A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Portland in the News: Swifts Early This Year; Lightning at Oregon State Fair; Best City to Survive Zombies & More! | September 7, 2023
A high-altitude research balloon was spotted over Portland Wednesday, prompting many to immediately think of alien spacecraft.
The Oregon Experience released a documentary on Portland activist and civil rights leader Beatrice Morrow Cannady, one of the first editors of Portland’s independent Black-owned newspaper The Advocate.
And due to Portland’s high number of hardware stores and outdoor gear stores, the Rose City ranks high on the list of major cities for best chances to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Cancelled: Optimism! Stand Up Comedy Game Show @ The Siren Theater | Prizes, Hosted by Jaren George & Justin Alexander
September 14 @ The Siren Theater – Optimism! is an interactive stand up show that allows audience members to participate in mini games.
Rose City Rollers @ Oaks Park | Wreckers Doubleheader & Juniors Season Opener
The Wreckers are kicking off our fall season on Saturday, September 9th with a doubleheader followed by a Juniors Double Header on September 10 @ Oaks Park.
Win Tickets ($20): The Quick & Easy Boys @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Rock and Roll Power Trio
September 16 @ Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – The Quick & Easy Boys are a power-trio who create their own blend of rock and roll. Imagine the Minutemen, the Police, and Band of Gypsy’s rolled into one.
Win Tickets ($60): Wolfmother @ Revolution Hall | 8PM, Hard Rock, w/ Fever Dog
September 21 @ Revolution Hall – Led by vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale, Wolfmother has amassed a global fanbase, played to packed-house crowds around the world.
Cancelled: Saving Abel @ Mission Theater | w/ King Falcon, Southern Rock
Cancelled: December 3 @ Mission Theater – Saving Abel is a Southern rock band with catchy hooks and heavy riffs founded by Jared Weeks and Jason Null.
Win Tickets ($44): Maude Latour: Twin Flame Tour @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Devon Again, Indie Pop
September 29 @ AladdThe past few years, Maude Latour has been honing her craft, pushing herself to tackle uncomfortable truths and blow open the idea of what a pop song can be.
Win Tickets ($60): Aparna Nancherla: The Unreliable Narrator Book Tour Featuring Mostly Standup @ Aladdin Theater | Conan, Comedy Central
September 28 @ Aladdin Theater – Aparna is an established comedian, actor and writer who performs all over the place.
Win Tickets ($80): Tangerine Dream @ Revolution Hall | Electronic, Ambient
September 22 @ Revolution Hall – Over the last 53 years, Tangerine Dream released more than one hundred albums.
Zoiglfest 2023 @ The ZED PDX | Oktoberfest Celebration, Beer, Live Music, Food, Crafts, Games & More!
September 15-16 @ The ZED – Loosen Up Your Lederhosen and join us for beer sampling, live music, family-friendly activities, pretzels and brats, yard games, and a fashion show!
Win Tickets ($99): Grammy Winner Billy Strings @ Moda Center | Fusing Bluegrass to Psych-rock, Country & Jam Music
September 29-30 @ Moda Center – Billy Strings fuses bluegrass to psych-rock, country, and jam music, without fussing over what bluegrass should be.
Fiesta Friday @ Club Privata | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
September 15 @ Club Privata – Join us for the start of Hispanic Heritage Month at our Fiesta Friday party!
2023 Forest Grove Corn Roast and Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival | Open to All Artists, Food Trucks, Vendors, Games & More!
September 16 in Forest Grove – This year, two of Forest Grove’s signature events combine for community-wide harvest celebration.
Thimbleberry’s 2023 Harvest Celebration Brunch @ Mt. Hood Center | Family Friendly, Live Music, Silent Auction, Activities & More!
September 17@ Mt. Hood Center – Thimbleberry’s 2023 Harvest Celebration Brunch features great food and drinks to purchase, live music, educational activities, a silent auction, and more.
Portland in the News: Permanent Outdoor Dining; Rare Black Swan; City Council Voting Districts & More! | August 31, 2023
A boon during the pandemic, Portland’s street seating program for restaurants is set to become permanent.
