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Karen Martwick
Karen Martwick, Travel Portland’s director of content strategy, has lived in Portland since 1993. Read More
Portland Street Fairs
Take to the streets for Portland's many neighborhood street fairs.
Karen Martwick
Karen Martwick, Travel Portland’s 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
Alberta Street Fair
Celebrating diversity and inclusion, the Alberta Street Fair focuses on building community and connection with local artists, makers, musicians and food producers.
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.
Upcoming Street Fairs
Explore what Portland's neighborhoods have to offer at these Street Fairs.
First Thursday in the Pearl District
Starting in 1986, First Thursday in the Pearl is a district-wide celebration on the first Thursday of each month. Originally a gathering of art collectors and dealers, the celebration has grown to a monthly event of over ten thousand people, including art enthusiasts, wine aficionados, and scenesters looking to see and be seen. Art galleries in…
Foster Summer Soiree
The 2024 Foster Summer Soiree will bring live entertainment and vendors to Laurelwood Park, special activations at several Foster businesses, sidewalk sales, and other festivities. This exciting event is back for its second year.
Last Thursday
Last Thursday is a community-grown event, free for all artists and art vendors, musicians, performers and visitors. Alberta Street is closed to traffic for the Last Thursdays in June, July and August. On Last Thursday, galleries hold opening parties, and performance venues and bars often host live music and performances. If the weather is nice…
Mississippi Street Fair
Bustling North Mississippi Avenue closes down for a day of food, vendors, music and fun at Portland's largest street fair, Mississippi Street Fair. This year the fair will have the following: Three Music Stages, Kids Zone, Grandfathers Rib-Off Competition, Hundreds Of Vendors, Shopping and Dining,
Montavilla Street Fair
Montavilla Street Fair will bring 120+ local arts, crafts, food and retail vendors, community organizations, live music and family activities to Historic Downtown Montavilla. Stroll down Stark Street and enjoy district businesses, a farmer’s market and family-friendly entertainment and activities. Vendors will be present at the event selling food and drink, art, handicrafts, and clothing…
Fremont Fest
The Fremont Fest is an annual street fair and festival celebrating the Beaumont Business Community and the Beaumont/Wilshire Neighborhoods. Come enjoy the summer and everything that this wonderful neighborhood has to offer. Head to Portland's annual Fremont Fest to enjoy over 150 vendors, live music at multiple venues and Kid Zone at Wild Hearts Wellness.
Multnomah Days
This beloved annual event incorporates a one-day open-air, family-friendly street festival with scheduled musical acts, a community parade, an art fair and over 125 vendor booths, and food and beverage services available via outdoor street dining and food carts — plus outdoor street dining.
Kenton Street Fair
For over a decade, the Kenton neighborhood has hosted a lively street fair with multiple live music stages, 80+ vendors, food vendors and plenty of great businesses on the block. Join the Kenton neighborhood for food, music, crafts and fun.
Hawthorne Street Fair
Visit one of Portland’s original “shop local” districts every August for the Hawthorne Street Fair. You can explore over 200 businesses while enjoying Vendors, Food, Music and Entertainment in a car-free zone from SE Cesar Chavez to SE 30th Avenue on Hawthorne. 2024 is the 41st Anniversary of the Hawthorne Street Fair. Enjoy great food, music and…
Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival
Portland’s Art In The Pearl Fine Arts and Craft Festival celebrates 27 years of bringing art to the community. The distinctly artist-run event has long been a favorite in Portland, and it’s the perfect Labor Day destination to gather and celebrate the end of summer. Art In The Pearl is Portland’s largest outdoor art fair,…
More Summer Events
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Summer Concert Round-Up
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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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