A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Backfence PDX: Roulette Storytelling @ Alberta House | Featuring Seasoned Winners & a New Challenger
December 3 @ Alberta House – How does BACKFENCE PDX: ROULETTE work? Each show begins with a giant game show size wheel packed with juicy story prompts.
2022 It’s a Tony Starlight Christmas @ Alberta Rose Theatre in NE Portland | Featuring the All-Star Horns, Holiday Classics
December 11 @ Alberta Rose Theatre – “It’s a Tony Starlight Christmas” has been a Portland holiday tradition for the last fifteen years, and this December it is being performed exclusively on the stage of Alberta Rose Theatre.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,700+): Oregon Zoo BrewLights, Portland Holiday Market, Ugly Sweater Shopping Event & More! | November 14-20, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Oregon Zoo presents the adults only holiday favorite: BrewLights. Get all your holiday shopping done in one place w/ Portland Holiday Market at Portland Expo Center. And St. Johns kicks off the holiday season w/ Ugly Sweater Events all weekend!
Portland in the News: PDX Carpet Uniforms; Setting Foodie Trends; America’s Best New Restaurant & More | December 17, 2022
This year, the Blazers’ City Edition uniforms feature the PDX carpet.
Esquire has named a Portland restaurant as America’s Best New Restaurant in 2022.
And Portland sets food industry trends for the rest of the country.
Portland Holiday Market @ Portland Expo Center | SantaLand, Crafts, Food, Gifts, Decor, Spirits & More!
Shop outside the big box! Do ALL your holiday shopping under one-roof at Portland Holiday Market November 17-20 @ Portland Expo Center.
Win Tickets ($100): A Very Merry PDX-mas @ Broadway Rose New Stage | Classic Carols, Holiday Pop Songs & Original Offbeat Material
November 23-December 22 @ Broadway Rose New Stage – A Very Merry PDX-mas is a charming exploration of seasonal traditions and how the holidays continue to enchant us, inspire us, and drive us to the brink of insanity.
Win Tickets ($80): Aly & AJ @ Crystal Ballroom | Pop Rock Duo, Indie
April 1 @ Crystal Ballroom – Aly & AJ have unleashed their new track “With Love From,” a gorgeously moody exploration of the existential crisis of growing older, reflecting on the choices we have made and figuring out how to continue on.
Win Tickets ($30): Rock and Roll Playhouse Presents Music of The Beatles @ Mission Theater | Family Friendly Classic Rock Concert Featuring Newspaper Taxi
December 18 @ 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): The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night @ Revolution Hall | Shake it Off for Taylor’s Birthday
December 17 @ Revolution Hall – Celebrate Taylor Swift’s birthday at a birthday party in her honor! THE TAYLOR PARTY: TAYLOR SWIFT NIGHT presents (taylor’s birthday party).
Win Tickets ($40): POND @ Revolution Hall | w/ Cryogeyser, Psychedelic Rock
December 12 @ Revolution Hall – On their ninth studio album , the Fremantle five piece recapture an anarchic sense of uncertainty and fly closer than ever before to the creative supernova that has blazed across so much of their music.
Win Tickets ($40): Ghost Light @ Revolution Hall | Indie Rock, Jam Band
December 10 @ Revolution Hall – Philly jam outfit Ghost Light brings their stellar, improvisational live show on the road as they visit in support of their sophomore studio album, ‘The Healing.’
Win Tickets ($60): Shawn James @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Singer, Songwriter, High-energy Originals & Covers
December 9 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Shawn James plays a wide range of music from folk to blues, r&b, Gospel to rock, metal & alotta things in between.
Hip Chicks Do Wine Presents 2022 Thanksgiving Weekend Flights & Bites w/ RAM Cellars | 8-10 Wines, Mulled Wine, Holiday Discounts
November 26-27 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – Join us the weekend after Thanksgiving for Flights & Bites. We have invited our friends from RAM Cellars to pour alongside us in the tasting room.
ShanRock’s Triviology Presents If You Can’t Beat ’em, Sweetums: Parks and Rec Trivia @ The EastBurn Public House | Portland 2022 Thanksgiving Weekend, Prizes
November 27 @ EastBurn Public House – It’s time for another good old-fashioned prairie quiz-off, Swanson style!
