THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!

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A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!

McMenamins Celebrates 40 Years: Happy Birthday, Barley Mill! | Food & Drink Specials, Beer, Live Music, No Cover

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On June 17, 1983 McMenamins Barley Mill Pub opened its doors, poured the first beer and turned up the Grateful Dead. Celebrate in 2023 w/ live music, cocktail & food specials.

Win Tickets ($30): Fox and Bones 1,000th Show Celebration @ Mississippi Studios | w/ The Quick & Easy Boys, The Get Ahead & James Coates

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Join Fox and Bones backed by psychedelic gunslingers The Quick & Easy Boys on Friday May 26th as they celebrate their 1,000th show at Portland’s historic Mississippi Studios.

2 Nights Featuring Tony Starlight @ Alberta Rose Theatre | Neil Diamond’s 80th Birthday Tribute, Musical Variety Show

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Tony Starlight presents two comedy filled shows on May 19-20 @ Alberta Rose Theatre.

Win Tickets ($45): Mariee Siou – Circle of Signs EP Release Concert @ The Old Church Concert Hall | w/ Kacey Johansing

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May 26 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Mariee Siou has been a fixture in the Neo-folk scene since her 2007 debut “Faces in the Rocks”—now acclaimed as a cult classic in the indie music world.

Win Tickets ($50): Mighty Poplar @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Maya de Vitry, Bluegrass

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May 25 @ Aladdin Theater – Regarded as some of the finest players of their generation, Mighty Poplar is never showy and always in service of the song.

Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Nominee Bebe Rexha @ Crystal Ballroom | BEST F’N NIGHT OF MY LIFE Tour

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June 7 @ Crystal Ballroom – “Meant To Be” earned Rexha a nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 61st Annual GRAMMY® Awards, where she was also up for Best New Artist.

Win Tickets ($50): Fruit Bats @ Revolution Hall | w/ Jeffrey Silverstein, Folk Rock, Alternative

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May 25 @ Revolution Hall – New Fruit Bats album A River Running to Your Heart finds the project in the middle of a people-powered climb leading to the biggest shows, loudest accolades, and most enthusiastic new fans in Fruit Bats history!

Thursday Night Bingo @ Unity Spiritual Center of Portland | Cash Prizes, Benefit for Unity, All Ages

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Thursdays @ Unity Spiritual Center of Portland – Everyone is welcome to come out, play and have fun + CASH PRIZES!

MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,600+): Portland Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Rip City Comedy Festival, PDX Moon Market & More! | May 4-7, 2023

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The weekend is back, Portland! Portland Cinco de Mayo Fiesta features food, drink, vendors and more all weekend. Artists Repertory Theater opens True Story. Move for a good cause at Walk/Run for the Animals. And this is the last weekend of Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival.

Portland in the News: City Green Lights Street Dining; Extreme Pollen Season; Foodie Passport & More | May 4, 2023

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Explore new dining options w/ Black Business Association of Oregon’s “Foodie Passport”.

Oregon’s legislature recently banned foam takeout containers.

And Portland has OK’d the extension of the pandemic relic of street seating.

Win Tickets ($24): Common Girl @ Mission Theater | Shoegaze, Post-hardcore, w/ Kill Michael, World’s Worst, Simpleton

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See Portland band Common Girl on May 24 w/ Kill Michael, World’s Worst & Simpleton.

Xotica-Go-Go @ X Lounge | Featuring DJs & Go-Go Dancers Every Thursday in Downtown Portland

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XOTICA-GO-GO is back, with headlining DJs and exotic go-go dancers to fill both sides of X Lounge on Thursday nights!

Rauw Alejandro: Saturno World Tour 2023 @ Moda Center | Portland Cinco de Mayo Ticket Deal, w/ JABBAWOCKEEZ

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See Rauw Alejandro live in concert when the Saturno World Tour 2023 makes its way to Moda Center on May 5 w/ JABBAWOCKEEZ!

Oregon Rises Above Hate Presents AAPI Cultural Immersion Day in Old Town Portland | Free Admission to Cultural Institutions, Performances, Activities & More!

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On May 6, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with free community performances, activities and admission to Portland cultural institutions.

Win Tickets ($20): The Sextones, Andrew Cruz & Chris Lujan @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Soul & Funk

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May 11 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – The Sextones built a devoted following across the West Coast before breaking out internationally with their self-released 2017 debut album Moonlight Vision.

