What to Do in Portland: A "few" Events calendars

In Portland, Oregon, you can never be bored or at a loss for “What to Do” with visiting friends or relatives or maybe you just want to paint the town red or green or blue yourself and see what happens.

Here are a few Events Calendars to check out. Yes, you can even spend a couple hours perusing the Events calendars and never even leave home!

In no particular order (and you might need to copy and paste if the link is wonky):

LIST ONE: Mostly Not Political Events Guides (mostly public websites, some subscription - social media sources aren't listed, but check the ones you’re on):

• Willamette Week: https://www.wweek.com/getbusy/calendar/events/#/

• The Mercury (Ever Out) https://everout.com/portland/events/

• Oregon Convention Center: https://www.oregoncc.org/attend/events

• Roundabout: https://southeastpdx.roundabout.town/

• Do PDX: https://dopdx.com/

• Travel Portland: https://www.travelportland.com/events/

• Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/or--portland/events/

• Craigs List: Event calendars at https://www.craigslist.org/area/portland

• Heylo: https://www.heylo.com/search

• PDX Pipeline: https://www.pdxpipeline.com/

• City Cast Portland https://portland.citycast.fm/

• Meet-up: https://www.meetup.com/find/us--or--portland/

• Hands on Portland: https://www.handsonportland.org/

• Multnomah County Library: https://multcolib.org/events-classes

• All Events Portland: https://allevents.in/portland/all

• Visit websites for Neighborhood Associations, Nonprofits, Senior Centers, etc.: https://www.portland.gov/civic

• Portland Street Fairs: https://www.travelportland.com/events/portland-street-fairs/

• Portland Farmers Market: https://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/

• Washington Park: https://www.portland.gov/parks/washington-park

• Roundabout: https://southeastpdx.roundabout.town/

• Portland Parks and Rec events: https://www.portland.gov/parks/arts-culture

• Jade District: https://jadedistrict.org/

• SE Examiner Events Calendar: https://www.southeastexaminer.com/events/

• Portland theaters (and more in Hillsboro, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, etc.): https://www.travelportland.com/culture/theater/

• Independent movie theaters: We're lucky to have so many: https://www.travelportland.com/culture/independent-movie-theaters/

• Nextdoor (subscription required): https://nextdoor.com/

• Strongtown PDX: https://www.strongtownspdx.org/\

LIST TWO: Mostly political (government), events can be found in newsletters, on websites and social media sites, some official, some subscriptions:

• 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) and the Mayor

• Multnomah County Commissioner email newsletters: https://multco.us/elected/board-county-commissioners

• 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/

• Oregon Walks: https://oregonwalks.org/upcoming-events/

• Taborspace email newsletter: https://taborspace.org/ (email sign-up at bottom of the homepage)

• Tabor for All: https://www.taborforall.org/

• Rose City Reads: https://www.friends-library.org/rose-city-reads

• Friends of Mt Tabor Park: https://www.taborfriends.org/

• Portland Neighborhoods: https://portlandneighborhood.com/portland-neighborhoods

• Neighbor Working: https://neighborworking.org/

Whew. I'm sure there are more, but these are a good start.

This blog post was published on 9/4/26, by Laura O.