A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Win Tickets ($90): Modest Mouse @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Rock, w/ Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (Saturday)
August 19-20 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – Over the past quarter century, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock has served as indie rock’s resident backwoods philosopher, pondering his infinitesimal place in the world at large and seeking balance in a universe governed by polar opposites.
Win Tickets ($79): Grammy Nominated Crash Test Dummies @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Carleton Stone, Rock
August 19 @ Aladdin Theater – The Crash Test Dummies first album garnered them their first big hit, Superman’s Song, and a Juno Award for Group of the Year.
Win Tickets ($90): Steve Earle & The Dukes with Special Guests The Whitmore Sisters @ Revolution Hall | Rock, Folk, Country
August 18 @ Revolution Hall – JERRY JEFF is Earle’s 22nd album. He’s released nearly an album a year since getting sober in the mid 1990s, LPs ranging from bluegrass to blues to folk to country.
Win Tickets ($20): Rhododendron @ Mission Theater | Prog Rock, w/ Twistur, Growing Pains
August 20 @ Mission Theater – Rhododendron are a difficult band to pin down. Hailing from Portland, OR, their music takes influence from post-hardcore, noise rock and math rock, while also dabbling in screamo, jazz fusion and sludge metal.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,100+): Oregon Brewers Festival, ART in the DARK, Oregon Zoo Nights, WasabiCon 2022 & More | July 28-31, 2022
We’re in for busy Summer weekend, Portland! World Naked Bike Ride returns Saturday! Tour 75+ studios at NW Marine Art Works Open Studio. And stay cool at Shanrock’s Trivia at EastBurn Public House.
Portland in the News: More Portlanders Now Have AC; Library of Experiences; Rose City Beaches & More! | July 28, 2022
At Hillsboro Library, in addition to books & movies, patrons can check out board games, kitchen tools, cameras and more!
Portland will be an oven this weekend. Rising summer temperatures have pushed many residents to install air conditions, with roughly 80% of Portland homes now equipped with an AC.
Another way to cool off: Hit the beaches — Portland is full of them!
2022 Estacada Harvest Festival & Uncorked Now Accepting Vendor Applications | Wine, Cider, Spirits Tastings, Pumpkins, Children’s Parade & More!
September 17 @ Estacada – Estacada’s annual Uncorked event is BACK! Looking for vendors of all types specifically wine, spirits, and beer.
Win Tickets: Boys II Gentlemen @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Party Band, Dance Hits
August 9 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – B2G is a party band featuring members of the Quick and Easy Boys and Excellent Gentlemen. Their shows are a mix of dance floor burning grooves, sexy slow jams and raucous group improvisation.
Win Tickets ($130): Comedian Amanda Seales @ Revolution Hall | Actress, Writer, HBO’s Insecure
August 13 @ Revolution Hall – Comedian, actress, writer, producer, and more, Amanda Seales doesn’t just make you laugh, she makes change!
Win Tickets ($40): Jackie Gage w/Special Guest Jimmie Herrod @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Jazz, Folk
August 6 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Jackie Gage is an international recording artist whose velvety voice, and uplifting songwriting paint a relaxed atmosphere familiar to California natives.
Win Tickets ($60): Lost Dog Street Band @ Revolution Hall | w/ Matt Heckler, Country, Folk
August 16 @ Revolution Hall – Returning to the stripped-back, string band sound of their busking years, Lost Dog Street Band’s new album Glory is a searing testament to recovery, redemption and resolve.
Win Tickets ($30): Molly Parden and Max Helgemo @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Indie, w/ Larsen Gardens
August 13 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Molly Parden’s career in music is something of a mystery—something that happened to her more than it was ever anything she set out to achieve.
Portland Spirit Presents Cascade Locks to Portland Sternwheeler Repositioning Cruise | Includes Transport, Dining, Amazing Columbia River Gorge Views
November 5 @ Caruthers Landing – Join us as we cruise the Willamette and Columbia Rivers and go through the locks at the Bonneville Dam.
