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Portland’s Tender Table event series features performances and snacks by women and gender-nonbinary people of color.

Join Reed College in celebrating its third annual Black Arts Festival! Family-friendly, free and open to all, this festival offers a full concert experience with performances by: BbymuthaMaarquiiZsa ZsaBnickFather FannieHouse of OliverThese musical performances are accompanied by a BIPoC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Community Marketplace, featuring local vendors and food and drink purveyors,…

Every March, more than 100 Portland restaurants serve up three courses for just $33 nightly. There’s no better time to visit this top culinary destination.

The Portland Mercury teams up with dozens of the finest bars and restaurants in Portland to bring you the Portland Highball, a one-of-a-kind boozetacular. At each of Highball’s locations, you’ll find specially crafted cocktails. Even better? Each of these fantastic cocktails will be available all day (not just during happy hour!) and cost you a…

13 breweries. 13 roasters. 13 bakeries. PDX Perfection The 6th Annual Baker’s Dozen, or BD6, melds three things Portland does best: coffee, beer, and doughnuts. Each brewer uses beans from different roasters in order to participate. Admission includes all 13 coffee beers, morsels of all 13 doughnuts, and a souvenir glass. (No extra drink tickets…

Spring welcomes the annual PDX Tequila & Tacos Festival! This event brings together the region’s top taco talent to compete for the fan favorite, “Best Taco in PDX.” Pair your tacos with a wide range of agave spirits and tropical margaritas, and don’t forget to bring cans, boxes or jars of non-perishable foods or make…

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.

The Oregon Distillers Guild and the American Craft Spirits Association presents a craft spirits tasting event held at the Oregon Convention Center Ballroom. Bid on gift baskets from local craft distilleries and vendors during the silent auction. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Oregon Food Bank. All are welcome for an evening…

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.

Cider Rite of Spring is a celebration of the blossoming Northwest Cider industry — an annual cider tasting event welcoming the return of spring, featuring over 100 unique ciders served by over 30 different cidermakers.

Gather your friends and family for an Easter celebration to remember. Hop onboard the Portland Spirit for a two-hour Easter Brunch cruise featuring an elaborate brunch buffet, ever-changing views and excellent service. The Cinnabunny will be making a special appearance, and will be giving a gift to each child. The price includes our delicious Northwest…

When you dine at a participating restaurant on April 30th, between 20%-35% of your bill goes directly to EMO’s HIV Day Center & OHSU’s Partnership Project . Both organizations work closely together to provide vital programs & services to individuals living with HIV in the Portland Metro area.

Join us in celebrating Portland’s favorite meal at the 3rd annual Portland Brunch Festival, benefiting The Jerome Kersey Foundation. This year’s festival will include local restaurants, cafes, popups, food trucks, local artists and designers. Enjoy multiple bars, a photo booth, live music, and games. Bars will be serving your favorite brunch cocktails and entertainment will…

Each June, do good while sipping delicious drinks during Portland’s Negroni Week, when proceeds benefit dozens of charities.

Enjoy Nordic music, dancing, games, food, vendors, a beer garden, a kids’ area and more at Portland’s annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. Enjoy delicious Nordic cuisine, try traditional beverages and scrumptious sweets. Spend the day with us and make your own colorful flower crown and other crafts. Play “Viking Chess”, Nordic Jenga and other fun games….

All are welcome and invited to the 50th Annual Delta Park Powwow and Encampment on June 19-21, 2020 at East Delta Park in Portland, Oregon. The event is a free and family-friendly celebration of Native American culture. The Delta Park Powwow and Encampment is an annual Portland tradition that draws Native American, and non-native participants…

Come to the Good in the Neighborhood Multicultural Music & Food Festival features live music, a parade, an information Village, marketplace, beer and wine garden and a youth venue, along with a kids’ space. The official parade is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27, starting at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on the corner…

The Fete de la Bastille is the West Coast’s largest Bastille Day celebration. The festival is free and open to the public and attracts as many 8,000 participants. A fun tradition during this festival is the Annual Waiters Race. The popular Portland Waiters Race returns to Bastille Day and will start at 2 p.m. Racers…

The Portland Mercury’s Burger Week returns every August with dozens of restaurants, bars and brewhouses across Portland offering one-of-a-kind burgers for only $5! These special edition burgers are designed especially for the Mercury’s Portland Burger Week and are only available from Aug. 3-8, 2020, so dig in while you can! Tips for Portland Burger Week:…

