First Thursday in the Pearl
Website | 🕜 5pm - 9pm
📍NW 13th Ave between Hoyt & Kearney
October events
Thursday, October 1st
1 eventFriday, October 2nd
3 eventsPortland Night Market
175+ of Portland's best vendors celebrating local food, culture, music, drinks and retail
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 4pm-11pm
Hispanic Heritage Month at the Vancouver Mall (via Vancouver Ballet Folklórico)
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 1pm - 1:45pm
📍Vancouver Mall: 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr. Vancouver, WA 98662
Free Friday night movie at the pumpkin patch: Hocus Pocus
🍿 Free popcorn, 🍎 Free apple cider, 🍔 Food available for purchase, 🍹 Alcoholic beverages available for purchase, 🪑 Bring your own blankets & chairs and get cozy!
🕜 8pm Website
Saturday, October 3rd
8 eventsPortland Night Market
175+ of Portland's best vendors celebrating local food, culture, music, drinks and retail
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 4pm-11pm
RaveMosaic Clown Rave
The first Halloween rave of this year. 18+
Instagram event post Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 9pm - 1am
📍Mt. Tabor
Portland Photography Trip
Lowriders + Photographers + Models
Instagram event post Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 1pm - 3pm: Lowriders 📍SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St
🕜 3pm - 4pm: Graffiti & Bridge 📍SE 2nd Ave & SE Hawthrone BLVD
🕜 4pm - 5pm: Portland Skyline 📍Eastbay Esplanade (Look on the flyer because the way the location is written is an error)
🕜 8pm: After-party
RSVP on Partiful for Free for the After Snap Swiggle Show
Pioneer Square PINK!
Portland breast-cancer fundraising event built around a large outdoor Zumbathon/dance party
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 1pm - 4pm
Admission: Buy Tickets Here
📍Pioneer Courthouse Square
Hispanic Heritage Month at the Vancouver Mall (via Vancouver Ballet Folklórico)
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 1pm - 1:45pm
📍Vancouver Mall: 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr. Vancouver, 98662
El Tigre Fest
🕜 11am - 7pm
Spirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Pride Plaza Grand Reopening Bash
Pride Plaza is back after a makeover. The grand reopening bash features an afternoon marketplace of local LGBTQ+ vendors coordinated by Pride NW
Website 🕜 12pm - 4pm
Sunday, October 4th
1 eventSpirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Friday, October 9th
1 eventFree Friday night movie at the pumpkin patch: Coraline
🍿 Free popcorn, 🍎 Free apple cider, 🍔 Food available for purchase, 🍹 Alcoholic beverages available for purchase, 🪑 Bring your own blankets & chairs and get cozy!
🕜 7:30pm Website
Saturday, October 10th
3 eventsMystery Ship Masquerade Party - masquerade party aboard the Portland Spirit
Organizer’s Instagram page Instagram event post
🕜 10pm
Admission: Buy Tickets Here
📍Northwest Park blocks, between W Davis and NW Flanders at NW 8th Ave
Mega Market PDX - 50 vendor vintage, handmade and art market
Website & Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 11am - 5pm
📍SE 19th & SE Salmon
Spirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Sunday, October 11th
1 eventSpirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Friday, October 16th
4 eventsADX Fest - Art Design Xchange is a region-wide art and design festival celebrating local artists, designers, makers, and creatives across the Portland metro area,
Explore the MAC through hands-on experiences, demonstrations, performances, and opportunities to discover the artists, educators, guilds, and community partners who make Multnomah Arts Center so special.
Instagram Post Info 🕜 6- 8pm
The Great Junk Hunt!