Win Tickets ($40): Keep Portland Country @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill | Featuring 4 Country Artists
August 26 @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill – This quartet of country artists are lighting up the stage with country music like you’ve never seen before!
Win Tickets ($75): Bridge City Block Party in SE Portland | Featuring Get Real, Nala, Freak On, Luxo, Food Trucks, Vendors & More!
Bridge City Block Party, coming in hot! Featuring international touring artists Get Real (Green Velvet + Claude VonStroke), Nala, Freak On + Luxo on Sunday, September 25.
2022 Oregon Brewers Festival @ Downtown Portland’s Waterfront Park | Featuring 40 Beers, 2 Ciders, Food
July 28-30 @ Portland Watefront Park – Oregon Brewers Festival is listed among the world’s top beer festivals, with 40 beers and 2 ciders from across the state, plus great food, vendor booths and more.
Win Tickets ($20): Rhododendron @ Mission Theater | Prog Rock, w/ Twistur, Growing Pains
August 20 @ Mission Theater – Rhododendron are a difficult band to pin down. Hailing from Portland, OR, their music takes influence from post-hardcore, noise rock and math rock, while also dabbling in screamo, jazz fusion and sludge metal.
Canceled: Bodhi Mojo @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Psychedelic 4-Piece Jambad
August 4 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Bodhi Mojo is a psychedelic 4-piece jamband rooted in the good feels. Characterized by heartfelt songwriting and mind-bending jams, BM never plays the same show twice!
2022 Oregon Zoo Nights | Portland Outdoor Summer Music Featuring the Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms Country Band
July 29 @ Oregon Zoo – We’re keeping the zoo open late on select Fridays this summer, and enhancing the already-spectacular experience with additional food carts, beer & wine sales, live music, keeper talks and educational fun for kids and adults alike.
Win Tickets ($34): Surf Curse, Toner @ Crystal Ballroom | Rock, Indie Pop
November 12 @ Crystal Ballroom – Surf Curse’s Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck have been crafting sounds spanning from punk to psych rock for nearly a decade with a rabid and dedicated international fanbase and no end in sight.
Win Tickets ($40): THICK, Skating Polly, VIAL @ Mission Theater | Punk, Pop
September 25 @ Mission Theater – Since first forming in 2014, New York trio THICK have triumphed at turning the harshest truths into wildly exhilarating punk songs.
2022 Portlandia Mermaid Parade @ Downtown Portland’s Waterfront Park | Rainbow Waters Theme, A Shellabration of Queer Merfolk
July 30 @ Waterfront Park – Portlandia Mermaid Parade is FREE grassroots artistic event aimed at celebrating our community connection to water mythology, merfolk, artists, our rivers and port.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,300): Beaverton Night Market, Roadhouse Brewfest, Skatemobile Roller Disco!, Vintage and Collectible Market & More | July 21-24, 2022
We’re in for another lovely Portland weekend! Beaverton Night Market is back! Find vintage treasures at Maizee Mae’s Vintage and Collectible Market. And see who’s unmasked at The Masked Singer National Tour.
Portland in the News: Congrats to Blazers; Too Many Mosquitos: Birthplace of the Corn Dog & More! | July 21, 2022
Congrats to the Portland Trail Blazers, who won the Summer League Championship.
The corn dog was invented on the Oregon Coast in 1939.
And prepare your exposed skin this summer; Portland is facing its largest mosquito outbreak in a decade.
NW Marine Art Works Open Studio in NW Portland | Featuring 75+ Studios, 100+ Artists, Live Demos
July 30 @ Northwest Art Marine Works – With more than 75 studios and 100+ local artists and artisans participating, art lovers will find works from jewelry and apparel to paintings and printmaking, fine art, ceramics, photography, sculpture, mixed media and glass—all in one location.
