A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
Nordic Northwest Presents 2023 Viking Beer Fest | Combat, Music, Axe Throwing, Merchants, Nordic Cuisine & More!
August 25-26 @ Nordic Northwest – Embark on a mesmerizing journey to the heart of Viking heritage at the 2023 Viking Beer Fest, where frothy brews and Nordic traditions meld together.
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Win Tickets ($48): Zoo Nights Featuring Jujuba @ Oregon Zoo | Danceable Afrobeat & Juju, Food, Drinks, All Ages Activities
Enjoy ridiculously danceable Afrobeat and Juju music on August 18 @ Oregon Zoo.
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Win Tickets ($50): Sarah Sherman @ Aladdin Theater | Saturday Night Live
August 25 @ Aladdin Theater – Sarah Sherman aka Sarah Squirm is currently a featured player on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
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Win Tickets ($70): Vacations, Last Dinosaurs @ Crystal Ballroom | Woozy Guitar Pop
November 3 @ Crystal Ballroom – – Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, VACATIONS is an indie alt band making waves across the globe. Their music encapsulates a dreamy intention, soundtracking moments in everyday life.
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Win Tickets ($50): Grammy Nominee Tab Benoit @ Aladdin Theater | w/ The Rumble, Delta Swamp Blues
August 24 @ Aladdin Theater – Tab Benoit has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues.
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2023 Washington Park Summer Festival @ Portland’s International Rose Test Garden Amphitheater | Free, Opera, Live Music, Dancers & More!
The Washington Park Summer Festival returns in 2023 to the Washington Park Amphitheater on August 5-7!
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Win Tickets ($50): Zoë Ferguson @ Lola’s Room | Pop
August 31 @ Crystal Ballroom – While buzzing Portland-based Zoë Ferguson may be best known these days as an in demand social media influencer with her finger on the pulse.
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Win Tickets ($60): Grammy Winner The SteelDrivers @ Aladdin Theater | Bluegrass
August 27 @ Aladdin Theater – What began as a casual jam session over a decade ago has become one of today’s leaders in the Americana/Bluegrass music world.
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Win Tickets ($70): Taylor Rave – A Taylor Swift Rave @ Crystal Ballroom | Remixes, Originals, Lasers, Neons, Balloons & more!
September 15 @ Crystal Ballroom – Taylor Rave features a night full of Taylor Swift remixes, originals, lasers, neons, balloons and more!
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2023 Portland World Naked Bike Ride | Meet @ Irving Park, Video, Photos, Schedule, FAQ
The World Naked Bike Ride is an annual, worldwide bike ride that highlights the vulnerability of cyclists everywhere and decries society’s dependence on pollution-based transport. In 2023, the ride starts at 9PM August 12.
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Win Tickets ($40+): Brews for New Avenues @ The Redd | The World’s Largest Rare Beer Auction, Silent Auction, Benefit for Homeless Youth
Brews for New Avenues features a silent auction, a live auction of rare and large format bottles, a lively food truck area & more August 19 at The Redd.
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Pasties & Panties @ Club Privata | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
August 11 @ Club Privata – We all love Pasties & Panties, so come to Club Privata with your favorite Pasties & Panties on display – the options are endless!
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Portland in the News: Peacock Lane Celebrates 100 Years, Self-serve Gas, Bee License Plate & More! | August 3, 2023
Portland will be one of 17 cities across the country to get an urban agriculture center as part of an investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Oregon’s new bee license plate was designed by a 16-year-old bee enthusiast.
And Portland’s famous Christmas Street, Peacock Lane, celebrates 100 years this week.
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Rosewood Saturday Celebrations 2023 | The Rosewood Initiative’s East Portland Makers’ Market & Resource Fair
Rosewood Saturday Celebrations brings together East Portland artisans and micro-entrepreneurs at a Makers’ Market & Resource Fair on August 26th.
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Win Tickets ($40): Teddy Bear Orchestra @ Mission Theater | Featuring Herr Konductor Directing a Beary Excellent Band
September 29 @ Mission Theater – Their owners threw them away, so these bears got together and started a beary excellent band.
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U.S. Senior Women’s Open @ Waverley Country Club | Featuring Some of Golf’s Greatest Players
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Waverley Country Club will host the 5th U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship August 24-27, 2023.
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Win Tickets ($70): Portland BBQ & Brews @ Washington Monroe Field | Live Music, Craft Beer, Cider, Wine, Spirits, Hot Sauces & more!
August 18th through 20th features three days of summer bliss at Portland BBQ & Brews! Tons of tasty BBQ (and other great food options), loads of Pacific Northwest craft beers, ciders, wine, spirits and live music to boot!
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Win Tickets ($90): Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine @ Crystal Ballroom | Perhaps the Last Ever Tour, Swingin’ Vegas Rock and Rap
September 13 @ Crystal Ballroom – America’s loudest lounge singer Richard Cheese performs swingin’ Vegas versions of rock and rap songs, “swankifying” popular Top40 hits into retro vocal standards.
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Win Tickets ($40): Desi Independence Bollywood Dance Party @ Lola’s Room | Featuring DJ Prashant
August 4 @ Lola’s Room – Come dressed in Orange, White, Green, or a dash of blue to celebrate Freedom with Jai Ho!
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Win Tickets ($52): Less Than Jake @ Revolution Hall | w/ The Toasters & The Venomous Pinks
August 22 @ Revolution Hall – The story of ska-rockin’ maestros Less Than Jake isn’t told in their sizable discography.
