Portland October Events 2010
We don't have the standard events calendar of many sites. Our monthly lists are curated to not be overwhelming and help you quickly find interesting events in the Portland area. We add to it often so maybe you should bookmark it & come back daily. 
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- All Month: Portland Halloween Parties, Events, Costume Contests
- All Month: Portland Pumpkin Patch | ¬Å“Heart In Oregon Maize¬Â
- October 27-31: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Halloween Parties, Free Tickets & Prizes
- All Month: The Maize at the Pumpkin Patch/Haunted Maize | Over 400,000 Visitors
- All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
- All Month: Win Scream At The Beach Tickets: Top 3 Haunts In The Nation!
- All Month: FrightTown: Portland Oregon's Premier Haunted House Attraction + Coupon
- October 31: Hip-Hop Halloween Portland Party @ Goodfoot Lounge | Atlanta Funk
- October 31: Ben & Jerry’s Free Acoustic Show & “Bonnaroo Buzz” Flavor | Here We Go Magic
- October 31:Halloween At Holocene – FIN DE CINEMA | Music, Dancing & Japanese Cult Horror Film
- October 31: Lone Fir Cemetery Sixth Annual Portland Halloween Tour of Untimely Departures
- October 31: Free Portland Halloween Event: Vampire Trivia @ East Burn
- October 31: Glitter & Gore Halloween Party & Burlesque Show @ Bossanova Ballroom
- October 29-31: Family-Friendly Portland Halloween Events @ Oregon Zoo: Pumpkin Pulverizing, Goodie Bags, Holiday Themed Treats
- October 31: Thriller2 Portland Halloween Proper @ Refuge PDX | Dj P (MICHAEL JACKSON MIXTAPE PREMIERE), Haiku D’Etat, Paul Johnson & More
- October 31: Sunday Brunch @ Portland Hawthorne Hostel
- October 31:Berbati’s Pan Halloween Party With Oregone, The Quick & Easy Boys, DJ Santo, Philly's Phunkestra
- October 31:Oregon Symphony Halloween Event: Hitchcock’s Psycho @ Arlene Schnitzer
- October 31: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- October 30 & 31:Win $25 Gift Certificate: Halloween @ Portland Saturday Market | Costume Parade, Trick or Treating
- October 30: Watch Oregon Ducks vs USC Trojans In Portland & Online + East Burn Halloween Party
- October 30: Portland Halloween @ Whiskey Bar: Phunk Zappa - Philly's Phunkestra Plays Frank Zappa
- October 30:Massive Portland Halloween Dance Party: Costumes, Music + Win Portland Trail Blazers Courtside Tickets | Free Before 10:30
- October 30:LOTUS Halloween Show @ Roseland Theater, All Ages, 9pm.
- October 30: Halloween in Portland: Win BarFly Bus Party Tickets ($50!)
- October 30: Portland Hip Hop Halloween (LA to PDX “Hollaween”) @ Salmon St Studios
- October 30: Portland Halloween Scavenger Hunt & Costume Contest | $250 Prize
- October 30:Halloween in Gresham, Oregon @ 4th Street Brewing Company | $600 Costume Contest
- October 30: Portland Halloween @ Goodfoot Lounge | Sugarcane & Tapwater
- October 30: Family-Friendly “Healthy Halloween” @ Playworks | NW Portland
- October 30: Portland Halloween $500 Costume Contest & Party @ East Burn
- October 30: SNAP! Portland Halloween Edition @ Holocene
- October 30: Ron Jeremy's Naughtiest Halloween Party in Portland
- October 30:Portland Halloween Bollywood Horror VIII @ Someday Lounge | Costume Contest
- October 30: Win Tickets: Vagabond Opera 4th Annual Halloween Bash| The Translyvanian Voodoo Ball
- October 30: Portland BENT Halloween Ball & Costume Gala Benefiting the Equity Foundation
- October 30: Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive | Portland City Hall & Eastbank Esplanade
- October 28-30: Nick Kroll @ Helium Comedy Club This Weekend | The League, I Love You Man, Little Fockers & More
- October 29 & 30: Greensky Bluegrass Award-Winning Music @ Mt. Tabor Theater | Two Nights Over Halloween
- October 29: Free Portland Halloween Event & Costume Contest At Bagdad Theater With Dark Horse Comics: “Blood & Guts” | Door Prizes, Giveaways
- October 29:HOWL All Night Portland Halloween Party | Benefit For The City Repair Project
- October 29: Portland Art Museum offers free admission on the fourth Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m.
