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!

Win Tickets ($60): Grateful Shred @ Aladdin Theater | Grateful Dead Tribute

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October 20-21 @ Aladdin Theater – The thing is, Los Angeles-based Grateful Shred manage to channel that elusive Dead vibe: wide-open guitar tones, effortless three-part vocal harmonies, choogling beats, and yes, plenty of tripped out, Shredded solos.

Win Tickets ($90): An Evening with SIMRIT @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Punk Rock

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October 21 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – “Imagine that the Aurora Borealis could sing: that’s Simrit’s voice. Timeless, Strong, and Ethereal as a whale’s song.”

Cancelled: The Island Tour with Etu @ Mission Theater | Featuring CRSB & Mo Musiq

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November 11 @ Mission Theater – The Island Summer Tour featuring ETU, CRSB, & MO MUSIQ makes its stop in Portland.

Win Tickets ($50): Young Dubliners @ Mission Theater | Celtic Rock

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December 4 @ Mission Theater – After thirty years as one of the world’s leading Celtic Rock bands, the Young Dubliners have begun work on their tenth studio album.

Win Tickets ($24): Trio Subtonic Featuring D’Vonne Lewis @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Genre-bending Funk, Soul Jazz

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October 22 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Trio Subtonic is a groove heavy power trio that blends genre bending funk with slow burning underground soul jazz.

Win Tickets ($50): Marc Broussard @ Revolution Hall | R&B, Soul, Rock, w/ Walden

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November 1 @ Revolution Hall -Marc Broussard is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms.

Win Tickets ($30): Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents Music of Grateful Dead for Kids @ Mission Theater | Halloween Spooktacular ft. Foolish Hearts Band

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October 30 @ Mission Theater – The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times).

Win Tickets ($40): Miz Kitty’s Parlour Vaudeville Variety Show @ The Old Church Concert Hall | 21st Anniversary + Halloween Fall Flight of Fancy!

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October 29 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Meow Meow Kittens~ We have missed seeing you and are ready to romp and play!! Join us for our 21st SEASON KICKOFF!!

Win Tickets ($50): Lee Fields Presents The Sentimental Fool Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Soul

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October 29 @ The Old Church Concert Hall -Lee Fields is arguably the greatest soul singer alive today. In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely depends on posturing and trends, he has proven to be an unassailable force of nature.

Win Tickets ($36): Hayley Lynn Album Release w/ Jacob Westfall & Amy Evans @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Indie Pop

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October 28 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Hayley Lynn is a Portland Oregon based songwriter with influences ranging from the effortless indie pop of Lykke Li and swagger of Sharon Van Etten to the organic tones of Maggie Rogers and tenderness of Imogen Heap.

Win Tickets ($36): Bill and the Belles @ The Old Church Concert Hall | American Stringband, Folk

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October 27 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Happy Again isn’t exactly happy. But the delightfully deadpan new album from roots mainstays Bill and the Belles is full of life, humor, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss.

Win Tickets ($70): Megan Stalter @ Aladdin Theater | Comedy, Hacks, Church Girls on HBO Max

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October 27 @ Aladdin Theater – Originally from the Chicago comedy scene, Megan has been called “an oasis of invigorating silliness in feeds dominated by wearying tragedy” by the New York Times and “a soothing comedy balm for a scathing grease fire of a year” by Harper’s Bazaar. Her breakout role is in the HBO Max series HACKS.

Win Tickets ($70): Animals As Leaders @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Car Bomb, Alluvial, Instrumental Progressive Metal

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November 1 @ Crystal Ballroom – Armed with palette-expanding eight-string guitars, rich synths, and pummeling percussive grooves, Animals as Leaders is beloved by metalheads, aspiring virtuosos, jazz fanatics, and casual listeners alike.

PDX Vendor Collective Presents Fall Festival & Market @ Taborspace | 35+ Vendors, Kids Craft Table, Trick or Treat, Costumes

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October 22 @ Taborspace – The Fall Festival & Market will feature over 35 vendors who create a variety of art, goods and food.

Blueprint Choral Ensembles Presents FREE Above All Odds Concert in NE Portland | Songs for Overcoming, Striving & Rising, Free Dessert

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October 22 in NE Portland – Blueprint’s fall show places focus on just that: overcoming the odds!
Standing up to obstacles, and finding that they haven’t half the strength you think they have!

