Upcoming Portland/Beaverton Events 2014 Courtesy Reminder on Behalf of: Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton July July Concerts in the Park Sand in the City July 7 - Aug. 28, 2014 July 18 - 20, 2014 Portland parks 0 miles Bring a blanket or chairs to hear a variety of Concerts in the Park Fifteen teams begin carving giant sculptures from tons of sand at plus Washington Park. Free. 10 a.m. Friday for Sand in the City at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Free. Concerts on Main Street July 9 - Aug. 27, 2014 (Wednesdays) PDX Pop Now! concert 0.2 mile SW July 18 - 20, 2014 Hear local musicians play funky soul to old-school country 5 to 7 1.1 miles SE p.m. at Music on Main Street next to Arlene Schnitzer Concert PDX Pop Now! is a concert by 40 up-and-coming Portland Hall. July 9, 16, 23, 30. August 6, 13, 20, 27. Free. bands and artists with indoor/outdoor stages and food carts at Audio Cinema for all ages. Free. Zoo concerts July 10 - Aug. 23, 2014 (schedule below) Films under the bridge 3 miles west July 18 - 20, 2014 Oregon Zoo Summer Concerts feature world-class performers 2 miles SE and same-day zoo pass. June 21, 27. July 10, 12, 17, 18, 25, 27, Bring a car, blanket, or chair to see films at Drive-In at Zidell 30. Aug. 1, 8, 13, 16, 22, 23. Yards under Ross Island Bridge. Cash only. July 18 - Purple Rain (R) & Mean Streets (R) Sour beer festival July 19 - Dirty Dancing (PG-13) & Enter the Dragon (R) July 11 - 17, 2014 July 20 - Stand by Me (R) 2 miles east Check out 50 sour, wild, and funky beers during Puckerfest at Oregon Brewers Festival Belmont Station. July 23 - 27, 2014 0.5 mile east Sand in the City Try 80 different craft beers (or visit the root beer garden), eat pub July 18 - 20, 2014 food, hear live music, and learn about home brewing at Oregon Fifteen teams begin carving giant sculptures from tons of sand at Brewers Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on the 10 a.m. Friday for Sand in the City at Pioneer Courthouse Willamette River. Square. Free. Upcoming Portland/Beaverton Events 2014 Courtesy Reminder on Behalf of: Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton August August Jazz festival Minerals festival August 2, 2014 August 2 - 3, 2014 17 miles east 16 miles NW Mt. Hood Jazz Festival returns this year with world-class jazz Rice Northwest Museum Summer Festival includes cutting open plus fine food, beer, and wine outdoors at Gresham Center for geodes, scavenger hunts, games, gold panning, jewelry & fossil the Arts Plaza. vendors, exhibits, a visit from the Flintstone vehicle, food & wine in Hillsboro. Zombie Run August 2, 2014 Bite of Oregon 22 miles south August 8 - 10, 2014 Dodge zombies who try to pop your balloons (or be a zombie) at 0.5 mile east the Zombie Run 5K in Canby. Taste the best of Oregon food, beer, and wine at the Bite of Oregon, which includes entertainment and a cooking competition Beer, BBQ, and canines at Tom McCall Waterfront Park south of Morrison Bridge. Friday August 2 - 3, 2014 is least crowded. 1 mile NW Bones and Brew includes barbecue, music, contests, dog-supply Country music festival vendors, and 30 microbreweries outside Rogue Distillery & August 15 - 17, 2014 Public House. 90 miles south Willamette Country Music Festival features big-name country Art show music singers in the open air in Brownsville. August 2 - 3, 2014 10 miles south Adult soapbox derby ArtBurst Northwest (formerly West Linn Fine Arts Festival) has August 16, 2014 juried artists, young artists, and food vendors on the riverfront at 5 miles east Marylhurst University. Watch adults in bizarre gravity-powered vehicles race downhill at Mt. Tabor City Park to win awards at the annual PDX Adult Soap Box Derby. Upcoming Portland/Beaverton Events 2014 Courtesy Reminder on Behalf of: Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton August September Glow-in-the-dark Dahlia Festival August 16, 2014 September 1, 2014 (begins Aug. 23) 8 miles north 26 miles south Get sprayed with nontoxic paint (which glows under black light), View 400 floral arrangements of dahlias indoors, 40 acres of run the 5K Neon Dash, and then dance to the music at Portland dahlias outdoors, and dahlia growing and arranging demos at International Raceway. the Dahlia Festival at Swan Island Dahlias in Canby. Free. Seaport Celebration Oregon State Fair August 16, 2014 September 1, 2014 (begins Aug. 22) 9 miles NE 49 miles south Seaport Celebration opens the fence at the marine terminal so See farm animals and craft displays, try fair food and fine wine, you can see the working waterfront, watch demos of big take carnival rides, and be entertained at the Oregon State Fair equipment, hear live music, play games, shop food carts, and in Salem. take a $5 jet-boat tour at 7201 N. Marine