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Shopping Events in Portland
You won’t want to miss these bazaars and blowout sales.
Maya Seaman
Maya Seaman is a SoCal-born writer who traded palm trees for pines when she moved to Portland in 2010. Read More
Shopping fans, take note: If you time your visit perfectly, you can browse colorful bazaars featuring dozens of local makers and score Portland-made goods and clothing at unbeatable prices. Better bring an extra suitcase!
Monthly Shopping Events
Portland Flea + Food
Last Sunday of the month (March-Sept.)
Combining two of the things Portland does best (food and craft), Flea + Food’s seasonal monthly market takes over the Nova Building in Southeast Portland, offering more than 50 new and vintage vendors for your browsing pleasure. This collaborative project expands on the original Portland Flea by adding a vibrant showcase of local designers and a pavilion of rotating food trucks, artisan snacks and craft drinks.
Seasonal & Biannual Shopping Events
Portland Night Market
Seasonal: February, May, August, November
Over-the-top decorations and attention-grabbing booths are guaranteed when more than 100 local vendors pack into a century-old Central Eastside Industrial District warehouse for the highly anticipated Portland Night Market. Adorned with hanging lanterns and twinkly lights, and st\\uffed to the gills with music, food and libations, this festive celebration of culture and commerce feels more like a bustling block party than your average pop-up.
Caravan Traveling Market
Seasonal
This vagabond bazaar acts as a colorful temporary selling space for local artisans, collectors and merchants that lack brick-and-mortar locations. Peruse everything from carefully curated vintage housewares to hand-blended, small-batch perfumes at the Caravan Traveling Market.
PDX Collective Sale
Biannual: February & September
This biannual super-sale offers unbeatable deals from some of Portland’s best boutiques in one convenient downtown location: pop-up market hot spot, the Cleaners at Ace Hotel. Past participants have included such trendsetting brands like EcoVibe Apparel and Animal Traffic.
Crafty Wonderland
Biannual: May & December
Founded in 2006 as a small gathering of local artists and crafters, Crafty Wonderland has expanded to fill a 60,000-square-foot (5,574-sq m) hall in the Oregon Convention Center. Their annual holiday sale draws 20,000 shoppers each year, but if you miss the event, you can still browse creations by hundreds of Portland artists at the year-round Crafty Wonderland retail shop.
Annual Shopping Events
Jade International Night Market
Founded in 2014, Portland’s Jade International Night Market is the epitome of a multicultural community event. Strings of lights and lanterns illuminate the Southeast Portland parking lot where this annual event takes place. Scents of garlicky beef satay and crisp lumpia fill the air as children sit cross-legged during dragon dance performances. What started as a small volunteer group has expanded to keep up with attendance, which has grown to 20,000 attendees annually.
Icebreaker’s Portland Friends & Family Event
Annual (varies)
This yearly sale at Icebreaker offers high-performance New Zealand merino wool clothing, perfect for your next cold-weather adventure. With food, beer, games and prices up to 70% off, it makes sense to bring your whole crew (it’s the friends and family sale, after all).
Nau Warehouse Sale
Annual (varies)
Gear up for the rainy season with up to 80% off past seasons of Nau fashions at their Pearl District location. Shoppers will save big on eco-friendly coats and rain jackets, as well as sustainable tops and bottoms made with recycled polyester and organic cotton.
Pacifica
Annual (Spring/Summer)
Treat yourself to natural beauty products at the flagship retail location of local company Pacifica. Peruse shelves of scented candles, nail polish, lotions, perfumes and makeup, all of which is gluten-free, vegan, cruelty-free and (best of all) up to 90% off during their annual warehouse sale.
Annual Shopping Events
Upcoming Shopping Events
Portland Indigenous Marketplace – Spring
VIRTUAL EVENT. Please visit the event website for current information. Portland Indigenous Marketplace is organized by the group Indigenous Come Up, a local organization selling Indigenous-made and -designed art, crafts and jewelry at local Powwows and Portland events.
Portland Saturday Market
Open every Saturday from March–December, Portland Saturday Market is the largest arts-and-crafts fair in the U.S.
Portland Flea + Food
The Portland Flea + Food is a monthly market held on the last Sunday of the month in Portland, Oregon. Every market features 80+ local artists, makers, and curators of the best vintage, handmade and locally-sourced goods in town.
Portland Night Market
The Portland Night Market showcases many unique businesses that call Portland home. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail together for an adventurous evening in the Central Eastside. Come meet some of Portland’s best makers and creators! The Portland Night Market is a bimonthly, free event and open to all ages. See the latest health…
St. Johns Bizarre & Parade
The 2021 St. Johns Bizarre has been canceled. The St. Johns Bizarre is a uniquely crafted celebration that kicks off the summer street fair season in Portland with music, kids’ activities and more. Held annually on the second Saturday in May, the Bizarre brings music, crafts and food to the crowds attending the St. Johns…
Portland Zine Symposium
The 2021 event will be held virtually; please visit the event website for current information. The Portland Zine Symposium is an organization that hosts, among other events, a yearly free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. This event has been held in Portland, Oregon every summer since 2001 and…
GeekCraft Expo
GeekCraft Expo is a curated craft market specializing in handmade, “geek”-themed crafts of all kinds; clothing, accessories, toys, home decoration, furniture, art . . . if it’s geeky and made by hand, it can be found at a GeekCraft Expo. Cosplay is highly encouraged and admission is free (you just need to pre-register).
Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival
At the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival, you will find a wide variety of sewing, quilting, needle-art and craft supply exhibits from many quality companies, along with make ‘n’ takes, free demos, daily door prize drawings and more.
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