A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
CANCELLED: Bettye LaVette @ Aladdin Theater | Soul Singer
November 14 @ Aladdin Theater – Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation”, Bettye LaVette is a vocalist who can take any type of song and make it completely her own.
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MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,100+): Flynn Creek Circus, Edgefield Oktoberfest, Beaverton Restaurant Week, Bridge City Block Party & More! | September 22-25, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Harvest season is here! Get your pumpkin from the field at Packer Farms Fall Festival. Shop locally produced goods at PDX Moon Market. Artists Repertory Theatre presents The Hombres. Thrill the World dance practices begin this weekend. And only two more weeks to hunt for Bigfoot w/ Portland Spirit.
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Portland in the News: Peak Swift; Easy Voting; Portland 80% Recovered | September 22, 2022
According to a review by the New York Times, Oregon is the easiest state to vote in – so no excuses!
Portland’s business district is still feeling pains from the pandemic, but the entertainment sector is nearly in full swing.
And Portland is at Peak Swift at the moment. To see them, look up in the skies around dusk when they’re swirling around hollow trees and chimney stacks.
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FREE Oktoberfest Vegan Night Market Portland in SE Portland | Raffle, 50+ local Vegan Restaurants, Pop-ups, Beer, Cider, DJ Retrobot
September 24 in SE Portland – Grab your friends and head to the Oktoberfest Vegan Night Market.
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Flynn Creek Circus Presents Balloons, Birds and Other Flying Things @ The Lot at Zidell Yards | Wild Acrobatics, Comedy, Awe-inspiring Stunts
September 22-25 @ The Lot at Zidell Yards – Internationally award winning talents from around the globe come together in this star-studded cast of creators. This show is like no other circus, cabaret or variety you’ve ever scene.
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Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Winner Graham Nash @ Revolution Hall | Founding Member of Both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash
October 5 @ Revolution Hall – Legendary singer-songwriter GRAHAM NASH is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee-with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies.
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Win Tickets ($50): Duo Violão Plus One @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Featuring Acclaimed Guitar Master Rogerio Souza on 7-string Guitar
October 9 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Duo Violão + One is a choro and samba trio with acclaimed guitar master Rogerio Souza on 7-string guitar.
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Win Tickets ($44): Alex Cameron @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Loah, Synth Pop
Catch Alex Cameron, Roy Molloy, and their band of perpetual freshness in Portland on October 7 at Aladdin Theater.
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Win Tickets ($60): The Paper Kites: North American Tour 2022 @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Rosie Carney, Indie Rock, Folk
October 5 @ Aladdin Theater – Give them your tired, your lonely, your lovesick, your unsure, The Paper Kites have a song for each of them.
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Win Tickets ($50): Zingaresca Ensemble @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Featuring Celebrated Roma (Gypsy) Guitar Virtuoso Vadim Kolpakov, 7-String Guitar
September 23 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Zingaresca Ensemble features a blending of the sophistication of classical music with the fiery vitality of folk musical expression.
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Win Tickets ($70): Terrible, Thanks For Asking @ Aladdin Theater | Award-winning Podcast
October 10 @ Aladdin Theater – Called “a gift” by The New York Times, Terrible, Thanks For Asking is sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and often both.
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Win Tickets ($50): Floater performs Pink Floyd’s “Animals” @ Crystal Ballroom | Rock
December 3 @ Crystal Ballroom – With intense and unforgettable live performances, their fan base has grown over the years to a fever pitch and Floater fans are legendary for their dedication.
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Win Tickets ($44): Holy Fawn @ Mission Theater | w/ SOM, Grivo
November 9 @ Mission Theater – Through an otherworldly conjuration of heavy guitars, soothing dissonance, and textural space, HOLY FAWN invoke music from seen and unseen corners and crevices of the wilderness.
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Bodyvox Presents Pearl Dive Live | Featuring Collaborators Matt Groening, Poison Waters & More!
October 6-8, 13-15 @ BodyVox – Pearl Dive Live melds creative worlds in a collaboration of movement and ideas, the likes of which have never been seen. We are flipping the script, taking the filmed episodes of Pearl Dive Project and presenting them on stage: Pearl Dive Live.
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The ZED and Zoiglhaus Brewing Present 2022 ZoiglFest | Oktoberfest Celebration, Beer, Music, Games
Friday September 30th from 6-9p & Saturday October 1st 12-9p join us as our community celebrates Oktoberfest the Zoigl way!
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Win Tickets ($30): Portland Book Festival @ Portland Art Museum | Author Panels, Pop-Up Readings, Workshops, Kids’ Story time, Book Fair & More!
Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, returns to the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues on Saturday, November 5, 2022.
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Tots & Tempranillo @ Hip Chicks Do Wine | Featuring 3 Wines From 3 Urban Winemakers, Tots & Sauce
October 1-2 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – We’re hosting a fun pairing of 3 Tempranillos from 3 Portland Urban Winemakers!
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2022 Beaverton Restaurant Week | Dine Local to Taste Global, Featuring 40+ Restaurants
September 22-October 2 – Downtown Beaverton is home to a diverse array of delicious, independent restaurants serving up flavors from around the world.
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MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,900+): Fall RV & Van Show, The Hombres, Stand Up Comedy, Ghost Tour & More! | September 15-18, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Laugh at Vibe Comedy Stand Up Showcase. Sample fresh beers at Inaugural Fresh-Hopped Fest @ Wilsonville Old Church & Pub. And discover new food & beverage products at Oregon Angel Food Grand Finale & Marketplace.