Kai USA Warehouse Sale in Tualatin | 2022 Holiday Gift Ideas, High-performance Kitchen Cutlery, Pocketknives, Sporting Knives, Up to 75% Off
December 2-4 in Tualatin – Discover the very best deals on pocketknives, sporting knives, kitchen cutlery, and more at the Kai USA Warehouse Sale.
Autumn Holiday Market @ Taborspace in SE Portland | 30+ Vendors, Raffle, Gift Ideas, Treats, Support Local Small Business
November 27 @ Taborspace – Kick off the holiday season with supporting small businesses and shopping at the Autumn Holiday Market.
(Winter) WONDERLAND @ The Siren Theater | Holiday Themed Original Sketch Comedy by Jason Rouse
December 1-10 @ The Siren Theater – (Winter) WONDERLAND is a holiday themed original sketch comedy show from Jason Rouse (Weekend at Bernie’s, Live Wire, The 3rd Floor, Sweat) and packed with Portland’s finest comedic talents.
Win Tickets ($20): Gaytheist, Rhododendron, Common Girl @ Mission Theater | 3-Piece Noise Rock
December 17 @ Mission Theater – Gaytheist is a 3-piece noise rock trio based in Portland.
Win Tickets ($40): An Evening with My Siamese Twin @ Mission Theater | New Wave 80’s Tribute
December 2 @ Mission Theater – My Siamese Twin is a Portland based band that plays songs by your favorite alternative bands of the 80s.
Cascade Grill Open for 2022 Thanksgiving Dinner in North Portland | Full Menu Available, Turkey Dinner
November 24 @ Cascade Grill – Our full menu will be available, but we will also have our special Thanksgiving dinner available.
Win Tickets ($50): Celtic Light Orchestra presents “A Celtic Christmas” @ Echo Theater | Holiday Favorites w/ The World’s Only Light Up Orchestra
December 10 @ ECHO Theater – Come celebrate the holidays with the Celtic Light Orchestra! See what audiences are raving about with the world’s only light up orchestra.
Cancelled: 7 Deadly Sins Storytelling Presents Saturnalia: Pantheon @ Mission Theater | Wickedly True Stories
Celebrate the solstice Thursday, December 22nd at the Mission Theater as Portland’s most sinful storytelling series returns with an exploration of history’s most sinful, fickle, and human characters: the Gods.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,600+): Meat and Cheese Festival, Blue’s Clues & You!, Gobble Up Artisan Market & More! | November 10-13, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Meat and Cheese Festival returns to Leftbank Annex. Find your holiday gifts and give to a good cause at Pretty Kitty Holiday Craft Bazaar. And The Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum celebrates 15 years this weekend with a benefit gala!
Portland in the News: New City Government; Laurelhurst’s Joanie on the Pony; OK to Drive in Japan & More | November 10, 2022
Portland voters this week adopted a new form of city government that includes a city council and ranked choice voting.
The Joan of Arc statue in Laurelhurst is a copy of a statue that stands in Paris.
And Oregonians visiting Japan can use their Oregon-issued drivers license to drive there.
Win Tickets ($40): Tim Snider & Wolfgang Timber w/Justin Chittams @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Violinist for Nahko and Medicine for the People
Decemebr 4 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Tim not only plays violin but loops guitar, percussion, and vocals into a sound that has been described as a “world-folk hybrid, aimed at the heart the head and the feet.”
Win Tickets ($50): Shook Twins @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Handmade Moments
December 9 @ Aladdin Theater – Since their 2008 debut Shook Twins have conjured up dreamy folk with ghostly traces of Americana tradition uplifted by transcendently hummable melodies and lilting cinematic instrumentation.
Win Tickets ($80): Portland 2023 Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | Ron Artis II, Hillstomp, Rayland Baxter, Fox and Bones & More!
Janaury 13-15 @ Crystal Ballroom – Portland Folk Festival is an ALL AGES, three-day celebration of Folk and Americana music in Portland.
Win Tickets ($50): Magic City Hippies @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ CAPYAC, Psychedelic Funk
February 19 @ Crystal Ballroom – Shades on and shirts unbuttoned, Magic City Hippies generate the kind of heat that could’ve powered a high seas yacht party in the seventies or shake a Coachella stage next summer.
