When winter begins, the deer’s nose on the city’s iconic “Portland Oregon” sign lights up like Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer.

November Events

Portland welcomes the holidays with these November events.

When winter begins, the deer’s nose on the city’s iconic “Portland Oregon” sign lights up like Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer.

Here are some of our favorite November events in Portland. Scroll down for more picks or search the events calendar to see everything on offer.

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My People’s Market

Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping while supporting minority-owned businesses at My People’s Market. This semiannual event, co-sponsored by Travel Portland, brings together dozens of local artists, entrepreneurs and creatives of color for live music, networking and shopping.

Wine Country Thanksgiving

Every year, over 160 wineries and tasting rooms in Oregon's Willamette Valley throw open their winery and cellar doors for this weekend of special tastings and holiday festivities.

Take a sip

The Portland Book Festival

Reinvented in 2015 as a one-day celebration, the Portland Book Festival draws more than 100 authors each year. The largest celebration of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest includes an extensive book fair, large-scale events, smaller panels, on-stage conversations and readings, all held at and around the Portland Art Museum.

Holiday Tree Lighting

On the day after Thanksgiving, thousands of people gather in downtown’s Pioneer Courthouse Square to see the ceremonial lighting of the spectacular 75-foot-tall tree and celebrate the official start of the holiday season.

Events, Winter

Holiday Light Displays in Portland

Portland is full of bright ways to enjoy the winter, including with the constellation of holiday light displays that appear throughout the city the day after Thanksgiving.

Look around