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: Best City for Vegans; Fall Colors; Spooky Tours & More! | October 6, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Indie Rock band Klangstof is coming to Mission Theater on October 21.
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!
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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