A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Win Tickets ($50): ShadowGrass @ Mission Theater | Fast Picking Bluegrass
June 28 @ Mission Theater – With their fast picking and fresh arrangements, ShadowGrass is moving forward in the bluegrass genre by incorporating each member’s varied influences.
Win Tickets ($44): Softcult @ Mission Theater | w/ Present
July 7 @ Mission Theater – Twin sisters Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn have been making music together since they were barely teenagers.
Win Tickets ($100): The Church, The Afghan Whigs @ Crystal Ballroom | Psychedelic-splashed Indie Rock, w/ Ed Harcourt
July 6 @ Crystal Ballroom – Few bands enter their fifth decade of making music with all the fierce creative energy of their early years. Even fewer bands are like The Church.
Win Tickets ($70): Harefest Presents Pride Amplified @ 503 Distilling | Band After Midnight ABBA Tribute, Hiding From Love Depeche Mode Tribute, Ursabomb 80s Dance Hits
HAREFEST, the annual Oregon tribute band music festival, is partnering with 503 Distilling to create Pride Amplified, a 21 & over Pride Month event on June 15.
2024 Rose City Book & Paper Fair @ Lloyd DoubleTree Portland | Featuring 60+ Booksellers, Rare & Collectible Books
Explore the Rose City Book & Paper Fair, June 14-15, at the Lloyd Doubletree in Portland.
Topaz Farm’s 2024 Americana Harvest Fest on Sauvie Island | Joy Oladokun, Rayland Baxter, The Brothers Comatose & more!
Topaz Farm’s 2024 Americana Harvest Fest is set to be a highlight of the summer, offering a series of live music events that blend the charm of Sauvie Island farm life with the vibrancy of Americana indie, folk, country, and bluegrass music.
Multnomah County REACH Presents Free Portland Community Events | Forest Park Walk, 2024 Juneteenth: Reclaiming Black Joy
Kick off your summer w/ these free community events from REACH.
Portland in the News: Moving by Bike; Fleet Week; Produce Row’s Impact & More | June 6, 204
The 21-mile Banks-Vernonia Trail west of Portland has been named a national recreation trail.
It’s Fleet Week and that means more bridge disruptions on Monday when the ships move out.
And after a few sluggish years, moving by bike is having a comeback in Portland.
Can Bar Celebrates Highball Week w/ Roku Gin Ricky with Blood Orange | Featuring Agrodolce Distilling Co., Patio
June 3-9 @ Can Bar – The intense flavor of Blood Orange blends well with the exotic citrus and herbal elements of Roku Gin.
Portland Spirit 2024 Father’s Day BBQ Brunch Cruises | Scenic Views, Live Music, Downtown Portland
June 16 @ Portland Spirit – Celebrate Father’s Day in a new way this year: bring the whole family aboard a Portland Spirit Cruise!
Win Tickets ($20): Soul Stew Featuring DJ Aquaman and Friends @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Funk, Soul, Disco
June 14 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Portland’s longest running DJ Dance Night, Soul Stew delivers deep & delicious cuts of funk, soul, disco & break beats on vinyl 45s.
Win Tickets ($40): Makeshift Casual, Chlorine @ Mission Theater | Moody & Groovy Rock ’n’ Roll, w/ Avocado Tuna, Forest Steeple
August 17 @ Mission Theater – Come see Makeshift Casual live if you want to have your brain blown, your ears tingled, and your socks rocked.
Win Tickets ($150): The Sisters of Mercy @ Crystal Ballroom | UK Goth Rock Legends, Post Punk, New Wave, w/ Blaqk Audio
October 11-12 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Sisters Of Mercy is a rock’n’roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine.
Win Tickets ($50): Gable Price & Friends @ Mission Theater | Alternative Rock & Roll
September 25 @ Mission Theater – Gable Price and Friends is a 4-piece alternative rock and roll band, with a whole lot of damage to do and a whole lot of cities to play.
Win Tickets ($50): Shinyribs @ Crystal Ballroom | Texas Blues, New Orleans R&B Funk, Horndriven Memphis Soul
June 28 @ Crystal Ballroom – Shinyribs defies genres as a sonic melting pot of Texas Blues, New Orleans R&B funk, horndriven Memphis Soul, country twang, border music, big band swing, and roots-rock.
Win Ticket ($40): Transviolet @ Mission Theater | w/ Cassidy King, Alternative Pop Rock
June 26 @ Mission Theater – After a successful catfishing on a musician networking website, Sarah McTaggart began to collaborate with producer and bassist Mike Panek across the world, and over the internet writing the beginnings of what would eventually become Transviolet.
Win Tickets ($55): Los Campesinos! @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Fresh, Indie Pop
June 25 @ Aladdin Theater – There exists a sustained closeness between this band and anyone who has ever been affected by their music.
Win Tickets ($90): Carbonaro: Lies on Stage @ Revolution Hall | Actor, Comedian, Magician, Carbonaro Effect
June 23 @ Revolution Hall – From his hit television series “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV, America’s favorite Trickster is thrilling audiences across the country with CARBONARO: LIES ON STAGE.