Artists Repertory Theatre Presents True Story @ Portland Center Stage | Film Noir Mystery

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May 6 – June 4 @ Portland Center Stage -Drawing from the classic noir detective stories about the slipperiness of truth and blurring the lines of good and bad, True Story propulsively examines how facts, biases, and perceptions are manipulated.

Win Tickets ($30): Jay Si Proof @ Mission Theater | w/ The Graduating Class, New Body Electric

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May 26 @ Mission Theater – Jay Si Proof, or JSP, is the philosophical indie funk vision of multi-instrumentalist composer/arranger Jeff Chilton (Jay Si) whose credits include performing with The Diamonds, The Platters, & Broken Social Scene.

Win Tickets ($40): The Talbott Brothers w/ Glitterfox @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Acoustic, Indie Folk

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May 13 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Their albums ‘Ghost Talker’ (2019) and ‘Letters’ (2022) garnered attention from ‘Rolling Stone’ and ‘Billboard’ calling it “cinematic” with “captivating blood harmonies.”

Win Tickets ($60): Hoodoo Gurus @ Revolution Hall | Australian Rock Band

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May 19 @ Revolution Hall – The legendary Hoodoo Gurus. By any measure, one of Australia’s greatest, best loved, most enduring rock bands of all time.

Win Tickets ($40): The Shape of Minds to Come Tour @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Featuring John Duncan, Schneider TM, Scot Jenerik, Chandra Shukla

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Coming to The Old Church Concert Hall on May 12, The Shape of Minds to Come Tour features John Duncan, Schneider TM, Scot Jenerik, Chandra Shukla.

Win Tickets ($50): Drugdealer @ Aladdin Theater | w/ The Apricots & Gus Englehorn

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May 19 @ Aladdin Theater – Ultimately, ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ is an odyssey from philautia – the ability to love oneself – to philia, a greater ability to love and embrace the contributions of those around you.

Win Tickets ($50): An Evening with Kris Allen @ The Old Church Concert Hall | American Idol, Pop, Rock

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May 11 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – In 2019, Kris celebrated the 10th anniversary of his American Idol win by releasing “10,” an album of reimagined acoustic versions of some of his most beloved songs of the previous decade.

NW Dance Project Presents Stravinsky @ Newmark Theatre | Featuring 2 World Premiere Works Reimagining Classic Ballets

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June 2-3 @ The Newmark Theatre – Experience two world premiere works that wildly reimagine classic Stravinsky ballets – The Rite of Spring and Petrushka.

Win Tickets ($50): Nite Wave: 80s Homecoming Dance @ Mission Theater | From Prince to Depeche Mode to Duran Duran to INXS

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May 20 @ Mission Theater – Formed in 2011 after answering a Craigslist Ad, Nite Wave is a band passionate about 80s New Wave and putting on a night you’ll never forget.

PsyCon Psychedelic Convention @ Oregon Convention Center | Featuring Lamar Odom, Experts, Exhibits + Promo Code

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May 19-20 @ Oregon Convention Center – PsyCon, a cutting-edge psychedelic business conference, is pleased to announce the addition of NBA champion Lamar Odom to the speaker lineup for their upcoming event.

MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,500+): Hood River Cider Fest; Verselandia! 2023; Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival & more! | April 27-30, 2023

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The weekend is back, Portland! Spring has finally arrived and we have perfect weather for Hood River Ciderfest and Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival. And support young artists at Verselandia! 2023.

Portland in the News: Best Food Truck City & Best Food City; Rose Festival Season Kickoff; Zero-emission Delivery Zone | April 27, 2023

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After 3 years, the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade again kicks off Portland Rose Festival season this weekend.

Portland is considering a 16-block area of downtown that will be closed off to traditional, gas-powered delivery vehicles.

And Portland was recently voted in the top ten Best Food Cities in America by Food&Wine readers.

Boedecker Cellars 20 Year Anniversary Party | Lavish Greek Dinner, Flights, Small Bites & More!

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May 13 @ Boedecker Cellars – Join us for a once in a lifetime birthday party! Enjoy library wines, current release wines and Greek appetizers.

Win Tickets ($50): An Evening with Pianist Holly Bowling @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Rock, Classical

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May 7 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Solo pianist Holly Bowling subverts convention with virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention.

Win Tickets ($50): The Paperboys @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk Rock

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May 6 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – For a quarter century, The Paperboys have been touring the world and lighting up stages with their freewheeling blend of influences from Celtic and bluegrass, to Mexican son jarocho, brass bands, and Canadian roots.

