About Portland Festivals

(Portland, Oregon, OR, USA)

Portland has become known for its annual festivals and celebrations, which are particularly concentrated during the summer season and include annual beer, blues, jazz and family themed festivities.

Popular festivals in Portland include the following events.

Annual Portland Festivals

• April: Chinese Clear Brightness Festival, held each year during the middle of the month in the city's lively Chinatown district
• June: Portland Gay Pride Parade and Celebration, with colorful processions along the streets of the city center, attracting more than 10,000 people every year
• June: Portland Rose Festival, centered around the waterfront area and lasting a week in June, including a large carnival and a range of outdoor activities for all ages
• July: Waterfront Blues Festival, held around the July 4th weekend, attracting many prominent jazz artists and musicians
• July: Oregon Brewers Festival, July, celebrating the city's rich heritage of brewing beer, with a range of ales to be sampled
• August: Festa Italiana- August, popular Italian-food festival which is centered around Pioneer Court Square and lasts four days
• August: Mount Hood Jazz Festival, with many popular jazz concerts taking place at Portland's Mount Hood Community College, to the east of the city's downtown district
• September: North by Northwest, a noteworthy music festival which is held each year in September

Oregon Convention Center
Address: 777 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Portland, Oregon (OR), 97232, USA
Tel: +1 503 235 7575
Website: www.oregoncc.org/