Win Tickets ($94): Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Bow Wow Wow, The Plimsouls, DJ Gregarious
June 26 @ Crystal Ballroom – Bailey came to prominence in the early 1980s as the lead vocalist for the new wave band Thompson Twins.
Club Privata Presents Thick Sexy Magic in Downtown Portland | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
Club Privata embraces body positivity and inclusivity for everyone – June 13 is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of all body types!
2024 Hankook Portland E-Prix @ Portland International Raceway | Live Music, Featuring Rounds 14 and 15 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Formula E is returning to Portland for Rounds 14 and 15 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on June 29 &30!
2024 Edgefield Brewfest | 100+ Beers & Ciders, Live Music, Family Friendly
June 21-23 @ McMenamins Edgefield – Head to McMenamins Edgefield for the 6th Annual Edgefield Brewfest: a weekend-long celebration of all things hoppy, malty, fruity and delicious.
Win Tickets ($72): Experience Theatre Project Presents Queen’s Feast Return of the Monarch @ The Butler Barn | An Interactive Tudor Feast of Intrigue
June 8 @ Butler Barn – The Queen’s Feast is an interactive dining experience where guests can feel a part of a traditional Tudor feast with just a little dash of intrigue for the invited guests… are you a loyalist or a rebel?
Portland in the News: Remembering Bill Walton; Summer Day Trips; Grass Pollen Season Starts | May 30, 2024
Summer’s upon us and that means we’re dreaming of summer day trips!
Keep those tissues nearby; grass pollen season has begun.
And we’re remembering NBA great Bill Walton, who passed away this week.
20th Anniversary Home Team Championships @ the RCR Hangar at Oaks Amusement Park | Heartless Heathers vs. High Rollers & Guns N Rollers vs. Break Neck Betties
June 8 @ Oaks Amusement Park – Be there to witness this one-time-only event and find out who skates away with the 2024 Champion Title.
Club Privata Presents Unicorn Beach Party – Zodiac Night in Downtown Portland | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
On June 8, Club Privata celebrates Summer and those rare wondrous beauties, the Unicorn.
2024 Blueprint Gala and Grand Concert @ Lloyd Center | Free Entry, Food, Beverage, Music, Silent Auction & More!
June 15 @ Lloyd Center – Come and join Blueprint for a day of entertainment, fun, and food!
Hip Chicks Do Wine Presents 2024 Rosé All Day | Rosé Flight, Frosè, Small Plates, Patio
June 8-9 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – Saturday June 8th is National Rosé Day! We love Rosé so much we thought why not celebrate all weekend.
2024 Noon Tunes Summer Concert Series @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Tuesdays & Thursdays
It’s not summer in Portland without FREE lunchtime concert series Noon Tunes every Tuesday & Thursday at Pioneer Courthouse Square from June 4-July 30.
Win Tickets ($104): The Damned (Night 2) @ Revolution Hall | w/ Special Guest The Avengers, Punk
June 16 @ Revolution Hall – The Damned of today defy any categorization and the ease of which songs from all phases of their career fit together in this ground-breaking spectacle is absolute proof.
With Love From PDX Presents Bad Dogs Studio Broom Making Workshop | w/ Dan Hawkins
Take an introduction to broom-making workshop with Dan Hawkins of Bad Dogs Studio in June w/ With Love From PDX.
Backfence Storytelling Presents Mistakes Were Made @ Powell’s Books | Featuring Authors and Stellar Community Members
Backfence PDX is closing down the main room at Powell’s to bring you a private storytelling event featuring authors and stellar community members telling 8-10 minute personal stories on June 15.
Win Passes ($240): Portland Horror Film Festival | 70 New Short and Feature Horror Films
Portland Horror Film Festival returns to the historic Hollywood Theatre and Clinton Street Theater June 5-9th for its 9th annual event!
Win Tickets ($50): Made With Pride @ Community Wine Bar | Featuring 11 Queer Owned Oregon Wineries, Queer Owned Food Vendors
June 9 @ Community Wine Bar – Join us as we come together to showcase the wines from 10+ queer owned Oregon wineries and a handful of queer owned food vendors!
Win Passes ($190): Sabertooth Music Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | Psychedelic Stoner Rock, Elder, Frankie and the Witch Fingers & more!
May 31-Juen 1 @ Crystal Ballroom – With its roots in Portland’s Crystal Ballroom’s psychedelic history, Sabertooth returns to the Crystal Ballroom for two nights of psychedelic stoner rock.
The Portland Lesbian Choir Presents Love Who You Love @ First United Methodist Church of Portland | Benefit for Queer Youth, Portland Pride Celebration
In its 38th season, PLC is celebrating Pride with Love Who You Love on June 14th and 15th at First United Methodist Church in SW Portland.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
New Portland Jobs: A to Z Wineworks, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Bulk Bookstore & More
| Jobs
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
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
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