A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
Postponed: Tommy Cash @ Crystal Ballroom | Hip Hop, Rap
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
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!
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
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
October 8 @ Cooper Mountain Ale Works | Enjoy four courses of Oktoberfest-inspired dishes paired with our classic German-style beers.
Win Tickets ($78): Literary Arts Presents Pop-Up Magazine: Love Stories @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Featuring Original & Unforgettable True Stories
October 26 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Pop-Up Magazine is the acclaimed live magazine show, featuring original and unforgettable true stories, art, music, and performance from the world’s great and emerging storytellers and journalists.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,500+): Hood River Hops Fest, Sisters Folk Festival, Local 14 Art Sale, Gem & Mineral Show, Vintage Market & More! | September 29-October 2, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Spooky season has begun! Find your screams at the huge Cinema of Horrors Haunted House in Kelso. Celebrate harvest beers at ZoiglFest Oktoberfest Celebration. And this is the last weekend for Beaverton Restaurant Week.
Portland in the News: Award-winning Mullet; Secret Roller Disco; Bird-watching Destinations & More! | September 29, 2022
A Woodburn man is a top contender in the USA Mullet Championships.
Started as a whim during the pandemic, Portland’s Secret Roller Disco has gained a huge following.
And check out this great list of places to see birds in Oregon.
Win Tickets ($100+): Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch & Winery Presents 2022 Hope & Haunted Corn Mazes | Group Discounts, Terrifying Creatures, Bonfires
This fall, get lost in Sauvie Island’s Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch 7-acre corn maze (open daily) and their Haunted Corn Maze, open Fridays & Saturdays in October.
Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch & Winery Open for Harvest Fun on Sauvie Island in NW Portland | Corn Mazes, Petting Zoo, Food, Wine, Beer, Cider
Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze is now open daily for corn maze fun, petting zoo, pumpkins, beer, wine, cider & More!
Win Tickets ($80): Everclear, Sponge @ Crystal Ballroom | Iconic ’90s Alt-rock
October 16 @ Crystal Ballroom – Formed in 1991 in Portland, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career spanning 11 studio releases, numerous videos, thousands of shows and accolades that include a 1998 Grammy nomination.
Win Tickets ($30): Bearly Dead @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Grateful Dead Tribute
October 6 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Bearly Dead is an all-star cast of players with deep roots in the New England jam & festival scene.
Win Tickets ($50): James McMurtry @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Jonny Burke, Folk Rock, Americana
October 19 @ Aladdin Theater – In James McMurtry’s new effort, The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance and endless energy.
Win Tickets ($52): Sophie B. Hawkins: Celebrating The 30th Anniversary of Tongues & Tails @ The Old Church Concert Hall | w/ Special Guest Seth Glier
October 18 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Sophie B. Hawkins burst onto the international music scene with her 1992 platinum-selling debut album.
Win Tickets ($40): Paolo Angeli @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Guitar, Rock
October 16 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – From this clash between avant-garde and popular tradition came Angeli’s Sardinian prepared-guitar: an instrument with 18 strings—a hybrid between baritone guitar, cello, and drums, replete with hammers, pedals, and variable pitch propellers.
Win Tickets ($60): Patrick Watson @ Aladdin Theater | Cabaret Pop, Indie Rock
Patrick Watson headlines Aladdin Theater on October 15.
Win Tickets ($50): Gaelic Storm @ Aladdin Theater | Energetic Mix of Irish & Scottish Tradition
October 14 @ Aladdin Theater – Raise ‘em up. Drink ‘em down. Gaelic Storm brings an energetic mix of Irish and Scottish traditional fare – including some drinking songs – but bring so much more to audiences everywhere.
Win Tickets ($64): John Doe Folk Trio @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Punk Rock Pioneer
October 12 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – The John Doe Folk Trio is the latest project from the X frontman.
Rose City Rollers Presents Skatemobile x Rogue: Halloween Kick Off Skate @ Rogue | Costume Contest, Free Gear Rentals, Spooky Tunes
October 2 @ Rogue East Side – We’re shutting down the street and turning it into an open-air roller rink. Expect groovy/spooky tunes, fun activities like a tie-dye station and face painting, and – of course – tasty grub and bevies.
Ambient Church Portland @ Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | Immersive, Architecturally-mapped Light Show, Music
September 30 @ Trinity Episcopal Cathedral – Ambient voyagers Pulse Emitter, Liila, and ann annie converge for an evening of modular synthesis and fractal electronics, accompanied by an immersive, architecturally-mapped light show projected within the historic church.
Win Tickets ($20): Hood River Valley Harvest Festival | Dozens of Arts, Crafts & Food Vendors, Live Music, Beer, Cider, Wine
Oregon! The Hood River Valley Harvest Fest returns for its 40th year, October 7th – 9th at the Hood River Event Site!
Win Tickets ($50): Celtic Light Orchestra Presents Legends of the Otherworld @ ECHO Theater | Halloween Music, Dance, Poetry, LED Light Spectacular & More!
October 15-16 @ ECHO Theater – Journey to the Otherworld with the Celtic Light Orchestra for a Halloween performance unlike any before!
