Arts and Events
Portland Winter Lights Fest by Brett Nemecek
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Arts & Events
- Portland Winter Lights Festival - downtown Portland fills with every color of light in an array of art installations.
- Tomorrow Movie Theater - 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.
- Movie Madness - honest to goodness video rental store, with free movie screenings on Sundays.
- Free Museum Days - a solid list.
- Portland Art Museum. Free on the first Thursday of each month.
- OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. $5 tickets on the first Sunday of each month.
- Hopscotch - an interactive art exhibit, i.e., psychedelic trampolines.
- Fathom/Octopodo - a curious walk-through art exhibit.
- Portland Rose Festival. Parades, tours of visiting ships, carnival rides, and more.
- New Year in the Park. Southeast Asian cultural festival.
- Honk!PDX. Interactive celebrations offering pick-up bands throughout the festival open for anyone who would like to pick up an instrument and play.
Event calendars
- WWeek events calendar.
- Portland Mercury/EverOut events calendar.
- DoPDX. Events website - beware their emails, they get overwhelming.
- PDX Pipeline has more event listings.
More stuff to do
- Portland Living on the Cheap. Does what it says on the tin.
- Sidewalk Joy. A map of whimsical things.
- Summer Free for All events. At Portland parks.
- Kickstand Comedy has live shows, improv classes, and a great series of free events in Laurelhurst Park each summer.
- Bars with activities. A nice list of bars that offer more than drinking - pinball, pool, vintage video games, and more.