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🍁 Fall festivities on tap

Fall events happening in and around Portland
Two people cheers glass mugs of dark beer, wearing traditional German outfits. To the left, other people get beer poured for them at Edgefield.
Are you a kölsch kind of person or a dunkel? All are welcome at Edgefield’s Oktoberfest. | Photo courtesy of McMenamins
When the colors of fall draw near, there comes a time to drink beer. If you have a hunch, no it’s not lunch, and neither is it a pity, when Oktoberfest arrives in Rose City.

Foods that are German, we can determine, and from the very start, they’ve given their heart. Follow that line, and it ends in a stein.

With this list of ours, you’ll miss not a drop, to find an event, just start at the top.

German Haus Oktoberfest | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 11 a.m.-9 p.m. | German American Society of Portland | $7-$25 | All the hospitality of Deutschland is on display at this celebration featuring games, music, and of course, bier.

Occidental Oktoberfest | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 12-9 p.m. | Occidental Brewing Co. | $15 | Have a hefeweizen with views of St. Johns Bridge and tasty eats from Urban German Wursthaus.

People sit at a glass table with an orange candle, yellow white flowers, and nine glasses of golden Bauman's cider in stemmed glasses.

This is the first year Bauman’s On Oak will host its Oak-toberfest Block Party, but the farm’s Harvest Festival is a longtime tradition.

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Photo courtesy of Bauman’s Cider Co.

Mt. Angel Oktoberfest | Thursday, Sept. 12-Sunday, Sept. 15 | Times vary | Locations vary, Mt. Angel | $10-$15 | What started as a way for the town’s Swiss and German immigrants to preserve their cultural ties has become an extravaganza that attracts 300,000 visitors a year.

Portland Oktoberfest | Friday, Sept. 20-Saturday, Sept. 21 | Times vary | Pioneer Courthouse Square | $10-$30 | Where better to drink beer than Portland’s Living Room? Don’t forget to wear your lederhosen.

Zoiglfest | Friday, Sept. 20-Saturday, Sept. 21 | Times vary | The Zed | Free | On top of the keg tapping and stein holding contest, you’ll also find kid-friendly activities like face painting, a bouncy castle, petting zoo, and more.

Oaks Park Oktoberfest | Friday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 22 | Times vary | Oaks Amusement Park | $4-$44 | Wiener dog races. If that’s not enough for you, there will also be rides, cooking demonstrations, and imported beer.
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Events
Friday, Aug. 30
  • “Unearthing the Extraordinary” | Friday, Aug. 30 | 6-9 p.m. | Mt. Tabor Park | Free | Listen to new compositions from the Christopher Brown Quartet and Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble in the Caldera Amphitheater.
  • Comedy in the Park | Friday, Aug. 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Laurelhurst Park | Free | Lay out a blanket and get comfortable as local and national comics crack their best jokes; content can be R-rated, so parent discretion is advised.
  • Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele | Friday, Aug. 30 | 6:30-7:45 p.m. | Alberta Rose Theatre | $37-$45 | Rumor has it that someone like you would enjoy this multi-sensory musical experience in a candlelit setting.
  • Portland Thorns vs. Bay FC | Friday, Aug. 30 | 7 p.m. | Providence Park | $24+ | Be there to welcome our gold medal winners Sophia Smith and Sam Coffey back from the Olympics.
Saturday, Aug. 31
  • Summer Bash | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 1-5 p.m. | Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, Hillsboro | $0-$18 | Crack open geodes, jump in the dinosaur bounce castle, but above all, don’t take the last bit of summer for... granite.
  • Jamaican Independence Micro Festival | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 6-10 p.m. | 133 SW Second Ave. | $0-$15 | Indulge in the delights of the island nation, including its unique cuisine and reggae music.
  • Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Providence Park | $55+ | It’s way too hot to build a bonfire, but Seattle is in town, so...
Sunday, Sept. 1
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News Notes
Civic
  • Portland’s upcoming method for electing City Council members will be unlike any other in the country. So, in fittingly quirky fashion, here’s the process broken down using donuts — that’s much more digestible. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)
Real Estate
  • The Tigers Rogers House, built in 1855 and considered to be Portland’s oldest still-standing home, is for sale. Let’s just say it’s a fixer upper, but the 2.86-acre parcel has plenty of room for one, or even two “environmentally conscious houses.” (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)
Closing
  • Fuego, a chain of food carts that has operated in Portland for 30 years, will close all six of its locations at the end of the year. Its owners said, “Hard times following the pandemic have made it impossible to keep the fire burning.” (KGW)
Try This
  • Can you appreciate an expertly executed PowerPoint presentation, no matter the topic? Then get yourself to Nerd Nite at Mississippi Pizza Pub, which bills itself as “TED Talks with alcohol.” Join the fun the first September of every month; entry is free, but donations are encouraged. (Willamette Week)
Seasonal
  • We all know that teachers are a-maze-ing; Bella Organic Farm took that recognition to another level. The Sauvie Island destination’s corn maze design reads “thank you teachers” if you happen to be flying over. This year, all educators in the state get free admission. (KGW)
Feel Good
  • When the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue was dispatched to the Columbia River Gorge, they had a stowaway in their midst. Upon arriving at the call, deputies dismantled the truck and found a kitten. Aptly named Vista, she’s happy in her new home and role as the team’s mascot. (KOIN)
Sports
  • Why did the Portland Trail Blazers make their assistant general manager the new head coach of their G-League affiliate, the Rip City Remix? Mike Richman of Locked On takes a crack at that question in the daily podcast.
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    Reimagine public spaces on PARK(ing) Day

    PARK(ing) Day returns, empowering Portlanders to reimagine public spaces
    People sit in a pop-up park made of painted cardboard tubes.
    Pull up a cardboard tube chair and stay awhile. | Photo courtesy of Portland Bureau of Transportation
    When you see an empty parking space, your first thought is probably “can my car fit?” But for the designers, artists, residents, and business owners of PARK(ing) Day, it’s a blank canvas to create a place for community engagement.

    The global event first came to Portland in 2006 and is still inspiring dialogue about different ways to conceptualize the right-of-way in an urban context. We’re talking about pop-up parks.

    As you can imagine, there are a number of rules for these temporary installations, including how they have to be located on a street where the speed limit is 30 mph or less.

    This year PARK(ing) Day falls on Friday, Sept. 20, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Permits are free and the deadline to send applications to pbotparkingday@portlandoregon.gov is Friday, Sept. 13.
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