A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Win Weekend Passes ($60): Rose City Rollers 2022 Comeback Season @ Oaks Amusement Park | Junior Derby: Bridge City Riot Tournament
May 14-15 @ Oaks Park – Portland’s own Rose City Rosebud All Stars (ages 12 to 18) will take to the track at the World Famous Hangar at Oaks Amusement Park to battle rival teams on their way to the first JRDA (Junior Roller Derby Association) playoffs since 2019.
MANY Portland Mother’s Day Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,000+): Unique Markets, Kentucky Derby, An African American Requiem & More! | May 5-8, 2022
Mother’s Day weekend is back, Portland! Get mom a nice gift from Unique Markets or the Camas Plant and Garden Fair. Listen to the world premiere of An African American Requiem. And this is your last chance to tour the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival.
Portland in the News: Record Rain; Deep Thoughts by Andy; Rider Ambassadors & More! | May 5, 2022
If you’ve been thinking it’s been a very wet spring, you’re right! Portland has already had a record setting number of record rain events this year.
The City of Portland is taking over ownership of 82nd Avenue from ODOT, which will allow it to make badly needed safety improvements.
And the city has added Rider Ambassadors to the Portland Streetcar. This team provides a non-security presence to increase rider safety.
2022 Mother’s Day Weekend Brunch Pop-Up @ Stem Wine Bar in North Portland | New Mexican Inspired Cuisine by Chef Connor Gallaher of Urdaneta
May 7&8 @ Stem Wine Bar – Show your appreciation and celebrate all of the important, strong, caring, nurturing, meaningful motherly influences in your life with a lovely brunch at Stem!
Boom Arts Presents: The Truth Has Changed @ Hollywood Theatre | A Critical Report on What We Must Do to Save Our Democracy
May 18 @ Hollywood Theater – By renowned climate activist Josh Fox, The Truth Has Changed is a critical report on what we must do to save our democracy.
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 ($50): The Antlers @ Aladdin Theater | Indie Rock, “Post-rock Orchestra”
May 23 @ Aladdin Theater – Based out of Brooklyn, The Antlers come to Portland with bright and luminous music from their first album in seven years, titled ‘Green to Gold’.
Win Tickets ($50): Destroyer @ Revolution Hall | Indie Rock, w/ Rosali, “Rock’s Exiled King”
May 22 @ Revolution Hall – Canadian indie-rock band, Destroyer, plays Revolution Hall on May 22nd with music from their latest release.
Win Tickets ($90): Wishbone Ash Phoenix Rising Featuring Argus @ Aladdin Theater | Folk, Jazz, R&B
May 22 @ Aladdin Theater – Wishbone Ash is overjoyed to be heading back on the road after the longest gap in gigs since the band’s founding in 1969!
Celebrate 2022 Mother’s Day w/ Boedecker Cellars Winery in NW Portland | Chocolates, Female Crafted Tasting Flight, Reservations
May 6-8 @ Boedecker Cellars Winery – Treat mom, and yourself, to a special tasting flight of five female crafted Pinot Noirs.
Win Tickets ($70): David Bromberg @ Aladdin Theater | American Roots, Bluegrass, Folk
May 21 @ Aladdin Theater – With his 1971 self-titled Columbia Records release, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter David Bromberg emerged as a wunderkind of American roots music.
Win Tickets ($40): Matt Braunger @ Aladdin Theater | ABC’s Agent Carter, NBC’s Up All Night, Comedy
May 20 @ Aladdin Theater – Portland-born Matt Braunger comes home! On May 20th, the Comedy Central star returns to PDX, bringing the laughs to Aladdin Theater.
2022 Lunar New Year Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration in Portland’s Old Town | Free Performances
Join Portland Chinatown Museum on Saturday, May 7 for their annual Lunar New Year Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration in Old Town Portland.
Win Tickets ($24): Tropitaal 9-Year Celebration – A Desi/Latino Soundclash @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Featuring DJs Anjali and the Incredible Kid, Special Guest DJ Blas
May 14 @ The Goodfoot – Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India (“Taal”) and stir into Tropitaal, a Desi/Latino Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions.
