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Portland Weekend Amusements & Events (July 13-15, 2012)
Oh my goodness, summer is here! [Wondering why this post is so sparse? Here’s why!]
Friday-Saturday
- Union Pacific 150th Anniversary Celebration
- Movies in the Park:
- Fri, July 13: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows @ Multnomah Arts Center
- Fri, July 13: Dolphin Tale @ Wilkes Park
- Sat, July 14: The Wizard of Oz @ Concordia University
- Sat, July 14: The Adventures of Tintin @ Dickinson Park
Saturday
- Mississippi Ave Street Fair 2012
- Bastille Day Festival
- Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy @ Jeld Wen Field
Sunday
And for even more weekend events and activities, check out the Dave Knows Calendar, and visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, PDX Pipeline, and Oregon Events at OregonLive.com.
Union Pacific 150th Anniversary Celebration (July 13-14, 2012)
Union Pacific celebrates 150 years of railroading this Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, 2012 at Portland’s Union Station (800 NW 6th) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
150 Years ago President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, allowing Union Pacific to set forth on an ambitious journey. In 2012, Union Pacific celebrates the shared stories that have shaped our country since 1862. To mark the 150th anniversary, we invite you to explore how the nation’s largest railroad came to be and how UP continues to build America with innovation and tenacity, touching the lives of nearly every citizen.
A Streamliner E-9 and the Promontory traveling museum car will be on display, and a portable locomotive simulator will give visitors a chance to see up-close how trains are operated.
Bastille Day Festival (14-July-2012)
The 10th Annual Bastille Day Festival takes place Saturday, July 14, 2012, from noon until 6 p.m. at Director Park. Admission is free.
(There’s also a second part of the festival on Sunday, July 15, at the Vineyard at WillaKenzie Estate in Yamhill – admission to the second day is $30.)
The Fête de la Bastille commemorates the storming of the Bastille Prison on le quatorze juillet, 1789. The Portland celebration features the 8th Annual Portland Waiter Race, musical acts, French food and wine and a themed market, a Jardin of Wine and Beer, and more!.
If you make it to this festival, I recommend the Jardin of Wine and Beer. The trick though, is that this fest takes place the same day as the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair. Fortunately, with the move to Director Park (previously the fest has been held at Jamison Park in the Pearl), you’re only two blocks from the Yellow Line Max and the 4-Fessenden Bus, both of which will take you quite close to Mississippi Ave.