A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
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.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,350+): Wild Hare Music Festival, Love Oregon Festival, US Air Guitar National Finals, Tea Fest PDX & more! | July 14-17, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Sample a huge variety of brewed beverages at TeaFest PDX. Enjoy two summer favorites at Corks & Cones. And rock out at US Air Guitar Nationals!
Portland in the News: New Blazers Players; Nature Piano; Funding for Firefighters | July 14, 2022
Two former Beavers teammates, Gary Payton II and Drew Eubanks, are again playing together after joining the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland City Council is backing a plan to build new I-5 Bridge over the Columbia River.
And a member of Pink Martini is putting a grand piano in grand places.
Win Tickets ($100): OrpheusPDX’s Inaugural Season Features L’Orfeo & The Fall of the House of Usher | Where Opera Gets Intimate
August 4-7 & 25-28 @ Lincoln Hall – Portland’s new opera company, OrpheusPDX, aspire to touch the soul of the community through the power of great music and theater.
Tiny Moving Parts @ Mission Theater | w/ This Wild Life & In Her Own Words, Rock, Acoustic
Tiny Moving Parts with special guests This Wild Life and In Her Own Words perform live at Mission Theater on July 16.
Win Tickets ($30): Rosie Darling @ Mission Theater | w/ Caleb Hearn, Indie Pop
September 29 @ Mission Theater – You couldn’t mistake Rosie for anybody else. She’s quietly confident, exuberantly passionate, and creatively inclined to infinity. She’s highly aware of herself and the world around her, and she speaks her mind with clarity and focus.
Oregon Ciders of the World Festival @ Stone Circle Cider in Estacada | Featuring 5 Oregon Cideries, Food Cart
July 16 @ Stone Circle Cider – Enjoy an array of ciders from 5 Oregon cideries who specialize in styles of cider from around the world!
Win Tickets ($40): I Draw Slow @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk, Irish
July 30 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Dublin, Ireland’s I Draw Slow has already won the adoration of fans in their home country and North America by combining American folk and Irish storytelling traditions with close-harmony vocals, intriguing instrumentation and compelling subject matter.
Win Tickets ($70): Zero @ Aladdin Theater | Jazz, Rock and Blues
July 29 @ Aladdin Theater – As bands will, Zero came and went—and always came back, to the extent of 1,300 shows and eight albums.
Win Tickets ($100): American Acoustic: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse Featuring Sarah Jarosz @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Progressive Bluegrass
July 31 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – Punch Brothers’ accolades include a Grammy® for Best Folk Album for their 2018 release, All Ashore, and praise from the media, including The Washington Post, which said, “With enthusiasm and experimentation, Punch Brothers take bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart.”
Win Tickets ($80): Sal Vulcano @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | truTV’s “Impractical Jokers”
July 20 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Staten Island native Sal Vulcano is best known for creating and starring in truTV’s long-running hit “Impractical Jokers,” and for “The Misery Index” on TBS.
Win Tickets ($60): Red Fang, Big Business, & Tacos! @ Crystal Ballroom | Rock, Heavy Metal Punk
July 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – Portland rockers Red Fang have announced their long-awaited North America Summer 2022 tour dates, in support of their acclaimed 2021 full-length Arrows.
Win Tickets ($64): Rising Appalachia @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Jeffrey Martin, Folk, Roots Music
August 2 @ Crystal Ballroom – As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots on their new album.
Win Tickets ($36): The Lagoons @ Mission Theater | Synth-pop, Jazz, Soul, Electronic
September 9 @ Mission Theater – The Lagoons are the musical project of Los Angeles-raised multi-instrumentalist brothers Ryan and Joey Selan.
Win Tickets ($30): US Air Guitar 2022 National Finals @ Dante’s Portland | Featuring Regional Winners from 20 US Cities!
July 16 @ Dante’s – Rock stars from across the US will travel to Portland to shred invisible guitars for the opportunity to represent the United States at the World Air Guitar Championships.
Club Privata Presents Sheer Pleasure | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
September 30 @ Club Privata – Whatever your Pleasure is, we want to see your Sheer tonight! Put on your sexiest sheer, see through, mesh, or lace outfit and get ready to have all the Pleasure you desire.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,400+): Mississippi Street Fair, The Winter’s Tale, HAREFEST 10 & More! | July 7-10, 2022
Another summer weekend is here, Portland! Mississippi Street Fair returns to North Portland on Saturday! Zane Lamprey’s Brewery Comedy Tour stops at Cooper Mountain Ale Works on Thursday. Hip Chicks Do Wine is pairing bacon and wine. And see the best tribute bands at HAREFEST 10.