The Bloody Mary Festival scours Portland for the craftiest and most delicious Bloody Marys. Your ticket includes over two hours enjoying Portland’s most creative and innovative Bloody Marys, created by the finest restaurants, bars and bottled mix companies, along with yummy food and drink tastes from local artisans. Also, you’ll get one vote for the…

The Wedge is a Farmers Market-style festival celebrating cheese and everything that goes with it. Sample and purchase local, artisan cheese, specialty foods, beer, wine, and cider. This is a family-friendly event that’s open to all cheese lovers.

This tour is a great way to experience Portland’s beer scene on foot, and great for small groups or families traveling with kids. Check out the history and culture of popular areas in Portland by foot. You choose the neighborhood, and we’ll show you around to three breweries. Walking tours provide a great overview of…

Stroll through Portland’s vibrant downtown with Forktown Food Tours and sample some of the best food and drink the city has to offer. Each tour makes five to six stops, ranging from fine dining restaurants, food carts, fast casual spots, dessert boutiques and more. You may sample local craft beer, seasonal small plates, fresh made…

Experience the heart of Portland’s culinary scene on this downtown foodie adventure. Some of Portland’s biggest eating trends started here, from farm-to-table restaurants to Portland’s original food cart pod, making downtown an eater’s delight. On this walking food tour, you will visit restaurants that are James Beard Award winners, Iron Chef competitors and winners of…

The driver covers all tasting fees with charcuterie plates ($150 value for full day, $90 value for half day). Experience the best of Willamette Valley wine country on an all-inclusive, guided wine-tasting tour from Portland. Be chauffeured in a luxury SUV with a small group of fellow wine lovers and spend a half day or…

It’s hard to beat the Pacific Northwest when it comes to beer. This tour will introduce you to the ingredients, history and culture that makes the craft beer scene in the Pacific Northwest admired worldwide. Brewvana will start with the education first and introduce you to the ingredients in beer and how they’ve contributed to…

Explore Portland’s best food carts, historic neighborhoods and iconic bridges on this city-wide culinary adventure. Sit back and relax in the Eat Van as you’re guided through the streets of our foodie city to areas known to savvy locals, with delicious eating stops along the way. You will have an opportunity to meet the owners,…

An evening walking tour visiting five to six neighborhood stops including sit-down restaurants, a local distillery and a brewery. Plenty of delicious food, Oregon wine, local spirits, a unique cocktail and local craft beer are all included! Advanced booking required.

The first event in a collaboration between Stone Soup & Toro Bravo Inc Restaurant Group for the Guest Chef dinner series will highlight the great Americana food coming out of the Bless Your Heart kitchen. Inspired by John Gorham’s home state of North Carolina, the menu for the evening will feature classic burgers and fries…

Join up on a 30-minute tour of Saké Brewery. Starts 1pm, 2pm & 3pm

Zymurgy is the study of fermentation, and Portland is all about some fermented beverages. Taste some cider, beer and spirits on this tour of some of Portland’s tastiest craft beverages. Learn about the ingredients, process and culture of each of these. Cider is a gluten-free alternative that has been gaining popularity in this region, and…

The Portland Spirit invites you to join up for a 2.5-hour barbecue cruise. Enjoy a savory menu designed by head chef Armin Pinto. Vegan options available. Tickets start at $42 for children (0-12) and $84 for adults.

The Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University will be open every Saturday, year round. April through October hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. November through March hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Although Seattle comes in first when it comes to coffee culture, Portland has learned a lot from its neighbors and comes in close second. Brewvana has an obsession with donuts and although they might drive you by Voodoo Donuts to see the line, they’ll head to the locals’ favorite for your donut fix. After getting…

Cider drinking is a lost American tradition. Recapture it here and learn how to make your own. Participants will explore the history and science of cider, as well as learn the steps to turning a half gallon of apple juice from the store into delicious hard cider to drink at home.