This year, Bella Organic Farm is making a huge statement with their corn maze that reads, “No more silence. End gun violence.”
And Portland has released the 4 boundaries of the new City Council voting districts, which will first be used in November of 2024.
Gifford’s Flowers 85th Anniversary Celebration in Downtown Portland | Meet the Florists, See Stunning Arrangements
Seotenver 7 @ Gifford’s Flowers – Enjoy an unforgettable evening as Gifford’s Flowers commemorate 85 years!
Win Tasting Flights ($60): Pairings Portland Presents Astrology Week | 2023 Labor Day Weekend Wine Tasting
August 28-September 4 @ Pairings Portland – For this week’s 5-wine flight the Stars are A-Wined with wines paired to the next 5 astrological signs—Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius & Capricorn.
Ride with REACH! Community Ride @ Floyd Light Middle School | Loaner E-Bikes Provided, All Ages, Family Friendly
Join the Multnomah County REACH program for a community bike ride on September 9 at Floyd Light Middle School.
Win Tickets ($40): Field Medic @ Aladdin Theater | Lo-fi Folk, w/ Olivia Barton
September 18 @ Aladdin Theater – Field Medic is the lo-fi folk project of Kevin Patrick Sullivan.
Win Tickets ($70): Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Special Guest Goodnight, Texas & Jackson Stokes
September 15 @ Aladdin Theater – Rock n Roll recording artists and globetrotting journeymen, Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter have their sights set on a World Record with their new SEE IT ALL TOUR 2023.
2023 FREE Huckleberry Festival @ Bingen, WA | Beer Garden, Wine, Live Music, Pies, Dancing Horses, Cornhole Tourney & More!
September 8-10 @ Bingen, WA – the 2023 Hucklebery Festival features fresh baked Huckleberry pies, Huckleberry ice cream and many other Huckleberry items.
Win Tickets ($24): Ogre Record Release Show @ Mission Theater | w/ Sea Moss, Common Girl & Hewn
September 21 @ Mission Theater – Pre-crash bunker wave earth tone noxious metal rubber tone mathscape grass-fed conglomerate bass post-ego brown noise premeditated deathcore punk rock jazz hands from Portland.
Win Tickets ($60): 2nd Chance Homecoming w/ DJ Gregarious and VJ Disorder @ Mission Theater | Playing Your Favorites From the 80s, 90s & 2000s
September 23 @ Mission Theater – Whether you were the jock or cheerleader, the social outcast or the quirky art kid – all are welcome at The Second Chance Homecoming Dance!
Win Tickets ($36): Portland Oktoberfest @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Live Music, Beer, Wine, Spirits, Costume Contest, Stein-holding Competitions & more!
September 22-23 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – Bring your steins, dirndls, and lederhosen – Munich’s favorite fest has arrived in downtown Portland.
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Winner Keb’ Mo’ @ Revolution Hall | Roots, w/ Scott Mulvahill
September 18 @ Revolution Hall – Keb’ Mo’ stands as one of the most accomplished and respected artists working in contemporary roots music today.
Win Tickets ($20): Integer Quintet, Joseph Mammarella, Like Mang @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Modern Jazz, Fusion, Groove
September 7 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Integer Quintet is the newest iteration of “Integer” projects by Todd Marston (keyboards/compositions).
Win Tickets ($70): Ben Bailey @ Crystal Ballroom | Cash Cab, Comedy
September 30 @ Crystal Ballroom – Ben Bailey drove the smash hit series “Cash Cab” (still in syndication around the world) for over 550 episodes.
Win Tickets ($64): Rising Appalachia @ Crystal Ballroom | Southern Roots, w/ Lily Henley
November 5 @ Crystal Ballroom – As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots to create the inviting new folk album, Leylines.
Powell’s Books Presents Chuck Palahniuk @ Revolution Hall | Bestselling Author of Fight Club and Choke
September 5 @ Revolution Hall – Chuck Palahniuk, bestselling author of Fight Club and Choke, joins us for an evening celebrating the release of his latest novel, Not Forever, But for Now. Prepare yourself for an author/fan experience unlike any other.
