Sugar
Having already placed his indelible mark on the future direction of rock with Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould teamed with bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis to found Sugar in late 1991, making their live debut early the next year at Athens, GA’s famed 40 Watt Club. Named by NME as its 1992 “Album of the Year,” Sugar’s now-classic d…
Summer Free for All Concerts (August)
Summer is here. Enjoy a free concert in parks throughout Portland.August 1 | Iron Prophecy – Roots reggae seeded with a message of love and unity | Columbia ParkAugust 6 | Grupo Masato – Latin American Cumbia, Peruvian Chicha, and Afro-Peruvian dance music | Fernhill…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: Cool Runnings
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: Drumline
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: Hoppers
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: How to Train Your Dragon
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: Lilo and Stitch
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: Ratatouille
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: The Princess Bride
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Free for All Outdoor Movies: Wicked
Movies under the stars with free popcorn. All movies are subtitled. Movie screenings begin after dusk, and the event starts at 7:30 p.m..July Movie EventsJuly 10 — Elio (2025) PG – English with Spanish subtitles | King School ParkJuly 16 — Paddingt…
Summer Shred Music Festival
Summer Shred is a local DIY music festival, featuring Portland’s best rock, metal, and punk bands. Line Up Includes: Silver Talon, Grimiss, Titans of Industry, River City Ruin, Girl Drink Drunks, Kvasir, Friends w/ Salad, IC Double, Long Deer, The Plonks, Skulldozer, Mordbear, Altar of Hiraeth, Adnauseam, Adverse Effects….
Summer Sounds Tunes in the Plaza
Presented by NW Natural in collaboration with Tender Loving Empire and Friends of Noise, the Summer Sounds Concert Series brings live music to your lunchtime for the summer.Visit Darcelle XV Plaza each Wednesday for a relaxed midday break featuring a diverse lineup of local talent. Enjoy youth performances curated by Friends of …
Sunday Afternoon Bridge Tour
This downtown Portland walking tour will take participants around, across, under, and inside the unique and storied spans that shape the experience of those living and visiting Portland. The route will include several bridges (with specific spans TBA), and on one of them, meet a Multnomah County bridge operator to hear what that job is like. …
Sunset Dinner Cruise
Dining in Portland doesn’t get better than a scenic dinner cruise along the Willamette River, with stunning sunset views of the city skyline. Enjoy a 2.5-hour cruise featuring a three-course Northwest dinner, live piano music and narration on the outdoor decks. Perfect for a romantic dinner or celebration with loved ones or colleagues, it…
Takács Quartet with pianist Jeremy Denk
The Takács Quartet is widely recognized as one of the world’s great ensembles. Known for the vitality of its interpretation and the ability to convey every nuance through an effortless chemistry, this year the Quartet is joined by pianist
Tame Impala
As Tame Impala have evolved from psychedelic explorers into more eclectic terrain, Kevin Parker has become one of music’s most influential artists. The multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, mixer, and engineer debuted with 2010’s Innerspeaker, a huge guitar rock album dipped in psychedelia. Parker folded hip-hop into 2015’s Currents, h…
The Art of Mark Rothko
This exhibition features a concise, chronological display of works by the renowned American artist Mark Rothko. The Museum’s new entrance pavilion is named in honor of the artist, who, along with his family, emigrated from Russia (present-day Latvia) in 1913 and grew up in Portland. Rothko graduated from Portland’s Lincoln High School and…
The Big Portland Bake Show
Ready, set, bake! Get your showstopper cakes and signature bakes ready and join us in the tent at Pix Pâtisserie. This summer, Pix is recreating the celebrated Great British Bake Off, where six aspiring amateur bakers will come together for a series of two-day friendly, fun, and delicious competitions each month. While the bakers mix and che…
The Breeders
Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson played their first show together on Friday 19th June, 1992, in a snooker hall behind Warrington Rugby Club in the north of England. Two days later, they supported Nirvana in Dublin and Belfast, and then played at Glastonbury. Back in the US, after playing 27 sold-out shows, they made t…
The Dark Crystal (1982)
PAM CUT @ The Whitsell presents: Summer Fantasy Rewind, a series of films set in wild worlds, dreamlands, and our imagination. Featuring far-flung lands, furry creatures, and mysteries yet to unfold. A way to escape without ever leaving the city, a way to entertain your kids (or the child in you) as the long, languid days of summer burn on. B…
The Fear PDX Haunted House
Portland’s Largest Halloween Event: All-new haunted houses, one location, one ticket. Five Featured Haunted Houses: Sector 13 Alien Terror The Mansion Ancient Evil Laugh Factory Slaughter 5 Spine-Tingling Scare Zones: Midway of Fear Within the …
The Geeking Hour: Geek Week PDX Kick Off Party
The bewitching kick-off to Geek Week PDX. Join an evening of enchanting elixers, captivating conversation and hilarious hijinks and initiate the incantations and kick off Geek Week PDX.Enchanting Apparel Encouraged.
The Hip Abduction at Revolution Hall
Evoking the ocean and guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilots a sonic expedition past genre barriers. The band is the moniker for singer/songwriter David New, who writes and produces music in between travel excursions and touring. Live shows morph into a versatile musical ensemble consisting of Matt Poynter (drums), Chris Pow…
The Last Unicorn (1982)
PAM CUT @ The Whitsell presents: Summer Fantasy Rewind, a series of films set in wild worlds, dreamlands, and our imagination. Featuring far-flung lands, furry creatures, and mysteries yet to unfold. A way to escape without ever leaving the city, a way to entertain your kids (or the child in you) as the long, languid days of summer burn on. B…
The MADE Handmade Bike Show
The MADE Handmade Bike Show is an annual event that celebrates the art and craftsmanship of handmade bicycles. It features 1000s of bikes from more than 100 frame builders. There are over 200 exhibitors as well as workshops, demonstrations, films and other programming surrounding the weekend event. The show is a great place to learn about the…