MusicfestNW & So. Much. Beer.

Portland Event of the Week
Thursday, August 14th: Head to Belmont Station today from 5-7pm for a preview of small-batch, local brews that The Commons, Gigantic, and Widmer are taking to the New Zealand Beervana festival.

Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub

Friday, August 15th: The NW Kells is celebrating their 2nd Anniversary by tapping two special brews: a Kells Irish Red that's been aged in Bull Run whiskey barrels, and something called Billy Ray Citrus. The party gets started at 6pm with music at 9pm. Continue Reading

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Saturday, August 16th: Portland Brewing is hosting a Scottish release party for their Noble Scot Scottish Ale.

Musicfest NW

Saturday, August 16th: MusicfestNW’s debut on the waterfront begins today, which means two days of tunes from Spoon, Girl Talk, HAIM, Phantogram, and more.

Portland's PDX Adult Soapbox Derby

Saturday, August 16th: It's the 18th PDX Adult Soapbox Derby at Mt. Tabor, where a brave group of racers are coming together to test "their metal and their mettle", hopefully without spilling blood, or even worse, beer.

Portland Parks & Recreation

Sunday, August 17th: Movies in the Park continues with Back to the Future at Arbor Lodge Park, where there'll be a pre-movie band, free popcorn, and food trucks that'll presumably be selling Pepsi (that's not) Free.