Monthly Guide
☀️ Your Guide to August in Portland
July 30, 2026 · — Rachel Monahan
Hello and good afternoon! We have some ideas for how to make this month more exciting, easier, and just an all-round good time ☀️
Mark Your Calendar
- 🎸 Pickathon | July 30 - Aug. 2
- 🎪 Fremont Fest Marketplace | Aug. 1
- 🎪 Sellwood Street Fair | Aug. 1
- 🎸 Northwest Hardcore Fest | Aug. 1 - 2
- 🎶 Ani DiFranco | Aug. 4
- 🎤 MUNA | Aug. 6
- 🏀 Portland Fire vs. Toronto Tempo | Aug. 6
- 🐘 ZooNights: Garcia Birthday Band | Aug. 7
- 🧄 Elephant Garlic Festival | Aug. 7 - 9
- 🎤 PDX Pop Now! | Aug. 7 - 9
- 🏀 Portland Fire vs. Seattle Storm | Aug. 8
- 🌶️ PDX Hot Sauce Expo | Aug. 8 - 9
- 🎵 Modest Mouse | Aug. 9
- 🏀 Portland Fire vs. Minnesota Lynx | Aug. 12
- 🐻❄️ ZooNights: Taken by the Sky | Aug. 14
- 🎸 Crash Landing Festival | Aug. 14 - 16
- 🎪 Multnomah Days | Aug. 15
- 🎪 Kenton Street Fair | Aug. 16
- 🐧 ZooNights: Jujuba | Aug. 21
- 🎭 Original Practice Shakespeare: Hamlet | Aug. 22
- 🍉 Hermiston Melon Fest | Aug. 22
- 🏀 Portland Fire vs. Washington Mystics | Aug. 23
- 🎪 Hawthorne Street Fair | Aug. 23
- 😆 Kickstand Comedy in the Park | Aug. 28
- 🎬 Wicked at Hamilton Park | Aug. 29
🚲 Before you go: City Cast Portland is co-hosting a Bike Summer-Pedalpalooza ride that was rescheduled from earlier this summer. Join us for a Sidewalk Joy Ride on Aug. 9 as we visit a bunch of little free libraries — stocked not just with books but with art, poetry, stickers, key chains, and other trinkets 🚲
See you tomorrow! Our daily newsletter will be in your inbox in the morning, as usual ☀️
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