Things to do in Portland, OR

159 events · Arts & Culture, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon/evening

Today · Saturday, September 5

Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

Blue Pine

Laurelthirst Public House

Sat · Sep 5 · 1:00 PM

Lion Dance Performance: Portland Shishimai Kai

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Sat · Sep 5 · 2:00 PM

Martial Arts Performance: Many Roads Martial Arts

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Sat · Sep 5 · 4:00 PM

Lion Dance Performance: White Lotus

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Sat · Sep 5 · 7:30 PM

Live Music: Nick Arne

Rose City Book Pub

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Sat · Sep 5 · 8:00 PM

UNDER UTOPIA, TIGER PENIS (SEA), STREETCAR

Kelly's Olympian

Sat · Sep 5 · 9:00 PM

Drunken Hearts Matthew "Rev" Rieger

Laurelthirst Public House

Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6

Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM

Lion Dance Performance: Chinese Friendship Association of Portland

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Sun · Sep 6 · 1:00 PM

Ashley Seaton & TK Swing All-Stars

Laurelthirst Public House

Sun · Sep 6 · 1:30 PM

TransFigure by T4T Art collective

Q Center

Sun · Sep 6 · 2:00 PM

Martial Arts Performance: Eternal Arts Kung Fu School

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Kelly's Olympian

Sun · Sep 6 · 3:30 PM

Babble On Toastmasters

Q Center

Sun · Sep 6 · 5:30 PM

The Dojo

Q Center

Sun · Sep 6 · 6:00 PM

Freak Mountain Ramblers

Laurelthirst Public House

Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

Live Music: Joe Goose and friends

Rose City Book Pub

Sun · Sep 6 · 9:00 PM

OPEN MIC hosted by JOHNNY FRANCO

Laurelthirst Public House

Monday, September 7

Mon · Sep 7 · 12:00 PM

Hand Up People's Pantry

Q Center

Mon · Sep 7 · 6:00 PM

Mixer Tournament | Killer Queen PDX (September 2026)

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Mon · Sep 7 · 7:00 PM

Everybody's Open Mic

Rose City Book Pub

Tuesday, September 8

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 8 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

Tue · Sep 8 · 5:30 PM

Live Music: Softspot

Rose City Book Pub

Tue · Sep 8 · 6:00 PM

Smash Bros. Night: Ultimate Tournament (September 2026)

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Star Portland

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Untapped Trivia Night

White Owl Social Club

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Baby Ketten Klub

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

House Band: Left on Tenth

Rose City Book Pub

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Tue · Sep 8 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Taps on Scholls

Wednesday, September 9

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM

Forest Bathing

Hoyt Arboretum

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Sep 9 · 1:00 PM

Forest Field Day: Amphibians

Hoyt Arboretum

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Stern Army 4-Strike Pinball Tournament

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

BIPOC Support Space

Q Center

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Rose City Book Pub

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Low Road

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Wed · Sep 9 · 8:00 PM

JAYMES BAND, ZAP STAR (L.A.), PALE VIOLET

Kelly's Olympian

Thursday, September 10

Thu · Sep 10 · 12:00 PM

2nd Thursday FREE PLAY Party! (September 2026)

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Parks & Outdoors

Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

CANCELLED: Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 10 · 1:00 PM

Forest Field Day: Amphibians

Hoyt Arboretum

Thu · Sep 10 · 5:00 PM

QGE Queer and Gender Expansive Support Group

Q Center

Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Live Music: Mo Mack

Rose City Book Pub

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Shifters

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

FINLAY + KING E.D.O, SERENAYA, AYOCHILLMANNN

Kelly's Olympian

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Thu · Sep 10 · 9:00 PM

Portland Zine Meetup

Rose City Book Pub

Friday, September 11

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 11 · 1:00 PM

Sketching the Trees of Hoyt Arboretum: A Four-Week Outdoor Nature Journaling Series

Hoyt Arboretum

Fri · Sep 11 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic: Portland Lit Mic

Rose City Book Pub

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM

TIME TRAVEL 4 LESS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!

