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Halloween Events in and Around Portland
Embrace the season’s spooky spirit with an array of annual festivities.
From corn mazes to costume parties, half-marathons to haunted houses, Portland provides the perfect Halloween plans for any scare-seeking witch or warlock. Scroll down for our editors’ picks of things to do this Halloween, from the spooky to the downright strange.
Portland’s Annual Halloween Events
The Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Returning to the Tualatin Commons every October, The West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta is a cherished local event where costumed racers pilot gigantic gourds through a watercourse on Tualatin Commons lake. The event kicks off with a giant pumpkin parade and weigh-off, followed by a full day of pumpkin paddlers plying the shallow lake in 1,000-pound pumpkin boats.
Run Like Hell Marathon
Put on your best costume and get moving during the Run Like Hell Marathon. This annual walk/run follows along a paved trail where costumed runners and walkers can join in on a half marathon and compete in a costume contest simultaneously. Live music, beer, food and entertainment await the runners at the finish line.
Pumpkin Patches in and Near Portland
A favorite Halloween-time tradition in Portland is heading to one of the area’s many pumpkin patches, each packed with enormous orange pumpkins and tons of family-friendly activities (think petting zoos, live music, shopping, food and drinks). Enjoy hayrides, corn mazes (both haunted and not) and apple cider galore.
Howloween
The Oregon Zoo celebrates the spooky season with Howloween, a fun and safe Halloween tradition that invites costumed trick-or-treaters to learn about healthy habitats for wildlife during a fun scavenger hunt throughout the zoo.
Spirit of Halloweentown
Every October, St. Helens (the filming site of the classic movie Halloweentown) remembers its brush with fame with The Spirit of Halloweentown, a fun, family-friendly celebration of the season’s spookiest holiday around. Expect costume contests, trick-or-treating through St. Helens’ Old Town District, haunted town tours and scarecrows galore (the town even lights a “Great Pumpkin” in the city plaza).
Portland Oddities & Curiosities Expo
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand-selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses from all over the country with all things weird. Stroll around the Oregon Convention Center while shopping for items such as taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork and horror/Halloween-inspired pieces.
Killer Pumpkin Festival
Celebrate all things Halloween at the annual Killer Pumpkin Festival. Head down to the Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery, where you can sample pumpkin beer, compete in costume contests, throw axes and smash pumpkins.
Haunted Houses
Portland likes its scares as much as any other city and has the haunted houses to prove it. Some of the biggest annual options include Underhill Haunted House at the Moda Center and The Fear PDX Haunted House. Oaks Amusement Park also boasts Oregon’s only scream park, Oaks Park Scaregrounds. You can walk through haunted attractions and then hop on a roller coaster for even more screams.
Upcoming Halloween Events
Get spooked at these freaky festivities and events around Portland.
Ghosts of Summer
Ghosts of Summer: Halloween Market Ghosts of Summer is a Halloween gathering hosted by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Immerse yourself in the Fall-iday spirit with fall crafts, horror theater and film, Halloween games, and a 30,000 sq ft vendor floor. Mini Haunts Love haunted houses, but can’t wait till October? Some of your favorite PNW haunters…
FOOLISH MORTALS: A Haunted Mansion Burlesque Cabaret
When hinges creak in a doorless theater, and strange and frightening sounds echo from the stage — that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their bump and grind with ghoulish delight, in search of foolish mortals like YOU to join their nine hundred and ninety-nine happy haunts at a cabaret like no other….
Portland Erotic Ball
In 1999, a group of sex-positive friends started the Portland Erotic Ball. Twenty-three years later, the Ball returns as Rose City’s biggest adult Halloween experience. Guests can experience the sexy side of the scare as the Ball does a complete venue takeover with 3-floors of non-stop entertainment. Hosted by Emmy-nominee Sasha Scarlett, the 23rd annual…
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Embrace the season’s spooky spirit with an array of annual festivities.
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