Dr. Adults need ID. Free. Swim across the Columbia September 1, 2014 MusicfestNW 63 miles east August 16 - 17, 2014 Join 500 hearty souls who jump from a paddleboat and swim 1.1 0.5 miles east miles across the Columbia River, or cheer them on from the MusicfestNW is a massive music festival of 150 concerts at finish line, at the Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim in Hood Waterfront Park River. India Festival Sausage festival August 17, 2014 September 5 - 7, 2014 0 miles 13 miles north Experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of India at India Enjoy sausages, beer, arts and crafts, song and dance at the Festival, with performances, food, and vendors at Pioneer Vancouver Sausage Fest at 6500 Highland Dr. in Vancouver. Courthouse Square. Free entry. Upcoming Portland/Beaverton Events 2014 Courtesy Reminder on Behalf of: Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton September September Horse show Pints to Pasta 10K September 5 - 7, 2014 September 7, 2014 19 miles SW 2 miles south Watch the finest horses and riders compete at Oregon Dressage Pints to Pasta 10K is a run/walk that begins with a shuttle ride Society Championship Show at DevonWood Equestrian Centre north and ends at the Old Spaghetti Factory with pasta, salad, in Sherwood. bread, beer, and music. Oktoberfest in Sandy Small-town celebration September 5 - 7, 2014 September 7, 2014 29 miles SE 24 miles SE Enjoy a variety of music, craft booths, children’s activities, a The Celebration in Boring offers live music, pony and wagon Saturday car show, sauerkraut, sausages, beer, and wine at rides, a classic-car show, games, firefighter waterball, and food Sandy Oktoberfest at St. Michael’s Church. booths. Free. AIDS walk Clackamas River cleanup September 6, 2014 September 7, 2014 1.1 miles north 26 miles SE The 2.5-mile AIDS Walk Portland includes breakfast, music, Join a flotilla of volunteers who raft, kayak, innertube, canoe, or entertainment, inspirational presentations, and a kids’ corner at scuba down 15 miles of the Clackamas from Barton Park to the Fields Neighborhood Park. remove trash at Down the River Clean Up on the Clackamas. Dog-themed bike tour Oktoberfest September 7, 2014 September 13, 2014 1.5 miles SE 2 miles north Dress like a dog or bring a stuffed pooch to the Tour de Lab, Enjoy Munich-style ales, and German food & music at Widmer which is a 19-or-40-mile urban bike ride that begins at Lucky Oktoberfest at Widmer Brothers Brewing. Labrador on SE Hawthorne and ends there with a costume contest, beer, and hot dogs. Upcoming Portland/Beaverton Events 2014 Courtesy Reminder on Behalf of: Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton September September Sauerkraut festival Indian dance & drum September 20, 2014 September 26, 2014 21 miles NW 0 miles Scappoose Sauerkraut Festival has street vendors, food, Watch traditional dance in native regalia, hear drums, and shop entertainment, cabbage bowling, and a sauerkraut-eating vendors at Dancing in the Square Powwow at Pioneer contest in Scappoose. Courthouse Square. No pets. Free. Sidewalk chalk art Juggling festival September 20, 2014 September 26, 2014 26 miles west 5 miles SE Create your masterpiece on a sidewalk in downtown Forest Portland Juggling Festival offers shows, workshops, vendors, Grove or admire hundreds of other works at Sidewalk Chalk Art and a juggling & vaudeville extravaganza Saturday night at Reed Festival. College. Comics convention Beer, bikes, and bands September 20 - 21, 2014 September 27, 2014 1.5 miles NE 3 miles north Fans of comic books, games, sci-fi, and pop culture can meet Biketoberfest is a Portland version of Oktoberfest, with beer, artists, celebrities, and publishers at Rose City Comic Con in the bikes, break-dancers, stunt riders, music, and kids’ Oregon Convention Center. entertainment at Hopworks BikeBar. Polish Festival Cider Squeeze September 20 - 21, 2014 September 27, 2014 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) 3 miles north 29 miles SE Enjoy Polish food, beer, dance, music, and polka at the Polish Cider Squeeze features cider pressing, food, music, blacksmith Festival at 3900 N Interstate Ave. Free. demonstrations, and tours of Philip Foster Farm from the 1860s in Eagle Creek. Upcoming Portland/Beaverton Events 2014 Courtesy Reminder on Behalf of: Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton October October Portland Fashion Week German Film Festival October 1 - 5, 2014 (begins Sept. 29) October 10 - 13, 2014 1.5 miles NE 1 mile NW Portland Fashion Week showcases local designers and retailers See thought-provoking German films at the German Film in juried runway shows with live music at the Oregon Convention Festival at Cinema 21. Center and satellite locations. Repeats in April.