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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Sept 25–27, 2026
It’s officially fall, and Portland’s weekend docket is anything but boring. Pay tribute to a country queen at the Celebration of Dolly Parton, cheer on the Beavs at OSU Beaver Game Day, make some feline friends on the Cats of Sunnyside Field Trip, and dig into the roots of our…
Ticket Alert: Hans Zimmer, Ha*Ash, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
It’s officially fall! Cozy up with tickets to newly announced shows. Hans Zimmer—who you may know for his Grammy Award-winning scores to Dune and The Lion King—takes it to the next level on tour with his 19-piece band next spring. Latin pop duo Ha*Ash sings about love,…
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to the Erotic Ball, Swan Lake, Swampmeet, and MORE!
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 upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to…
How a Chicken Beauty Contest Ended Up Meaning Something
Portland is highly regarded as a weird city nestled in a pretty weird state, so it’s not too surprising the city has a festival devoted to celebrating this weirdness. This year’s Weird Fest kicked off last Saturday at Oaks Park in SE Portland, and the seasonal heat didn’t…
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for Sept 21-27
The seasons are changing—this week marks both the Portland Fire’s final regular season game of the year and the Winterhawks home opener. We’ve got some unusual musical guests coming into town, too, like English art-rockers Everything Everything and Japanese synth-pop queen Poison…
Happening NOW: The Mercury’s Finger-Lickin’ WING WEEK!
We’ve waited all year, and it’s finally here: Portland Mercury’s Wing Week is BACK, and it’s going to make every other wing week you’ve ever experienced pale in comparison. That’s right—from Monday, September 21 to Sunday, September 27, the Mercury’s Wing Week returns with…
Spend your summer at the movie theater: Film series, crafternoons, and more
A classic way to beat the heat during the summer is at the movie theater. Patrons of all ages can enjoy theatrical releases of new movies, or reshowings of classics...
How to have a Portland summer for under $20
It’s summer in Portland: the sun is out, the days are long, and the Willamette River is still questionable to swim in. Spending summer in the city doesn’t have to...