A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
The Screwtape Letters @ Keller Auditorium | C.S. Lewis’ Satiric Masterpiece
Witness a fast-paced, tour-de-force performance in this acclaimed adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ satiric masterpiece.
Spirits on the Spirit @ Portland Spirit | 12 Spirit Tastings + Sunset Cruise
Sample your new favorite spirits on this sunset cruise aboard the Portland Spirit!
2025 Kumoricon @ Oregon Convention Center | Anime + Japanese Culture Convention
For more than twenty years anime fans have gathered together for an amazing annual event, rain or shine.
The Dinner Detective in Downtown Portland | Largest Murder Mystery Dinner Show In The U.S.
Are you tired of the same old date nights? Portland’s perfect remedy for entertainment boredom is The Dinner Detective.
Win Tickets ($150): 2025 Portland Erotic Ball @ Crystal Ballroom | Premier Adult Halloween Party
The Portland Erotic Ball celebrates 25 years as the premier adult Halloween Event in Portland on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 in the historic Crystal Ballroom.
Free Portland Trivia w/ Bridgetown Trivia | Sundays-Thursdays, Prizes
Bridgetown Trivia is your neighborhood pub trivia game done right.
2025 Halloween @ Club Privata | Costumes, Cocktails, & Contests
Halloween weekend is one of the biggest of the year and Club Privata’s annual Costumes, Cocktails, & Contests party returns again!
Fright Night – A Halloween Circus @ Portland State Lincoln Hall | Aerialists, Hand-Balancers, Contortionists & More
Night Flight proudly presents FRIGHT NIGHT, a queer, sexy and sensational circus spooktacular featuring aerialists, hand-balancers, contortionists and more!
Win Tickets ($20): Asher Fulero & Friends @ The Goodfoot | Funk, Rock, Jazz
Expect massive jams touching on funk, rock, jazz and all of the familiar jam tropes you’ve come to love!
Sal Vulcano: Everything’s Fine Tour @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | ‘Impractical Jokers’
Best known for co-creating, executive producing and starring in one of the most recognized and long-standing comedy shows of all time, Impractical Jokers, comedian Sal Vulcano recently announced the EVERYTHING’S FINE TOUR.
Portland in the News: Inflatable Animals, The Daily Show, Helping Immigrants & More | October 16, 2025
All eyes are on Portland as protests continue at the city’s ICE building in the South Waterfront, with many protestors donning inflatable animal costumes.
Win Tickets ($180): Third Angle presents Evergreen @ World Forestry Center | String Quartet + Clarinet + Poetry
World Forestry Center is proud to partner with Third Angle New Music to celebrate the place 3A has called home for 40 years.
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra presents Into Midnight @ Village Church | Copland’s Rodeo and Brahms Third Symphony
The mysterious and vibrant spirit of autumn is brought to life by the Beaverton Symphony Orchestra’s season opener, Into Midnight.
Win Tickets ($56): Willi Carlisle – Winged Victory Tour w/ Olive Klug @ Aladdin Theater | Folk, Country
Carlisle’s music has always been a dance between absurdity, spectacle, and philosophy.
Win Tickets ($64): Margo Cilker w/ Jeremy Ferrara @ Aladdin Theater | Country, Americana
Margo Cilker’s sophomore album, Valley of Heart’s Delight, refers to a place she can’t return: California’s Santa Clara Valley
Win Tickets ($24): Get On Up w/ Takimba & Friends: Monster Mashup Edition @ The Goodfoot | Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul
Come in your best costume and shake it ’til the wee hours!
Win Tickets ($46): Shafty @ Mission Theater | Phish Tribute Band
Since February 2012, Shafty – Portland’s Tribute to Phish has brought masterful improv to the stage using the decades-deep Phish catalog as a trampoline for creative expression.
A BAROQUE REVELRY: Magic, Music, & Marvels of the 18th Century @ Victorian Belle | Dinner, Drinks & Baroque Entertainment
Journey to the ornately gilded period of the 18th Century for an evening of grandeur encompassing the richness of an authentic Baroque ensemble
Lipstick, Leather & Lace @ Club Privata | PNW’s Premiere Lifestyle Club
Get ready to strut into a fantasy of fierce femininity and provocative fashion.
Win Tickets ($40): Halloween Prom @ Bunk Bar | Internet Viral DJ Chi Duly, Costumes Encouraged
Are you looking for THE Halloween party this year? Come out to our Halloween themed prom at Bunk Bar Water on Saturday, October 18th!
Portland in the News: Is Portland Burning, Food Carts in Parks, Naked Bike Ride Set for Sunday & More | October 9, 2025
A new permitting program from Portland Parks & Recreation will allow food trucks and other mobile services to set up in certain city parks.
CANCELLED: Portland Trail Blazers vs OKC Thunder + Live Click Clack Podcast @ Moda Center | Meet Former WNBA Jacki Gemelos & Lindsey Yamasaki
Be part of the first-ever women’s sports podcast recorded live at a Portland Trail Blazers game.