Portland in the News: World’s Smallest Park (For Now), Ultimate Portland Bucket List, Proposed I-5 Bridge & More | July 7, 2022
A proposed new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River will require a steep grade of nearly 4%.
Find something new to experience with this Ultimate Portland Bucket list.
And Mill Ends Park might be challenged for the record of World’s Smallest Park by a tiny park in Talent, Oregon.
Corks & Cones @ Hip Chicks Do Wine | Featuring Wine-based Ice Cream, 3 Wines, Sangria
July 16-17 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – Join us for a fun Summertime event pairing wines with wine-based ice cream!
Win Tickets ($24): Mars Retrieval Unit @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Exploratory Jamband
July 16 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Led by guitarist/composer, Rob Sipsky, Mars Retrieval Unit is an exploratory jamband whose top shelf musicianship allows the band to cross genres and universes while keeping the dance floor full.
Win Tickets ($44): Wavves King of the Beach Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Rock, w/ BOYO & Smut
July 25 @ Aladdin Theater – Wavves is an American rock band based in San Diego.
Win Tickets ($70): Grammy Winners Asleep at the Wheel @ Aladdin Theater | Roots Country
July 23 @ Aladdin Theater – Fifty years ago, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson wrote in his journal that he wanted to form a band to bring the roots of American pop music into the present.
Rose City Rollers Present Hampton Opera Skating with Opera a la Cart | Amazing City Sunset Views, Free CBD Seltzer
Saturday July 9th, we’ll be hitting the Hampton Opera Outdoor Lot with Opera A La Carte for an evening of live opera music as the sun sets over gorgeous PDX.
Cancelled: Amy Helm w/ Elizabeth & The Catapult @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Singer/Songwriter
July 24 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm’s third album, What the Flood Leaves Behind, is her most autobiographical yet, both in content and creation.
Win Tickets ($120): Grammy Winners The Roots @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | w/ Deena Bee, Hip Hop
July 30 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – The Roots have consistently elevated music and culture as one of the most influential and impactful hip-hop collectives of all time.
Chris Pureka w/ MaryLeigh Roohan @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk, Americana, Indie
July 15 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Chris Pureka is a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose body of work has resonated deeply with these seemingly disparate milieus.
Win Tickets ($80): Reckless Kelly @ Mission Theater | Roots Country-Rock
July 29 @ Mission Theater – For nearly 25 years, Reckless Kelly has graced the musical landscape with a high-powered form of Americana, equally rooted in raw passion, refined musicianship, and gritty authenticity.
Love, Oregon Festival @ Camp Colton | Micro-Festival Celebrating Oregon Music, Food & Nature
July 15-17 in Colton – Love, Oregon is a celebration of Oregon music, food, and nature with a first-class lineup of Oregon musicians, farm-to-table meals by Oregon chefs, and numerous speakers, workshops, and camp activities.
2022 Tea Fest PDX @ Lewis & Clark College Estate Gardens | Vendors, Tastings, Classes
July 16 @ Lewis & Clark College – Join us for all things tea! Browse our vendor booths for tea and teaware from all corners of the globe and learn about tea in one of our tea classes.
Portland Parks & Recreation Presents East Portland Summer Arts Festival | Featuring Grammy Winner Esperanza Spalding
Portland Parks & Recreation presents the first annual East Portland Summer Arts Festival on July 9 and 10 featuring Five-time Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding.
2022 Mississippi Street Fair in North Portland | 4 Music Stages, Bar-B-Q Competition, Rib Off, 100s of Vendors & More!
The 2022 Mississippi Street Fair is Saturday, July 9th from 10AM to 9PM on North Mississippi Avenue from Fremont to Skidmore Streets.
Zane Lamprey Lager than Life Brewery Comedy Tour @ Cooper Mountain Ale Works | Netflix, Hulu, Stories from a Professional Drinker
July 7 @ Cooper Mountain Ale Works – Zane Lamprey’s LAGER THAN LIFE COMEDY TOUR is a NEW comedy tour in 2022! It’s even more fun than last year’s very successful Laughs & Drafts tour. Join us for NEW stories, NEW jokes, and MORE great craft beer!
HAREFEST 10 @ Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby | 23 Tribute Bands on 3 Stages, Food, Camping & More!
July 8-9 in Canby – HAREFEST 10, The Mother of All Tribute Festivals is back! 23 of the nation’s best tribute bands converge on Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon for a weekend of live music, food & drink, camping, and more.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
New Portland Jobs: A to Z Wineworks, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Bulk Bookstore & More
| Jobs
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
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
TeaFestPDX @ 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
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