Win Tickets ($50): The Old Church Concert Hall Presents Full Flower Moon w/ Grammy Nominee Liz Story & Special Guest Kennebec | Contemporary Jazz & Classical

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May 5 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – The Old Church invites you to be part of a series that celebrates intentional healing through sound, and creative visuals, and presence of mind.

Win Tickets ($50): An Evening with The Special Consensus @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Grammy Nominated Bluegrass Band

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May 4 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in their four decades of performing.

Win Tickets ($40): Fenne Lily / Christian Lee Hutson @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Anna Tivel

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May 16 @ Aladdin Theater -Fenne Lily opens her third album with a confrontation. At odds with the UK-born, New York-based artist’s dulcet delivery, this acerbic assessment of an intimate situation sets the tone for her new album perfectly.

Win Tickets ($70): Bill Callahan (Late Show) @ Aladdin Theater | Lo-fi, Alternative Country

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May 17 @ Aladdin Theater – “And we’re coming out of dreams / And we’re coming back to dreams” is the first thing you hear Bill say as you remake your acquaintance on YTI⅃AƎЯ.

Win Tickets ($50): UFO Fest @ McMenamins Hotel Oregon | Parade, Speakers, Landing Party & More!

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May 19-20 @ Hotel Oregon – UFO Fest is a celebration of all things extraterrestrial, featuring expert speakers and alien experiences, a UFO parade through downtown McMinnville, live music, fun runs and a whole cosmos of space-tacular fun!

Win Tickets ($70): Gary Numan @ Revolution Hall | w/ A Place To Bury Strangers

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May 16 @ Revolution Hall – Numan’s latest single ‘Intruder’ pulsates ominously as if it’s soundtracking an imminent threat.

THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!

A round up of what's going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!

Radical Harvest Craft Faire & Community Center @ SymbiOp Garden Shop | 40+ Local Makers, Giveaways, Food Pantry

September 5-6 - Radical Harvest is more than a craft fair - it’s a pop-up community center!!

2026 McMenamins Oktoberfest | Beer, German-Inspired Fare, Live Music, Golf Tournament & More

September 18-October 3 - Put on your lederhosen and get ready to enjoy beer, beer and more beer at McMenamins for Oktoberfest!

Slabtown Tours presents A Night with Ghosts in Northwest Portland | 90 Minute Walking Tour, Local Paranormal History

September 4-October 31 - Uncover Northwest Portland’s eerie heritage on A Night with Ghosts, a compelling 90-minute walking tour led by expert urban historian Dr. Tanya Lyn March.

Win Tickets ($110): 2026 Easyfolk Festival @ Portland’5 Winningstad Theatre | Essie & The Hum, Rebecca McDade, Kenzy Peach & More

September 18-19 - This celebration of Portland music spans two nights of music with seven total bands.

Win Tickets ($76): Everyone Orchestra Conducted by Matt Butler @ Mission Theater | Danceable Grooves Created on the Fly

October 23 - Everyone Orchestra is a masterfully conducted, fully spontaneous explosion of live music created by a rotating cast of world renowned musicians and led by conductor Matt Butler.

The Haunting @ The Social Spoon | Halloween Cocktail Pop-Up, Part Haunted House, Part Neighborhood Bar,

October 1-November 1 - The Haunting is a Halloween cocktail pop-up that blends spooky nostalgia with a hint of classic campyness.

End of Summer Pearl Party @ Pearl District | Live Music, Local Food, Artisans, Activities, & More

September 19 - Party in the Pearl returns, transforming NW 13th Avenue between Hoyt and Irving into a lively neighborhood celebration.

2026 Zootoberfest @ Oregon Zoo | Beer & Cider, Live Music, Keeper Chats, Animal Activities & More

September 11-12 - This special fall gathering pairs the fun atmosphere of a Bavarian beer fest with the amazing wildlife found only at the zoo.

7 Deadly Sins Pants on Fire Freaky/Filthy Late Show @ The White Eagle Saloon | 7 True Tales, One Lie

September 19 - Join us as we host Portland's wildest and most interactive comedy and storytelling entertainment event with Pants On Fire! at the historic White Eagle Hotel & Saloon. 

Win Tickets ($80): Haunted Corn Maze @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Ghouls, Zombies, Costume Party

September 26-October 30 - Get lost in acres of corn, in the dark, on Friday and Saturday nights in October! Terrifying creatures stalk you as you make your way through our Haunted Corn Maze!