A nice long weekend of Art in the Pearl, Romanian Festival, Swift Watch, Portland Film Festival – and Labor Day Picnics!
Saturday and Sunday
Romanian Folk and Food Festival
ROMANIAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATES ITS HERITAGE AND CULTURE IN ITS GENUINE WAY
BBQ, traditional foods, pastries, beer, wine, live music, dance, kids activities, and much more!
The fest takes place at Saint Marys Romanian Orthodox Church (135th and SE Stark)
Saturday-Monday
Art In The Pearl
Art In The Pearl® is a wonderful community event. Over one hundred artists show and sell work ranging from fine wooden furniture to beautiful paintings to photography, glass, clay, metal, jewelry, and much more! Our 19th Annual Festival will take place September 3-5th, 2016.
Monday
2015 Labor Day Picnics
The region’s largest Labor Day picnic takes place at Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland, sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Members and their families from dozens of unions – up to 20,000 people – turn out for barbecue, games, carnival rides, raffle drawings, music, and a chance to hear from local politicians.
Ongoing
Chapman Vaux’s Swift Watch 2016
Every year in late August, one of Portland’s most spectacular natural events begins: Thousands of Vaux’s Swifts gather in the city as they prepare to migrate to Central America and Venezuela. Migrating swifts often use chimneys as roosts (places to sleep), and they are likely to return to the same roost year after year. One population has been returning to Chapman since the 1980s, and it is one of the largest known roosting sites of migrating Vaux’s Swifts.
Portland Film Festival 2016
The festival focuses on the people, ideas, technology, skills and artistry behind filmmaking and provides both entertaining and educational opportunities to the public. The festival is anchored with outdoor screenings, offering its filmmakers one of the largest audiences available on the West Coast.
The festival is spread across seven theater and education venues including some of the oldest historic theaters in Oregon
Ongoing – in the Parks
Movies in the Park
- Fri, September 2 – Director Park (815 SW Park Avenue) – To Catch A Thief
- Sunday, September 4 – Overlook Park (1599 N Fremont St) – The Wizard of Oz
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