Win Tickets ($50): The Chats @ Crystal Ballroom | Shed Rock, w/ Mean Jeans, THICK
May 26 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Chats represent everything that’s good about Australia and nothing that’s bad: a rebel spirit, gallows humour and the endless hedonistic pursuit of A Bloody Good Time.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,650+): Hood River Cider Festival; Columbia River Gorge Cruise, Trivia; Live Music & More! | April 28-May 1, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Explore nature w/ Portland Spirit’s Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler. And the tulips are still blooming strong at Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival.
Portland in the News: Population Growth; Keeping Climate Goals In Reach; What’s Next for Blazers & More | April 28, 2022
Despite ambitious plans, Portland is struggling to reduce its dependence on cars.
Portland’s population grew 5% in the last 5 years, a little more than the state’s rate.
And Portland Japanese Garden is one step closer to a new headquarters for their Japan Institute.
Lone Wolves- Solo Sketch Comedy @ The Siren Theater | Collective of Portland’s Smartest & Funniest Sketch Comedians
April 30, May 6, 7, 21 @ The Siren Theater – The Lone Wolves are a collective of some of the smartest and funniest sketch comedians in Portland, and they are back with a brand new show.
Win Tickets ($90): An Evening With Steve Hackett @ Revolution Hall | Legendary Lead Guitarist of GENESIS
May 18 @ Revolution Hall – Former lead guitarist with GENESIS, Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician.
Win Tickets ($44): Julianna Barwick @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Malibu, Ambient Post Rock, Electronic
May 15 @ Aladdin Theater – Julianna Barwick is a Los Angeles based composer, vocalist, and producer who makes deep, reflective compositions rooted in the human voice.
Win Tickets ($80): Kurt Vile and The Violators @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Chastity Belt, Psych-popmaster, Indie Rock, Folk
May 17 @ Crystal Ballroom – Since his earliest self-produced CD-Rs, Philadelphia psych-popmaster Kurt Vile has referred to himself as “Philly’s Con-stant Hitmaker.”
Win Tickets ($90): Citizen Cope @ Crystal Ballroom | Blues, Soul, Folk, Rock
May 12 @ Crystal Ballroom – Over time, Cope’s music has become the soundtrack to the lives of those who, have embraced it and he continues to inspire audiences through what can only be described as deep personal connection.
Clark County Fair 2022 Summer Concerts | Daughtry; Cheap Trick; Martina McBride; & Blood, Sweat and Tears, Presale Code
August 5-8 – The Clark County Fair’s 2022 Concert line up includes Daughtry; Cheap Trick; Martina McBride; & Blood, Sweat and Tears
All Classical Portland & New York’s WQXR Presents An African American Requiem | Live Broadcast Featuring Oregon Symphony, Portland Composer Damien Geter
On May 7, All Classical Portland is partnering with WQXR in New York to present a simultaneous live broadcast of the world premiere of Portland composer Damien Geter’s ‘An African American Requiem.’
The FARM Arts & Media Center Presents Free First Friday | Featuring All-Day Live-Model Sketch
May 6 @ The FARM Arts & Media Center – The FARM Arts & Media Center Is Hosting An Entire Day Of Sketching Art-Models..FREE ENTRANCE !
Win Tickets ($30): 5 Guys Named Moe @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill | High Energy 12-Piece Horn Driven Show, 2 Free Tickets
May 27 @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill – 5 Guys Named Moe is a high-energy 12-piece horn-driven show band that’s sure to be a hit!
Pix Pâtisserie Celebrates Moms w/ Sparkling Wine Mother’s Day Tea | 2022 Portland Mother’s Day Gift Idea, In Person & To-Go
May 8 @ Pix Pâtisserie – Show your appreciation and love for mom by treating her for tea and bubbles this Mother’s Day.
MANY Portland Earth Day Weekend Events & Giveaways ($2,000+): Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour, Astoria Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival, The Night Circus & More! | April 21-24, 2022
Earth Day weekend is back, Portland! Explore the Columbia River Gorge on a lovely spring weekend w/ Gorge Open Artists Tour. Find some good deals and loads of fun at Ray’s Ragtime Hollywood Paper Doll Sale Event on Saturday. And North America’s largest wellness expo The Yoga Expo Portland is this weekend at Oregon Convention Center.