- October 29:K'NAAN w/ Paper Tongues Halloween Show! @ Roseland Theater, All Ages, 9pm.
- October 29: Form Function Fashion Show @ Center for Architecture | NW Portland
- October 29: Win Tickets: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2: Dia de los Muertos @ Alberta Rose Theater | Live Music, Dance Artists, Vampires
- October 28: KBOO's Portland Halloween Fundraiser: ¬Å“Boo Bash¬Â @ Mt Tabor Theater
- October 28: Last Thursday on Alberta
- October 28: Everyone Orchestra All Star Improvisational Interactive Music Show @ Alberta Rose Theater | Members of Los Lobos, March Fourth, Motet & Many More
- October 28: Last Thursday @ Goodfoot Lounge | Vinyl Killers 8
- October 28:Win Tickets ($50): An Evening With Gov't Mule Thursday @ Crystal Ballroom
- October 27: Free Play @ Ground Kontrol | Last Wednesday of Every Month
- October 27:Early Portland Halloween Costume Party @ Madison’s Grill | FREE, Music, Movies, Jello Shots!
- October 27: Win Tickets: DJ Shadow @ Roseland Theater This Wednesday
- October 27: 5th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest At Laurelwood NW Public House
- October 27: Game 2 Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs LA Clippers
- October 26: Portland Halloween Horror Double Feature Film Fest @ Hollywood Theater | House By The Cemetery & Zombie
- October 26: EcoDistricts Summit: Free Keynote Speaker Event @ Portland State Univeristy |John Knott, President and Founder of the Noisette Company
- October 26: Signe Anderson (of the Jefferson Airplane) CD Signing & Instore Performances | FREE
- October 21-24: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets
- October 24: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- October 24: LUCHA VA VOOM Halloween Party - Mexican Masked Wrestling, Saucy Striptease & Comedy Show @ Roseland
- October 24: Sunday Brunch @ Portland Hawthorne Hostel
- October 24: Portland Doggie Palooza @ World Forestry Center | Food, Beer & Wine, Pet Fair, Halloween Fashion Show
- October 21-24:Portland “Halloween Intensive” Costuming Fundamentals Workshop | PDX Seamsters
- October 20-24:Win Tickets: Portland Cocktail Week ($200!)
- October 22-24: VOX: A Spoken-Word Chorus Presents Achilles' Alibi @ The Waterbrook Studio
- October 23: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance in Pioneer Square | Halloween Events
- October 23: Helping Hands Against Violence 12th Annual Auction Gala At The Pines Winery, Hood River | Live Music by Ben Bonham
- October 23: 2010 Portland Zombie Walk
- October 23: MAG-BIG Grand Opening | SE Hawthorne Local Art & Design Retail Shop
- October 23: Harvest Fest At East Burn | 100% Benefit For The American Center For Sustainability
- October 23:Bossanova Ballroom Presents Glitter & Gore @ Bossanova Ballroom | Boobs & Blood
- October 23: Family-Friendly Portland Halloween Event This Saturday: Night Flight 2010 With Audubon Society
- October 23: Better Business Bureau Of Oregon’s Secure Your ID Day | Lake Oswego, National Protect Your Identity Week
- October 23: KulturFest 2010 – German American Society Celebrates The Diversity Of German Culture – Children's Theater: Feuer und Flamme @ Chapman School
- October 21-23: Norm Macdonald @ Helium Comedy Club | Saturday Night Live
- October 20-23:Seattle City Arts Fest: Four Days Of Music & Art | Belle and Sebastian, Blue Scholars, She and Him, Gogol Bordello, Big Boi, Cat Power
- October 22 & 23: Win Goodfoot Lounge Weekend Tickets: SoutStew & Junu What?!
