A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
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.
MANY Portland July 4th Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,100+): Waterfront Blues Festival, Fireworks, Horror Film Festival, Vintage Sale & More! | June 30-July 4, 2022
July 4th Weekend is here, Portland! Waterfront Blues Festival is back and that means fireworks on the waterfront on Monday night! After hunting for Bigfoot, get a front row seat to see the fireworks w/ Portland Spirit’s Fireworks Cruise. And Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival is underway with a full schedule of events nearly every day.
Portland in the News: Local Swimming Holes; Celebrating Black Jazz Elders; Rose Quarter’s Puzzling Grain Elevator | June 30, 2022
This summer’s Cathedral Park Jazz Festival will feature Portland’s black jazz and soul elders.
The Rose Quarter’s grain elevator has a puzzling history and an uncertain future.
And cool off this summer at these nearby swimming spots.
Explore Oregon’s Hood River Fruit Loop | Gorgeous Views, Summer Harvest Produce, Flowers, Lavender, Railbikes Ride, Animals & More!
Delicious cherries are available in abundance throughout the Hood River County Fruit Loop. Farm stands along the Fruit Loop offer fresh fruits and vegetables, pies, jams, jellies, ice cream, milkshakes, and freshly preserved produce.
MANY Portland July 4th Weekend Events & Giveaways ($2,400+): Festivals, Fireworks, Concerts, Comedy, Theater, Film, & More!
| Weekend
Old Town Dance – Daniel Girón @ Darcelle XV | Community Dance Class Run by Daniel Girón
| All Ages, Dance, NW Portland
Portland New Generations Rotary Club Presents Roses and Rosé @ Portland International Rose Test Garden | Sip, Stroll & Support at Roses & Rosé 2026!
| Food & Drink, SW Portland
Rose City Vintage Expo @ Portland Expo Center | Antiques, Collectibles, Americana and More
| north portland, Shopping
Portland in the News: Doggo Dates, World’s Best Cheddar, Godzilla & More | July 2, 2026
| News
Shoestring Circus @ Hazel Dell Commons in Vancouver | Intimate, Story-Driven Circus Experience
| All Ages, theater
10% off Through July 6th – The 26th Annual Portland Erotic Ball @ Crystal Ballroom | 21+, Hosted by Sasha Scarlett, Live Music, Burlesque, Costume Contest, & More
| Dance, downtown, music, theater
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
New Portland Jobs: APANO Action Fund, Play On Shakespeare, World Forestry Center & More
| Jobs
Win Tickets ($358): HAREFEST @ Clackamas County Fairgrounds & Event Center | The Mother of All Tribute Festivals
| music
Win Tickets (30): McMenamins Presents Soul On the Floor with DJ CUTZ1 @ Lola’s Room | Funk, Soul, & R&B
| downtown
Win Tickets ($48): McMenamins Presents Taylor Bickett @ Mission Theater | Indie Pop
| All Ages, music, NW Portland
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