CANCELLED: Bettye LaVette @ Aladdin Theater | Soul Singer
November 14 @ Aladdin Theater – Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation”, Bettye LaVette is a vocalist who can take any type of song and make it completely her own.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,100+): Flynn Creek Circus, Edgefield Oktoberfest, Beaverton Restaurant Week, Bridge City Block Party & More! | September 22-25, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Harvest season is here! Get your pumpkin from the field at Packer Farms Fall Festival. Shop locally produced goods at PDX Moon Market. Artists Repertory Theatre presents The Hombres. Thrill the World dance practices begin this weekend. And only two more weeks to hunt for Bigfoot w/ Portland Spirit.
Portland in the News: Peak Swift; Easy Voting; Portland 80% Recovered | September 22, 2022
According to a review by the New York Times, Oregon is the easiest state to vote in – so no excuses!
Portland’s business district is still feeling pains from the pandemic, but the entertainment sector is nearly in full swing.
And Portland is at Peak Swift at the moment. To see them, look up in the skies around dusk when they’re swirling around hollow trees and chimney stacks.
FREE Oktoberfest Vegan Night Market Portland in SE Portland | Raffle, 50+ local Vegan Restaurants, Pop-ups, Beer, Cider, DJ Retrobot
September 24 in SE Portland – Grab your friends and head to the Oktoberfest Vegan Night Market.
Flynn Creek Circus Presents Balloons, Birds and Other Flying Things @ The Lot at Zidell Yards | Wild Acrobatics, Comedy, Awe-inspiring Stunts
September 22-25 @ The Lot at Zidell Yards – Internationally award winning talents from around the globe come together in this star-studded cast of creators. This show is like no other circus, cabaret or variety you’ve ever scene.
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Winner Graham Nash @ Revolution Hall | Founding Member of Both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash
October 5 @ Revolution Hall – Legendary singer-songwriter GRAHAM NASH is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee-with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies.
Win Tickets ($50): Duo Violão Plus One @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Featuring Acclaimed Guitar Master Rogerio Souza on 7-string Guitar
October 9 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Duo Violão + One is a choro and samba trio with acclaimed guitar master Rogerio Souza on 7-string guitar.
Win Tickets ($44): Alex Cameron @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Loah, Synth Pop
Catch Alex Cameron, Roy Molloy, and their band of perpetual freshness in Portland on October 7 at Aladdin Theater.
Win Tickets ($60): The Paper Kites: North American Tour 2022 @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Rosie Carney, Indie Rock, Folk
October 5 @ Aladdin Theater – Give them your tired, your lonely, your lovesick, your unsure, The Paper Kites have a song for each of them.
Win Tickets ($50): Zingaresca Ensemble @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Featuring Celebrated Roma (Gypsy) Guitar Virtuoso Vadim Kolpakov, 7-String Guitar
September 23 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Zingaresca Ensemble features a blending of the sophistication of classical music with the fiery vitality of folk musical expression.
Win Tickets ($70): Terrible, Thanks For Asking @ Aladdin Theater | Award-winning Podcast
October 10 @ Aladdin Theater – Called “a gift” by The New York Times, Terrible, Thanks For Asking is sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and often both.
Win Tickets ($50): Floater performs Pink Floyd’s “Animals” @ Crystal Ballroom | Rock
December 3 @ Crystal Ballroom – With intense and unforgettable live performances, their fan base has grown over the years to a fever pitch and Floater fans are legendary for their dedication.
Win Tickets ($44): Holy Fawn @ Mission Theater | w/ SOM, Grivo
November 9 @ Mission Theater – Through an otherworldly conjuration of heavy guitars, soothing dissonance, and textural space, HOLY FAWN invoke music from seen and unseen corners and crevices of the wilderness.
Bodyvox Presents Pearl Dive Live | Featuring Collaborators Matt Groening, Poison Waters & More!
October 6-8, 13-15 @ BodyVox – Pearl Dive Live melds creative worlds in a collaboration of movement and ideas, the likes of which have never been seen. We are flipping the script, taking the filmed episodes of Pearl Dive Project and presenting them on stage: Pearl Dive Live.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($2,600+): Festivals, Concerts, Comedy, Theater, Film, & More!
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Spend the Day at the Farm @ Frog Pond Farm | Visit, Feed, and Interact with 80+ Animals
| All Ages, events
Friends of Dorothy with Poison Waters @ The Reser in Beaverton | A Queer Cabaret Featuring Local Talent
| All Ages, events, LGBTQ, music, theater
Midsommar-Ket and VHS Swap @ Dots | Local Artist, VHS, and Vendor Market
| events, music, SE Portland, Shopping
New Portland Jobs: A to Z Wineworks, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Bulk Bookstore & More
| Jobs
The Third Lounge Presents The Variety Society Returns @ ADX | A Benefit Night of Comedy & Music
| All Ages, Comedy, events, Free, music, SE Portland
The Dinner Detective in Downtown Portland | Largest Murder Mystery Dinner Show In The U.S.
| Comedy, downtown, events, Food & Drink, theater
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
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