✨ Ways to celebrate July 4th

Monday

🎶 Waterfront Blues Festival: Buddy Guy | Monday | 9 - 10:15 p.m.

Check out the headliner of this year’s festival (aside from the fireworks, of course). [$57.62+, Downtown]

🏳️‍🌈 Ankeny Alley | Monday | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Catch some music, art, and entertainment while strolling along the alley. There’s food too! [Free, Downtown]

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July 4

🥒 Portland Pickles vs. Portland Gherkins | Tuesday | 7:05 p.m.

The local team takes on their farm team. Dogs allowed, with their own ticket.  [$13.70+, Lents]

​​🦞 4th of July Crawfish Boil | Tuesday | 1 - 9 p.m.

Celebrate with music and food! [$40.75, Woodlawn]

✨ 4th of July Spectacular at Oaks Park | Tuesday | Noon - Midnight

Fireworks start at 10, but the rides start at noon. Reserve your spot online. [$37, Sellwood]

🧨 Waterfront Blues Fireworks | Tuesday | 10 p.m.

Crowd onto the Hawthorne Bridge (among other spots) even if you’re not going to the festival. [Free, Downtown]

🐶 Firework-Free 4th at Cannon Beach | Tuesday | 11 a.m.

Take in a parade instead. If you and your dog are trying your best to avoid fireworks, Cannon Beach is trying. “In observance and respect to our natural landscape and bountiful amounts of wildlife, Cannon Beach is Firework-Free.” [Free, Cannon Beach]

What’s Going On at the Lloyd Center?

Big changes could be coming to the Lloyd Center, now that Mayor Wheeler is backing a proposal to turn it into a Major League Baseball stadium. But Portland’s beloved shopping mall still has plenty of life left in it: Sometime last year, a new buzz began growing around the space. Local vendors started opening smaller, more eclectic pop-up shops, from homemade clothing stores to record shops and communal gaming spaces.