The Oregon State Fair kicks off Friday in Salem at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Goo Goo Dolls are playing Monday night. And the fair finishes out the summer on Labor Day.
The 42nd annual Hood to Coast relay is this week. Teams of runners will travel 196 miles, making their way from Mount Hood to Seaside beach. "The mother of all relays" has sold out of spots in its opening lottery day for 31 consecutive years. It draws runners from 40 different countries and all 50 states.
Every fall since 2018, Portland International Raceway has hosted the celebrated open-wheel racing with the Grand Prix of Portland.
The Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival is "the largest festival of its kind in the Northwest" The Festival features GRAMMY-winning nationally acclaimed jazz, blues, and gospel bands, local and regional bands, and student musicians, fine artists from Oregon, Washington, and California, 60 Northwest wines, local restaurants, and commercial exhibitors.
Waterfront Park is the spot for free concerts, pro skaters and fans at the Rockstar Energy Open.
It's Viking Beer Fest time! Beer tastings meet Viking re-enactors and combat in this festival, featuring music, a Viking Ship, Nordic food, and more.
The 41st annual Hawthorne Street Fair is this Sunday. They’ll shut down the entire block from Southeast César E. Chávez Boulevard to 30th Avenue to host over 200 local businesses, vendors and food pop-ups. Local musicians will be playing everything from Zimbabwean dance music to Louisiana zydeco.
Portland Hip Hop Day was founded in 2015 to address concerns and conflicts between the city's Hip Hop scene and various agencies. The primary aim was to bring together divided communities through the platform of Hip Hop. Friday and Saturday is "Take It To The Bridge Party "Hip Hop Edition."
The Airshow Of The Cascades is this weekend. It happens this Friday and Saturday, featuring the Army Golden Knights, jets and thrilling aerobatics and a classic car show.
Portland Mercury's Burger Week wraps up Sunday so get to one of the 88 burger joints offering $8 burgers this weekend.
Couples Costumes are hot this Halloween, like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Beetlejuice and Lydia, Deadpool and Wolverine and Penelope and Colin from “Bridgerton.” Never too early to get yours at Goodwill, Value Village or the pop up Spirit Halloween closest to you.
If you need an assist to get into the fall spirit here are a list of great family friendly Halloween movies to watch whilst you sip your Pumpkin Spice Latte and nosh on your Racoon cake pop.
Heads up if you use the Interstate Bridge. Late Saturday night, the northbound lanes of I-5 at the Interstate Bridge will close for maintenance. Crews need to rebuild the drawbridge sign and work on drawbridge mechanical systems. The northbound lanes will be closed from 11 p.m. Saturday through 7 a.m. Sunday. Drivers heading to Washington should use I-84 and I-205.
*And for those traveling next weekend and planning ahead for that Labor Day travel, here are the best and worst times to hit the road.
STACEY & MIKE WATCHLIST
Blink Twice, the Zoe Kravitz directed movie starring her boyfriend Channing Tatum hits theaters. Probably won't make a dent in the box office numbers of Alien Romulus or Deadpool and Wolverine but it's and intriguing option which also stars Christian Slater, Geena Davis and Haley Joel Osment. (I see dead people!) If you need a personal recc, Dad Lenny Kravitz says it's amazing, “Surreal. Congratulations Zoẽ on your directorial debut. I couldn’t be more proud of you and your artistic vision. I love you….”
Stacey: Really enjoyed the new Netflix Movie The Union with Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry. Great fun energy and didn't have to think too much.
Mike: Simply cannot stop watching Scrubs.