Win 2-Day Passes ($214+): Freaky Deaky PDX 2022 Halloween Party @ Portland Expo Center | 2-Days, Svdden Death, CloZee, LSDream & More!

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October 28-29 @ Portland Expo Center – Find your freakiest costume and come join Svdden Death, CloZee, LSDream, and many more frighteningly good sets that you won’t want to miss.

MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,800+): Pearl Dive Live, Hood River Harvest Festival, H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Win a Car w/ Freeya & More! | October 6-9, 2022

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The weekend is back, Portland! Cooper Mountain Ale Works is hosting an Oktoberfest themed Brewer’s Dinner. Learn all about fungi at Radical Mycology Convergence. And this is your last weekend to see The Hombres by Artists Repertory Theatre.

Portland in the News: Best City for Vegans; Fall Colors; Spooky Tours & More! | October 6, 2022

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Wallethub has named Portland the best city in the U.S. for vegans and vegetarians.

Oregon’s Medicaid program is set to be the first in the nation to cover expenses related to climate change such as air conditioners and air filters.

And no surprise, the filmed-in-Oregon Halloweentown is Oregon’s favorite Halloween movie for kids.

2 for 1 Ticket Promo Code: ANTIfest with ANTI-FLAG @ Crystal Ballroom | Good Riddance, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, The Last Gang, The Black Tones, & The Macks

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October 8 @ Crystal Ballroom – Punk rock renegades Anti-Flag have been packaging their subversive political messages in hardcore hooks for over two decades.

Win Tickets ($50): SunSquabi @ The Get Down | w/ The Bad Table, Hydro Funk, EDM Funk

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October 7 @ The Get Down – There’s a place, deep in the cosmos, where jam bands and electronic dance music intersect with rhythm-driven funk.

2022 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival @ Hollywood Theatre | w/Guests Jeffrey Combs, Kelli Maroney, 60+ Short & Feature Films

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The 27th Annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® of Cosmic Horror returns to all 3 screens of the Hollywood Theatre October 7-9 with Guest of Honor JEFFREY COMBS in attendance all weekend!

Beep Beep! Win a Free Car When You Use Freeya! | App Connects Users to Give & Collect Free Stuff

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Freeya is a new App that helps Portlanders give and get free stuff and we want to give you a free car.

Win Tickets ($30): Tylor and the Train Robbers @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill | Roots Country & Modern Americana

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October 20 @ Ponderosa Lounge – Tylor and the Train Robbers deliver a perfect, lyric-driven blend of Roots Country and modern Americana music.

Win Tickets ($46): John Splithoff: All In – The Solo Tour @ The Old Church Concert Hall | R&B, Throwback Soul

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October 24 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Recorded in both New York and Los Angeles, ‘All In,’ Splithoff’s invigorating debut, has indeed been brewing for quite some time now, and its release this year marks the culmination of nearly a decade of highs and lows, victories and defeats, breakthroughs and setbacks.

Win Tickets ($46): Chloe Moriondo @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Dreamer Isioma, Indie Pop

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October 23 @ Aladdin Theater – The third full-length from Moriondo, SUCKERPUNCH marks a bold leap forward from the understated indie-pop and jittery pop-punk of Blood Bunny, often echoing the sheer unpredictability suggested in its title.

Radical Mycology Convergence in Mulino, Oregon | 4-Day Celebration of Mushrooms, 40+ Workshops, 30+ Teachers

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October 6-9 @ Brown Bottle Farm – The Radical Mycology Convergence is a 4-day art- and education-based gathering revolving around the fascinating world of mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi.

Win Tickets ($50): Joep Beving @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Dutch Composer & Pianist

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October 23 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Joep Beving, a sensation of the contemporary classical streaming world, returns to his solo piano roots with Hermetism.

Win Tickets ($40): David Torn + Corzi și Arcuri @ The Old Church | “Tall Tales (direct translations from the lost tongue)”, Guitar, Sound Sorcerer

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October 22 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – As a part of the Improvisation Summit of Portland 2022, Creative Music Guild presents critically acclaimed guitarist and sound sorcerer from New York City, David Torn.

Win Tickets ($56): Plains @ Revolution Hall | w/ MJ Lenderman, Indie Rock, Country

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October 22 @ Revolution Hall – Hitting play on the debut album from Plains we’re immediately teleported into a world of Southern sunsets, wide open spaces, and the unapologetic nature of Country music.

