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: City Green Lights Street Dining; Extreme Pollen Season; Foodie Passport & More | May 4, 2023
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
May 16 @ Revolution Hall – Numan’s latest single ‘Intruder’ pulsates ominously as if it’s soundtracking an imminent threat.
Win Tickets ($80): Bonnie “Prince” Billy Night 2 @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Michael Hurley, Country Rock
May 15 @ Aladdin Theater – Bonnie “Prince” Billy has, over the past three-plus decades, made an idiosyncratic journey through, and an indelible mark on, the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema.
Club Privata Presents Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Friday in Downtown Portland | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
May 5 @ Club Privata – Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at our Fiesta Friday party! Wear your spiciest Cinco de Mayo outfit and come celebrate with Mexican food, drink specials, and more.
Win Tickets ($50): The Helio Sequence @ Aladdin Theater | Indie Rock
May 12 @ Aladdin Theater – Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel are the Portland, OR based band/production duo The Helio Sequence.
Win Tickets ($70): Morgan James @ Mission Theater | Singer, Actress, Songwriter
May 11 @ Mission Theater – “A phenomenal talent whose feel for classic soul music is bone deep…This woman is on fire.” — The New York Times
Imago Theatre Presents “Where’s Bruno? | Paranormal Musical by Carol Triffle
May 12-27 @ Imago Theatre – With her new paranormal musical Where’s Bruno?, Imago’s genre-breaking resident playwright Carol Triffle once again defies the rules. In this comical tale of two slackers/rockers way past their glory days, a song can emerge for any reason – a beer from the fridge or a regularly missed appointment.
Win Tickets ($64): Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Blind Channel, Edge of Paradise @ Crystal Ballroom | Gothic Metal
May 7 @ Crystal Ballroom – Italian alt metal superstars Lacuna Coil are shifting the paradigm yet again with new album, Black Anima.
2023 Rip City Comedy Festival | Featuring Amy Miller, The Jason Ellis Show, Everyone Hates You & More! Promo Code
The Rip City Comedy Festival debuts May 4-6th 2023 in Portland’s walkable Southeast District with a fun filled weekend featuring headline comics from across the country as well as favorites from throughout the Pacific Northwest.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,400+): Baker’s Dozen Festival, Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour, Earth Day & More! | April 20-23, 2023
The weekend is back, Portland! Enjoy all your favorite things at Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer & Doughnut Festival. Button Bridge Comedy Jamboree & Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour is in Hood River. And the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is close to reaching its peak bloom.
Portland in the News: Best Weed City; Best Food Truck City; New Shops & Eateries Coming to PDX & More! | April 20, 2023
The murder of crows that used to cause a headache in downtown Portland appear to have moved on.
A recent study has named Portland the “Best Weed City” in the US.
And see the list of new restaurants and shops coming to the renovated terminal at PDX over the next few years.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
2026 Swan Island Dahlia Festival | 50 Acres of Blooms, Food Carts, Live Music
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, music
7 Deadly Sins Pants On Fire Family Friendly Show @ White Eagle Saloon | Seven True Tales, One Lie
| All Ages, Comedy, north portland, theater
Win Tickets ($130): Portland Weird Fest @ Oaks Park | 60+ Vendors, Rides, Live Bands, Costume Contest & More
| All Ages, Food & Drink, music, SE Portland, Shopping
Win Tickets ($136): Dogstar w/ The Backfires @ Crystal Ballroom | Keanu Reeves, Alt-Rock
| All Ages, downtown, events, music
Win Tickets ($92): Marc Price @ Mission Theater | Comedy, Star of ‘Trick or Treat’, ‘Family Ties’
| Comedy, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($22): Decadent 80s w/ DJ NoN @ Crystal Ballroom | Portland’s Longest Running 80s Night
| downtown, events, music
2026 Cannon Beach Cottage Tour | Self-Guided Walking Tour of Beautiful Homes, Opening Night Bash
| All Ages, events, Visual Art
2026 Time-Based Art Festival @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art | Experimental Performances, Live Music, Dance & More
| Dance, events, Film, Food & Drink, music, NE Portland, theater, Visual Art
Lake Oswego Clean Energy and EV Fair @ Lake Oswego United Methodist Church | Test Drive EVs, Learn About Solar, Batteries & More
| All Ages, events, Home Show, Services, Shopping
Win Tickets ($42): Valkerie w/ Withholden, Laughing About Nothing, Fawkes Glove @ Mission Theater | Alternative Rock
| All Ages, music, NW Portland
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