FESTIVALS
Festival Latino - September
Fiesta Cinco De Mayo - May
Gentlemens Ball Tel: 503-306-2960 - December
HOMOWO - African Arts & Cultures -- July
Irish Festival (Kell's)
Juneteenth - June 19th or Saturday closest
Kwanzaa, the African harvest festival held December 26 - January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Six hour celebration held at Jefferson High School.
Musicians, dancers, gospel choirs, actors, & speakers join voices in joyous confirmation of Dr. Kings dream. -
3rd Monday of January
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival - August
Oregon Brewers Festival - July
Portland Rose Festival - June
"Walk for the Gold" & "The Bite, A Taste of Portland" - August / September
Waterfront Blues Festival -July
FREE / ON GOING EVENTS
First Thursdays: Portland Gallery Exihibitions - Every month
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
Multnomah County Events and Classes
Multnomah County Library - "Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros" = A Celebration of Childhood and Bilingual Literacy
North West Film Center
Watch rehearsals daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - last 2 weeks of August & Labor Day Weekend
Oregon Convention Center
Oregon Historical Society
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Oregon Symphony - (James DePreist Tribute Season - {he's retiring})
Portland Advertizing Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Center for the Performing Arts
Portland Farmer Markets May - November (various locations)
Portland Area Farmers Markets (More locations!)
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center
Portland General Electric (PGE) Park
Portland Walking Tours
Rose Quarter
World Forestry Center
At Colleges:
Lewis & Clark College
Oregon College of Art and Craft
Portland State University
Reed College
Look Out For:
Ticket Central: One-Stop & Day-of-show half-price tickets
Matsuri (=festival) Issei, first-generation Japanese immigrants, brought
their traditions to Portland. Celebrate O-shogatsu (New Years), Hinamatsuri (Girls Day), Tango
No Sekku (Boys Day), Tanabata (Weavers or Star Festival), & Buddhist Obon (Honoring the Ancestors).
Check area Japanese-American churches & temples for events.
Paganfaire (Spring Equinox)
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