- October 22: Win Tickets to She & Him w/ Mike Coykendall & The Golden Shag @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- October 22: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance Practice @ Fremont United Methodist Church | Halloween Events
- October 22: Portland Tease Time Zombie Halloween Burlesque Show @ Tonic Lounge | Photo Booth, Raffle Prizes, Music & Dancing
- October 22: Hackensaw Boys, 4 On The Floor, Jokers & Jacks @ Mt Tabor Theater
- October 22: KulturFest 2010 – German American Society Celebrates The Diversity Of German Culture – Jazz Concert: Sebastian Schunke Group @ Jimmy Mak’s
- October 22: Burlesque for BOOBS – Benefit for Breast Cancer Awareness Month @ Kelly's Olympian
- October 22: Version Dancehall/Dubstep/Soundsystem Party @ Holocene | Free Before 10!
- October 21-24:Portland “Halloween Intensive” Costuming Fundamentals Workshop | PDX Seamsters
- October 21: Spelling Battle Royal to Fight Sexual Abuse @ ComedySportz Arena | Food, Beer, Wine
- October 21: John Lee Hooker, Jr @ Mt. Tabor Theater | 21st Century Blues Man
- October 21: CreativeCares/Disability Aid Abroad Photo Exhibit & Book Release @ Portland City Hall
- October 21: Art Spark At Someday Lounge | Siren Nation Festival
- October 21:Win Tickets: Deer Tick, J-Roddy Walston & The Business, The Quick & Easy Boys @ Cystal Ballroom | October 21
- October 20: B*tch Media Presents The Naked Truth: Body Image, Photoshop, and Other Adventures in Advertising
- October 20: President Obama Portland Visit
- October 20:Starfucker & Octopus Project, Strength, Super XX Man @ Roseland Theater | All Ages
- October 20: Portland Fermentation Festival @ Ecotrust’s Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center
- October 20: Portland Food Adventures With Renowned Chef Jason French @ Ned Ludd
- October 20-23: Seattle City Arts Fest: Belle & Sebastian, She & Him, Gogol Bordello, Big Boi (Tickets/info: www.cityartsfest.com)
- October 19: Craftperspectives Lecture @ Pacific Northwest College Of Art | Philip Tinari: Postures in Clay
- October 19: Timbers Tuesdays: Portland Timbers Announce 4 Player Signings For MLS
- October 19: Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder Signing @ Jackpot Records | Free, All-Ages
- October 19: Holocene & Abstract Earth Project Present Gaslamp Killer, Daedelus, 12th Planet, Teebs
- October 18: Ate-Oh-Ate Official Grand Opening party (2454 E. Burnside St, 6pm to 9pm)
- October 18: Refuge Proudly Presents: THE OFFICIAL M.I.A. AFTERPARTY
- October 17 & 18: Oregon Latino Inaugural Summit In Salem | ¬Å“One United Voice - Una Voz Unida¬Â
- October 17: Many Portland Sunday Events| Free, Halloween, Film, Music, Food
- October 14-17: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & FREE Tickets
- October 17: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance Practice @ Fremont United Methodist Church | Halloween Events
- October 17: Multnomah County Sustainability Film Series Blue Gold: World Water Wars @ Bagdad Theater | FREE, All Ages
- October 17: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- October 17: Sunday Brunch @ Portland Hawthorne Hostel
- October 15-17:VOX: A Spoken-Word Chorus Presents Achilles' Alibi @ The Waterbrook Studio
- October 15-17: 28th Annual Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
- October 15-17: 23rd Annual Apple Tasting Event @ Portland Nursery
- October 16 & 17: Oregon symphony Presents ¬Å“A Night At The Cotton Club¬Â @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- October 16 & 17: Portland Open Studios Tour This Weekend: 100 Locations Around Metro Portland + Win Guide
- October 16 & 17: NW Bridal Fair @ Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom With Making Memories and Brides Against Breast Cancer
- October 14-16:Doug Benson @ Helium Comedy Club This Weekend | ¬Å“Super High Me¬Â
- October 16: KulturFest 2010 – German American Society Celebrates The Diversity Of German Culture – Cinema: Whisky mit Wodka @ Portland Art Museum
- October 16: Tangent Reading Series: Shaw, Wolach, Zolf @ Clinton Corner Cafe | Free
- October 16:The Vampires Of FrightTown To Hold ¬Å“Twilight¬Â Book Burning
- October 16: Digital Photography Workshop @ Portland Farmers Market
- October 16: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Dead Kenny G’s, Trio Subtonic @ Mt Tabor Theater
- October 16: Saraveza Anniversary Party: “Viva la Craft Beer Revolution! ” | Prizes, Food, Pasties
- October 16: Wheels of Justice vs. Windy City Rollers @ Oaks Park | Portland Rose City Rollers
- October 15: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance Practice @ Fremont United Methodist Church | Halloween Events
- October 15: Shine A Light Event @ Portland Art Museum | Art, Beer, Dancing, More
- October 15: The Script & Hugo @ Crystal Ballroom + Win Tickets ($50!)
