THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!

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A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!

2022 Zwickelmania Brewery Tours | Free Tours Throughout Portland & Oregon, Samples, Meet the Brewer

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Oregon’s annual celebration of craft beer Zwickelmania returns this year with two weekends in February featuring tours throughout Portland and Oregon.

Win Tickets ($60): Hillsbrew Fest @ Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro | Showcasing 30 of Oregon’s Best Breweries, Live Music, Food

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February 25-27 @ Washington County Fairgrounds – Hillsbrew ‘22 is a beer festival showcasing 30 of Oregon’s best breweries.

Win Tickets ($36): The Bobby Lees @ Mission Theater | Garage Rock

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April 1 @ Mission Theater – THE BOBBY LEES are a young, Garage Rock band out of Woodstock NY. Audiotox UK said “Their raw and unapologetic energy promises to make you feel alive!”

Win Tickets ($50): Reality Gays LIVE! With Mattie and Poodle! @ Aladdin Theater | Podcast Featuring Your Gay BFFs Dish About the Shows You Love

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March 11 @ Aladdin Theater -Jake Anthony and Matt Marr are two hilarious Southern gals who can’t get enough of reality shows, especially those messy ones about L-O-V-E.

2022 Portland CSA Share Fair @ The Redd | Connect w/ Local Farmers & Food Producers

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February 27 @ The Redd- The Pacific NW CSA Coalition is hosting its annual Community Supported Agriculture Share Fair. Meet local farmers and food producers and learn why CSA is a simple solution for our health, our farmers, and our planet.

Open Music with Missy Mazzoli @ Mississippi Studios | Opera Composer, “Brooklyn’s Post-millennial Mozart,” Hosted by Gabriel Kahane

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March 15 @ Mississippi Studios – See and hear Missy Mazzoli, the groundbreaking composer Time Out New York called “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart.”

Win Tickets ($70): Music of Cream @ Mission Theater | Honoring the Original Band’s Landmark Album Disraeli Gears

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May 4 @ Mission Theater – Honoring the original band’s landmark album Disraeli Gears, this will be performed in its entirety during the first set, followed by a second set of additional hits and rarities from Eric Clapton, Blind Faith and Cream.

MANY Portland Valentine’s Day Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,650+): Love Struck! Drive-In, Super Bowl, Romantic Dinner Cruise, The Great Zoltar, Wine & Chocolate & More! | February 10-13, 2022

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Valentine’s Day weekend is here, Portland! Start your Valentine’s Day celebrations this weekend with Dining at Bella Organic and Hip Chicks Do Wine’s Wine & Chocolate Pairing. Zoltar the Fortune Teller will be at Pix Patisserie and : Experience Theatre Project Presents immersive theater w/ Great Gatsby’s Daisy.

Portland in the News: Missing Pickle Mascot; Fake Spring; 25 Reasons to Love Portland & More! | February 10, 2022

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Portland is experiencing our first fake spring of 2022 this week, with highs expected to top off at nearly 60.

The Portland Pickles mascot is missing after it was stolen early Wednesday morning.

Oregon is home to the only vertical Street in North America. And this Valentine’s Day, see these 25 reasons to love Portland.

Win Tickets ($20): Cult of Cunnilingus Online “Revulval” Meeting | Erotic Comedy Live on Zoom, Portland 2022 Valentine’s Day Weekend, Stories of Grief, Pride & Worship

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Log in on Zoom, and be swept up into the world’s newest cult! Eleanor O’Brien has taken the medium of zoom theater to a whole new level.

Treat Your Valentine w/ Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure | Safe Outdoor Activity, Discount / Promo Code

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Looking for a way to turn Portland into a giant game board? Grab your Valentine and cure your lock-down boredom with a city-wide scavenger hunt!

2022 BeerQuest Haunted Valentine Tour in Downtown Portland | Get Spooked, Award-Winning Beer + Portland’s Famous Ghosts

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February 12-13 in Downtown Portland – Celebrate valentines day with a journey into Portland’s wicked and lawless past. Scare your loved one right into your arms with creepy stories of murder, kidnapping and the Shanghai Tunnels – all while sampling local craft beers on this award-winning Tour.

Win Tickets ($40): Mr. Sun + Never Come Down @ The Old Church | American String Band, Bluegrass

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March 1 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Mr Sun comprises 3 generations of some of the sharpest minds to apply themselves to the American String Band.

Win Tickets ($50): An Evening With Drew and Ellie Holcomb: The You and Me Tour @ Revolution Hall | Singer/Songwriter, CCM Folk

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March 1 @ Revolution Hall – Drew and Ellie Holcomb are a husband and wife Americana duo from Nashville, TN.

