Events

Showing History Events during Mar. 28, 2024–Mar. 27, 2025

Tours

Editor's Pick
Haunted Shanghai Tunnel Tour
Ongoing

Haunted Shanghai Tunnel Tour

Old Town Pizza & Brewing – Downtown $38

Old Town Pizza & Brewing is built directly above Portland's infamous Shanghai tunnels. The same tunnels that were used to  house kidnapped sailors during the early 1900s. Book a tour and explore the rich history of Portland, and the legacy of Old Town.

Guided Tour, Beer, History
Weird Portland Pub Tour
Ongoing

Weird Portland Pub Tour

Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery $25 - $30

Experience the eccentricity of Portland, Oregon and visit one of its quirkiest neighborhoods on this walking pub tour. This tour is a must-do for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the fascinating history of the city, including stories of UFO sightings, Bigfoot sightings, exploding whales, wacky bike rides, strange locals, hijackings, hipsters, artists, and...

Beer, Guided Tour, History
BeerQuest Haunted Pub Tour
Ongoing

BeerQuest Haunted Pub Tour

Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub $39

Uncover Portland’s dark side on this spine-tingling walking pub tour. In the early 1900s, unsuspecting sailors were often ruthlessly abducted and whisked away through the notorious Shanghai Tunnels. Tour guides will tell you how notorious criminals kidnapped thousands of people and why their ghosts still haunt Portland today. This is Portland’s longest-running ghost tour with...

Guided Tour, Beer, History
Bridge Tour
Ongoing

Bridge Tour

Various Locations $20 - $30

This downtown Portland walking tour will take participants around, across, under, and inside the unique and storied spans that shape the experience of those living and visiting Portland. The route will include several bridges (with specific spans TBA), and on one of those, the tour will plan to meet a Multnomah County bridge operator to...

Guided Tour, Outdoors, Science & Tech, History

Exhibitions

Oregon Jews, A to Z
Mar. 3–May 26, 2024

Oregon Jews, A to Z

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education $0 - $10

The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education provides a home for a bountiful collection of archival materials and artifacts. Our collection includes thousands of photographs, documents, films, oral histories, three-dimensional objects, and artworks — the physical objects that represent the Jews of Oregon. Oregon Jews, A to Z highlights the most significant, poignant,...

Art & Design, Exhibition, History
The Burned Piano Project
Apr. 7–June 16, 2024

The Burned Piano Project

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education $0 - $10

Over several weeks in spring 2022, as lilacs bloomed in Portland, a mosque, a Black-owned restaurant and two synagogues were vandalized. Around that time, a family's home, which also was a Jewish organization's mailing address, was destroyed by arson in the middle of the night. The family will not be named for their protection. A...

Art & Design, Cultural Communities, History, Exhibition
Archaeology Roadshow
Saturday, May 11, 2024

Archaeology Roadshow

Walk of Heroines at Portland State University Free

The Archaeology Roadshow once again returns to Portland State University. Immerse yourself in the history and archaeology of Oregon through exhibits and hands-on activities hosted by archaeologists and heritage specialists from PSU, Tribes, museums, private and nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. The 2024 theme is the Archaeology of Food: try salmon, elk, or wappato and...

Exhibition, Readings & Talks, Science & Tech, History

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