The combination of beer and whiskey is a match made in heaven. Beer and whiskey are surprisingly similar in ingredients and process. In fact, you have to make beer to make whiskey! You’ll start at a brewery first to learn about the ingredients and brewing process for beer and taste a variety of styles. Next,…

The Wild Bunch is Portland’s first natural wine fair and European market. The fair will feature more than 40 winemakers and importers showing over 250 wines from around the world and the market will showcase 15 Portland foodmakers and suppliers from cheese mongers and bakers to local European spice and olive oil importers. The day…

The Champagne Brunch is a passenger-favorite cruise. It is meant to be as relaxing as possible. The Portland Spirit keeps the buffet open until 1 p.m. so that if you don’t feel like eating right away, you can feel free to wander the vessel. It is designed so that you can take your time and…

Mississippi Avenue is a historic, artsy and exciting neighborhood on Portland’s east side. It’s a “must-see” for out of town visitors and one of Portland’s culinary hot spots, full of great food and loads of personality. This tour makes five to six stops, featuring a broad array of locations including a brewery, food cart pods,…

As our watersheds are polluted, as groundwater is tainted, as third world countries feel the negative effects of first world development, the constant is, each person needs water. The Well | Santigie & Sapata Fofana-Dura The Last Glacier | Eva Landis & others Water-Ghost/Curlll | Hugh J. Russell Mama Afrika | Catherine Ospovat & EJ…

Bikini Hut’s highly anticipated performance of the year will shake up your idea of a typical fashion show. After being featured in Portland Fashion Week, KATU, KOIN6, FOX12, and TLC’s hit reality TV show Little People Big World, we are ready to once again hit the spotlight. Embrace our fierce creativity in promoting positive body…

Cheers to 7 incredible, whirlwind, cider-filled years at Portland Cider Company! 21 + ONLY Portland Cider Co. – Clackamas exclusive event. Minors allowed in Taproom, not event warehouse. We’re opening up the entire Cidery at our Clackamas Pub for our biggest anniversary bash yet: ~ 7 Year Anniversary bottle release ~ Commemorative Anniversary Cup ~…

Step into the world of the roaring ’20s where flappers and mobsters mingled and sultry jazz filled the air. Join us for a classy afternoon brunch with all the fixin’s, live entertainment, and a wacky collection of characters stirring up trouble. Raffles, card games, photo booth, costume contest, smooth jazz vocalists, hilarious interactive characters, mimosas…

If you don’t know and appreciate Oregon Chardonnay, you need to come to this Blending Seminar. Oregon is producing some of the world’s best Chardonnay. Come see why. Winemaker Rachel Rose will first lead you through a benchmark tasting of a French and California Chardonnay. From there, you’ll learn about the different attributes of barrel…

Join us for the Pints for Parkinson’s kick off party! We’ll be rocking out with the Greg Nestler Band, playing games and enjoying food & drinks. You’ll also have a chance to pre-purchase your $25 Pints Passport. Throughout April and May you can use your passport to get 10 pints at any of the locations…

Bells Up will be the featured winery at Nikki Jane’s Boutique at Downtown Newberg’s First Friday event on April 3rd. Winemaker Dave Specter will hang out with Nikki Jane’s owner Amy Rubottom and pour three wines—the newly released 2019 Rhapsody Pinot Blanc, the 2019 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir and the 2016 Titan Willamette…

Join us for another PNW tour of ‘Beecher’s Cheese For All’ events, hitting Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle this April. Beecher’s is bringing together dozens of chefs to create their delicious take on two American classics, cheeseburgers and mac & cheese. Come sample the fare and vote for your favorites! Learn more at beechersforall.com.

The Camellia Festival is an annual all-day festival in April celebrating the City of Newberg’s official flower the Camellia and its Asian origins. The day kicks off at 9 a.m. with a 5k and 10k run/walk coordinated by Chehalem Parks and Recreation District (CPRD) followed by performances, a bloom show, kids activities, vendors and more…

A Costume party honoring our priceless and endangered rainforests with live music and dancing, entertainment, a light buffet, and a silent auction full of wondrous “artifacts”. Join our world rainforest costume theme, or wear formal wear. Costumes admired, not required. 21 and over. Beer, cider and non-alcoholic drinks available. Live Music and Entertainment by: Whitehorn…

Kick-off Oregon Wine Month at Alloro Vineyard with a special Spring Winemaker Dinner featuring Chef Karl Holl of Spatzle & Speck and Park Ave. Fine Wines! Named PDX Monthly’s 2018 Chef of the Year, Karl is the rare combination of chef, butcher, forager, and farmer. Growing and raising everything he cooks while diving into his…