Things to do in Portland, OR

215 events · Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors

Thursday, September 24

Thu · Sep 24 · 7:30 PM

Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: George Saunders

Literary Arts

Sunday, September 27

Sun · Sep 27 · 10:00 AM

Fundamental Scenes: A Speculative Writing Workshop

Literary Arts

Sun · Sep 27 · 5:00 PM

Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Brothers Karamazov

Literary Arts

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Sun · Sep 27 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27

Mindfulness Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Sep 27

O-Tsukimi, the Moonviewing Festival

Portland Japanese Garden

Monday, September 28

Mon · Sep 28 · 6:00 PM

The Art of the Short Story

Literary Arts

Tuesday, September 29

Tue · Sep 29 · 5:00 PM

Extra/Ordinary: Writing the Uncommon in the Everyday

Literary Arts

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Tue · Sep 29 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Wednesday, September 30

Wed · Sep 30 · 6:30 PM

BIPOC Reading Series – September

Literary Arts

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Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Saturday, October 3

Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM

Writing with the Seasons: Fall

Literary Arts

Sat · Oct 3 · 10:00 AM

A Writing and Feedback Lab

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 3

Weaving Time: NUNO – Textiles of Tradition and Transformation

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 3

Cultural Performance – Koto and Shakuhachi by Také to Ito

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 3

Member Preview for Weaving Time: NUNO – Textiles of Tradition and Transformation

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

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Sat · Oct 3

Member Garden Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 3

Transformative Power of Textiles: The Art of Reiko Sud and NUNO

Portland Japanese Garden

Sunday, October 4

Sun · Oct 4 · 11:00 AM

How to Build a D&D Character

Literary Arts

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Sun · Oct 4 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 4

Cultural Performance: Oregon Koto-Kai

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, October 6

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Tue · Oct 6 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Wednesday, October 7

Wed · Oct 7 · 10:00 AM

Poetry Mixtape

Literary Arts

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Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Oct 7 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Parks & Outdoors

Wed · Oct 7

Photographer Member Hours

Portland Japanese Garden

Parks & Outdoors

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Wed · Oct 7

Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony

Portland Japanese Garden

Friday, October 9

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

Min Jin Lee in conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

Fri · Oct 9

Sakura Society Fall Reception

Portland Japanese Garden

Sunday, October 11

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Sun · Oct 11 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 11

Mindfulness Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, October 13

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Tue · Oct 13 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Tue · Oct 13 · 6:00 PM

Incredible Openings

Literary Arts

Wednesday, October 14

Wed · Oct 14 · 6:00 PM

Writing Spirals: Multicultural Contemplations on Beginnings, Endings, and Cycles

Literary Arts

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

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

Wednesday, October 21

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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

Saturday, October 24

Sat · Oct 24 · 10:00 AM

WRITING ANIMALS

Literary Arts

Parks & Outdoors

Sat · Oct 24

Night Of A Thousand Cranes

Portland Japanese Garden

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

Parks & Outdoors

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Sun · Oct 25

Mindfulness Tour

Portland Japanese Garden

Tuesday, October 27

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Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

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 · 7:30 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

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Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Hopworks Brewery

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

Michael Lewis in conversation with David Shipley

Literary Arts

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

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

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