5 Fun Things To Do This Weekend: October 2nd-4th
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Friday, October 02, 2015
Jack Rushall, GoLocalPDX Contributor
Technically, this weekend, this guy could be you.
Portland is going green this weekend. And no, it’s not St. Patrick’s Day.
Recreational marijuana might alter your weekend, but so will many other dynamic local events. Below we list the highs (sans lows) of things happening around town.
Buy Legal Pot
Get high with less paranoia this weekend. Recreational marijuana is now being sold in shops around the Portland metro area, which means you don’t have to drive to Vancouver anymore. Netflix and chill?
Visit Canna Daddy’s if you are looking to make history and purchase marijuana, 16955 SE Division St, Open 10 AM to 9 PM. Prices of quantities of weed may vary.
Blind Café
Bring a friend or a boyfriend and dine in the dark! This traveling event brings open panel discussions with blind individuals in order to raise awareness. The Café plays background music while serving a Thanksgiving like dinner. Don’t worry about putting on makeup for this date.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 6 PM & 8:30 PM, Alberta Abbey 126 NE Alberta Street, book tickets HERE.
Portland Greek Festival
The Portland Greek Festival is coming to town from October 2nd to October 4th with many opportunities for all. You can learn how to Greek folk dance, cook Greek food, and you might even win a free trip to Greece if you win the raffle!
Friday & Saturday, October 2nd-3rd from 10 AM to 10 PM and Sunday from 12 PM to 8 PM, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, NE 32nd and Glisan, Admission: Free.
2015 Home & Garden Show
Are you into seeing the latest in innovative interior design and gardening showcased before your very eyes? You’re going to want to buy tickets to this.
October 1st through the 4th, Thursday and Friday: 11 AM – 8 PM, Saturday and Sunday: 10 AM to 8 PM, Expo Center, 2060 N Marine Dr, Portland, OR 97217, buy tickets HERE.
Portland Fresh Hops Fest
Drinking at an amusement park? Make sense as long as you’re not on the rollercoaster. The Portland Fresh Hops Fest is all about drinking the best of PNW craft beer in a unique setting.
October 2nd through the 3rd, Friday from 5:30- 9 PM, Saturday from noon – 8 PM, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Oaks Park, buy tickets HERE.
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And not all of them are just music and booze.
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Cider Squeeze
Though the cider is not alcoholic, it’s still refreshing. Stop by the Cider Squeeze at the Philip Foster Farm and squeeze cider with some of the apples grown outside this historic spot. Note: bring your own apples and things are cheaper.
September 26th, 2015: 10-4 PM
29912 SE Hwy. 211 Eagle Creek, OR 97022
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Corn Maize
Have you seen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? You must know corn mazes then. At the Corn Maize on Sauvie Island, there’s a corn maze that can give JK Rowling a run for her money. Oh, and there’s also hay rides, pumpkin patches, a farm fresh market, and the possibility of a great time had by all.
The Pumpkin Patch - Sauvie Island, 16525 NW Gillihan Rd.
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Korean Food Festival
Korean food is finally getting the star treatment it deserves. The first food festival dedicated Seoul-ly (get it?) to Korean food is happening right here in Portland on Sunday, October 11th from 1-6 PM. If you get a VIP ticket, you can show up early in order to claim a free soju cocktail.
Ecotrust Building on NW Irving and 9th
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Halloweentown
Everybody loves the 90s. That's why we live in Portland. The Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown has inspired a festival based on the film in the town where it was filmed, which just happens to be St. Helens right here in Oregon! In fact, the Spirit of Halloweentown Festival seems like so much fun that even the main star of the movie is planning on attending. Come on October 10th, if you want to casually run into said celebrity during her visit.
Downtown St. Helens, Oregon
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Howloween
This one is mostly for the kids. If you need a safe environment to trick-or-treat at, you might as well go to the Oregon Zoo. There will be scavenger hunts, candy, and potentially beer (if you search far and wide) at Howloween on October 31st.
One additional thing to look out for: the annual "squashing" when a herd of elephants pulverize a giant pumpkin right before your eyes!
Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd.
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Wordstock
There is definitely beer at this one, though there probably shouldn't be. When it comes to talking about literature, emotions can intensify. Still, expect workshops, author talks, lots of books, and so much more at this year's Wordstock on November 7th at the Portland Art Museum.
934 SW Salmon St.
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Fall Kite Festival
Colorful kites on the beach? Sounds pretty romantic, right? Also doesn't sound that fall, which is what is perhaps most charming about it.
This year's Fall Kite Festival theme is "Tales of Tails." Good luck trying to figure that one out. In any event, if you drive to Lincoln City, you'll experience free kids' kite-making, demonstrations by experts, and more!
On the beach, at the D-River Wayside
Lincoln City, Oregon
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Chowder Cook-Off
Lincoln City is a city of many talents. This fall, it's hosting the Fall Kite Festival and the Lincoln City Chowder Cook-Off. With just a $5 admission ticket, you can sample ten chowders!
