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879 events · Music, Comedy, Arts & Culture
Saturday, September 12
Multiple prices↻ RecurringSat · 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
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Special Event: Rick Glassman
Helium Comedy Club
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM
The Neon Room at Helium: Shawn Gardini
Helium Comedy Club
$1↻ RecurringSat · 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
Pay What You Want↻ RecurringSun · 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
$7.00 (includes fees)↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM
Game Face Short Form Improv Jam
Curious Comedy Theater
$36-$246Sun · 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
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
Multiple prices↻ RecurringSun · 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
$16↻ RecurringSun · 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
$3Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
TRISTAN DAMRON followed by Sinferno Cabaret
Dante's · Portland
$6↻ RecurringSun · 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 · 6:00 PM
Sereni-Tea: A Queer-Led Tea Meditation
Q Center
$16Mon · 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
$8↻ RecurringMon · 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 · 6:30 PM
QTM Support (Queer & Trans Masc)
Q Center
Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Late Awakenings
Q Center
$42-$57Tue · 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
$14Tue · 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
$14Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
SERTRALINE with Earkiller, Wasted and Half Mast
Star Theater · 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-$84Wed · Sep 16 · 8:00 PM
CHRISSY CHLAPECKA
Dante's · Portland
$16Wed · 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)↻ RecurringWed · 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↻ RecurringThu · 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
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Special Event: Kelsey Cook
Helium Comedy Club
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Gregory Alan Isakov with the Oregon Symphony
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland
$20Thu · 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
↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
The Neon Room at Helium: Kev Herrera
Helium Comedy Club
$31Thu · 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
$14Thu · 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
↻ RecurringFri · 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
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
Multiple prices↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Curious Comedy down
Curious Comedy Theater
Fri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Josh Thomas
Newmark Theatre · Portland
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 7:30 PM
Gregory Alan Isakov with the Oregon Symphony
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland
$28Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
ALI
Jack London Revue · Portland
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Carsie Blanton
Aladdin Theater · Portland
Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
CupcakKe
Roseland Theater · Portland
$25Fri · Sep 18 · 8:00 PM
Luke Bower with Mark Tegio
Showdown Saloon · Portland
$31Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
BOBBY BARE JR of Guided By Voices with Hoist The King
Dante's · Portland
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
Unsane
Mississippi Studios
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING: (2010-2015 Pop & EDM All Night Long!) – 21+
Holocene
$33-$116Fri · Sep 18 · 9:00 PM
THE TEAR GARDEN (The Legendary Pink Dots & cEvin Key) with Soriah
Star Theater · Portland
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 9:15 PM
Special Event: Kelsey Cook
Helium Comedy Club
Multiple prices↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 9:30 PM
Friday Night Fights
Curious Comedy Theater
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 9:45 PM
The Neon Room at Helium: Kev Herrera
Helium Comedy Club
$2↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 11:55 PM
HOTWAX disco~glam~metal~punk~hiphop
Dante's · Portland
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 18 · 11:59 PM
Midnight Mic Comedy Open Mic
Funhouse Lounge
Saturday, September 19
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 AM
ELLEN HAROLD
Siren Theater
Sat · Sep 19 · 4:00 PM
Special Event: Chrissa Sparkles
Helium Comedy Club
Sat · Sep 19 · 4:00 PM
Jumbo Presents: A Musical Cornucopia - Performance + Signing
Music Millennium
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Stephen Wilson Jr. - Gary The Torch Tour
McMenamins Grand Lodge · Forest Grove
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:30 PM
Dance Like A Mother: Disco for Democracy – (Early event) – 21+
Holocene
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Real Don Music + Eric Howk Group + Hard Maybe
Bunk Bar
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Oregon Symphony presents Piazzolla & Edna Vazquez
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland
Multiple prices↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Curious Comedy down
Curious Comedy Theater
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
JOURNEY - Final Frontier Tour (An Evening With)
Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Portland
$25.31 (includes fees)Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Croatian Roots, American Problems - Stand Up Comedy
Curious Comedy Theater
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Spafford
The Den - Portland · Portland
$24Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
THE DROWNS with The Scoffs, The Generals, & BOMF
Dante's · Portland
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
American Aquarium
Aladdin Theater · Portland
$27Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Mama's Broke with Kendl Winter
Showdown Saloon · Portland
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
BRYAN APPLEBY + GARY V + Payton Rowe
Turn! Turn! Turn!