Win Tickets ($30): Members of McTuff & Subtonic @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Featuring Joe Doria, Dan Balmer, Andy Coe, Tyrone Hendrix & Galen Clark

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Join Goodfoot Pub & Lounge for a musical summit of NW heavyweights in what promises to be a blast furnace of instrumental funk and groove on February 19.

Win Tickets ($30): Kelsy Karter @ Mission Theater | Pink Kink & Punk Tour

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April 12 @ Mission Theater – Like all the most electrifying artists, Kelsy Karter invites the audience into a beautifully strange world of her own making, a fantasia that’s equal parts rock-and-roll grit and wildly theatrical grandeur.

Win Tickets ($50): Eagle Eyes @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill | Eagles Tribute Band

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Eagle Eyes is a tribute band to the Legendary music of the “Eagles”. They have taken great care in recreating the magic of the Eagles!

Win Tickets ($36): New Constellations, Night Heron @ Mission Theater | Synthpop, Indie, R&B

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March 12 @ Mission Theater – Blending powerful vocals, dancy beats, catchy guitar hooks, and energetic live shows, New Constellations have caught the attention of listeners with their debut single “Hot Blooded.”

Win Tickets ($40): 5 Guys Named Moe @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill | High Energy 12-Piece Horn Driven Show

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February 19 @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill – 5 Guys Named Moe is a high-energy ​12-piece horn-driven show band! Entertaining audiences for well over 30 years!

2022 Super Bowl LVI Watch Party @ Ponderosa Lounge and Grill in North Portland | HUGE Video Wall, Prizes, FREE, Happy Hour

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February 13 @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill – Come watch the big game at Portland’s Original Country Ba.

George Lopez OMG Hi! Comedy Tour @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Grammy-nominated Comedian, Netflix, HBO

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Grammy-nominated comedian, actor and TV host George Lopez brings his OMG Hi! Comedy Tour to Portland on October 13.

MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,750+): Winter Light Festival, Wine & Chocolate Pairing, New Year Lantern Viewing & More! | February 3-6, 2022

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The weekend is back, Portland! Lan Su Chinese Garden will be showcasing their Lantern Viewing Evenings this weekend and next. Valentine’s Day celebrations start this weekend with Dining at Bella Organic and Hip Chicks Do Wine’s Wine & Chocolate Pairing. There’s still time to surprise your date with the perfect evening; see our Valentine’s Day calendar for ideas.

Portland in the News: Oregon’s Olympians; “Cutting-edge” City; Hotel Seeks Historic Recognition as Black Cultural Hub | February 3, 2022

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Portland recently landed in the top 10 of CommercialCafe’s list of “cutting’edge” cities, citing fast internet and EV charging accessibility.

This month’s winter Olympics will feature 4 athletes with Oregon ties who will be competing in skiing, slalom racing and snowboarding.

And Portlanders have nominated downtown Portland’s Golden West building to National Register of Historic Places citing its connection to Portland’s black community.

Pix Pâtisserie Portland 2022 Valentines Weekend Reservations for 2! | Prix Fixe Menu Featuring Drinks, Desserts, Chocolate & More!

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Special indoor dining reservations will be available for February 12th with a set dessert and drink menu for two.

Win Tickets ($80): Mayday Parade, Real Friends, & Magnolia Park @ Crystal Ballroom | Rock, Pop Punk

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February 25 @ Crystal Ballroom – The sixth studio album from Tallahassee-based rock band Mayday Parade Sunnyland gets its title from an abandoned hospital where the band members used to sneak in to explore as teenagers.

Win Tickets ($50): Magic City Hippies @ Crystal Ballroom | Poolside Grooves & Sunkissed Melodies

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February 12 @ Crystal Ballroom – Embracing everything from AM radio rock and poolside pop to nimble raps and salsa, Magic City Hippies lock into an era-less vibe with no shortage of psychedelic funk or hooks.

Win Tickets ($80): Galactic & Too Many Zooz @ Crystal Ballroom | Jazz-Funk, Jam Band

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February 11 @ Crystal Ballroom – Galactic draw on 25 years together in order to progress with each performance and subsequent record.

Win Tickets ($50): The Spill Canvas @ Lola’s Room | Alternative Rock, w/ Harbour

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February 14 @ Lola’s Room – With a slew of albums under their belt the Spill Canvas has returned with Conduit, its first LP in almost a decade.

Win Tickets ($60): Pigeons Playing Ping Pong @ Crystal Ballroom | Pysch-funk, w/ Karina Rykman

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March 18 @ Crystal Ballroom – Hailed as “musical explorers” by Rolling Stone, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong first took flight roughly a decade ago at the University of Maryland, and the pysch-funk trailblazers have since gone on to play more than a thousand shows across 44 states.

