The 7th annual CellarFest at Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway) takes place Saturday, 23 January 2016 from noon until midnight. Admission is free – you just pay for the beers you drink.
Portland Weekend Amusements (11-13 December 2015)
It’s the Holiday Bazaar time of the year.
Saturday
Portland Posada
Portland Mercado & Hispanicpros are excited to present Portland Posada, our signature holiday event to bring communities together through cultural tradition, holiday foods and economic opportunity.
This special day will also launch a pop-up gift shop “Holiday Bazar”, your reason to shop local this season. The pop-up gift store is presented by People Places Things intercultural communications organization. The Holiday Bazar will be open December 12th–20th featuring diverse local artists and handmade products.
The Sixth Annual Season’s Eatings
Season’s Eatings brings together of some of Portland’s finest food and beverage artisans to share their artisanal products with the public just in time for holiday shopping, while also helping to feed the hungry with our food + fund drive for the Oregon Food Bank. Get your holiday shopping done while sampling great food and sipping a craft cocktail in our outdoor heated cocktail lounge featuring small bites from AnniePies & craft cocktails, including hot toddies and hot cocoa.
ADX Gifted 2015
Gifted is ADX and Portland Made’s annual holiday gift fair, featuring a vast array of local goods for you to give to someone you love. Our fifth year running, Gifted is swiftly becoming a Portland Holiday Destination, and a one stop shop for all the best local gifts!
Saturday-Sunday
Crafty Wonderland SUPER COLOSSAL HOLIDAY SALE
BUY AMAZING HANDMADE GOODS from over 250 TALENTED VENDORS!
Mark your calendars because on Saturday and Sunday, December 12th + 13th Crafty Wonderland will fill a 60,000 sq. ft. hall at the Oregon Convention Center with over 250 of the best and brightest handmade vendors from the NW and beyond!
Sunday
Publication Fair 2015
December 13th, noon – 6pm
@ The Cleaners at Ace Hotel 403 SW 10th Ave. Portland, Oregon . . .
Please join us for the seventh annual Publication Fair! Sponsored by Ace Hotel, this year’s fair will be featuring:
Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books
About a Bicycle (AAB)
Anthology Booksellers
and more . . .
Portland Weekend Amusements (4-6 December 2015)
So yeah, the Timbers are in the MLS Cup final on Sunday. We got that going for us. There’s also holiday ale, holiday cheer, and some other things.
All Weekend
2015 Holiday Ale Festival
The 20th Annual Holiday Ale Festival has arrived, running Dec. 2nd – Dec. 6th, 2015. Imagine 50+ big, bold craft beers at one winter event. ‘Tis the holiday season and beer lovers rejoice. We offer this humble gift… the gift of great beer… to the beer lovers of Portland and beyond. Come start your own holiday tradition.
Sunday
2015 MLS Cup Viewing Party at The Crystal Ballroom
The Portland Timbers have advanced to MLS Cup and will face the Columbus Crew at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday for MLS Cup (1pm PT, ESPN / UniMás). Join us for a special viewing party at Crystal Ballroom in downtown Portland.
Sunday’s viewing party is FREE and open to fans of all ages. Enter to win travel for two anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. Plus, you can enter to win a variety of Timbers prizes.
Holiday Cheer
48th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors – For nearly 50 years, the Oregon Historical Society has celebrated the literary talents of Oregonians at this annual holiday book sale and signing. Meet your favorite author, and take home a personally signed book for the perfect local holiday gift.
All authors who are invited to participate have published in the current year, and many will have multiple books available for sale. Sip on hot cocoa, listen to carols, and get into the spirit of the season as we kick off the holidays at the Oregon Historical Society!
Ongoing
Zoolights
It wouldn’t be the holidays in Portland without a visit to the Oregon Zoo’s annual winter festival ZooLights. As you walk around the zoo, you’ll see a dazzling display of a million and half lights, and experience your zoo in a whole new light. ZooLights runs from November 27, 2015 to January 3, 2016.
The Magic of Wintertime – at the Pittock Mansion
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season at The Magic of Wintertime, Pittock Mansion’s annual holiday exhibit. This year more than 80 volunteers will transform the museum into a winter wonderland with decorations inspired by skiing and sledding in new-fallen snow, curling up in front of a fireplace with hot cocoa, and celebrating the holidays with family, friends and community. Local musicians will play regularly in the mansion’s Music Room during the exhibit.
Wild Arts Festival (21-22 November 2015)
The 35th annual Wild Arts Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, 2015 at Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn).
The Wild Arts Festival celebrates nature in the work of regionally and nationally known artists and writers. Now in its 35th year, the Festival is the Northwest’s premier show and sale of nature-related art and books. The 2014 Festival raised $175,000 for the Audubon Society of Portland.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet 70 artists and 35 authors, view and purchase art and books, and bid on items in the silent auction.
Hours Saturday are 10am until 6pm, and 11am until 5pm on Sunday. The fest also featured a cafe and information about Portland Audubon Society’s programs and work. Admission is $6 (kids 16 and under get in free).
Portland Weekend Amusements (13-15 November 2015)
We’ve entered the lull between the end of the big Fall festivals and the holiday season – when the weather turns to crap and folks aren’t quite ready to start hanging the mistletoe. This is a good time for indoor activities like drinking beer and watching movies!
Saturday
BelgianFest 2015
Tired of IPAs? No? Well I am – which is why I’m heading to Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway) on Saturday, 14 November. It’s time for the annual BelgianFest 2015.
“As any beer snob worth his candi sugar knows, the gamut of Belgian styles is a veritable who’s who/what’s what of the best in beer. With exceptional esters derived from unique yeast strains, Belgian brews evoke flavors that break the mold and redefine the concept of everyone’s favorite beverage.”
Film Screening: 16mm Orphan Film from Oregon’s Classrooms
In October 2011 Indiana University in Bloomington acquired over twelve-thousand 16mm film prints from the state of Oregon. From sheep shearing and venereal disease to the finer points of how to tie-dye these films span over sixty years of audio-visual education in Oregon. What value do these films hold for audiences in 2015? Why did they end up at a major (out of state) university film archive? These questions and more will be tackled as we bring some of these films back to Oregon for their first public screening in decades.
Saturday-Sunday
Portland VegFest 2015
Portland VegFest is a 2-day event celebrating plant-based living, with free food samples, health and nutrition speakers, chef demonstrations, Fashion & Beauty Stage presentations, Fitness Stage workouts, restaurants, films, and activities for kids and teens. There’s something for everyone!
Ongoing
NW Filmmakers’ Festival
Harnessing and celebrating the best of Northwest film is both the Film Center’s responsibility and joy. As we continue to grow as a fresh and vital institution for the study and celebration of regional film, we’re compelled to keep up a constant search for new filmmakers, new work, and new ways the Film Center can bring artists and audiences together.
As we’ve discovered over the past 42 years, Northwest filmmakers continue to create engaging and progressive work that provides a guarantee of ongoing innovation year after year. Our task is to create a showcase that captures the vibrancy and variety of the cinematic art being created across the Northwest. We invited Steve Anker to help us shape this year’s selection and we hope his discriminating vision, heart, and mind add to your enjoyment of the program.