A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
Win Tickets ($70): Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band: Shooting Star Tour @ Revolution Hall | Country, Folk, Guitar, Banjo, w/ Nolan Taylor
Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band are coming to Portland’s Revolution Hall on October 27!
Win Tickets ($64): 80s Video Dance Attack Halloween Party @ Revolution Hall in SE Portland | 2-Floors, Supersize Production, Lights, Videos, Costumes
October 26 @ Revolution Hall – The 80s Video Dance Attack 2024 Halloween Party is ready to haunt Revolution Hall!
Win Tickets ($70): Portland Cello Project @ Aladdin Theater | Featuring Skip vonKuske and Diane Chaplin
October 25 @ Aladdin Theater – Formed in 2006 in Portland, The Portland Cello Project quickly evolved into a nationally-recognized performing, recording and educational group touring everywhere in North America, performing in every type of venue imaginable
Win Tickets ($70): The Wonder Years & The Menzingers @ Revolution Hall | w/ Liquid Mike
The Wonder Years & The Menzingers headline Revolution Hall on October 24.
Artists Repertory Theatre Presents The Event | A Close Encounter of the Third Kind Filled with Surprising Twists, Turns, Laughter & Optimism
October 13-November 10 @ Artists Repertory Theater -If you need a play that will be a sanctuary of laughter and optimism, this is the show for you!
Win Tickets ($30): Family Mystic, Whalien, Love Mischief @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Classic Funk, Psychedelia, Progressive Jazz
October 19 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Family Mystic is a four piece vocal ensemble surfing the ebb & flows of present day Portland.
Fall Circus Soiree @ AWOL Dance Collective | Immersive Experience Featuring Extraordinary Talent
October 19 @ A-WOL Dance Collective – Prepare to be captivated by an evening of extraordinary talent and boundless creativity at A-WOL’s Circus Soiree.
This Halloween, Get Lost in the Corn @ Bella Organic! | Thank You Teachers Corn Maze & Haunted Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Farm Animals & More!
Bella Organic Halloween corn mazes have something for everyone!
BeerQuest Walking Tours Presents Murder, Ghosts + Grave Robbers in Downtown Portland | Spooky Storytelling Event
Dive into #spookyseason with captivating tales from Portland’s dark and lawless history!
POSTPONED: The LOX 30th Anniversary Tour @ Crystal Ballroom | Hip Hop, R&B
November 10 @ Crystal Ballroom – Yonkers-bred rap trio The LOX notched a string of memorable hits during the ’90s Bad Boy era of hip-hop.
Win Tickets ($140): The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Frankie Rose
October 30 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Psychedelic Furs may not have invented rock & roll per se, but their influence since arriving on the post-punk scorched earth landscape four decades ago has reverberated and resonated.
Win Tickets ($50): Genevieve Stokes @ Mission Theater | w/ Lily Kershaw, Alt Pop
October 31 @ Mission Theater – One of alternative pop’s brightest stars, Genevieve Stokes has been named among People’s “Emerging Artists” to watch list.
Win Tickets ($50): nobigdyl. @ Mission Theater | Dove Award Winning Rapper, Hip Hop
October 30 @ Mission Theater – nobigdyl. is most known most for combining concept driven lyricism with eclectic production.
2024 Portland Halloween Celebrations @ McMenamins | Costume Contests, Halloween Parties, Haunted Tours, Pumpkin Carving & More!
Spooky season is finally here! Whether you’re planning a night of fun and treats, ghoulish tricks or something in between, McMenamins has you covered with a variety of events throughout the month.
Win Tickets ($56): Halloween Candy & Wine Pairing @ Hip Chicks Do Wine | 5 Candies Paired w/ 5 Wines, Witches Brew Sangria
October 18-20, 25-27 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – Join Hip Chicks Do Wine for a fun pairing of Halloween Candy and Wine. Flight includes 5 candies paired with 5 wines + a sample of our Seasonal Witches Brew Sangria.
