Archives for June 2016

Portland 4th of July Weekend Amusements 2016

June 30, 2016 by Dave Leave a Comment

Monday – Portland Area 4th of July FIREWORKS!

Waterfront Blues Festival – Largest fireworks display in Oregon to fill horizon with color and effects
Oaks Park Fireworks Spectacular – Portland’s best fireworks at dusk
Fort Vancouver Fireworks Spectacular

Blues, beers, and fireworks.

Ongoing

Pedalpalooza 2016 – final weekend!

Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 280 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.

Friday-Sunday

Portland Craft Beer Festival

The Portland Craft Beer Festival (PCBF) is an annual opportunity for patrons of legal-drinking age to sample a substantial representation of beers originating from every brewery in Portland. What makes the PCBF unique is the fact that only beers brewed within the city limits of Portland will be featured at the PCBF – this is different from the other beer festivals that occur in the city. Aside from beer, there will be selections of Portland’s crafted ciders and wines, as well as locally based food vendors.

Portland Weekend Amusements (24-26 June 2016)

June 23, 2016 by Dave Leave a Comment

It’s happening! The festivals and events are thick on the ground from here through September.

Ongoing

Pedalpalooza 2016

Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 280 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.

All Weekend

Good in the Hood Multicultural Music, Arts, & Food Festival

The Good in the Hood Multicultural Music & Food Festival has become a historical annual event spearheading neighborhoods throughout Portland to engage in the momentum of our city as a whole in its celebration and the defining of Neighborhood. Held annually the last weekend in June, its birth revealed a recognition and celebration of wealth within the neighborhoods we reside. … Last year we reached out to over 30,000 residents living within our Northeast Coalitions designated neighborhoods which many enjoyed two days of fun, music, food and festivities.

Saturday

Taste of Parkrose

Enjoy live music & entertainment, street vendors, kids crafts and games. Taste samples from ethnic cuisines from restaurants in and around Historic Parkrose.

The event will feature the following:
• Food Pavilion Big Tent with delicious food samples and treats from Parkrose restaurants and vendors
• Community Tent – Resources, clubs and information from Parkrose community non profits
• Play Area – Games, prizes and craft-making activities for kids of all ages
• Music Stage – Singers, Dance and Visual performers on stage
• Passport coupon book – Take a tour all over Parkrose and participate in a passport savings book!

Sunday

Sunday Parkways – North

City of Portland Sunday Parkways presented by Kaiser Permanente promotes healthy active living through a series of free events opening the city’s largest public space – its streets – to walk, bike, roll, and discover active transportation while fostering civic pride, stimulating economic development, and represents the community, business, and government investments in Portland’s vitality, livability, and diversity.

Milk Carton Boat Race

A classic Rose Festival event and family friendly community tradition dating back to 1973, the Milk Carton Boat Race returns in 2016 for a spectacle you won’t want to miss. Children and adults race and show off their handmade, human powered boats that float only by means of recycled milk cartons and jugs. Creatively constructed watercraft will compete in seven categories, with one earning a place in history upon the coveted Best in Show milk can trophy.

Admission is free, and the festivities take place at the historic Westmoreland Casting Pond in the Sellwood Neighborhood of SE Portland. There is no cost to enter a boat to participate in the race.

Peacock in the Park

Peacock Productions, Inc. is proud to present Peacock In The Park, an all-ages, family friendly Summertime Spectacular scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Washington Park Amphitheater in Portland, Oregon.

Peacock In The Park 2016 will feature live music, drag entertainers, dancers and more for a fun-filled day in the park. Either bring your own picnic or grab a snack at one of the Peacock concessions carts.

Admission is free but remember, this is a fundraiser to send LGBTQ students to college, so donations are encouraged and appreciated! Cash and credit cards will be accepted for concessions, souvenirs and/or donations. All net proceeds benefit the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund.

Portland Weekend Amusements (17-19 June 2016)

June 17, 2016 by Dave Leave a Comment

Beer, Pride, and Bikes mostly.

Ongoing

Portland Beer Week

Portland Beer Week is eleven days of fun, educational, eye and palate opening eating and drinking events in the greatest beer city on earth. More than just a beer festival, Portland Beer Week is a celebration of craft beer culture and all of its tangents from food pairings to beer ice cream, artwork and design, film and science.

Pedalpalooza 2016

Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 280 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.

Friday-Saturday

Cider Summer PDX

What: 6th annual Cider Summit Portland, featuring over 150 ciders including regional favorites and international classics.

