St. Helens Independence Day Celebration 2026 @ Columbia View Park | Music, Food, and Activities for All Ages
| All Ages, events, Free
Win Tickets ($160): 2027 Portland Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | 30+ Local & National Artists
| music
Win Tickets ($86): McMenamins Presents Madison Ryann Ward @ Mission Theater | Contemporary Christian, Pop + R&B
| music
Win Tickets ($70): McMenamins Presents “A Hot August Night” with Super Diamond @ McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove | The Neil Diamond Tribute
| music
Portland in the News: Waterfront Restaurant, Airport Accolades, Heatwave & More | June 11, 2026
| News
McMinnville Art Festival @ Downtown McMinnville | 50+ Artists & Artisans, Interactive Kids’ Crafting, Art Demos, & More
| All Ages, events, Free, Shopping, Visual Art
PRIDE at the Museum @ OMSI | A night at the museum celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, LGBTQ, Science, Shopping
Villain Arts Tattoo Festival @ The Rose Quarter | Celebrate the Art of Tattooing
| All Ages, events, Services, Shopping
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