2025 Portland Halloween @ McMenamins: Kennedy School, Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, Grand Lodge, White Eagle, Edgefield, Grand Lodge
Spooky season is finally here! Whether you’re planning a night of fun and treats, ghoulish tricks or something in between, McMenamins is ready with Halloween parties and more this month.
Wine Wednesdays @ Négociant | Weekly Wine Flights & Tastings
Wine Wednesday is now in its third year and has become a staple in our weekly routine and part of the tradition around here.
Cappella Romana presents Mass Appeal w/ Portland Youth Philharmonic @ St. Mary’s Cathedral | Stravinsky + Bruckner
Brace yourself for a sonic experience that stirs the soul and lifts the roof.
Win Tickets ($52): Rory Scovel: Know Your Enemy Tour (Late Show) @ Aladdin Theater | Comedian & Actor from ‘Physical’
Rory Scovel is an actor, comedian, and writer. His latest comedy special RORY SCOVEL: RELIGION, SEX, AND A FEW THINGS IN BETWEEN released in February, 2024 on Max.
The Great Pumpkin Run @ Springwater Corridor Trail | Halloween Costumes, Candy & More
Get ready to dress up, run in your favorite Halloween costume & snag candy at aid stations on course
Growl & Wail @ Deep End Theater | Improvised Horror Play
We love this season at Deep End Theater and we are delighted to be bringing back one of our favorite spooky shows!
Albariza Wine Bar Social @ Meatstuff/Proletariat Butchery | Charred Meaty Bones, Caviar Bumps, Fancy Cheese & More
A once a month casual good time spent mingling, drinking good wine and grazing on (sometimes unusual) meaty things at a butcher shop.
Win Tickets ($100): Sam Bush @ Aladdin Theater | Progressive Bluegrass Mandolinist
There is only one consensus pick of peers and predecessors, of the traditionalists, the rebels, and the next gen devotees. Music’s ultimate inside outsider. Or is it outside insider? There is only one Sam Bush.
Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening @ Portland Expo Center | Safeguarding the Northwest’s Essential Life Sources
The third annual Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening (R.U.N.) is coming to Portland!
Win Tickets ($100): Pete Correale: As I Was Saying @ Aladdin Theater | The Pete and Sebastian Show
Pete has performed on numerous late night tv shows such as The Tonight Show, Letterman and Conan as well as filming three of his own one hour television comedy specials.
The Journey Within: Meditation & Wisdom @ Oregon Convention Center | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
World-renowned meditation master and peace ambassador Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be arriving in Portland, Oregon, with The Journey Within—a unique pathway to profound peace and personal growth.
“A Scary Home Companion” @ Victorian Belle | Live Radio Stage Dinner & Show
Summoned from the deepest, darkest pits of Hell and doomed to roam the earth for eternity (or at least six seasons per demonic contract), comes Portland’s own creepy and comical live radio stage show– Scary Home Companion!
Win Tickets ($64): Oliver Hazard & The Last Revel: Head West @ Aladdin Theater | Folk, Country
Much like their sorrowful, purposeful melodies, the members of The Last Revel contain this thick thread of self, and of place.
FREE Improv Workshop @ Deep End Theater | | Led by Domeka Parker
Join us for a fun afternoon of play! In this workshop we will dip our toes into Deep End’s unique improv style.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,300+): Festivals, Concerts, Comedy, Theater, Film, & More!
| Weekend
Win Tickets ($950) Pickathon 2026 @ Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR | Indie Music Festival
| Uncategorized
Watch 2026 World Cup @ Birdie Time Pub | $2 Rainier & $5 Wings
| events, SE Portland, sports
Happy Hour Sightseeing @ Portland Spirit | Food, Drinks, + River Sailing
| All Ages, Food & Drink
McMenamins Presents 7DS: The Absolute Worst Show: Worst. Vacation. Ever @ White Eagle Saloon | Interactive Open Mic Comedy & Storytelling
| Comedy
Win Tickets ($44) McMenamins Presents Coda (Led Zeppelin Tribute) @ Mission Theater | Rock & Roll
| events, music
Portland in the News: Angry Birds, Sidewalks Sparking Joy, Fleet Week Delays & More | June 4, 2026
| News
2026 White Lotus Summer Market @ Fubonn Shopping Center | FREE, AAPI Food Vendors, Artists & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Free, music, SE Portland, Shopping
Wine Wednesdays @ Négociant | Weekly Wine Flights & Tastings
| events, Food & Drink, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($81) McMenamins Presents Little Stranger w/ Tropidelic & Jarv @ Crystal Ballroom | Alt Indie Hip-Hop
| downtown, events, music
Win Tickets ($22) McMenamins Presents Decadent 80s Dance Party @ Crystal Ballroom | Portland’s Longest Running 80s Night
| Dance, downtown, events, music
Win Tickets ($81) McMenamins Presents Sondre Lerche @ Mission Theater | Indie Rock
| All Ages, events, music
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