Greater Portland Area Activites and Newsletter - April 24 - May 1, 2026
May 1-3
In 2010, the inaugural One Motorcycle Show (often referred to simply as “One Moto”) was hosted in an abandoned warehouse near downtown Portland. “Because we thought it’d be fun,” organizers say.
The three-day One Moto Show event has evolved significantly since then. The weekend draws thousands of fans into Portland to revel in bikes, biker culture, and abundant fun. The showcase at The One Moto features hundreds of motorcycles from across the globe, offering an inclusive display that honors unconventional, unique, and custom-built bikes.
FERTILE GROUND FESTIVAL
Apr. 10-26
Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival is a Fringe-style theater festival with a unique spin: it’s an un-juried festival that highlights exciting new work by local artists and performers. Produced by the nonprofit Portland Area Theater Alliance, this annual festival will return to PDX from April 10-26, 2026.
This year, nearly 100 performance projects are featured across various venues in the Portland Metro area. Offerings include site-specific theater, dance, solo performances, world premieres, theater for young audiences, and brand-new scripts from Portland playwrights.
Apr. 20–26
The Portland Mercury’s Pizza Week is back, giving pizza lovers the chance to get special slices from some of Portland’s finest purveyors of pizza pies… for a mere four dollars each. That’s right: Each slice is just Four Measly Dollars or, at participating venues, a Whole Piefor $25. (You heard correctly: Once again this year, certain Pizza Week participants may also be offering $25 whole pies along with slices — or whole pies alone.)
Secure your spot at Oregon’s largest multicultural festival, filled with live entertainment, authentic Mexican cuisine, carnival rides, artisan vendors, and so much more. Early ticket purchases guarantee the best prices and a seamless entry to this five-day celebration of culture, community, and fun for all ages.
ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD'S ADVENTURE
Apr. 1–30
Join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a muppet from “Zhima Jie,” the Chinese production of Sesame Street. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. They also journey to Zhima Jie to learn about the similarities of the sky.
OREGON WINE MONTH
Apr. 17–19
The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on horseback across grasslands as vast as the sky. Dynasties rise and fall—as ancient legends of love, loss, humor and valor unfold before your eyes.
SOLAR SUPERSTORMS
Apr. 1–May 12
Solar Superstorms, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system: coronal mass ejections. Audiences will witness a fury building on the surface of the Sun — high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave that reaches 100,000 kilometers high, and rising loops of electrified gas. What’s driving these strange phenomena? How will they affect planet Earth? Find the answers and venture into the seething interior of a star.
WOODEN SHOE TULIP FESTIVAL
Ongoing Until Apr 26
From hot air balloons, wine tastings, and our specialty gift shop to our food & craft market, children’s play area, and endless photo opportunities.
Not to mention: 40 acres of 100 varieties of tulips and our 4 acre Wooden Shoe Gardens.
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Apr 4-May 9
Come Alive is a six-week journey that begins with the explosive hope of Easter and unfolds into the life-changing reality of what the resurrection of Jesus truly means. The empty tomb wasn’t simply the end of death—it was the beginning of a brand-new future for humanity and for the whole world.
In this powerful series, we’ll explore the breathtaking hope unleashed by Jesus rising from the dead: the promise of heaven, the future God is preparing, and why eternity changes the way we live right now. What really happens after we die? What kind of life awaits those who belong to Christ? And how does the promise of eternity fill our everyday lives with courage, purpose, and hope?
If death is not the end and heaven is real, then every moment matters more than we imagine.
Death is finished. Hope is forever.
It’s time to Come Alive.
AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH
May 1–31
Join Lan Su to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. In partnership with more than 20 local cultural organizations, performers, and artists, explore the history, traditions, and arts that make up the rich cultural tapestry of AANHPI.
Every May, Lan Su highlights the stories, the culture, and the expressions of AANHPI communities. Enjoy a display of traditional outfits, cultural performances, vendors from local AANHPI communities, educational talks, and demonstrations, while learning all about these different cultures and traditions. Join in celebrating this cultural diversity.
BLUEGRASS JAMS
On-going
Hopworks is thrilled to welcome Patrick and his rotating vintage bluegrass band for a weekly jam session. They’ll be playing classic tunes from the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, along with a solid lineup of original songs in that same hard-driving, traditional style.
Join a toe-tapping good time filled with lively music, great vibes, and cold drinks. Whether you’re a bluegrass fan or just looking for a fun night out, Hopworks is the place to be.
Come on down, grab a drink, and soak up the good vibes.
This foundation of inspiring individuals forms the basis of the community we're building in Portland to inform our present and evolve our future. We'd love for you to join the movement.
GATHERING OF THE GUILDS
Apr. 24–26
More than 300 artists working in metals, glass, wood, beads, fibers, clays and glazes will be exhibiting their wares, doing demonstrations, offering youth activities and more during this unique and diverse three-day artisan show. In conjunction with the Oregon Potters Association’s Ceramic Showcase, the five Guilds participating in the show include the Columbia-Willamette Faceters Guild, Creative Metal Arts Guild, Oregon Glass Guild, Guild of Oregon Woodworkers, Portland Bead Society and Portland Handweavers Guild..
BUSH
Apr. 28
English band Bush have evolved over the decades, refining a sound that put a stylish spin on rock by combining a masterful knack for a pop hook with the emotive and often abstract lyricism of frontman Gavin Rossdale.
Emerging during the grunge boom of the early ’90s, they became the first British band post-Nirvana to hit it big in America. Following the release of their breakthrough debut, 1994’s Sixteen Stone, they carried that international, multi-platinum success to greater heights with their chart-topping follow-up, Razorblade Suitcase. A hit on radio and MTV, the band rounded out their peak period of popularity with 1999’s experimental The Science of Things.
PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET
Ongoing
Nationally recognized as the largest continuously operating open-air arts and crafts market in the country, Portland Saturday Market is proud to provide a marketpla
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