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Portland in the News: Cargo Bikes to the Rescue; Zoobomb’s Rebirth; PingPong Ball Dropping Drones Help Firefighters | September 15, 2022
If the big one hits the Pacific Northwest, a crew of local cyclists are prepared to help out in a huge way.
UAVs dropping mini fire bombs helped Oregon firefighters fight wildfires this season.
And after a several years hiatus, Zoobomb is seeing a resurgence.
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Packer Orchards 2022 Fall Festival in Hood River | Corn Maze, Pumpkins, Farm Animals & More!
Packer Farm Place’s Fall Festival starts September 15 featuring Corn maze, activity field, giant slide, corn pit, play area, hay tower, and more!
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Postponed: Tommy Cash @ Crystal Ballroom | Hip Hop, Rap
October 26 @ Crystal Ballroom – Born in ’91, on the last year of the Soviet Union Tommy Cash experienced a blend of the Baltic ghetto and the lingering Russian heritage whilst growing up.
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Win Tickets ($70): ANTIfest with ANTI-FLAG @ Crystal Ballroom | Good Riddance, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, The Last Gang, The Black Tones, & The Macks
October 8 @ Crystal Ballroom – Punk rock renegades Anti-Flag have been packaging their subversive political messages in hardcore hooks for over two decades.
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Cancelled: Klangstof @ Mission Theater | Synth-Pop, Post-Rock
Indie Rock band Klangstof is coming to Mission Theater on October 21.
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Win Tickets ($30): SeepeopleS @ Mission Theater | w/ Kid Ferris, Caragold
October 20 @ Crystal Ballroom – The anti-genre indie pranksters SeepeopleS have been a band for 22 years.
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Win Tickets ($40): The Brevet @ Mission Theater | Alternative Rock, Folk, Surf, R&B
October 1 @ Mission Theater – Nestled in between Los Angeles and San Diego lies Orange County, CA: a culturally, economically, and environmentally diverse community with an identity all of its own.
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Win Tickets ($70): The Midnight @ Crystal Ballroom | Synthwave, w/ Nightly
September 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Midnight, the duo of producer Tim Daniel McEwan and singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, are masters of flipping the disparate archetypes of yearning American youth.
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Win Tickets ($70): Heaven 17 @ Crystal Ballroom | English New Wave & Synth-pop
October 5 @ Crystal Ballroom – Heaven 17, please remember, were not even intended to be a group. In the beginning was the British Electric Foundation, or B.E.F., for short.
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Club Privata Presents Wet Dream End of Summer Party | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
September 23 @ Club Privata – All good things must come to an end, but at Club Privata the fun never stops just because summer is ending.
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Win Tickets ($30): Object Heavy @ Mission Theater | w/ The Graduating Class, Progressive Soul, Funk, R&B
November 4 @ Mission Theater – Object Heavy is Northern California’s hardest hitting Soul sensation.
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Win Tickets ($40): Marlon Williams @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Merk, Indie Folk
September 29 @ Aladdin Theater – A versatile singer/songwriter based out of New Zealand, Marlon Williams crafts narrative-driven, atmospheric indie folk songs.
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Win Tickets ($50): Bear’s Den @ Revolution Hall | w/ Izzy Heltai, British Folk
October 3 @ Revolution Hall – Formed in London 2012, Bear’s Den have amassed a dedicated and international fan base with their anthemic songs.
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Win Tickets ($20): Hardwood Heart, Moon Balloon, Austin Quattlebaum @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Montana String Band
September 22 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Hardwood Heart is a Montana string band serving up exploratory bluegrass/rock/jazz/Americana to anybody with an open mind.
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MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,800+): Hood River Ciderfest, Crab Festival, St. Johns Spring Fling, Gorge Open Studios Tour & More!
| Weekend
Portland in the News: Leave No Trace Spotlight; Nanobreweries; Greenest City | April 25, 2024
| News
New Portland Jobs: Literary Arts, Pacific Opportunities, People’s Food Co-op & More!
| Jobs
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month in May! | Giveaway, Regional Activities, Mother’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day & More!
| events, Food & Drink
Fiesta Caliente 2024 Cinco de Mayo Celebration @ Club Privata in Downtown Portland | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
| downtown, events
Win Tickets ($50): SOLD OUT – OK NOT OK – A Radiohead Tribute @ Mission Theater | Featuring Members of the Portland Cello Project
| events, music, NW Portland
Heidi Duckler Dance Northwest presents “Come As You Are” @ PLACE Studio | Dance, Visuals, Spoken Word
| NW Portland
2024 Portland Spirit Mother’s Day Cruises | Brunch, Mimosas, Beautiful Willamette River Views, Live Music
| All Ages, downtown, events
Laugh Basement Comedy Show @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Featuring Mav Viola, Hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, DJ BHOLT
| events, SE Portland
Win Tickets ($80): Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer & Doughnut Festival @ Culmination Brewing | 13 Breweries, 13 Roasters, 13 Bakers
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, NE Portland
Boom Arts Presents “The History of Empires” @ The Armory | A Cheerfully Nihilistic Dance/Theater Piece
| All Ages, downtown, events, theater
Win Tickets ($40): Fox and Bones “Long Time Honey” Record Release @ Mississippi Studios | Featuring Quick & Easy Boys, w/ Reb & the Good News
| events, music, north portland
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