A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
2023 Mississippi Street Fair in North Portland | 3 Music Stages, Rib-Off Competition, Kid Zone, 250+ Vendors
July 15 on N. Mississippi Avenue – With 3 music stages, Grandfather’s Rib-Off competition, Kid Zone, hundreds of vendors, shopping, and dining – the Mississippi Street Fair has something for everyone.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,900+): Chamber Music Northwest’s Summer Festival, Backfence PDX, Bigfoot Cruise & More! | July 6-9, 2023
The weekend is back, Portland! Portland Spirit is launching two new cruises this month:Bigfoot & 7 Wonders of the Gorge. Chamber Music Northwest’s Summer Festival continues this week w/ free open rehearsals and live music. And Backfence PDX returns to Alberta House w/ Roulette Storytelling!
Portland in the News: Minimum Wage Increase; Digital Nomads; Pete Buttigieg Tours 82nd & More! | July 6, 2023
Portland is high on the list of top cities for digital nomads.
America’s oldest Tofu shop is Ota Tofu in SE Portland.They’re planning to open a second shop in North Portland.
And United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will tour 82nd Avenue this week.
Win Tickets ($60): Literary Arts Presents An Evening with Ann Patchett, In Conversation with Cheryl Strayed @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Author of Tom Lake
September 7 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Join Literary Arts for a special event with award-winning author Ann Patchett in celebration of her forthcoming novel Tom Lake.
Win Tickets ($20): Lost Ox and the Love Muscles @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Funk, Psychedelia, Jazz, Americana, Rock
July 15 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Based out of Portland, Lost Ox is known for known for combining elements of funk, psychedelia, jazz, Americana, and progressive rock.
Win Tickets ($50): KPOP Night @ Lola’s Room | WasabiCon Kickoff
You’re invited to dance to DJ’d tunes by your favorite KPOP artists all night long July 28 at Lola’s Room!
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Winner Steve Earle: Alone Again – Solo & Acoustic @ Revolution Hall | w/ Channing Wilson, Country, Rock, Blues, Folk
July 22 @ Revolution Hall – Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation.
Win Tickets ($54): Summer Salt @ Aladdin Theater | w/ The Rare Occasions & Addison Grace
July 21 @ Aladdin Theater – Campanita, the new record from trop-pop duo Summer Salt out May 19 on Wax Bodega, is a breezy, blissful, and intimate monument to love, family, and everything in between.
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Nominee Leo Kottke @ Aladdin Theater | Americana, Folk
Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke headlines Aladdin Theater on July 26.
Win Tickets ($50): Shafty / Garcia Birthday Band @ Aladdin Theater | Portland’s Tribute to Phish, Grateful Dead Experience
July 22 @ Aladdin Theater – What began as essentially a goof lit a spark under an unseen powder keg of Phish fans in the Portland, Oregon music scene.
The Society Hotel Presents Wednesday Summer Sets on The Rooftop in Old Town | Bands, DJs, Drink & Food Specials
Come hang on the rooftop every Wednesday during the summer for great music, solid deals on food & drinks, pop-ups & the best vibes in Portland.
Win Tickets ($48): Zoo Nights Featuring DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid @ Oregon Zoo | Global Bass, Food, Drinks, All Ages Activities
July 14 @ Oregon Zoo – DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid are most known for incinerating dance floors with the heavy dance floor artillery of South Asia, but the duo scours the globe for any hard-hitting music that combines local music traditions with window-rattling production.
Win Tickets ($40): Barbie Rave – A Barbie Inspired Rave @ Crystal Ballroom | Presented by Candi Pop, Costumes
Get dolled up and rave it up at the Barbie-inspired bash July 21st at Crystal Ballroom! Let’s bring out our inner child and party like it’s 1999!
Win Tickets ($60): Gaylabration Presents: Into the Future @ Crystal Ballroom | Featuring DJ GSP, Revol Artists, Zari Art & more!
July 14 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Gaylabration Portland Pride Event is an annual dance party and fundraiser taking pride in celebrating the diversity of love and relationships in our community.
Forest Grove’s Concours d’Elegance @ Pacific University | Featuring 300+ Classic & Modified Cars
July 16 @ Pacific University – Forest Grove’s annual Concours d’Elegance featuring antique and classic collectible cars, is the longest-running Concours d’Elegance in the Pacific Northwest.
Win Tickets ($48): Summer Beat Retreat (House Music Dance Night) @ The Get Down | Featuring DJs CAMEO, Lady EmZee, Marvs Attacks!, & Watcha Doogin
August 4 @ The Get Down – Join us at The Get Down for an incredible night of house music and dancing at the Summer Beat Retreat!
The Curious World of Seaweed Now Open Through October 1 @ Pacific Maritime Heritage Center in Newport | Featuring Captivating Portraits of Seaweed
“The Curious World of Seaweed” opens on May 25 and will be on view through October 21 at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center located on the Newport, Oregon Bayfront.
2023 McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Brewfest in Hillsboro | Tours, Live Music, 30+ Local Beers & Ciders
July 15 @ Cornelius Pass Roadhouse – Spend a summer afternoon at our 19th annual brewfest exploring the idyllic grounds, listening to live music (5 bands!), sampling local beers and ciders (32 of them!), and touring the brewery and enjoying food specials.