Portland in the News: Black-Owned Business Boom; Updates on Legalized Psilocybin & More! | April 21, 2022
President Biden is visiting Portland today to promote infrastructure and make a few fundraising stops.
As we’re getting closer to legal psilocybin in Oregon, here’s a look how how the rules are developing.
And this week at Oregon Convention Center, more than 500 people became U.S. citizens at Portland’s largest naturalization ceremony ever.
The Street Trust’s 2022 Oregon Active Transportation Summit | In-person Workshops, Virtual Sessions, Tours & More!
The Street Trust’s 2022 Oregon Active Transportation Summit will take place Monday, April 25 through Wednesday, April 27, with a pre-Summit bike ride and happy hour on Sunday, April 24th.
Win Tickets ($60): Grammy Nominated The Special Consensus @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Bluegrass
May 11 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in their four decades of performing, making their music a modern classic.
Win Tickets ($90): The Mountain Goats @ Aladdin Theater | Indie Folk, w/ Cardioid
May 9-11 @ Aladdin Theater – The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever cast of musicians he’s working with at the moment.
Win Tickets ($36): Hey Violet, Wrenn & Victoria Anthony @ Mission Theater | Pop Punk, EDM, Electropop
May 6 @ Mission Theater – Over the past few years, Los Angeles based pop band Hey Violet have steadily built an engaged fanbase with their powerful, immaculately crafted alt-pop songs.
Ray’s Ragtime Hollywood Paper Doll Sale Event | 40% Off, Dress DJs Rescue & Gregarious w/ Raffle Buy-in
April 23 @ Ray’s Ragtime – Rays Ragtime DJ RESCUE & DJ GREGARIOUS are showing up to Ray’s Ragtime Hollywood in their underwear!
CANCELLED: Alex Zhang Hungtai (Dirty Beaches) + Arrington De Dionyso (Old Time Relijun) @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Post Punk, No Wave
May 8 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Since retiring his project Dirty Beaches, Zhang has been focusing on explorations of improvised music, free jazz, and his new role as a composer of soundtracks for film.
Win Tickets ($58): Whose Live Anyway? @ Revolution Hall | Improv Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray
May 8 @ Revolution Hall l- The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Radical Harvest Craft Faire & Community Center @ SymbiOp Garden Shop | 40+ Local Makers, Giveaways, Food Pantry
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Food Drive, Free, SE Portland, Services, Shopping
2026 McMenamins Oktoberfest | Beer, German-Inspired Fare, Live Music, Golf Tournament & More
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, music, NE Portland, SW Portland
Slabtown Tours presents A Night with Ghosts in Northwest Portland | 90 Minute Walking Tour, Local Paranormal History
| All Ages, events, Halloween, Lectures, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($110): 2026 Easyfolk Festival @ Portland’5 Winningstad Theatre | Essie & The Hum, Rebecca McDade, Kenzy Peach & More
| All Ages, downtown, events, music, SW Portland
Win Tickets ($76): Everyone Orchestra Conducted by Matt Butler @ Mission Theater | Danceable Grooves Created on the Fly
| All Ages, events, music, NW Portland
The Haunting @ The Social Spoon | Halloween Cocktail Pop-Up, Part Haunted House, Part Neighborhood Bar,
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, Halloween
End of Summer Pearl Party @ Pearl District | Live Music, Local Food, Artisans, Activities, & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Free, music
2026 Zootoberfest @ Oregon Zoo | Beer & Cider, Live Music, Keeper Chats, Animal Activities & More
| events, Food & Drink, music, SW Portland
7 Deadly Sins Pants on Fire Freaky/Filthy Late Show @ The White Eagle Saloon | 7 True Tales, One Lie
| Comedy, events, north portland, theater
Win Tickets ($22): 2026 Corn Maze ‘5 Kind Acts’ + Pumpkin Patch @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Apple Cider, Trains, Petting Zoo & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NW Portland, Visual Art
Win Tickets ($80): Haunted Corn Maze @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Ghouls, Zombies, Costume Party
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NW Portland, theater
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