WOW Market PDX @ Urbanite | Featuring 40 Makers, Demos, Classes & More!
COME CHECK OUT the Wood & Other Wonders market at Urbanite Second Sundays from 10AM-4PM.
Portland in the News: Beautiful Fall Colors, Spooky Weekend, Megan Rapinoe, New Voting System, & More | October 2, 2024
This summer, Downtown Portland saw increased foot traffic, the most in the last 4 years.
Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe was inducted into University of Portland’s 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame.
And Portland will host the 2028 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Regional Rounds at the Moda Center.
Creating Keepsakes Presents Come Scrap with Us! Shop, Learn, and Crop! Scrapbook Convention in Hillsboro | Classes for All Ages, Crop Events & More!
See what’s trending in the industry and try new products at Creating Keepsakes scrapbook convention on October 11-12 in Hillsboro.
Explore Oregon’s Hood River Fruit Loop | Fall Fruit Harvest, 100+ Varieties of Apples, Fiesta Days, Cider Days, Fresh & Hard Cider, Pumpkins & More!
Apple season has arrived at the Hood River Fruit Loop! The stands will be full of all your favorites and if you want to u-pick your own.
Get Spooked at Haunted Escape Room – Escapism’s Malice Manor in NE Portland | Ghost Story, Private Rooms, 2024 Halloween Activity
Open Daily in NE Portland – Secrets can be hidden, but never destroyed. This was the harsh lesson learned by the members of the Randle family, whose cursed bloodline came to a tragic and mysterious end nearly a hundred years ago.
Hawthorne Ghost Tour | Spooky & Real-life Stories of Portland’s Old Red Light District, 2024 Portland Halloween
The Hawthorne Ghost Tour is a fun, exciting, and educational adventure through the heart of East Portland’s most haunted street.
Blueprint Choral Ensembles Presents FREE Above All Odds Concert in NE Portland | Songs for Overcoming, Striving & Rising, Free Dessert
October 11 in NE Portland – Blueprint’s fall show places focus on just that: overcoming the odds.
Standing up to obstacles, and finding that they haven’t half the strength you think they have!
Win Tickets ($44): Backfence Presents Roulette Storytelling @ Alberta Rose Theater | Featuring Returning Champions, The 5th Strongest Woman in the World & More!
October 17 @ Alberta Rose Theater – At Roulette, each storyteller has only 5 minutes to come up with a true 5-minute story based on their prompt!
Win Tickets ($70): Distillers Fest West @ Oregon Convention Center | Featuring 40+ Distillers, Sample Rare Spirits, Explore West Coast’s Most Talented Distillers, Promo/Discount Code
October 11 @ Oregon Convention Center – Distillers Fest West will showcase the finest in craft spirits with over 40 distiller booths offering a variety of tastings from Oregon’s top distilleries.
Win Tickets ($50): Little Cloud Records Showcase LSD & The Search For God + Sun Atoms @ Mission Theater | Featuring Peter Holmstrom from The Dandy Warhols, Tremours
December 11 @ Mission Theater – LSD and the Search for God hit the Northern California coast in 2005 dosing San Francisco with hypnotic shows built upon swirling guitars, otherworldly drones, fuzzed-out pop melodies, and dreamy vocal harmonies.
With Love, From PDX and A.R. Moss Present Holiday Wreath Workshop | All Materials Provided to Create A Lush Holiday Decoration
On November 7 you will have an hour to create a beautiful foliage base wreath for your door this holiday season.
Win Tickets ($94): The Dandy Warhols 30th Anniversary @ Crystal Ballroom | Psych-rock, Soegaze, Power Pop, Synth Pop & More!
December 12 @ Crystal Ballroom – Combining psych-rock, shoegaze, power pop, synth pop, and more with the cheeky detachment of their pop-art namesake, the Dandy Warhols are equally skilled at heady reveries and satirical pop.
Win Tickets ($40): Mungo @ Mission Theater | R&B, Afrobeat, Soul
October 27 @ Mission Theater – Meet Mungo, a true artistic chameleon whose creativity knows no bounds.
