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🇵🇱 Don’t Overlook the Portland Polish Festival
September 13, 2026 · — Ben McBee
Happy Sunday! With its proximity to dining and shopping hot spots along Mississippi and Williams, it can be easy to, well, overlook Portland’s Overlook neighborhood — but then you would miss out on its underrated restaurants, history that literally reshaped the city, and one of the most jubilant cultural celebrations of the year.
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A while back, we decided to take tomatoes off our menu unless sourced locally at peak ripeness. This commitment turned tomato season into an annual celebration at Grand Central Bakery. Our BLT pairs thick tomato slices from Deep Roots and Gathering Together Farms with Jack Mountain Meats’ bacon, lettuce, and mayo on toasted Como bread. Bacon not your thing? Try an LT or add tomatoes to any sandwich! Order online or visit your neighborhood cafe.
What To Do
Sunday, Sep. 13
- 🚴 Downtown Portland Sunday Parkways | Downtown Portland streets
- 👴 National Grandparents Day| Portland Memory Garden (Centennial)
- 🧠 Geek Week PDX | Various Locations
- 🧠 Rose City Comic Con | Oregon Convention Center
- 🎭 Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival | Various Locations
- 🎉 Portland Staycation | Downtown Portland (various locations)
- 🐉 Portland Dragon Boat Festival | Tom McCall Waterfront Park
- 🏮 Mid-Autumn Festival | Shun Fat Supermarket (Jade District)
Monday, Sep. 14
- 🧠 Geek Week PDX | Various Locations
- 🎨 Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita (final day) | Portland Japanese Garden
- 🎯 Untapped Trivia | Creepy's Bar (Buckman)
- 🎵 Public Image Ltd | Wonder Ballroom
- 🎵 Music Mondaze Happy Hour | Hotel Zags (Downtown)
- 🎨 Forest Pub: Play (Art x Ecology x Design) | McMenamins Mission Theater (Northwest District)
Tuesday, Sep. 15
- 📖 Patti Smith | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- 🎵 Thievery Corporation | Crystal Ballroom
- 🍗 PDX Fried Chicken Week | various locations
- 🎤 Loe Shimmy | Wonder Ballroom
- 🎶 Baobob Trio | Artichoke Music (Hosford-Abernethy)
- 🎉 El Grito Portland | Moda Center
If you’re reading this and in need of caffeine, head to The Stacks Coffeehouse, a lovely cafe, library, and events space.
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