Things to do in Portland, OR

396 events · Food & Drink, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors

Sunday, October 18

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Sun · Oct 18 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 18

Impressions of Autumn Ikebana Exhibition

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, October 20

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Tue · Oct 20 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Nightlife

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Tue · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Star Portland

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Taps on Scholls

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Untapped Trivia Night

White Owl Social Club

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Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Baby Ketten Klub

Tue · Oct 20

Lioneer w/ Gavin Prophet, Drifter, Nervous State

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Wednesday, October 21

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Low Road

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Wed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM

Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Ayad Akhtar

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Oct 21

Artist Talk with Photographer Doug Rundle

Portland Japanese Garden

Wed · Oct 21

THE WELL

High Water Mark Lounge

Wed · Oct 21

DOSSEY w/ Camp Crush, Deepest Darkest

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Thursday, October 22

Food & Drink

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Thu · Oct 22 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Hopworks Brewery

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Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Shifters

Thu · Oct 22

Crashing Wayward w/ DROP the STAR, Purusa

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Thu · Oct 22

SORAIA

High Water Mark Lounge

Friday, October 23

Fri · Oct 23

Halloween Cover w/ Hard Pill (Deftones),The Slightest Ure (Sparks), Sad Boy Union (Bare Naked Ladies), Five Big Rocks (Frank Zappa)

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Fri · Oct 23

ESSES

High Water Mark Lounge

Saturday, October 24

Sat · Oct 24 · 10:00 AM

WRITING ANIMALS

Literary Arts

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

FUTURE FIIRES (AZ), HIGH GLOW, SANDBATH & SILVER MEDAL

Kelly's Olympian

Sat · Oct 24

Terra's Birthday w/ Trans Panic, River City Ruin, Kids on Fire (SEA), The Immortal Dub CVNTS (LA)

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 24

Night Of A Thousand Cranes

Portland Japanese Garden

Sat · Oct 24

CASTLE

High Water Mark Lounge

Sunday, October 25

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Sun · Oct 25 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Sun · Oct 25

Houkago Grind Time w/ Kostnateni, Biology

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 25

Mindfulness Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Monday, October 26

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN and VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT!

Kelly's Olympian

Tuesday, October 27

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Nightlife

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Star Portland

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Baby Ketten Klub

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Untapped Trivia Night

White Owl Social Club

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Taps on Scholls

Wednesday, October 28

Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Twice-Told Tales

Literary Arts

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

The Low Road

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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Thursday, October 29

Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

Roots in Old Stories: Writing with Folklore, Mythology, and Fairy Tales

Literary Arts

Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

Nature Writing

Literary Arts

Food & Drink

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Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Hopworks Brewery

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Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Shifters

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

Michael Lewis in conversation with David Shipley

Literary Arts

Sunday, November 1

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Sun · Nov 1 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Wednesday, November 4

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Wed · Nov 4

Wicked Wednesday w/ DJ Barbie Saint & DJ Speedo

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Nov 4

Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony

Portland Japanese Garden

Thursday, November 5

$10 advance, $15 Day of

Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM

CHEROKEE SOCIAL (CO), UNSEEN OBJECT, TENANTS

Kelly's Olympian

Sunday, November 8

Sun · Nov 8 · 5:00 PM

Theodor Adorno: Minima Moralia

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Nov 8

Pine Pruning Demonstration

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Nov 8

Mindfulness Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Monday, November 9

Mon · Nov 9 · 6:00 PM

Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

Mon · Nov 9

Member Extended Hours

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, November 10

Tue · Nov 10 · 6:00 PM

Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday nights)

Literary Arts

Friday, November 13

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Nov 13

Cultural Performance: Shinobue Flute, Tsugaru Shamisen & Piano Performance by Maido Mind

Portland Japanese Garden

Fri · Nov 13

Shoot the Moon Fest-Night 2-w/ Nox Novacula, Berzerk, Altar Girl, Dj Crash

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Saturday, November 14

Sat · Nov 14 · 10:00 AM

Writing with Tarot

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Nov 14

Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony

Portland Japanese Garden

Sat · Nov 14

Shoot the Moon Fest-Night 3-w/ Goddamn Gallows, King Sickabilly, Beggars Canyon, John Dough Boys

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Nov 14

Tea Ceremony Workshop: Learn the Role of the Guest with Jan Waldmann

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, November 17

Tue · Nov 17 · 5:30 PM

November Write-In: Ancestors

Literary Arts

Thursday, November 19

Thu · Nov 19

Downstem (Album Release ) w/ Impermanence, Wastelander, Witch Finger

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

Thu · Nov 19

Garden+ Lecture | Niwa Akari II: Landscape Lighting in Japanese Gardens

Portland Japanese Garden

Friday, November 20

Fri · Nov 20

Drag The River w/ Dewey Nielsen Band

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Fri · Nov 20

Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony

Portland Japanese Garden

Sunday, November 22

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Nov 22

Cultural Performance: Oregon Koto-Kai

Portland Japanese Garden

Sun · Nov 22

Atomic Rule (feat Andy Williams formerly of ETID) & Guest

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Nov 22

Mindfulness Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Monday, November 23

Free

Mon · Nov 23 · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENT OPEN MIC NIGHT!

Kelly's Olympian

Wednesday, December 2

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Wed · Dec 2

Wicked Wednesday w/ DJ Barbie Saint & DJ Speedo

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Saturday, December 5

Sat · Dec 5

Abraham Racquetball (Album Release) w/ Lucia Luna, Latinum

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Dec 5

Member Garden Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, December 8

Tue · Dec 8 · 7:30 PM

The Moth Mainstage: Tightrope

Literary Arts

Tuesday, December 15

Tue · Dec 15 · 5:30 PM

December Write-In: Little Women

Literary Arts

Monday, December 28

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Mon · Dec 28 · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN and VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT!

Kelly's Olympian

Thursday, January 21

Thu · Jan 21 · 7:30 PM

Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Isabel Wilkerson

Literary Arts

Wednesday, February 17

Wed · Feb 17 · 7:30 PM

Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Ben Rhodes

Literary Arts

Thursday, March 18

Thu · Mar 18 · 7:30 PM

Everybody Reads 2027: Louise Erdrich

Literary Arts