Win Tickets ($55): An Evening with Fruition (Trio) @ Aladdin Theater | Alternative, Indie
December 8 @ Aladdin Theater – Fruition’s newest album, Broken at the Break of Day, shines a light on all five members of the band, whether it’s on the traded lead vocals of “Dawn” or the irresistible rhythms of “Where Can I Turn.”
Win Tickets ($70): Yonder Mountain String Band @ Crystal Ballroom | Jam-grass
March 25 @ Crystal Ballroom – With their latest album, “Get Yourself Outside,” Colorado-based Yonder Mountain String Band once again echoes out into the universe their place as not only a pioneering jam-grass act, but also one of the most innovative groups in the live music scene
Win Tickets ($90): Al Franken @ Revolution Hall | The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour Tour
December 8 @ Revolution Hall – As far as anyone knows, Al Franken is the only U.S. Senator who was also one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live.
Win Tickets ($58): Esther Povitsky @ Aladdin Theater | Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch
December 4 @ Aladdin Theater – A fixture of the LA comedy scene, Esther can be seen on Hulu’s 2nd season of DOLLFACE, starring alongside Kat Dennings and Shay Mitchell.
Win Tickets ($80): New Year’s Eve 2022/2023 w/ Digable Planets @ Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland | Jazz-informed Hip Hop
December 31 @ Crystal Ballroom – Nearly 20 years after their debut, Digable Planets’ music still shines and the group continues to bring their celebrated stage show to excited crowds around the world.
Win Tickets ($40): Nefesh Mountain @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Bluegrass, Americana
December 1 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Since their arrival on the scene in 2015, Nefesh Mountain has been hailed as one of today’s formative boundary pushing Bluegrass/Americana bands.
Cancelled: Rakim @ Crystal Ballroom | Rap, Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of ‘The 18th Letter’
December 2 @ Crystal Ballroom – Rakim was among the first to demonstrate the possibilities of sitting down to write intricately crafted lyrics packed with clever word choices and metaphors.
Cancelled: Isobel Campbell w/Swansea @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Indie Pop
November 11 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – After vaulting to fame as a founding member of the beloved indie pop collective Belle & Sebastian, Isobel Campbell has enjoyed success as a solo artist.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Radical Harvest Craft Faire & Community Center @ SymbiOp Garden Shop | 40+ Local Makers, Giveaways, Food Pantry
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Food Drive, Free, SE Portland, Services, Shopping
2026 McMenamins Oktoberfest | Beer, German-Inspired Fare, Live Music, Golf Tournament & More
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, music, NE Portland, SW Portland
Slabtown Tours presents A Night with Ghosts in Northwest Portland | 90 Minute Walking Tour, Local Paranormal History
| All Ages, events, Halloween, Lectures, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($110): 2026 Easyfolk Festival @ Portland’5 Winningstad Theatre | Essie & The Hum, Rebecca McDade, Kenzy Peach & More
| All Ages, downtown, events, music, SW Portland
Win Tickets ($76): Everyone Orchestra Conducted by Matt Butler @ Mission Theater | Danceable Grooves Created on the Fly
| All Ages, events, music, NW Portland
The Haunting @ The Social Spoon | Halloween Cocktail Pop-Up, Part Haunted House, Part Neighborhood Bar,
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, Halloween
End of Summer Pearl Party @ Pearl District | Live Music, Local Food, Artisans, Activities, & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Free, music
2026 Zootoberfest @ Oregon Zoo | Beer & Cider, Live Music, Keeper Chats, Animal Activities & More
| events, Food & Drink, music, SW Portland
7 Deadly Sins Pants on Fire Freaky/Filthy Late Show @ The White Eagle Saloon | 7 True Tales, One Lie
| Comedy, events, north portland, theater
Win Tickets ($22): 2026 Corn Maze ‘5 Kind Acts’ + Pumpkin Patch @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Apple Cider, Trains, Petting Zoo & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NW Portland, Visual Art
Win Tickets ($80): Haunted Corn Maze @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Ghouls, Zombies, Costume Party
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NW Portland, theater
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