The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: July 18–20, 2025

Portland Mercury 7/18 7:00A EverOut Staff

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, Portland Pride, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Happy Pride Weekend , Portland! In addition to celebrating at rainbow-colored events from the Portland Pride Parade to Portland Trans Pride ,...

Good Morning, News: Republicans Vote to Kill Local Radio, Trump's Really Creepy Epstein Letter, and...

Portland Mercury 7/18 5:45A Taylor Griggs

by Taylor Griggs If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the  Mercury ’ s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we...

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Kate Berlant, John Butler, Lucy Dacus, and...

Portland Mercury 7/17 6:51A Mercury Promotions

by Mercury Promotions Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic...

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Portland Mercury 7/17 5:22A Wm. Steven Humphrey

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the  Mercury ’ s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but...

Rooster Rock

Portland Mercury 7/16 11:13A Anonymous

by Anonymous To all the clothed textile people who go to Rooster Rock, please find one of the thousands of other beaches for clothed people and leave this one for the nude people. On Saturday July 12, some clothed people decided to set up...

dude, I'm not judging

Portland Mercury 7/16 6:01A Anonymous

by Anonymous there is word that pam bondi has called trump "daddy" at least three times.

Good Morning, News: Portland Is Already Too Hot, the Heritage Foundation's New Project, and About...

Portland Mercury 7/16 5:30A Suzette Smith

I Have One Daughter is such an apt anthem for US politics. by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the  Mercury 's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider  making a small monthly contribution  to support our editorial team. Your...

The Portland Fire Is Back, and More Big Moments in Local Sports History

Portland Monthly (News & Profiles) 7/15 7:36A Margaret Seiler

You know the Blazers, Timbers, Thorns, and (soon-to-be-resurrected) Fire. But what about the Buckaroos, Rosebuds, and Forest Dragons?

Focus on Who Controls the Footsoldiers

Portland Mercury 7/12 7:08A Anonymous

by Anonymous ICE agents are foot soldiers. And they probably have an unlimited number of personnel, and people willing to sign up to become personnel. I personally find it gross that anyone would want to sign up for that job. But, nevertheless, I...

Fuck Home Depot

Portland Mercury 7/11 1:34A Anonymous

by Anonymous It’s not a place you want to support. Especially if you have issues with employees who alert goon squads to people of color shopping.

POP QUIZ PDX: Of Mascots... and MONSTERS!

Portland Mercury 7/10 6:50A Wm. Steven Humphrey

See how well YOU score on this week's monstrous local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HELLOOOO BRAINY PANTS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX —our weekly, local, sassy-ass...

Good Morning, News: Trump Threatens Portland's DEI Programs, Musk's Antisemitic Chatbot, and Is It...

Portland Mercury 7/10 5:59A Wm. Steven Humphrey

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the  Mercury ’ s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but...

You’re not scared, you’re just selfish

Portland Mercury 7/10 3:31A Anonymous

by Anonymous you say “safety in numbers” like it’s some kind of moral truth. like sticking close to your people makes you good. like building community means locking the door tighter. but you walk past tents like they're scenery. like the people...

A citizens email to the Knesset

Portland Mercury 7/9 10:12P Anonymous

by Anonymous I have long believed that Israel was a place where the wrongs and violence and harm of the past were to be acknowledged, studied, and prevented from ever happening again. In the days since 10/7/2023 I have seen actions which go...

Good Morning, News: Trump's Border Czar Threatens a Portland Visit, Intel Is Suffering (and Oregon...

Portland Mercury 7/9 5:45A Taylor Griggs

by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution , because without...