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Spring brings wildflowers to Portland.
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April Events

Portland blooms with seasonal events and cultural offerings every April.

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Spring brings wildflowers to Portland.

Springtime in Portland means heading outside to enjoy gorgeous blooms and epic views, along with plenty of cultural offerings. Celebrate Earth Day with clean-ups around the city, head to the gorgeous annual Tulip Festival, and explore vibrant spring blooms around Portland. Scroll down for a few of our top picks for things to do in April in Portland, or search our full events calendar to see everything on offer.

TEDxPortland

TEDx stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. Enjoy a day full of inspirational speakers, incredible performances and a pop-up marketplace featuring local businesses and vendors. Held downtown at the Keller Auditorium, TEDxPortland is the largest indoor TEDx event in the world.

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Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival

Portland’s cherry blossoms are impressive, but an even more colorful burst of flowers appears every spring just 32 miles (51 km) south of the city, in Woodburn. The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival blossoms each spring, and thousands come to see acres upon acres of tulips in full bloom.

Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival

Colorful fields reminiscent of Holland burst with acres of tulips in full bloom at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn.

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Bridge to Brews

Get a great view of the city while walking or running over 4 of Portland’s iconic bridges when you join the Bridge to Brews walk/run. The race takes participants across the Willamette River in downtown Portland, finishing at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, where runners’ efforts are celebrated with a beer and cider festival featuring vendors, live music and an awards ceremony.

Earth Day

Ranking as one of America’s greenest cities, Portland is passionate about all things environmental. This Earth Day, enjoy the outdoors and join in on one of the many volunteer clean-up efforts around the city. Earth Day Oregon in Forest Park hosts stewardship events, keeping trails clear. Join one of the many Earth Day Cleanup events around Portland hosted by SOLVE.

Fertile Ground Festival

Founded in 2009, the Fertile Ground Festival is focused on showcasing Portland’s newest art. The 11-day festival showcases theater premieres, vibrant art installations, pop-up events, and even in-progress projects — all created by local artists.

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Oregon Book Awards

The Oregon Book Awards honors writers in poetry, fiction, graphic literature, drama, literary nonfiction, and literature for young readers. Presented by Literary Arts and held at Portland Center Stage, the awards aim to engage readers, support writers and inspire the next generation with great literature.

Portland Lindy Exchange

Learn how to do the Charleston or the Collegiate Shag at the Portland Lindy Exchange, a weekend-long dance event that celebrates the music and dancing of the early 20th-century. Grab a partner and swing onto the dance floor, or sit back and enjoy the energetic sounds of vintage jazz, stomp and swing music.

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More April Events

Enjoy these events and festivals that return to Portland every April.

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Fertile Ground Festival

See Portland’s newest, most exciting theater, clown, dance and performance works every April at the annual Fertile Ground Festival, a Fringe-style Portland theater festival highlighting new local work.

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Portland Saturday Market

Open every weekend from March–December, Portland Saturday Market is the largest arts-and-crafts fair in the U.S.

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Spring in Portland

Springtime in Portland brings plenty of showers and new growth, along with only-in-Portland activities, adventures, and celebrations of culture, food and flowers.

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