November 14-15th.
Lincoln City, Oregon
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NW Filmmakers' Festival
Don't pretend you don't like movies. The NW Filmmakers' Festival collects works from some of the best regional filmmakers and tosses them all into this festival for you to gorge. Expect the NW Filmmakers' Festival from November 12-17 in different locations around Portland.
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Vegan Beer and Food Fest
Here's a quality beer and food fest -- hosted by local favorite The Bye and Bye (among others) -- that just happens to be vegan. Creators of the festival have traveled up from California but are featuring a lot of great local music and flavor. Mimicking Birds fans, you'll enjoy this one. The only catch: this festival is happening today.
3121 SW Moody Ave.
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Pumpkin Regatta Festival
What's one thing you never thought you would do with a pumpkin? You probably never thought you would race across a river in one while wearing a superhero costume! On October 17th, these dreams can come true at the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta.
8325 SW Nyberg St.
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NW Food and Wine Festival
The name of this one pretty much speaks for itself. However, with food and wine -- how can you go wrong? Seriously. 600 wines and 50 food vendors. You might want to learn how to do situps.
Doubletree Hotel Lloyd Center
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Turkey Trot
The Oregon Zoo is about as into holidays as you are. This is why the two of you should collaborate. The Turkey Trot at the Zoo is about preparing for Thanksgiving dinner with a 4-mile run!
4001 SW Canyon Road.
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Wine Country Thanksgiving
More than 150 wineries are participating in Wine Country Thanksgiving. Sip new and old wines, try specialty foods, barrel tastings, and learn stuff you might have never known about wine! Word of caution: maybe bring a DD?
P.S. some of these wineries are only open for this event all year round!
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Queer Film Festival
You don't have to be gay to appreciate the gays on the big screen. The Portland Queer Film Festival takes place from October 2nd to October 8th at Cinema 21. Tickets be cheap. Movies be great.
616 NW 21st Ave. Portland
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Festival of Lights
For such an energy-conscious city, Portland sure goes all out with the Christmas lights. The moment Thanksgiving emotionally ends for you (pretty much when dinner is over), you can indulge in over 500,000 lights, 150 choral performances, a petting zoo, carolers, puppet shows and hot chocolate. Too much cool? Yes.
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Distillers Festival
I know what you're thinking. Another festival that's alcohol-based in Portland? But aren't they all alcohol-based? The Great American Spirits Festival 2015 is a splash of small distillers from around the country who will help you get the party started on Saturday, October 24th, from 1 PM to 10 PM.
1410 NW Morrison Street
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Wild Arts Festival
Apparently like days designated to specific junk foods, there is also a festival for pretty much everything these days. At an affordable price of $8 for your regular adult, The Wild Arts Festival is all about appreciating the symbolism of nature in art and books. Show up and see a lot of art, participate in a Silent Auction, and mingle with authors and artists you may love!
November 21-22. Saturday 10-6 PM. Sunday 11-5 PM.
Montgomery Park. 2701 NW Vaughn, Portland, Oregon.
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Portland VegFest
If the Vegan Beer and Food Fest is coming at too short of notice for you, you can still go to VegFest. There are free samples, films, cooking demonstrations, speakers....and memories. VegFest is happening from November 14-15.
Oregon Convention Center - Exhibit Hall A
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
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Festival of Trees
Santa is real. He's at the Oregon Convention Center from December 4th through the 5th! Get your picture taken with him, ask him your burning questions, and keep in mind that he's old so he might not be able to hear you that well! Also, wander through lots of Christmas trees so that pine scent can get you in the spirit.
Oregon Convention Center
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Eastburn Ciderfest
Beer and Portland go together like vegans and nose piercings. But what about cider: one of Portland’s most trailblazing trends? The answer: Eastburn Ciderfest on December 13th. Bring $10 and an unwrapped toy for a child in need and you will get 5 tasting tickets as well as a Ciderfest pint glass!
1800 E. Burnside Street
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BridgeTown Swing
Want to learn to swing dance the right way? BridgeTown Swing is a festival all about getting your posture right. The festival takes place from September 24th through the 27th.
Find out more HERE.
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Independent Film Festival
The Oregon Independent Film Festival will stir some strange thoughts in your head. You know, if that's your kind of thing. From September 22nd through the 28th, you can sit back, eat some popcorn (or maybe nori if you want something less common), and get deep.
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ZooLights
Get some chicken tenders, some Christmas spirit, and maybe a friend who is into romantic scenarios and come to the Oregon Zoo for ZooLights. ZooLights goes on throughout the month of December, so you can even come for seconds.
Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd.
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Winter Beer Festival
Beer is something you can trust all year round. And don't buy into that romanticism surrounding a "cold beer on a summer's day." Winter beer is where it's at. You can sample winter beers from 35 breweries at Vancouver Winter Brewfest. All you have to do is cross the Oregon border and get to Esther Short Park between December 11th through the 13th.
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