Arts and Events

Downtown Portland fills with every color of light in an array of art installations.

Promotes the idea of “cinema unbound” through a mix of artist-driven signature screenings, events, happenings, performances, and discussions changing for whom, by whom, and how cinematic stories are told now — and tomorrow.

Honest to goodness video rental store, with free movie screenings on Sundays.

A solid list.

Free on the first Thursday of each month.

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. $5 tickets on the first Sunday of each month.

An interactive art exhibit, i.e., psychedelic trampolines.

Parades, tours of visiting ships, carnival rides, and more.

Southeast Asian cultural festival. Music, dance, food.

Interactive celebrations offering pick-up bands throughout the festival open for anyone who would like to pick up an instrument and play.

A listing of theater shows around Portland.

A curated hub to find underrepresented businesses, places, news, resources, and other local recommendations made by actual people who live here.

Yearly race between lovingly crafted, themed, adult-size, push-powered derby cars around Mt. Tabor.