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Win Tickets ($40): Divino Niño @ Mission Theater | Dream Pop
October 12 @ Mission Theater – Divino Niño is an American-Colombian rock band based in Chicago.
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Win Tickets ($48): Zoo Nights Featuring Garcia Birthday Band @ Oregon Zoo | Grateful Dead Cover Band, Food, Drinks, All Ages Activities
August 11 @ Oregon Zoo – Oregon Zoo invites you to Oregon Zoo Nights: evenings filled with local music, food carts, activities for all ages.
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Brews for the Birds Beer & Music Festival in Sherwood | Music, Dancing, Arts & Crafts & More!
August 5-6 @ Langer’s Entertainment Center – Enjoy live music, art and crafts vendors and conservation exhibitors at this first-ever Brews for the Birds, presented by Langer’s Entertainment.
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Portland in the News: Local Connections to Women’s World Cup; Cleaner Columbia Slough; Best Desserts in Town & More! | July 27, 2023
A group of Portalnders is working toward a cleaner Columbia Slough.
These Portland restaurants really shine for their dessert menu.
And don’t miss these local connections to players in the Women’s World Cup.
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Barbenheimer – Barbie vs Oppenheimer @ Pairings Portland Wine Shop & Bar | 10 Wines, All The Controversy
July 25-30 @ Pairings Portland – Are you ready for Barbenheimer wine?! This week (July 25 – 31) our crazy wine flight gets extra out of control. Instead of one 5-wine flight per week, we’re pouring two 5-wine flights now thru Sunday!
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Win Tickets ($50): The Trip @ Mission Theater | Featuring Sword II, Hotline TNT, Toner, Julia’s War Band, Enumclaw
The Trip is coming to Mission Theater on August 16 featuring Sword II, Hotline TNT, Toner, Julia’s War Band, & Enumclaw.
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Win Tickets ($36): PACKS @ Mission Theater | Lo-fi Slacker-rock
October 24 @ Mission Theater – Crispy Crunchy Nothing revisits the fuzzy alt-rock of 2021 debut Take the Cake and adds some folksy twang to the mix for an album that explores the tension between independence and isolation.
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Win Tickets ($50): BLÜ Eyes @ Mission Theater | w/ Avery Lynch
November 16 @ Mission Theater – With a musical pseudonym borne out of light sensitivity (blue eyes being the most affected), and vulnerable, soul-baring lyrics, Stump is here to encapsulate the tenderness of the human experience.
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Win Tickets ($60): Matt Andersen @ Mission Theater | w/ Adam Baldwin
November 3 @ Mission Theater – When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays.
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Win Tickets ($40): Nation Of Language @ Revolution Hall | Brooklyn-based Synth Auteurs
August 12 @ Revolution Hall – Brooklyn-based synth auteurs Nation of Language first arrived to most in 2020 as one of the most heralded new acts of recent memory.
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Win Tickets ($80): Iris DeMent @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Pieta Brown, Country Folk
August 10 @ Aladdin Theater – On her transcendent new record, Workin’ On A World, Iris DeMent faces the modern world with its climate catastrophe, pandemic illness, and epidemic of violence and social injustice.
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Local Roots NW Showcase @ Al’s Den | Featuring Last Giant, Desert Shame
August 6 @ Al’s Den – Join us each month on first Sundays for the Local Roots Music Showcase featuring talented musicians from around the Pacific Northwest.
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Win Tickets ($48): Zoo Nights Featuring Ural Thomas and the Pain @ Oregon Zoo | Original Soul, Food, Drinks, All Ages Activities
August 4 @ Oregon Zoo – Oregon Zoo invites you to Oregon Zoo Nights: evenings filled with local music, food carts, activities for all ages.
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Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,900+): Mother’s Day Brunch & Gift Ideas, Canby Brewfest, Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer & Doughnut Fest & More!
| Weekend
2024 Grand Lodge Brewfest in Forest Grove | 40+ Taps, Beer, Cider, Wine, Spirits, Cocktails, Live Music & More!
| events, Food & Drink
Laugh Basement Comedy Show @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Featuring Imani Denae, Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, DJ BHOLT
| events, SE Portland
New Portland Jobs: Literary Arts, Albertina Kerr, Moda Health & More!
| Jobs
Hip Chicks Do Wine Present Moms & Mimosas | 2024 Portland Mother’s Day, Reservations, Sangria, Wine Flights, Snacks
| events, Food & Drink
Portland 2024 Mother’s Day Weekend Brunch, Events, Specials, Gift Ideas, & More!
| events
Celebrate Spring w/ Rae Loft | Pamper Day, Comedy, Jam Session, Game Night
| Uncategorized
Woodinville Whiskey Pairing Cocktail Dinner @ The EastBurn Public House | Cozy Atmosphere, Multi-Course Curated Dinner
| Uncategorized
Win Tickets ($50): John Cooper Clarke @ Mission Theater | ‘Godfather of Punk Poetry’
| events, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($50): Stop Light Observations @ Mission Theater | Rock, Pop, Indie
| All Ages, events, music, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($130): The LOX 30th Anniversary Tour @ Crystal Ballroom | Hip Hop, R&B
| All Ages, downtown, events, music
Win Tickets ($80): Everclear @ Crystal Ballroom | Iconic ’90s Alt-rock, w/ Marcy Playground, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
| All Ages, downtown, events, music
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