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INDIA FESTIVAL
India Festival brings India to downtown Portland. This festival celebrates India’s Independence Day with live music, dance, food and other entertainment. India Festival is hosted by the India Cultural Association, a non-profit dedicated to enhancing Indian cultural awareness. For more information,
CHINESE FESTIVAL
Join the Oregon Chinese Coalition for the Chinese Festival in the Square. Celebrate Chinese American culture and enjoy nonstop entertainment, delicious Chinese food, authentic arts and crafts, and much more.
OBON FEST
ObonFest (Obon) is a summertime Japanese and Japanese-American memorial festival commemorating one’s ancestors reflectively and joyfully. Lanterns are hung, Bon Odori (Obon dancing) is performed, memorial visits are made, and food is offered at home butsudans and temples.
Central to ObonFest is Bon Odori (Obon Dancing). These festive community dances invite everyone to celebrate and pay tribute to ancestors and those family members who have recently passed. Experienced Bon Odori dancers lead the group, and all are encouraged to participate. Obon is for everyone: families, Buddhists, non-Buddhists, Japanese Americans and people from all backgrounds.
Oregon Buddhist Temple hosts the only Obon Festival in the region and has been doing so for over 60 years. Obon festivals are memorial celebrations held during summers in Japan as well as in Japanese heritage communities throughout the world.
At the festival, attendees will find their favorite Japanese street foods, gifts, crafts, colorful Japanese dress (yukatas and happi coats), music by Portland Taiko and Bon Odori Dance – to observe and for joining in until the sun goes down.
VANPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Vanport Jazz Festival, presented by Moda Health and the Portland Trail Blazers, honors the city of Vanport and the voices that formed Portland's jazz community. Near the historic 1948 flood site, the event transforms Colwood Golf Course into a cultural revival, welcoming nationally renowned artists and breathing new life into Portland jazz.
This year welcome Joe, Boney James, Mike Phillips, Average White Band and more and be a part of discovering the legacy and experiencing the revival.
DAHLIA FESTIVAL
Celebrate the season of DAHLIAS. A Rainbow of Color. Stroll through almost 40 acres and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 370 varieties. The beautiful fields are open from August to September each year, closed on Wednesdays.
Pick out and order your favorite dahlias for Spring delivery and planting. Purchase a beautiful bunch of cut dahlias to take home with you or to make someone’s day. Visit the Gift Shop with hundreds of local treasures, open year-round. Fill your belly with yummy treats from Food Carts, relax and enjoy the Live Music, attend the Sunday farmers’ market, or take one of the Classes throughout the festival dates.
SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL
Annual Stafford Acres Sunflower Festival. 100,000s of U-cut blooms, family fun, farm animals, and bounce houses. U-cut blooms are $2. Kids 5 and under enter FREE. Bundle entry and U-cut tickets to save. Weekends in August: Fri/Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4.
OPERA A LA CARTE
Inspired by Portland’s food cart culture, Opera a la Cart is a mobile performance venue that brings live opera performances directly into the community spaces where people gather. You’ll find them at farmers' markets, city parks, neighborhood festivals, street fairs, wineries and other public events throughout the Portland metro area and region.
Do you know the building blocks of opera? Learn what makes opera, opera in this fast-paced, interactive edutainment concert suitable for elementary school audiences and their families. This event series is free and open to the public.
“Fancy an “O Sole Mio” with a side order of “Figaro”? There is, this being Portland, a cart for that.” – Portland Monthly.
ART FOCUS NIGHT: ILLUSTRATORS WORK AND CHAT
Professional illustrators, graphic designers, digital painters and artists are invited to come and have free snacks, meet other creators and have time to work together. Bring a project to work on.
NORTH COAST FOOD TRAIL
Already an expansive way to chow down as you’re touring the Oregon coast, the North Coast Food Trail is getting ready to get bigger. Some 100 or more miles of foodstuffs, drinks and culinary-themed adventures await with Visit Tillamook Coast’s North Coast Food Trail, which starts at the southern edges of the Tillamook County line at Neskowin and runs up through Cannon Beach, Seaside and now Astoria.
CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST SUMMER FESTIVAL
Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) manages an unusual combination: classical music played by musicians of the highest caliber in an informal, intimate setting. Since 1971, chamber musicians have flocked to Southeast Portland’s Reed College to play the great classic repertoire with their friends. Music fans share picnics and wine on the campus lawn before heading indoors to hear the sublime music.
Returning annually, the festival is one of Portland’s rites of summer. The festival returns June 24 – July 29, and the theme for 2023 is Poetry in Music, which encompasses spoken elements in several concerts such as poetry from around the world, a poetic monodrama featuring poetry by Portland native Katie Ford, live spoken narration, and a partnership with Literary Arts. View their festival concert guide for a full lineup of events
PEDALPALOOZA
Whether you’re a cycling fanatic, an occasional cruiser or just a lover of fun events, Pedalpalooza has something for you. Held all over Portland, this bike- and fun-focused festival celebrates summer’s arrival with over 100 rides throughout town.
Dress up you and your bike and take to the streets to celebrate biking and the community. You can also Head to Portland’s verdant Gateway Green, Portland’s very first cycling park. Or join the thousands of riders who cycle through the city in the buff during the World Naked Bike Ride.
BEAVERTON NIGHT MARKET
The Beaverton Night Market is a project of the city's Diversity Advisory Board, which has a primary role in planning and hosting the market each year. The concept is an original action item from the "Economic Opportunity" section of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan and has since been adopted into the Beaverton Community Vision as well. The first Beaverton Night Market debuted in September 2015 as a part of the city's Welcoming Week and later grew to two larger summer events, attracting around 14,000 people each year.
ALBANY FARMER'S MARKET
Founded in 1978, the Albany Farmers’ Market is the oldest continuously operated open-air farmers’ market in Oregon. Located in the City Hall parking lot and on an adjacent street that fronts the Linn County Courthouse, the market offers visitors an abundance of fresh, locally sourced food. From ripe, juicy produce to artisanal cheeses and freshly baked bread, there is something for everyone to enjoy. The market also features the Power of Produce Club, a kids’ program for ages 5-12 that provides hands-on educational activities and promotes healthy eating habits. Although the market has evolved over the years, it continues to honor its roots and celebrate the community’s deep connection to the land. So whether you’re a longtime resident or just passing through, come experience the magic of the Albany Farmers’ Market for yourself.
MONTAVILLA FARMERS MARKET
Neighborhood farmers market featuring local farms, distilleries, coffee, bakeries, flowers, hot food vendors and more. The market was founded by a grassroots collection of neighbors who were inspired by visions of a fresh, local, food market in a shared community space within the growing SE Stark Street business district. This dedicated group opened the market in just 10 short months with a small amount of grant funds and a generous outpouring of donations from local businesses, friends and neighbors. The tireless energy of these un-paid visionaries and countless other volunteers allowed MFM to open its first market on Sunday, July 22, 2007, with 17 vendors and over 2000 visitors. Montavilla Farmers Market is a thriving, diverse marketplace where all are welcome.
PORTLAND NIGHT MARKET
The Portland Night Market showcases many unique businesses that call Portland home. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail for an adventurous evening in the Central Eastside. Meet some of Portland's best makers and creators. With almost 200 hundred makers, the Night Market offers food carts, drinks, clothing, lifestyle goods, home goods, body care and art. The Portland Night Market is a FREE quarterly event open to all ages.
FARMERS MARKET AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
The Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University will be open every Saturday, year-round. April through October hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. November through March hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Market at PSU is located in Downtown Portland in the South Park Blocks between SW College & Montgomery Streets.
HOLLYWOOD FARMERS MARKETS
Year-round on Saturdays, the Hollywood Farmers Markets hosts 50+ vendors, bringing you the best of the region’s agricultural bounty. In addition to amazingly fresh, local food, you’ll find live music, children’s activities, and fun events throughout the season.
- April through September, every Saturday 8 AM to 1 PM,
- October and November, every Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM,, and
- December through March: 9 AM to 1PM on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month
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