This month is jam packed with great things to do! Check our list of events that we are most excited about for the month and be sure to subscribe to the blog to get this list every month! We will also be posting a list of best pumpkin patches and best haunted houses as we get deeper into the fall.
First Thursday in the Pearl
- October 3rd 6-9pm
- Portland Pearl district
- 1321 NW Hoyt st, Portland
Free
Join us for an art walk through the Pearl District. Vendors line NW 13th ave, and many shops and galleries stay open for you to enjoy the art. We will be at our office pouring wine and would love to see you!
Portland Greek Festival
- October 4-5-6th
- Fri/Sat 10-10
- Sunday 11-8
- 3131 NE Glisan St, Portland
Free
Come experience the joy of living Greek! Three days of authentic Greek cuisine, music, dance, family and much more!!!
The Wedge
- October 5th 12pm-6pm
- 100 SE Alder St, Portland
Tickets here $20 advance
Taste and buy hundreds of cheeses, specialty foods, and craft beverages from more than 75 artisan producers.
Hood River Harvest Fest
- October 11-13th
- Friday 1-6
- Saturday/Sunday 10-6
- Hood River Event Site
Tickets sold at door $8
You can load up on boxes of Hood River favorites, including fresh pears, apples, pumpkins, berries and flowers, and a wide variety of local foods, from pies and jams to smoked salmon and chocolate-covered cherries.
Oddities and Curiosities Expo
- October 19th 11am-6pm
- Oregon Convention Center
- 777 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Portland
Tickets here $10
Local and National vendors with items such as: Taxidermy, wet and dry preserved specimens, antiques, jewelry made from bones, skulls and insects, original artwork, skulls and bones, curiosities and all around creepy, strange and bizarre items
Haunted Beer Mansion
- October 19th
- Daytime party 1-4:30
- Evening party 6:30-10
- Jupiter Hotel
- 900 E Burnside st. Portland
Tickets here $35-$40
Inside the mansion guests can imbibe in unlimited samples of over 30 craft beers, ciders, potions, and witches brew all while mingling with the tormented and the dammed who still haunt the mansion
Giant Pumpkin Regatta
- October 19th 10am-4pm
- Lake at the Tualatin commons
- 8325 SW Nyberg St, Tualatin
Free
The West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta is one of the most anticapted events in the Northwest. Watch as costumed characters paddle enormous pumpkins across the Lake of Tualatin in a series of races.
Portland Night Market
- October 25th – 26th 4-10pm
- 100 SE Alder st, Portland
Free
Join us for the Fall Edition of the Portland Night Market! Over 175 vendors with great food, drinks, music, art, makers, merchants and community!
Portland Mac and Cheese Fest
Unlimited gourmet mac & cheese offerings from some of Portland’s best chefs, restaurants and food carts! Food for both cheese lovers and vegans alike!