MAY
Cinco de Mayo
Celebration
Celebrate the culture and
excitement of Mexico with Hispanic entertainment, music, dancers and food.
Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Portland Rose Festival
-
FREE!
Starting at the end of May and
lasting through the mid of June, the Portland Rose Festival offers
fireworks, parades, waterfront festival, a juried arts show and more.
Events take place throughout the Portland area. Don't miss the Grand
Floral Parade: The nation's second largest all-floral parade features
spectacular floats, many of which are animated.
JUNE
Portland Rose Festival
- FREE!
Starting at the end of May and
lasting through the mid of June, the Portland Rose Festival offers
fireworks, parades, waterfront festival, a juried arts show and more.
Events take place throughout the Portland area. Don't miss the Grand
Floral Parade: The nation's second largest all-floral parade features
spectacular floats, many of which are animated.
JULY
Waterfront Blues Festival
Every 4th of July weekend: This popular
festival features 75 bands over five days. Spectacular fireworks display
on July 4. Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Oregon Brewers Festival
North America's
largest gathering of craft brewers. Music, entertainment, and tastings of
more than 70 brews Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Regarded by many as one of the finest craft
beer festivals in the nation, each summer, the beautiful city of Portland,
Oregon welcomes more than 50,000 beer lovers to the four-day event.
Aficionados come from all over the country and the world to experience
this grassroots festival, which began as a way to expose the public to
microbrews at a time when the craft brewing industry was just getting off
the ground.
International Brewers Festival
The Portland International Beer Festival is an
over-the-top beer festival celebrating the world’s most legendary brewing
styles and the nations that made them famous. Come taste over 100
world-class beers from more than 15 countries. The beers of The Portland
International Beer Festival represent all that’s possible in the world of
brewing. Many are quite obscure yet hold their own place in world history
as the birth of a new brewing style.
Summer Concerts in the Park
- FREE!
In
our neighborhood: Last
three Thursday in July in Wallace Park at 6pm.
AUGUST
Homowo
Festival of African Arts
Music, dance, crafts and food
from several African nations. South Park Blocks.
Rose Pedal
This
weeklong bicycling event culminates with Bridge Pedal, a 28-mile long ride
that crisscrosses eight of the 10 bridges spanning the Willamette River.
Other activities include "Bike-In Movies", during which area parks become
drive-in theaters for cyclists, and children's bike events. Throughout
Portland. Rent a bike and get the second day
free with your Hostelling International card!
Summer Concerts in the Park
-FREE!
In our neighborhood:
First three Tuesday in August
in Couch Park at 6pm (across from hostel!).
Hood
to Coast
The Hood To Coast
Relay is the ultimate adventure run! The largest relay race in North America,
its stretches 197 miles from the top of Oregon's Mt. Hood, down to the Pacific
Ocean, in Seaside, Oregon, over 12,000 runners show up to experience this
annual event, now in its 25th year. Relay teams of 12-people each, come
from around the world to participate in the Fred Meyer Hood To Coast Relay as
well as our Partner events, the Portland
To Coast Walk and the Nationwide Insurance Portland
To Coast High School Challenge. Each race allows for a diversity of
participants, from the serious runners / fitness walkers to casual teams out
simply to enjoy the adventure.
SEPTEMBER
MusicFest
NW
4 days, over 100
bands, 1 wristband!!! MusicfestNW is a non-profit music festival that
gives proceeds after the event to First Octave, a local charity that supports
music education in our schools.
OCTOBER
Greek Festival
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FREE!
Food booths,
tavern, live entertainment, folk dancing, a gourmet bake shop, and church
tours. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
Portland Marathon
One of America's best
marathons, the Portland Marathon also includes a 26.2-mile walk, a
five-mile run, a 10K walk, and a kids' run. Downtown Portland.
DECEMBER
Winter Brewfest
Special brews to keep you warm on a cold
winters night. This annual festival is held each year in the first
part of December. The 2006 festival dates will be posted soon so please
check back often. Despite chilly temperatures and often-inclement weather
outside, attendees stay warm and dry at the festival under a large clear
tent that covers the venue while allowing for views of the city lights.
Gas heaters create a cozy ambience under the boughs of one of the region's
largest decorated Christmas trees. More than thirty potent winter ales are
featured at the event, all of which are created specifically to bring
warmth and cheer to the holiday season. The beers are rich, robust and
full of complex flavors
Christmas at the Pittock Mansion
Tour this grand and elegant Portland
landmark, which is extravagantly decorated with a different theme each
year. Pittock Mansion.
The Grotto's Festival of Lights
250,000 lights, puppet shows
and a petting zoo set the stage for the largest choral festival in the
Pacific Northwest. The Grotto.
ZooLights
Festival
See a dazzling display of
sparkling lights and animal silhouettes. Ride the decorated zoo train.
Oregon Zoo.
Peacock Lane Christmas light display
-
FREE!
Pioneer Courthouse
Square and surrounding stores -
FREE!
A complete list of what's happening
in Portland is available on Portland Oregon Visitors Association's (POVA's)
Event's and Festivals
page, where you'll find more festivals, concerts, theatrical performances
and gallery exhibitions.
