Monthly Guide
Your guide to September in Portland
September 1, 2026 · — Rachel Monahan
Good afternoon! This year, there’s no easing into September over the course of the Labor Day weekend. The beginning of the month snuck up on us today — an ordinary Tuesday. But I have some suggestions with today’s afternoon newsletter on how to enjoy the month ahead.
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Mark Your Calendar
- 🔭 Science Pub: Our Coyote Neighbors | Sept. 1
- 🎨 Hello Dolly: An Unexpected Doll Experience | Sept. 3 - 26
- 📚 PNCA Lecture: MJ Corey / Kardashian Kolloquium | Sept. 4
- 🎺 Montavilla Jazz Festival | Sept. 4 - 6
- 🎉 Portland Arab Mahrajan Festival | Sept. 6
- 🎵 Tame Impala | Sept. 8
- 🎻 Andrea Bocelli | Sept. 9
- 🎭 Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival | Sept. 9 - 13
- 🎭 The Shark is Broken | Sept. 10 - 27
- 🍺 Zootoberfest | Sept. 11 - 12
- 🎶 Liz Phair & Sleater-Kinney | Sept. 11
- 🍅 Tomato Fest | Sept. 12
- 🛍️ Clinton Street Fair | Sept. 12
- 🐉 Portland Dragon Boat Festival | Sept. 12 -13
- 🇷🇸 Serbian Fest Portland | Sept. 12 - 13
- 🍴 Summer Supper by Urban Gleaners (20th Anniversary) | Sept. 13
- 🍺 Mt Angel Oktoberfest | Sept. 17 - 20
- 🦄 Portland Weird Fest | Sept. 19
- 🎨 Wildwood: Crow Painting with Mike Bennett | Sept. 19
- 🚗 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live | Sept. 19
- 🧸 Big Bounce America | Sept. 19 & 20
- 👖 The Biggest Clothing Swap in the Northwest | Sept. 20
- ✂️ Straw Craft & Cider Press | Sept. 25
- 🤹 Portland Juggling Festival and Vaudeville Extravaganza | Sept. 25 - 27
- 🧺 Basket Making Class in Forest Park | Sept. 27
- ✂️ 10 Things I Hate About You Crafternoon x Ritual Dyes | Sept. 27
- 📚 PNCA Design Lecture Series with Marshall Wang | Sept. 29
- 💃 Dancing with the Rose City Stars | Sept. 30
🚲 One more thing to do in September: The last of the summer's Sunday Parkways is downtown on Sept. 13. The City Cast Portland team will be there along the route. Please come say hello!
I’ll see you tomorrow for the regular newsletter.
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