What to Do in Portland in February 2024

February can be dreary: After months of rain there’s still more gray days ahead.

So here’s some inspiration for getting out of the house and finding many forms of fun:

⚡Get Outside, Even Though It’s February

• 🪩 Check out the Portland Winter Light Festival’s silent discos (this weekend and next) or join an illuminated bike ride and dance party (next weekend).
• 🐦 Join a guided hike to check out ravens and crows, on Feb. 3.
• 🐘 Visit the elephants, polar bears, and tigers on the Oregon Zoo’s winter discount days (Feb. 24 - March 1).

🐉💗 Celebrate Lunar New Year, Mardis Gras, and Valentine’s Day (or Not):

• 🍫🍷 Taste wine paired with chocolate truffles this weekend and next.
• 💃🍷 Check out the unusual pairing of dance and wine this weekend and next.
• 🐉 🍵 Visit a lantern-lit Lan Su Chinese garden at night, starting Feb. 7. (Bonus: There’ll be tea.)
• 💔 Or go hear stories about misadventures in love on Feb. 6.
• 🥁 Check out the Feb. 13 Mardi Gras parade North Mississippi Avenue, complete with marching bands.
• ❣️ Make a felted heart on Feb. 13 at the Troutdale Library.

🌱 And Dream of Spring

• 🍅 Get the low-down on planting tomatoes in an online seminar from the comforts of home

More Inspiration

From roller skating to snowshoeing, here’s the City Cast Portland podcast’s guide to Portland in February 🛼