St. Paul Rodeo
July 3rd Celebration
Fireworks Shows
- Clark County Fairgrounds - 18 miles north (10 p.m.)
- Corbett Fun Fest - 22 miles east (9:30 p.m.)
- Fort Vancouver - 10 miles north (10:05 p.m.)
- Oaks Park - 6 miles south (dusk)
- St. Paul Rodeo - 30 miles SW (10:15 p.m.)
- Tigard - 12 miles SW (9:30 p.m.)
- Waterfront Blues Festival - 0.5 mile (10 p.m.)
- West Linn - 16 miles south
Portland Craft Beer Festival
Portland Craft Beer Festival features 60 breweries, cideries, and wineries, plus food carts at Fields Neighborhood Park, for age 21+ except Sunday.
Movies in the Park
Movies in the Park feature live performances by local musicians, free popcorn, and movies at dusk. Bring coats. Alcohol is OK, but no smoking. Free.
Lavender Daze Festival
Lavender Daze Festival has music, crafts, plant sales, food vendors, and local wine at Hood River Farms. Beach chairs and blankets are welcome. No pets. Free.
Bastille Day Festival
Bastille Day Festival has French food, wine, music, street performers, a costume contest, a waiters’ race, and a marketplace at Jamison Square Park. Free.
The Big Float
Jump in the Willamette River with a lifejacket and an inner tube for The Big Float downstream to a beach party with a music barge, food carts, and beer garden.
Mississippi Street Fair
Mississippi Street Fair offers 200 local vendors and craft booths, five stages of entertainment, a kids’ corner, food carts, and a beer/wine garden on N. Mississippi Avenue (from Fremont to Skidmore). Free.
Portland Picnic
Portland Picnic has 100 wines to taste, beer, food vendors, live music, and family activities in Westmoreland Park. Bring a blanket or chair. Free admission. No pets.
Traffic Jam Car Show
Traffic Jam is a classic and vintage car show and swap meet that includes admission to the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River.
Oregon Lavender Farm Weekend
Enjoy the beauty and aroma of lavender fields, and attend special events at farms and nurseries around the state during Oregon Lavender Farm Tour.
America's Largest Antique & Collectible Show
Billed as America’s Largest Antique & Collectible Show, this event has 1400 vendors selling furniture, movie memorabilia, glassware, estate jewelry, paintings, and toys at Portland Expo Center. Repeats in March & Oct.
Dinner in the Field
Dinners in the Field features “stunning wines of Oregon over a six-to-seven course dinner expertly prepared by Field & Vine chefs using ingredients sourced straight from the host and surrounding farms.”
Evenings at the Oregon Zoo
Admission to Oregon Zoo is only $5 after 4 p.m. on Twilight Tuesday, with live music, games, family activities, food carts, beer, and wine beginning 5 p.m. Held June 18, July 16, and Aug. 20, 2019.
Robin Hood Festival
The Robin Hood Festival has medieval re-enactments, a knighting ceremony, Maid Marian and Robin Hood, archery (July 20 & 21), castle building, 100 craft and food vendors, a beer and wine garden, a kids’ area, and a Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Parade (10 a.m. Saturday). Free.
Portland Kennel Club Dog Show
Stumptown Cluster - Portland Kennel Club Dog Show has specialty breeds on Friday and all breeds on Saturday and Sunday at Portland Expo Center. Free.
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
Hear local and international jazz and blues heroes in a beautiful setting under the historic St. Johns Bridge at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival. You can bring a blanket, low-back chairs, and a picnic, or buy from food vendors. Free.
Oregon NW Merfest
Meet the Oregon mermaids at the Oregon Northwest Merfest, which includes crafts, face painting, stories, and vendors at Director Park. Free.
Scottish Highland Games
Hear Scottish pipes and drums, see athletic games, taste whisky, and join Scottish Highland dancing at Portland Highland Games at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham. No smoking or pets.
Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance
Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance has more than 300 antique, classic, sport, race, and collector cars to browse plus live music, beer, wine, and fine food on the beautiful Pacific University campus.
Oregon Zoo Summer Concerts
Oregon Zoo Summer Concerts feature world-class performers. Your ticket includes a same-day zoo pass.
Try 80 different craft beers (with cider & wine), eat pub food, and hear live music at Oregon Brewers Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Children require parents and will enjoy the soda garden. The opening brunch and parade are July 24. No pets.
Motocross Anniversary Race
Expect an exciting time at the biggest MX event of the year for off-road motorcycles, the Motocross Anniversary Race at Portland International Raceway.
Top Down: Rooftop Cinema
See films on the rooftop of Hotel deLuxe during Top Down: Rooftop Cinema, with local bands at 8 p.m., cocktails, beer, barbecue, and films at dusk. Since chairs are limited, you may bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, but you can’t bring pets, food, or drink.
Portland Vintage Racing Festival
Watch racers zip around the track in restored cars at Portland Vintage Racing Festival at Portland International Raceway.
Flicks not the Bricks
Flicks on the Bricks shows films at Pioneer Courthouse Square at dusk, preceded by music at 7 p.m. You are welcome to bring low-back chairs or pillows. Free.
Division/Clinton Street Fair
Division/Clinton Street Fair holds a wacky parade starting at 10:45 a.m., and it has arts & crafts booths, live music, food, sidewalk sales, and children’s events. Free.
Natsu Matsuri Japanese Festival
Enjoy live Japanese music, dance, traditional games for children, and authentic food & beer at Natsu Matsuri outside Uwajimaya in Beaverton. Free.
Polo Noir
Polo Noir is all about the horses, the players, live indie-folk music, Willamette Valley wine, and food (both for sale) at Hidden Creek Polo Club in West Linn for age 21+. Schedule & frequently asked questions.
OMSI After Dark: Astronomy
Drink a glass of wine while learning about robots, tornados, fossils, and the world’s oceans. “Shoot off water rockets, concoct chemical creations, and explore the wonders of OMSI with no kids in sight” at OMSI After Dark: Astronomy for age 21+.
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