- October 15: Axles of Annihilation vs. Slaughter County Roller Vixens
- October 15: Community Music Center's Free Family Friday Concert Series
- October 10-15: National Coming Out Week @ Portland State University Campus
- October 14: KulturFest 2010 – German American Society Celebrates The Diversity Of German Culture – Classical Concert: Meditations Hébraique @ Old Church
- October 14:Win Tickets: Burning Man Film (30 Years!) @ Cinema 21 | ¬Å“Dust & Illusions¬Â | One Night Only
- October 14:Holy F**k, Indian Jewelry, Clipd Beaks @ Holocene
- October 14: The Ascetic Junkies Free In-Store Performance At Music Millennium
- October 13:Scott Dolich/Park Kitchen Chef’s Choice Portland Food Adventure Dinner
- October 13: KPSU Debuts New Portland Trail Blazers Talk Show
- October 13: Floating World Comics 4th Annual Animation Festival @ Holocene
- October 12: Jazz Improv With Guillermo E. Brown & Tim DuRoche | Design Within Reach NW Portland Studio | Free, All Ages
- October 12: Examining Portland’s Forgotten History Through Zines @ Multnomah County Central Library | FREE
- October 12: PLANET EDEN Musical Comedy @ Broadway Rose Theater | Texas Vortex For The Arrival Of UFOs
- October 11: Watch Monday Night Football In Portland & Online | New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings
- October 11: Friends of the Multnomah County Library 37th Annual Fall Used Book Sale 2010 | Oregon's Largest Used Book Sale
- October 9-11: Oregon Symphony Presents An Evening Of Mendelssohn And Mozart
- October 8-11: Friends of the Multnomah County Library 37th Annual Fall Used Book Sale 2010 | Oregon’s Largest Used Book Sale
- October 10-15: National Coming Out Week @ Portland State University Campus
- October 10: 20+ Portland Sunday Events, Parties, Festivals
- October 10: Second Annual Columbus Day International Cultural Celebration Day @ Tigard Library | FREE
- October 10: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- October 8-10: 23rd Annual Apple Tasting Event @ Portland Nursery
- October 7-10: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & FREE Tickets | October 7-10
- October 7-10:Portland 2010 WordStock Book Festival This Weekend
- October 10: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance Practice @ Fremont United Methodist Church | Halloween Events
- October 10: Portland Marathon Beer & Burger Special @ East Burn | Runners & Non-Runners
- October 10: Portland Timbers Playoff Preview: Timbers Face Whitecaps In First Round Of USSF Division 2 Playoffs
- October 10:Timbers Vs Whitecaps: Season On The Line For Portland Timbers This Sunday
- October 10: Sunday Brunch @ Portland Hawthorne Hostel
- October 10: Portland Halloween Bazaar @ Oaks Park | 50+ Vendors
- October 10: CLIMBER Free In-Store Performance At Music Millennium
- October 10: Portland Humanist Film Fest @ 5th Avenue Theater | FREE
- October 10:Salvador Molly’s Annual Last Chance Luau Celebration
- October 9: Alter Egos Society's 4th Annual Hero/Villain Ceasefire Party
- October 9 & 10: Portland Open Studios Tour This Weekend: 100 Locations Around Metro Portland + Win Guide
- October 9: The Brew & Destination Realty Present The Music of Journey: An Acoustic Tribute With Stone In Love (Journey Tribute Band)
