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Mississippi Avenue Street Fair 2008

July 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I make a point of attending as many street fairs and festivals as I can and the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair is always one of the best. This year’s was no exception.

We found some great prices on items from Sameunderneath (915 North Shaver), enjoyed award winning BBQ, imbibed too many Mango-ritas at Crow Bar (3994 N Mississippi), and sat on our deck sipping sangria while listening to bands including The Shaky Hands and Lifesavas.

Fair in the morningThe fair in the morning

Big Pink Looms (1)Big Pink Looms

Big Pink Looms (2)Big Pink Looms some more

Award Winning BBQAward winning BBQ

The Dimes from our deckThe Shaky Hands from our deck

Lifesavas from our deckLifesavas from our deck

(Photos by yours truly and Heather at Mile73.com)

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Tags: Booze · Festival · Mississippi Ave. · Music · Portland

4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 VeganFabulous // Jul 14, 2008 at 5:46 am

    I am so jealous! I wanted to make it to the fair but the heat kept me at my house, not to mention my homework :/

  • 2 Dave // Jul 14, 2008 at 7:52 am

    VF - It was a great fair again this year. The Alberta Street Fair is also a good one; last year it was in mid-September so I assume it will be again this year . . .

  • 3 KYouell // Jul 16, 2008 at 1:21 am

    I Googled the Alberta Street Fair, found http://www.albertastreetfair.com/, but sadly Sept 15th was a Saturday in 2007. Looks like no info for 2008 yet.

    Wish we lived on the eastside instead of west of the suburbs!

  • 4 Brent // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:39 am

    simply the best street fair in portland… well ok, the alberta one is great too.

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