"Ring in the Fall season with us and our vendors who will be bringing the best vintage, home decor, and more to make your space absolutely one of a kind"
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 4pm
Admission: Buy Tickets Here
Vancouver Station Night Market
Enjoy food carts, local vendors, arts and crafts, a full bar, and live DJ music at Vancouver Station Night Market
Organizer’s Instagram page Instagram event post
🕜 4pm-10pm
Free Friday night movie at the pumpkin patch: Halloweentown
🍿 Free popcorn, 🍎 Free apple cider, 🍔 Food available for purchase, 🍹 Alcoholic beverages available for purchase, 🪑 Bring your own blankets & chairs and get cozy!
🕜 7:30pm Website
Saturday, October 17th
6 eventsDía de Muertos (via Vancouver Ballet Folklórico)
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 2pm - 8pm
The Great Junk Hunt!
"Ring in the Fall season with us and our vendors who will be bringing the best vintage, home decor, and more to make your space absolutely one of a kind"
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 4:05pm
Admission: Buy Tickets Here
Dolly Day - Tribute to Dolly Parton
💃 Line-Dancing lessons taught by @cowgirlcamera 🎶 Bands 📸 Photo Booth @cowgirlcamera ✍️ Flash tattoos by @willistattoos 👗 Costume Contest 🪩 Bedazzling station
Spirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Vancouver Station Night Market
Enjoy food carts, local vendors, arts and crafts, a full bar, and live DJ music at Vancouver Station Night Market
Organizer’s Instagram page Instagram event post
🕜 4pm-10pm
Monthly Singing Protest at ICE
Resistance sing-along. Rise up. Sing out. ICE out
🕜 12-1pm
Sunday, October 18th
2 eventsWest Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Festival
This fun filled weekend includes Pumpkins and Pints which features a giant pumpkin weigh-off, the 5K Regatta Run/Walk hosted by the Tualatin Rotary, and the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta festival and pumpkin races
🕜 10am-4pm
🕜 Pumpkin Races: 12pm & 2pm
Spirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Thursday, October 22nd
2 eventsPortland Fermentation Festival
Sample fermented foods and beverages, get tips and recipes from professional and amateur makers
Website Organizer’s Instagram page
🕜 6pm - 9pm
Admission: Buy Tickets Here
National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality
National day of protest against police brutality. See the organizer’s website for details.
Website 🕜11am
Friday, October 23rd
1 eventFree Friday night movie at the pumpkin patch: Nightmare Before Christmas
🍿 Free popcorn, 🍎 Free apple cider, 🍔 Food available for purchase, 🍹 Alcoholic beverages available for purchase, 🪑 Bring your own blankets & chairs and get cozy!
🕜 7pm Website
Saturday, October 24th
1 eventSpirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Sunday, October 25th
4 eventsMonster March
Family friendly haunt through Westmoreland, rain or shine. Parade starts and ends at Llewellyn Elementary
🕜 3pm parade starts
Booverton (family-friendly Halloween fun)
🚌 Ride the FREE Boo Bus around downtown
🍬 Trick-or-treat at participating businesses
🎃 Activities & surprises throughout downtown
🎶 Live music & fun at the 1st Street Dining Commons
👻 Costumes encouraged!
🕜 11am - 3pm
📍Downtown Beaverton
Paint Fight PDX - The greatest live painting event in the world! (Live painting competition with 3 rounds)
🕜 7pm - 9:30pm Organizer’s Instagram page
Spirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Friday, October 30th
1 eventFree Friday night movie at the pumpkin patch: Haunted Mansion
🍿 Free popcorn, 🍎 Free apple cider, 🍔 Food available for purchase, 🍹 Alcoholic beverages available for purchase, 🪑 Bring your own blankets & chairs and get cozy!
🕜 7pm Website
Saturday, October 31st
1 eventSpirit Of Halloweentown
Halloween festival with witch dancing, pirates, performances, costumes, attractions, and more!
🕜11am – 9pm
Admission: Some attractions and activities are free; others require tickets
Transferred from the published October page. The 2026 calendar year is used for automatic date hiding; the listed weekdays match 2026. Confirm dates, locations, and admission with the organizer.