Things to do in Portland, OR

979 events · Music, Comedy, Arts & Culture, Food & Drink

Friday, September 11

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Fri · Sep 11 · 11:59 PM

Midnight Mic Comedy Open Mic

Funhouse Lounge

Fri · Sep 11

THE FUR COATS + ALTERNATIVE MILKS + MISTY MARY

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Fri · Sep 11

Imari Tones, Meeyan Punch, BAE, Funky Sunday Party

Bunk Bar

Saturday, September 12

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Unlocking the Creative Process

Literary Arts

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

James Joyce: Ulysses

Literary Arts

Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 AM

Creative Clarity, Focus and Momentum

Literary Arts

Sat · Sep 12 · 5:00 PM

RomancePlanet – w/ Alleycat – EARLY ! – All Ages

Holocene

Sat · Sep 12 · 6:45 PM

Five Finger Death Punch

Cascades Amphitheater · Ridgefield

Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM

Beabadoobee Listening Party

Music Millennium

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Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM

Curious Comedy down

Curious Comedy Theater

$26

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

J & THE CAUSEWAYS with Vagabond Empire

Jack London Revue · Portland

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

Floydian Slips

Revolution Hall - Portland · Portland

$30-$108

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

AMP MUSIC FESTIVAL with Altar Girl, Ogre, The Mistons, Triple Lutz and Grolixes

Star Theater · Portland

Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM

An evening with Andrew Duhon - Stop Motion Tour '26

Mississippi Studios

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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM

Side Quest

Curious Comedy Theater

Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM

Laffy Taffy: Baddies x Besties {the Hotgirl Summer Grand Finale} – 21+

Holocene

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Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM

Special Event: Rick Glassman

Helium Comedy Club

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Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM

The Neon Room at Helium: Shawn Gardini

Helium Comedy Club

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Sat · Sep 12 · 11:30 PM

SMASH disco~glam~metal~punk-hiphop

Dante's · Portland

Sat · Sep 12

BLOODTYPES + PERFECT BUZZ + THE NO-GO’S

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Sunday, September 13

Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

Orville Peck Listening Party

Music Millennium

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Sun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM

LGBTQIA+ IMPROV JAM!

Curious Comedy Theater

Sun · Sep 13 · 5:00 PM

Moomoo In-Store Performance and Signing

Music Millennium

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Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM

Game Face Short Form Improv Jam

Curious Comedy Theater

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Sun · Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loyal Legion - Beaverton

$36-$246

Sun · Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

ROLLING QUARTZ [MY TURN] 2026 TOUR in Portland

Star Theater · Portland

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Special Event: Joe Wong

Helium Comedy Club

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Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Loowit Brewing Company

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Squeeze w/ Adam Ant

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland

Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM

Bipoc-Luc

Q Center

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Sun · Sep 13 · 7:30 PM

The Gauntlet

Curious Comedy Theater

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Bigger Than Life Fest featuring Kevin Gates & Friends

Moda Center · Portland

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Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Casual Eddie with Special Guest

Showdown Saloon · Portland

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Ned and Wendy the Band Maggie Ray & The Last Wild Ones (Double Album Release)

Mississippi Studios

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM

Vieux Farka Toure - 21+

Aladdin Theater · Portland

$3

Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM

TRISTAN DAMRON followed by Sinferno Cabaret

Dante's · Portland

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Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM

CHURCH OF HIVE

Star Theater · Portland

Sun · Sep 13

Nudity, Dirt Twins, Conspire

Bunk Bar

Monday, September 14

Mon · Sep 14 · 5:30 PM

Scene Writing Intensive

Literary Arts

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Sereni-Tea: A Queer-Led Tea Meditation

Q Center

Mon · Sep 14 · 6:00 PM

Fiction of Tennessee Williams

Literary Arts

$16

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

Square Dancing with Caller Andy Grummon and Probably Poly String Band

Showdown Saloon · Portland

Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM

The Moth StorySLAM: NINE TO FIVE – 21+

Holocene

Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM

Ruby Friedman Orchestra

Mississippi Studios

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Mon · Sep 14 · 9:00 PM

KARAOKE FROM HELL

Dante's · Portland

Mon · Sep 14

BLACK SHELTON ALBUM RELEASE! + Guttercreep

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Tuesday, September 15

Tue · Sep 15 · 5:30 PM

Trans-Femme Support Group

Q Center

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 · 6:30 PM

QTM Support (Queer & Trans Masc)

