An epic, hot summer weekend’s activities include a bike race, a crawfish festival, India festival, Hawthorne Street Fair and Sunday Parkways, Soapbox Derby, and the Central Library Block Party

Pie eating contest, a pub crawl, and a petting zoo – this is my kind of street fair!

Over 30 beers will be available to accompany the BBQ from various vendors, a BBQ contest, and the Kobe Bleu Ball eating contest! There’s also a charity dog wash and live music. Kids and dogs are welcome.

The 18th annual Division/Clinton Street Fair and parade takes place Saturday, July 24th, along SE Division and Clinton Streets from 12th through 60th.

Why wait until Tuesday? Celebrate Mardi Gras on Historic Mississippi Avenue both Saturday, February 13, and Tuesday, February 16.

Tune into PDX.FM Friday at 8am (or wait for the podcast later in the day) for the most compelling radio the City of Portland has ever seen heard.

The approaching weekend took me by surprise. There are as many worthwhile events as on some of the busiest summer weekends.

Come for the Scandinavian food, crafts, and the 54th crowning of Oregon’s Lucia Queen of Light. Stay for the Pickled Herring Eating Contest!

The Wedge: Portland Celebrates Cheese Festival brings over 30 cheesemakers to SE Portland to share (and sell) their artisan and farmstead cheeses. Hosted by The Green Dragon Pub (928 SE 9th), the farmers market style event takes place on SE 9th between Belmont and Yamhill from 10am to 4pm. Activities include seminars on pairing cheese [...]

Three words: Wiener dog races. That’s really all you need to know, but in addition you will also enjoy imported German beer, sausages, all the oompah music you can stomach, and chicken dancing until the wee hours! Yup, the Zenner’s Oktoberfest at Oaks Park takes place this weekend, from Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September [...]