Win Tickets ($59): Mdou Moctar @ Revolution Hall | Nigerien Quartet, w/ Rosali
October 23 @ Revolution Hall – Funeral For Justice is the new album by Mdou Moctar. Recorded at the close of two years spent touring the globe following the release of 2019 breakout Afrique Victime, it captures the Nigerien quartet in ferocious form.
Win Tickets ($70): Blackberry Smoke: Be Right Here Tour @ Revolution Hall | w/ Jason Scott & The High Heat
October 22 @ Revolution Hall – When Charlie Starr started writing the songs that would become Blackberry Smoke’s new album, Be Right Here, the first tune the vocalist/lead guitarist worked up was “Dig A Hole.”
Win Tickets ($60): Valley @ Revolution Hall | w/ Mickey Darling & Charli Adams
October 21 @ Revolution Hall – Juno Award nominated band Valley return this year with their most intimate and personal record yet.
Win Tickets ($50): Gaelic Storm @ Aladdin Theater | Celtic Juggernaut
October 21 @ Aladdin Theater – With their latest release, Go Climb a Tree, Gaelic Storm’s music has never sounded more representative of themselves as musicians and as live performers.
Win Tickets ($40): My Siamese Twin @ Mission Theater | 80s Cover Band Celebrating the Music of John Huges Films
October 18 @ Mission Theater – Join us for a very unique My Siamese Twin show as they play music featured in the John Hughes 80’s movies.
2024 Underhill Haunted House Season of Screams @ Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 3 Giant Haunted Houses, Halloween Market & More!
Through November 2 @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Three tales of terror in the 40,000 square-foot basement of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum! All new twists and turns, creatures that stalk you, and a large vendor area.
Rose City Vintage Market @ Portland Expo Center | A Treasure Trove of Vintage Delights, First Pick
Get ready to step back in time and indulge in the charm of yesteryears as Rose City Vintage Market makes its highly anticipated return on October 12-13 at Portland Expo Center.
Science Friday and World Forestry Center Present Land of the Lichen | Meet the Experts, Featuring NPR’s Ira Flatow
October 30 @ World Forestry Center – Ira Flatow is coming to the World Forestry Center for a day full of the fuzzy growths on trees, roofs, and gravestones.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($2,600+): Festivals, Concerts, Comedy, Theater, Film, & More!
| Weekend
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| News
Spend the Day at the Farm @ Frog Pond Farm | Visit, Feed, and Interact with 80+ Animals
| All Ages, events
Friends of Dorothy with Poison Waters @ The Reser in Beaverton | A Queer Cabaret Featuring Local Talent
| All Ages, events, LGBTQ, music, theater
Midsommar-Ket and VHS Swap @ Dots | Local Artist, VHS, and Vendor Market
| events, music, SE Portland, Shopping
New Portland Jobs: A to Z Wineworks, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Bulk Bookstore & More
| Jobs
The Third Lounge Presents The Variety Society Returns @ ADX | A Benefit Night of Comedy & Music
| All Ages, Comedy, events, Free, music, SE Portland
The Dinner Detective in Downtown Portland | Largest Murder Mystery Dinner Show In The U.S.
| Comedy, downtown, events, Food & Drink, theater
This Is An Awesome Comedy Show @ Show Bar at Revolution Hall | Featuring Sean Jordan and Kyle Kinane
| Comedy, SE Portland
Win Tickets ($38): Forest Pub: Drag as a Doorway to the Forest @ Mission Theater | An Evening of Drag, Dialogue, and Connection with Nature
| events, LGBTQ, NW Portland
ForestFest: Free Day at the Discovery Museum @ World Forestry Center | Hiking, Live Music, Storytelling, and More!
| Active Lifestlye, All Ages, Books, events, music, NW Portland
Watch Portland Fire @ The High Dive | Happy Hour, Service Industry Discounts
| events, Food & Drink, Portland Fire, SE Portland, sports
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