Things to do in Portland, OR

107 events · Food & Drink, Parks & Outdoors · afternoon/evening

Today · Saturday, September 5

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

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 · 2:00 PM

Martial Arts Performance: Eternal Arts Kung Fu School

Lan Su Chinese Garden

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Sun · Sep 6 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Sep 6 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Tuesday, September 8

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 8 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

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Tue · Sep 8 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Tue · Sep 8 · 6:30 PM

Jamie Fisher in conversation with Lydia Kiesling

Literary Arts

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 · 5:00 PM

Demystifying the Editing Process

Literary Arts

Wed · Sep 9 · 6:30 PM

James Ciano, Bobby Elliott, and Nick Martino in conversation

Literary Arts

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Sep 9 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Thursday, September 10

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 · 2:00 PM

3 Month Short Memoir Intensive: writing the memoirella

Literary Arts

Food & Drink

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Thu · Sep 10 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Hopworks Brewery

Sunday, September 13

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Sun · Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 5:30 PM

Scene Writing Intensive

Literary Arts

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Fiction of Tennessee Williams

Literary Arts

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

September Write-In: Labor Day

Literary Arts

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Tue · Sep 15 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

Patti Smith: An Evening of Songs and Stories

Literary Arts

Wednesday, September 16

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Thursday, September 17

Parks & Outdoors

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Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

Food & Drink

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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Hopworks Brewery

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Slamlandia – September

Literary Arts

Sunday, September 20

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Sun · Sep 20 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

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Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Tuesday, September 22

Parks & Outdoors

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Tue · Sep 22 · 1:00 PM

Tai Chi for Better Balance

Hoyt Arboretum

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Tue · Sep 22 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Tue · Sep 22 · 6:00 PM

Where Is Your Mother? Family Relationships Missing from Your Memoir

Literary Arts

Tue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM

Literary Trivia Night

Literary Arts

Wednesday, September 23

Wed · Sep 23 · 5:30 PM

Craft-Focused Workshop: Personalized Feedback on Work in Progress

Literary Arts

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Wed · Sep 23 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Lazy Days Brewing Co

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Wed · Sep 23 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Gigantic Brewing Company

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Wed · Sep 23 · 7:30 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Portland

Thursday, September 24

Food & Drink

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Thu · Sep 24 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Hopworks Brewery

Thu · Sep 24 · 7:30 PM

Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: George Saunders

Literary Arts

Sunday, September 27

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

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

Sunday, October 4

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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

Tuesday, October 6

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Tue · Oct 6 · 6:00 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Midway Firehouse Pizza

Wednesday, October 7

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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

Friday, October 9

Fri · Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

Min Jin Lee in conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson

Literary Arts

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, November 9

Mon · Nov 9 · 6:00 PM

Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster

Literary Arts