Kelly's Olympian

Saturday, September 12

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Sep 12 · 5:30 PM

Music in the Arboretum with Julian Saporiti

Hoyt Arboretum

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Paradise Lost Book 9: Recitation by Sophia Lechner

Rose City Book Pub

Sunday, September 13

Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM

Rose City Comic Con FREE PLAY Party!

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Sun · Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

MtG: Deck Building & Commander

Rose City Book Pub

Free↻ Recurring

Sun · Sep 13 · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Kelly's Olympian

Sun · Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

Jazz: Swingin' Sounds

Rose City Book Pub

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Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic Night

The Waypost

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Bipoc-Luc

Q Center

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Sereni-Tea: A Queer-Led Tea Meditation

Q Center

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Killer Queen Community Night

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Workshop: So, What Do You Write?

Rose City Book Pub

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Flip City Future League Pinball Tournament (September 2026)

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Tuesday, September 15

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 15 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

Tue · Sep 15 · 5:30 PM

Trans-Femme Support Group

Q Center

Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

QTM Support (Queer & Trans Masc)

Q Center

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Star Portland

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Late Awakenings

Q Center

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Untapped Trivia Night

White Owl Social Club

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Bluegrass: Tuesdays with Monroe

Rose City Book Pub

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Taps on Scholls

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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Baby Ketten Klub

Wednesday, September 16

Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM

NYT Bestselling Author AIDEN THOMAS launches Cemetery Boys: Espiritu!

Q Center

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Low Road

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Rose City Book Pub

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Flipper Kontrol Pinball Tournament (September 2026)

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Thursday, September 17

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

Thu · Sep 17 · 5:00 PM

Crafternoon

Rose City Book Pub

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Good Luck, Babe! Women’s Pinball Tournament (September 2026)

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Shifters

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Live Music: Haigerty Family Trio

Rose City Book Pub

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Thu · Sep 17 · 9:00 PM

Portland Zine Meetup

Rose City Book Pub

Friday, September 18

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Sep 18 · 1:00 PM

Sketching the Trees of Hoyt Arboretum: A Four-Week Outdoor Nature Journaling Series

Hoyt Arboretum

Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM

Resonance Sound Bath & Tea Meditation

Q Center

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

Open Mic: Ars Poetica

Rose City Book Pub

$20 advance, $25 day of

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM

LEXIS SHARDE: SPECIAL LIVE TAPING!

Kelly's Olympian

Saturday, September 19

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM

Forest Bathing

Hoyt Arboretum

Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM

Live Music: Veronica North

Rose City Book Pub

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM

DB STEWART: LOVE IS FUNNY TOUR w LUKE LILLARD and LENNON HOLDEN

Kelly's Olympian

Sunday, September 20

Sun · Sep 20 · 5:30 PM

Live Music: Beth and The Midlife Thrices

Rose City Book Pub

Sun · Sep 20 · 6:00 PM

September Competitive Clash Tournament | Killer Queen PDX

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Sun · Sep 20 · 8:00 PM

Live Music: Cyrus Nabipoor's Quiet Hours

Rose City Book Pub

Monday, September 21

Mon · Sep 21 · 12:30 PM

70+ Women's Group

Q Center

Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM

Pan-Celtic Trad Music

Rose City Book Pub

Tuesday, September 22

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 22 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

Nightlife

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Tue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Star Portland

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Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Baby Ketten Klub

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Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM

Untapped Trivia Night

White Owl Social Club

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Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Taps on Scholls

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Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM

House Band: Left on Tenth

Rose City Book Pub

Wednesday, September 23

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Wed · Sep 23 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Low Road

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Wed · Sep 23 · 7:00 PM

Trivia Night

Rose City Book Pub

Thursday, September 24

Thu · Sep 24 · 6:30 PM

Drink & Draw with the Digital Dabblers

Rose City Book Pub

Thu · Sep 24 · 7:30 PM

Notes and Motes: Poetry and Jazz

Rose City Book Pub

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Thu · Sep 24 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Shifters