Win Tickets ($30): SeepeopleS @ Mission Theater | w/ Kid Ferris, Caragold

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October 20 @ Crystal Ballroom – The anti-genre indie pranksters SeepeopleS have been a band for 22 years.

Cancelled: Klangstof @ Mission Theater | Synth-Pop, Post-Rock

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Indie Rock band Klangstof is coming to Mission Theater on October 21.

Postponed: Tommy Cash @ Crystal Ballroom | Hip Hop, Rap

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October 26 @ Crystal Ballroom – Born in ’91, on the last year of the Soviet Union Tommy Cash experienced a blend of the Baltic ghetto and the lingering Russian heritage whilst growing up.

Win Tickets ($36): Mustard Service, Late Night Drive Home @ Mission Theater | Indie Rock

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October 26 @ Mission Theater – We are a group of five boys from Miami, Florida just looking for a good time.

Win Wine Tasting Package ($600+): Rolls-Royce at Rose City Luxury Chauffeur Service | Ride in Style to Wedding, Special Occasion, Wine Tasting & More!

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We offer luxury chauffeur service in a classic Rolls-Royce for wedding, special occasion, wine tasting, airport transportation, and more.

80s Video Dance Attack 2022 Halloween Party @ Revolution Hall in SE Portland | Multiple Room Celebration, Supersized Holiday Production

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October 29 @ Revolution Hall – The 80s Video Dance Attack Halloween Party is ready to haunt Revolution Hall!

Cooper Mountain Ale Works Presents Brewers Dinner | 4-Courses of Oktoberfest Inspired Dishes

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October 8 @ Cooper Mountain Ale Works | Enjoy four courses of Oktoberfest-inspired dishes paired with our classic German-style beers.

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!

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This Is An Awesome Comedy Show @ Show Bar at Revolution Hall | Featuring Sean Jordan and Kyle Kinane

July 6 - Comedians Kyle Kinane and Sean Jordan are teaming up for their only Portland shows of the summer in support of the new feature-length documentary film, This Is An Awesome Rock Show.

Win Tickets ($38): Forest Pub: Drag as a Doorway to the Forest @ Mission Theater | An Evening of Drag, Dialogue, and Connection with Nature

July 13 - Kick off Pride Week with a Forest Pub that invites fresh voices and new ways of connecting to our forests, featuring Efemmera Gendera and Thespis D. Light of Drag Me Outside.

ForestFest: Free Day at the Discovery Museum @ World Forestry Center | Hiking, Live Music, Storytelling, and More!

July 18 - Celebrate the wonders of forests at ForestFest, a free, family-friendly day of hands-on discovery, creativity, and outdoor fun in the heart of Washington Park.

Watch Portland Fire @ The High Dive | Happy Hour, Service Industry Discounts

As a long time Blazer bar we are very excited to support Portland Fire and women's sports! LETS GO FIRE.

Scooped Ice Cream Festival @ Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA | 50+ Flavors of All You Can Eat Ice Cream

July 18-19 - The Pacific Northwest's premier ice cream festival is back at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA for two all-you-can-eat days of scoops, live music, and summer fun. Scooped! returns July 18 and 19, 2026, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM — and your ticket includes unlimited ice cream from 50+ flavors served up across Scoop Valley.

Chamber Music Northwest presents CONFLUENCE: Our Shared Voices 2026 Summer Festival | 70 of the world and our region’s finest chamber musicians!

Music has the ability to connect us beyond words, labels, and borders, inviting us to celebrate both our differences and our common ground.

TeaFestPDX @ World Forestry Center | A Celebration of Tea Culture

June 27 - TeaFestPDX is more than a festival, it’s a community.

St. Helens Independence Day Celebration 2026 @ Columbia View Park | Music, Food, and Activities for All Ages

July 4 - Celebrate the Fourth of July at Columbia View Park in St. Helens, Oregon – one of the most scenic Independence Day destinations in the Pacific Northwest.

Win Tickets ($160): 2027 Portland Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | 30+ Local & National Artists

January 30 - An annual celebration of folk and Americana music showcasing 30 local and national artists hosted by the historic Crystal Ballroom.

Win Tickets ($86): McMenamins Presents Madison Ryann Ward @ Mission Theater | Contemporary Christian, Pop + R&B

September 4 - Faith-based singer/songwriter Madison Ryann Ward writes warmhearted songs that mix mature pop and contemporary R&B with accents of gospel, blues, and folk.

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