Portland in the News: BottleDrop Matches Maui Donations; Portland Named Coolest City; Weird Wine & More! | August 24, 2023
Weird wines are gaining ground in Oregon.
Vancouver is developing a Pike Place Market style market called Terminal 1 set to open in 2028.
Oregon’s BottleDrop network is matching up to $25,000 on 10-cent bottle and can donations to support relief efforts in Maui.
MADE Handmade Bike Show @ Zidell Yards | 200+ Builders and Brands
August 25-27 @ Zidell Yards – The inaugural MADE Handmade Bike show is happening this week at Portland’s Ziddell Yards.
The Lovecats [Cure Tribute] @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ New Sensation [INXS] & Louder Than Moz [Smiths]
August 25 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Lovecats The Cure tribute rotates nearly 2-hours of the emotion, look, and sound of an album-quality early-era Cure performance.
Win Tickets ($30): The Girl, Interrupt’r Comedy Tour @ Mission Theater | Featuring Pallavi Gunalan, Monica Nevi & Elena C. Hayden
September 13 @ Mission Theater – The Girl, Interrupt’r Comedy Tour featuring Monica Nevi (Big Step-Dad Energy, ESPN) and Pallavi Gunalan (Netflix is a Joke, Laugh Factory Fresh Faces) kick off the first ever “Girl, Interrupt’r” West Coast Women of Comedy Tour, presented by Oregon Roots and Rip City Comedy.
Win Tickets ($40): Shafty @ Crystal Ballroom | Portland’s Tribute to Phish
September 16 @ Crystal Ballroom – 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.
Win Tickets ($40): Stop Light Observations, Little Bird @ Mission Theater | Rock, Pop, Indie
Stop Light Observations is a dynamic five-piece hailing from Charleston, South Carolina. Their sound is a unique blend of rock, pop, and indie, infused with electronic beats and soulful vocals. See them November 7 at Mission Theater.
Win Tickets ($40): Blue Collar Budget Wine Fest @ Pairings Portland Wine Shop & Bar | Tasting 12 Wines, Bottle & Case Discounts
August 24-27 @ Pairings Portland Wine Shop & Bar – Blue Collar Budget Wine Fest will be pouring 12 wines you can taste all of for $20, and selling those wines for $15 a bottle or, $160 for a mixed case.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Watch 2026 World Cup Games @ Sticky Wicket | 7 TVs, 16 Taps, POG Shots
| events, north portland, sports
Win Tickets ($46): McMenamins presents Holi Summer Fest: A Celebration of Color @ Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, OR | Organic Colors, Bollywood & Bhangra Dance Party
| Dance, music
Italy in the Valley @ Cana’s Feast Winery | Italian Food, Wine Tastings, Vendors
| events, Food & Drink
Petal Pedal in Silverton, OR @ The Oregon Garden | Oregon’s Premier Day Ride
| Active Lifestlye, All Ages, events
Harmony in the Vineyard in Dayton, OR @ Stoller Family Estate | Benefit Concert for Music Education
| Food & Drink, music
Win Tickets ($70): 8th Annual Edgefield Brewfest | 100+ Beers & Ciders, Live Music, Games
| All Ages, Food & Drink, music
Win Tickets ($42): McMenamins Presents Essie & The Hum, Johnny Franco & His Real Brother Dom, + Cafe Humm @ Crystal Ballroom | Indie-Folk, Rock
| events, music
Win Tickets ($70): McMenamins Presents DJ Logic & Friends @ Mission Theater | Celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead
| events, music
Plant Bingo @ Hip Chicks Do Wine in SE Portland | A fabulous afternoon of wine, plants, and plenty of sass
| events, Food & Drink, LGBTQ, SE Portland
Win Weekend Passes ($950): Pickathon 2026 @ Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR | Indie Music Festival
| Uncategorized
Watch 2026 World Cup @ Birdie Time Pub in Central SE Portland | $2 Rainier & $5 Wings
| events, SE Portland, sports
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