Portland Street Fairs
Take to the streets for Portland's many neighborhood street fairs.
Karen Martwick
Karen Martwick, Travel Portland’s sr. director of content strategy, has lived in Portland since 1993. Read More
Many Portland neighborhoods celebrate summer with a street fair. Get to know these unique neighborhoods by exploring these retail districts, and enjoy live music, food and local color.
May Street Fairs in Portland
The annual art- and craft-focused St. Johns Bizarre features a community parade. There is also local music, street performers, a market of craftspeople and vendors, food and a beer garden, kids’ art activities, and more in the heart of the St. Johns neighborhood in North Portland.
June Street Fairs in Portland
Foster Summer Soiree
Celebrate the summer season along Southeast Foster Road at the Foster Summer Soiree. Browse the sidewalk sales, vendors and pop-up shops that highlight Foster as the perfect place to eat, drink, shop and relax.
July Street Fairs in Portland
Mississippi Street Fair
Featuring live music on three stages, the Mississippi Street Fair is one of the city’s biggest street fairs, drawing 30,000+ visitors to the close-in North Portland street.
Montavilla Street Fair
Montavilla Street Fair brings 120+ local arts, crafts, food and retail vendors along with community organizations, live music and family activities with a dedicated kids stage, “Kid Villa”.
August Street Fairs in Portland
Fremont Fest
The Fremont Fest celebration in Northeast Portland’s quaint Beaumont neighborhood features a kid and pet parade to go with the array of local food and vendors.
Multnomah Days
The Multnomah Days festival in Southwest Portland’s Multnomah Village is really just one day, but it’s jam-packed with a small-town-style parade, live music and food and craft vendors.
Hawthorne Street Fair
One of Portland’s favorite streets — and its longest-running street fair — the Hawthorne Street Fair pulls out all the stops with multiple music stages, two beer gardens and blocks of sidewalk sales at many of the more than one hundred local shops that line this original “shop local” stretch.
Kenton Street Fair
For over a decade, the Kenton Street Fair has been a lively place to watch live music on over 80 stages while shopping at local artisans and food vendors. Explore this great neighborhood while celebrating local makers and businesses.
September Street Fairs in Portland
Art in the Pearl
Technically, Art in the Pearl is a fine arts and crafts festival, but with live music, hands-on activities and food vendors, this Labor Day weekend party in the North Park Blocks of the Pearl District certainly belongs on the list of summer street fairs. Of course, it’s easy to enjoy the Pearl District’s art offerings with the monthly First Thursday art walk.
Belmont Street Fair
The street fair season winds down in style with the Belmont Street Fair, a party in another popular Southeast Portland retail and dining district.
More Summer Events
Explore markets, outdoor concerts and more.
Summer Concert Round-Up
Portland brings the heat with a packed outdoor concert schedule that makes the most of summer’s long days and warm nights.
Jade International Night Market
Thousands gather every August in Southeast Portland to celebrate the Jade District’s diverse immigrant community at the Jade International Night Market.
Summer Free for All
Portland Parks & Recreation offers over 400 free events including free movie screenings, concerts and rock climbing.
All Year Long
Meet Portland's artists at these markets, fairs and stores any time of year.
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