Win Tickets ($50): The Chats @ Crystal Ballroom | Shed Rock, w/ Mean Jeans, THICK

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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.

Kishi Bashi with the Oregon Symphony @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | “Improvisations on EO9066,” Electronic Indie

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February 24 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Join singer-songwriter Kishi Bashi and your Oregon Symphony for an evening steeped in lush harmonies and electronically-influenced indie music.

KinkFest 2022 @ Portland Expo Center | West Coast’s Premier Sexually-diverse BDSM & Kink Conference, Demos, Play & More!

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April 15-17 @ Portland Expo Center – KinkFest is the West Coast’s premier sexually-diverse BDSM and kink conference.

Win Tickets ($40): Circuit Des Yeux @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Indie Folk, Progressive Rock

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February 27 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Fohr and her collaborators—13 renowned musicians from Chicago’s jazz, classical, and experimental scenes—built -io layer by layer, entwining its pain with the clear yearning that sparks at its dark heart.

Win Tickets ($40): serpentwithfeet: Deacon’s Tour @ Revolution Hall | Baroque Pop, Electronic, Soul

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October 13 @ Revolution Hall – serpentwithfeet is not only imagining, but exploring a world wherein Black love is paramount.

Win Tickets ($56): Joshua Radin @ Aladdin Theater | Acoustic Folk

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February 25 @ Aladdin Theater – After 16 years, eight albums, and hundreds of shows, Joshua Radin still treats music as an antidote to any ailment.

Win Tickets ($50): Biamp PDX Jazz Festival Presents Eric Krasno + Son Little @ Aladdin Theater | Backed by Sweet Sounds of The Assembly, w/ james the eighth

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February 23 @ Aladdin Theater – The Soulive and Lettuce co-founder, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter-producer defines himself as not only an artist, but also as a husband, father, and man across these ten tracks with inimitable instrumentation, eloquent songcraft, and raw honesty.

THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!

A round up of what's going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!

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This Is An Awesome Comedy Show @ Show Bar at Revolution Hall | Featuring Sean Jordan and Kyle Kinane

July 6 - Comedians Kyle Kinane and Sean Jordan are teaming up for their only Portland shows of the summer in support of the new feature-length documentary film, This Is An Awesome Rock Show.

Win Tickets ($38): Forest Pub: Drag as a Doorway to the Forest @ Mission Theater | An Evening of Drag, Dialogue, and Connection with Nature

July 13 - Kick off Pride Week with a Forest Pub that invites fresh voices and new ways of connecting to our forests, featuring Efemmera Gendera and Thespis D. Light of Drag Me Outside.

ForestFest: Free Day at the Discovery Museum @ World Forestry Center | Hiking, Live Music, Storytelling, and More!

July 18 - Celebrate the wonders of forests at ForestFest, a free, family-friendly day of hands-on discovery, creativity, and outdoor fun in the heart of Washington Park.

Watch Portland Fire @ The High Dive | Happy Hour, Service Industry Discounts

As a long time Blazer bar we are very excited to support Portland Fire and women's sports! LETS GO FIRE.

Scooped Ice Cream Festival @ Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA | 50+ Flavors of All You Can Eat Ice Cream

July 18-19 - The Pacific Northwest's premier ice cream festival is back at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA for two all-you-can-eat days of scoops, live music, and summer fun. Scooped! returns July 18 and 19, 2026, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM — and your ticket includes unlimited ice cream from 50+ flavors served up across Scoop Valley.

Chamber Music Northwest presents CONFLUENCE: Our Shared Voices 2026 Summer Festival | 70 of the world and our region’s finest chamber musicians!

Music has the ability to connect us beyond words, labels, and borders, inviting us to celebrate both our differences and our common ground.

TeaFestPDX @ World Forestry Center | A Celebration of Tea Culture

June 27 - TeaFestPDX is more than a festival, it’s a community.

St. Helens Independence Day Celebration 2026 @ Columbia View Park | Music, Food, and Activities for All Ages

July 4 - Celebrate the Fourth of July at Columbia View Park in St. Helens, Oregon – one of the most scenic Independence Day destinations in the Pacific Northwest.

Win Tickets ($160): 2027 Portland Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | 30+ Local & National Artists

January 30 - An annual celebration of folk and Americana music showcasing 30 local and national artists hosted by the historic Crystal Ballroom.

Win Tickets ($86): McMenamins Presents Madison Ryann Ward @ Mission Theater | Contemporary Christian, Pop + R&B

September 4 - Faith-based singer/songwriter Madison Ryann Ward writes warmhearted songs that mix mature pop and contemporary R&B with accents of gospel, blues, and folk.

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