Events Calendars: General and Political
Here is an updated and reorganized list of Events Calendars (first posted to the MTNA website blog on 9/4/26). You can still spend a couple hours perusing the Events calendars and never even leave home!
I’ve made a valiant effort to alphabetize the list and tried to separate the Political events from General ones, but they will cross-pollinate, especially before elections.
LIST ONE: Mostly General Not Political Events Guides (mostly public websites, some require registration):
All Events Portland: https://allevents.in/portland/all
The Bee (focus on inner SE): https://thebeenews.com/
City Cast Portland https://portland.citycast.fm/
Craigs List: Event calendars at https://www.craigslist.org/area/portland
Do PDX: https://dopdx.com/
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/or--portland/events/
Friends of Mt Tabor Park: https://www.taborfriends.org/
Hands on Portland: https://www.handsonportland.org/
Heylo: https://www.heylo.com/search
Jade District: https://jadedistrict.org/
The Mercury (Ever Out) https://everout.com/portland/events/
Multnomah County Library: https://multcolib.org/events-classes
Neighbor Working: https://neighborworking.org/
Neighborhood Associations, Nonprofits, Senior Centers, etc.: https://www.portland.gov/civic
Nextdoor (subscription required): https://nextdoor.com/
Oregon Convention Center: https://www.oregoncc.org/attend/events
Oregon Walks: https://oregonwalks.org/
Oregon Wheelchair Hiking: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2094890650654147/
PDX Pipeline: https://www.pdxpipeline.com/
Portland Farmers Markets: https://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/
Portland Neighborhoods: https://portlandneighborhood.com/portland-neighborhoods
Roundabout: https://southeastpdx.roundabout.town/
Portland Parks and Rec events: https://www.portland.gov/parks/arts-culture
Portland Street Fairs: https://www.travelportland.com/events/portland-street-fairs/
Rose City Reads: https://www.friends-library.org/rose-city-reads
Roundabout: https://southeastpdx.roundabout.town/
SE Corner (selected neighborhoods): https://thewoodstockwalk.substack.com/
SE Examiner Events Calendar: https://www.southeastexaminer.com/events/
Social Media: FB, IG, Linkedin, Bluesky, etc. (registration usually required)
Strongtown PDX: https://www.strongtownspdx.org/\
Tabor for All: https://www.taborforall.org/
Taborspace events newsletter: https://taborspace.org/ (email sign-up at bottom of the homepage)
Theaters, Live (Portland metro) : https://www.travelportland.com/culture/theater/ (See also individual theater companies, e.g. Portland Panto Players, Portland 5, Third Rail, Armory, ART, The Reser, HART, etc.)
Theaters, Film: https://www.travelportland.com/culture/independent-movie-theaters/
Travel Portland: https://www.travelportland.com/events/
Washington Park: https://www.portland.gov/parks/washington-park
Willamette Week: https://www.wweek.com/getbusy/calendar/events/#/
LIST TWO: Political events are announced in elected official and government office newsletters, and on websites and social media sites.
Rose City Connection (official Portland email newsletter): https://www.portland.gov/hello/updates
PBOT email: click on the Sign Up button at https://www.portland.gov/transportation
State Senator and Representative email newsletters: Find Your District and Legislator at https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/
Portland City Councilor email newsletters (3 per district): https://www.portland.gov/council
Portland Mayor: https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson
Multnomah County Commissioner email newsletters:
U.S. Representative and Senator emails and social media: https://www.congress.gov/
City Elections (weekly, includes training events): https://www.portland.gov/auditor/elections
SE Uplift newsletter: https://seuplift.org/
Maja V Harris from Rose City Reform: https://rosecityreform.org/
Whew. I'm sure there are more, but these are a good start.
This blog post was published on 9/15/26, by Laura.
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