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🍴 The best things we ate in 2025
December 30, 2025 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning! Today we’re looking back on the tastiest food that the City Cast Portland team had this year! Plus, I have some ideas for you on how to celebrate New Year’s Eve ⬇️
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What To Do
Tuesday, Dec. 30
- 🎉 Pink Martini New Year's Eve Celebration | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- 🎵 Rose Tinted | The Goodfoot (Kerns)
- 🖼️ Rivers, Roses, and Rip City: The Remarkable History of Portland | Oregon Historical Society
- 🎵 Kitchen Dwellers | Revolution Hall
Wednesday, Dec. 31
- 🌟 Peacock Lane Holiday Light Display (last day) | Sunnyside
- 🚌 Free TriMet rides after 8 p.m. | MAX, buses, and Portland Streetcar
- 🎉 Pink Martini New Year's Eve Celebration | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- 🪩 Kids’ New Year’s Eve | The Reser (Beaverton)
- 🥁 NARA New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow | Oregon Convention Center
- 🍒 Bing in the New Year (family-friendly) | Downtown Milwaukie
- 🎆 New Year's Eve Drone Show | Pioneer Courthouse Square
- 🧑🎄 Santa Clones Scavenger Hunt (ends Jan. 1) | Find the location based on clues
- 🎵 Eagles of Death Metal | Crystal Ballroom
- 🎵 Sad Horse, The Something Ain’t Rights, White Shark Shiver, Collate, and Fruited Planes | Turn! Turn! Turn! (Humboldt neighborhood)
- 🥒🏓 NYE Glam Slam (pickleball and champagne toast) | The People’s Courts (Madison South)
- 🎵 Kitchen Dwellers | Revolution Hall
- 🎵 New Year's Eve with DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid | Show Bar (Buckman)
- 🎵 Battle Of The Decades: Rebel Songs | Mississippi Studios
- 🎵 New Year's Eve Cowboy Prom with Jenny Don't and the Spurs | Polaris Hall (Humboldt)
Thursday, Jan. 1
- 🎬 Marty Supreme in 70mm | Hollywood Theatre
- 🎬 No Other Choice | Cinema 21
- 🎄 ZooLights | Oregon Zoo
- 🥾 First Day Hike | Tryon Creek State Natural Area
- 🥾 First Day Hike | Stub Stewart State Park
- 🥾 First Day Hike | Guy Talbot State Park (Lower Latourell Falls)
- 🥾 First Day Hike: Learn to Love a Lichen on the North Rim Trail | Silver Falls State Park
- 🎤 King's Tide Storytelling Retreat | Sou’wester Lodge (Seaview, Wash.)
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From Country Dancing to Indoor Skating, Your Winter Weather Escape Guide
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🎉 I hope you have an exceptionally happy New Year! We’re continuing our winter break, so I’ll see you on Friday — in 2026!
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