Q Center

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

Late Awakenings

Q Center

$42-$57

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM

STICK MEN FT. TONY LEVIN, PAT MASTELOTTO and MARKUS REUTER

Star Theater · Portland

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

Special Event: Don McMillan

Helium Comedy Club

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

Patti Smith: An Evening of Songs and Stories

Literary Arts

$14

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

Two-Step Tuesday with Matt Buetow & the Western Stars and Dance Lessons

Showdown Saloon · Portland

Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM

Patti Smith

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Theo Kandel

Mississippi Studios

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Manchester Orchestra w/ Brother Bird

Aladdin Theater · Portland

Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM

Cortex w/ Adrian Younge

Revolution Hall - Portland · Portland

Tue · Sep 15

SMOMID + CHEMOTROPH

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Wednesday, September 16

Wed · Sep 16 · 10:00 AM

Bearly Awake

Q Center

Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM

NYT Bestselling Author AIDEN THOMAS launches Cemetery Boys: Espiritu!

Q Center

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Sean Rowe

Bunk Bar

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

Boz Scaggs

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland

$14

Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM

SERTRALINE with Earkiller, Wasted and Half Mast

Star Theater · Portland

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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

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Sub Urban

Polaris Hall · Portland

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

Mama Sam & The Jam Glam Country (Double Album Release)

Mississippi Studios

$32-$84

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM

CHRISSY CHLAPECKA

Dante's · Portland

$16

Wed · Sep 16 · 8:30 PM

Whiskey Wednesday with William Surly & the Barroom Gospel and Keston Brouillette & the Pickled Hearts

Showdown Saloon · Portland

$7.00 (includes fees)↻ Recurring

Wed · Sep 16 · 9:30 PM

Open Court - Improv Jam

Curious Comedy Theater

Thursday, September 17

Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 AM

TOPIC THUNDER

Siren Theater

$31-$237↻ Recurring

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

MEL BROWN B3 ORGAN GROUP - Jazz Titan Thursdays

Jack London Revue · Portland

Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM

Riley Green: Cowboy As It Gets Tour 2026

Cascades Amphitheater · Ridgefield

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

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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Special Event: Kelsey Cook

Helium Comedy Club

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Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM

Gregory Alan Isakov with the Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland

$20

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

HARM RETREAT (EP RELEASE) with Dolls Die Twice and A Killing's Worth

Star Theater · Portland

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Greyboy Allstars - Ages 21+

Revolution Hall - Portland · Portland

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Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

The Neon Room at Helium: Kev Herrera

Helium Comedy Club

$31

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

THE SPITS with Paradise Cleaners & Amy Beth And Thee Creeps

Dante's · Portland

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Good Flying Birds

Mississippi Studios

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

CITY POP! Japanese Boogie, J-jazz, & New Wave Night – w/ SEASIDE.FM + JOE BALL – 21+

Holocene

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Dogstar

McMenamins Crystal Ballroom · Portland

$14

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

Line Dancing Lessons with Kat

Showdown Saloon · Portland

Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM

jigitz (21 and Over)

Wonder Ballroom · Portland

Friday, September 18

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 AM

COLIN ARMSTRONG

Siren Theater

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Fri · Sep 18 · 5:00 PM

Casual Friday Happy Hour Comedy Open Mic

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Fri · Sep 18 · 6:15 PM

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson with The Hu & Orgy

Cascades Amphitheater · Ridgefield

Fri · Sep 18 · 6:30 PM

Resonance Sound Bath & Tea Meditation

Q Center

$28-$105

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

Matthew West: Jesus Is King Tour - Tualatin (Portland), OR

Rolling Hills Community Church · Tualatin

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:00 PM

Matthew West

Rolling Hills Community Church · Tualatin

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Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM

Curious Comedy down

Curious Comedy Theater

Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM

Josh Thomas

Newmark Theatre · Portland

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Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM

Gregory Alan Isakov with the Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland

$28

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM

ALI

Jack London Revue · Portland

Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM

Carsie Blanton

Aladdin Theater · Portland