2023 La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival in Downtown Hillsboro | Free, Featuring Nationally Recognized & Emerging visual Artists
July 15-16 in Downtown Hillsboro – La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival is a FREE summer festival featuring a window into the creative process.
Cancelled: Grease – It’s a Party! in Portland | Featuring Dinah Manoff, Karaoke, Grease Trivia, Grease Costume Contest
December 2 – Grease Fans! We are pleased to announce that Dinah Manoff “Marty” from the iconic movie Grease will host our movie themed event.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,450+): Van Gogh: The Illuminated Exhibit, Zoo Nights, Gorge Cruise & More! | June 29-July 2, 2023
July 4th weekend is here, Portland! Celebrate w/ Ankeny Alley Festival in Downtown Portland. Be wow’d at James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash. Portland Art Museum Presents Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio. And The Curious World of Seaweed continues in Newport.
Portland in the News: Rip City Remix; Steel Bridge Skatepark; Bike Friendly Cities & More! | June 29, 2023
The Portland Trail Blazers have named its G League affiliate Rip City Remix.
Advocates are renewing calls for the Steel Bridge Skatepark.
And a Portland resident takes her two cats on hikes on hikes in the Gorge.
Win Tickets ($70): Agalloch @ Crystal Ballroom | Dark Metal, w/ The Keening & Thief
September 23 @ Crystal Ballroom – For twenty years the Portland-based Dark Metal group Agalloch defined what it meant to combine influences from a variety of musical genres into one brooding, colossal, and cinematic sound.
It’s Gonna Be Okay FREE Monday Night Comedy @ The EastBurn Public House | Hosted by Lewis Sequeira
Mondays @ The EastBurn – In addition to hosting Portland’s best comedians and traveling worldwide acts, It’s Gonna Be Okay strives to be a safe, welcoming place for everyone to laugh and have fun.
Win Tickets ($60): Opal Underground: 10 HOUR Pride Patio Discotheque @ White Owl Social Club | 2023 Portland Pride, Featuring Guest DJs Chelsea Starr, Hot Dog Lady, Keenan Orr & More!
July 15 @ White Owl Social Club – Spend Saturday of Portland’s Pride with your queer comrades at the party that sits at the crossroads of inclusive and universal, illusion and realness, twirl and chill.
Win Tickets ($40): Backfence PDX: Roulette @ Alberta House | High-stakes Storytelling, Hosted by Frayn Masters and Mindy Nettifee
July 8 @ – Roulette is a high-risk high-stakes night of storytelling. With the spin of a giant gameshow wheel of prompts, storytellers get just 5-minutes to conjure a true story based on the fickle fate of where the wheel stops.
Win Tickets ($98): The Robert Cray Band @ Revolution Hall | Blues Guitarist & Singer
July 16 @ Revolution Hall – “Robert Cray is not only making music, he’s making history,” writes Guitar Player Magazine.
Win Tickets ($70): Bored Teachers Comedy Tour @ Aladdin Theater | The Funniest Teacher Comedians in the World on One Stage
July 14 @ Aladdin Theater – The biggest entertainment platform for teachers in the world, Bored Teachers, presents the funniest teacher-comedians in the world all on one stage.
Win Tickets ($79): An Evening with Cowboy Junkies @ Revolution Hall | Alternative Country, Folk Rock
July 13 @ Revolution Hall – Cowboy Junkies’ The Trinity Session combined folk, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a million copies.
Win Tickets ($90): Sabertooth 2023 @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Yob, Ludicra, Uada, Ghost Bath, WILL & More!
McMenamins, Nanotear, Portland Mercury, and X-Ray Present proudly host Sabertooth 2023 on September 2, bringing a stoner metal edge to this celebration of the Crystal Ballroom’s psychedelic history.
Win Tickets ($78): Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Revolution Hall | Alternative Rock
July 15 @ Revolution Hall – Toad the Wet Sprocket is still making new music and touring with the same spirit of independence that started it all over three decades ago.
Win Tickets ($64): Grateful Shred @ Aladdin Theater | Grateful Dead Tribute
July 16 @ Revolution Hall – After a meteoric rise from obscurity to a national touring band, Los Angeles-based Grateful Shred has made the most of its time in the spotlight.
Win Tickets ($48): Zoo Nights Featuring Pa’lante @ Oregon Zoo | Afro-Caribean Dance Music, Salsa, Latin Jazz, Food, Drinks, All Ages Activities
Get ready for irresistible Afro-Caribbean dance music July 7 at Oregon Zoo!
McMenamins Celebrates 40 Years | Food & Drink Specials, Passport Stamp
July 3 @ McMenamins – It all started in 1983 with two brothers trying to perfect their idea of a neighborhood gathering place for all.
Demetri Martin Late Show @ Revolution Hall | Comedy Central, Netflix, New York Times Bestseller
September 23 @ Revolution Hall – Demetri Martin is a standup comedian, writer, and director.
Win Tickets ($49+): The Museum of Light and Sound Presents Van Gogh: The Illuminated Exhibit in Downtown Portland | Immersive Art, One Weekend Only
June 30-July 2 @ Museum of Light and Sound – Indulge in an unparalleled artistic voyage this summer as you venture into the captivating art exhibit; Van Gogh: Illuminated, at the brand new Museum of Light and Sound.
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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