A-WOL Dance Collective Presents ART in the DARK 2022: Glass Shadows | Aerial Artists Suspended from Old Growth Trees
July 29-31 & August 3-6 @ Mary S Young Park – A-WOL’s Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater style setting.
PCC Community Ed Presents “What’s Real, What’s Fake: How to Decipher News Media” @ PCC CLIMB Center | Learn to Detect News Credibility
Thursdays August – September 8 @ PCC CLIMB Center – Have fun building essential skills to detect news credibility & to also see the big picture.
Win Tickets: House Special w/ Group Sound @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | DJ Collective
July 30 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Group Sound is a Portland-based collective of DJs that channel an eclectic palette of dance genres.
Win Tickets ($70): 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 ($80): Comedian Neal Brennan: Unacceptable @ Revolution Hall | Emmy-Nominated Writer, The Daily Show
August 6 @ Revolution Hall – Three-time Emmy nominated writer, director, producer, and standup comedian Neal Brennan has become a force in the comedy world.
Win Tickets ($40): Mimi Webb @ Mission Theater | Singer/Songwriter, Pop
September 24 @ Mission Theater – The loudest ones light up the room the brightest. Mimi Webb projects a voice as magnetic, massive, and magical as her personality.
Blue’s Clues & You! Live On Stage @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Broadway Style Song & Dance
November 11 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Blue’s Clues & You! Live on Stage is an epic new adventure! Josh is conjuring up a magical theater show, but he needs YOUR help!
2022 Portland Sketch Comedy Festival @ Siren Theater | 3 Nights Featuring Performers From Across North America
July 21-23 @ Siren Theater -The Portland Sketch Comedy Festival brings the smartest and freshest sketch comedy performances to Portland!
Win Tickets: Far Out West @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Funk Infused Rock
July 20 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Portland-based Far Out West strikes a relentlessly engaging balance between funk-infused rock and a jazz-informed collaboration.
WasabiCon 2022 @ Downtown Portland Hilton | Portland’s Anime, Cosplay & Gaming Convention
July 30-31 @ Hilton Portland – WasabiCon PDX focuses on three key facets of fandom: anime, cosplay and gaming!
Gregory Alan Isakov @ Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island | Surprise Monday Show w/ Guest Daniel Rodriguez
Gregory Alan Isakov and special guest, Daniel Rodriguez, will play a surprise performance this Monday, July 18th, under the 500 year-old massive, Historic Topaz Farm Oak Tree.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Scooped Ice Cream Festival @ Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA | 50+ Flavors of All You Can Eat Ice Cream
| Food & Drink
Chamber Music Northwest presents CONFLUENCE: Our Shared Voices 2026 Summer Festival | 70 of the world and our region’s finest chamber musicians!
| music
Tea Fest PDX @ World Forestry Center | A Celebration of Tea Culture
| events, Food & Drink
St. Helens Independence Day Celebration 2026 @ Columbia View Park | Music, Food, and Activities for All Ages
| All Ages, events, Free
Win Tickets ($160): 2027 Portland Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | 30+ Local & National Artists
| music
Win Tickets ($86): McMenamins Presents Madison Ryann Ward @ Mission Theater | Contemporary Christian, Pop + R&B
| music
Win Tickets ($70): McMenamins Presents “A Hot August Night” with Super Diamond @ McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove | The Neil Diamond Tribute
| music
Portland in the News: Waterfront Restaurant, Airport Accolades, Heatwave & More | June 11, 2026
| News
McMinnville Art Festival @ Downtown McMinnville | 50+ Artists & Artisans, Interactive Kids’ Crafting, Art Demos, & More
| All Ages, events, Free, Shopping, Visual Art
PRIDE at the Museum @ OMSI | A night at the museum celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, LGBTQ, Science, Shopping
Villain Arts Tattoo Festival @ The Rose Quarter | Celebrate the Art of Tattooing
| All Ages, events, Services, Shopping
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