Where: Fields Neighborhood Park – NW 10th & Overton Street in the Pearl.

When: Friday, June 17th 3pm – 8pm
(VIP Session at 2pm, last pour: 7:45),
& Saturday, June 18th Noon – 5pm (last pour: 4:45).

Saturday

Basecamp Brewing Summer Solstice 2016

Join Base Camp Brewing Co + Outdoor Project, along with all of our favorite PNW outdoor companies, to kick-off summer with an adventure race Hosted by Rare Earth Adventures, live music, outdoor games, a climbing wall, gear demos, giveaways, great food and, of course, delicious brews!

AT THIS YEAR’S EVENT WE’LL BE RAISING FUNDS FOR OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOR ALL. PROCEEDS FROM PINT SALES WILL BENEFIT GETTING ALL OREGON 6TH GRADERS A WEEK OF OUTDOOR SCHOOL.

Saturday-Sunday

Portland Pride Festival and Parade

The festival is held at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (between Pine Street and the Morrison Bridge) on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from noon until 6 PM, and on Sunday, June 19, 2016 from noon until 6 PM.

The Parade begins Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 11 AM.

Other events:

Glow Run – Friday, June 17

The Official Portland Trans Pride March – Saturday, June 18

2016 Portland Dyke March – Saturday, June 18

Stumptown Stories Presents: You’re Not My Real Dad! (14 June 2016)

June 13, 2016 by Dave Leave a Comment

Stumptown Stories presents You’re Not my Real Dad! on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder).

Finn J.D. John tells the tale of Portland’s Father of the Year for 1858 … a hard drinking daddy named Danford Balch, the star attraction for Portland’s first public hanging after he went all “Clifton Clowers” on his new son-in-law, with a double-barreled shotgun.

Heather Arndt Anderson regales us with the story of how a fir trapper named Ewing Young used his powers of moonshinin’ and cattle-wranglin’ to win the battle with Dr. John McLoughlin — aka the Father of Oregon!

Stumptown Stories, batshit crazy stories from the murkiest, weirdest, and nuttiest corners of Portland history, takes place the second Tuesday of every month at the Jack London.

Admission is free. Doors open at 7:00 PM, 21 and over only.

Portland Weekend Amusements (10-12 June 2016)

June 9, 2016 by Dave Leave a Comment

Cooler temperatures, beer and bike and Scandinavian festivals – must be June in Portland

Ongoing

Portland Beer Week

Portland Beer Week is eleven days of fun, educational, eye and palate opening eating and drinking events in the greatest beer city on earth. More than just a beer festival, Portland Beer Week is a celebration of craft beer culture and all of its tangents from food pairings to beer ice cream, artwork and design, film and science.

Pedalpalooza 2016

Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 280 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.

All Weekend

Portland Fruit Beer Festival

The world’s first dedicated fruit beer festival will return for it’s 6th year on June 10-12th, 2016. Due to overwhelming support and overcapacity crowds, organizers are excited to announce a new and larger venue for 2016’s festivities at the North Park Blocks in downtown Portland. The new grassy and tree lined location is only slightly more than a mile away from the original venue and just a straight shot west on Burnside Avenue.

The 6th annual Portland Fruit Beer Festival more breweries and cideries to the lineup with more national brewery presence without forgetting some of our favorite local makers. The expanded venue will also allow for more food options, more places to relax and more music and all-ages activities.

Saturday

Portland Midsummer Scandinavian Festival

Scandinavians have a long tradition of celebrating the Summer Solstice with bonfires and the raising of the Maypole. Here in Portland, that tradition has been celebrated for 88 continuous years at the Portland Scandinavian Midsummer Festival.

Everyone is welcome at this summer solstice festival! As anyone who’s been there before knows, that it’s always a fun, family-friendly day filled with games, dancing, food, Nordic vendors and crafts and, of course, the raising of the Maypole.

Toffee Club Block Party

We will be closing SE 10th Avenue between Hawthorne and Clay on Saturday 11th June to celebrate the two big tournaments of the summer – England playing in the Euros at 12pm and USA playing in Copa at 4pm.

There will be multiple screens, street soccer, BBQ, DJs and loads more.

Portland Vegan Beer & Food Festival

Vegan Beer and Food Festival features the best of the region’s craft beer, wine, ciders, kombucha, cold brew and craft sodas on draft. We curate the top vegan food carts, trucks, vendors and restaurants. Our “pop up” marketplace showcases vendors selling everything from clothing to ceramics to craft goods. And, of course, great live music from some of the best talent around.