- October 9: Free Admission To Museum Of Contemporary Craft | Blue Sky Gallery 35th Anniversary
- October 9: ATLAS Global Bass Dance Party W/ Special Guest CHAACH @ Holocene | FREE before 10, Holocene's Longest-Running Dance Party
- October 9: October 8: Portland Humanist Film Fest @ 5th Avenue Theater | FREE
- October 9: Beer Tour @ The World Forestry Center | 20+ Beers From Around The World
- October 9: Blue Sky 35th Anniversary @ DeSoto Building | Pints, Photobooth, Gallery Art Talk, More
- October 9: 4th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame Concert @ Roseland
- October 7-9: Nick Thune @ Helium Comedy Club + Win Tickets
- October 8: Mortified Portland + Interview With Portland Mayor Sam Adams Live On Stage @ Mission Theater
- October 8: Choose Your Own Adventure Dance Party @ Holocene | Free Before 11
- October 8: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance Practice @ Fremont United Methodist Church | Halloween Events
- October 8: Headbang for Headcancer Benefit @ Bossanova Ballroom
- October 8: APERITIVO HAPPY HOUR @ Holocene w/ DJ Tropical Depression | Free
- October 8: Sara Jackson-Holman, Dead Peasant, Gavin-Wahl Stephens & The New Americans @ Mt Tabor Theater
- October 8: Portland Humanist Film Fest @ Clinton Street Theater | FREE
- October 7-10:Portland 2010 WordStock Book Festival This Weekend
- October 7:50+ Portland First Thursday Art Openings & Events | NW, SW, Old Town, Pearl
- October 7: First Thursday @ Gallery Sesso: Trio of Erotic Illustrations, Colored Pencil Drawings & Oil Paintings
- October 7: First Thursday Art Show & Benefit @ Lizard Lounge | Widmer, Koi Fusion, Boone Speed, Boy Eats Drum Machine
- October 7: Portland Timbers Playoff Preview: Timbers Face Whitecaps In First Round Of USSF Division 2 Playoffs
- October 7: First Thursday Show @ Graeter Art Rep With Jeremy Okai Davis
- October 7: Portland First Thursday @ Tender Loving Empire With Y La Bamba
- October 7: First Thursday @ Compound Art Gallery Portland | Illustrious With Martin Hsu, Jade Klara, & Nimit Malavia
- October 7: Pigeon John Free In-Store Performance At Music Millennium
- October 7:Mortified Portland + Interview With Portland Mayor Sam Adams Live On Stage @ Bagdad Theater
- October 7: First Thursday – The RiPPLE Effect @ Keen Footwear | Sustainability, Art, Music, Video, Drinks
- October 6: Free Wordstock Event @ Mutlnomah County Central Library | Nonfiction Reading Showcase
- October 6: The Future of Energy: Second Political Forum On Energy & Sustainability @ Bagdad Theater
- October 6: An Evening with Robert Scott (The Clean) & Friends @ Bunk Bar | Free
- October 6: Past/Tense PDX Window Project By TJ Norris
- October 5: GoGreen Conference @ Gerding Theater
- October 5: Free Wordstock Event @ Mutlnomah County Central Library | Young Adult Reading Showcase
- October 4: Golden Bears & Hungry Ghost @ Holocene | FREE
- October 2-4: Portland Debut Of Violin Virtuoso & Two-Time Grammy Award Winner Hilary Hahn @ Oregon Symphony | ¬Å“America's Best Young Classical Musician¬Â
- October 3: Young Audiences' Artist Showcase @ Buckman School
- October 3: Sunday Brunch @ Portland Hawthorne Hostel
- October 3: Bake Sale to End Childhood Hunger in SE Portland | Over 20 Bakers!
- September 30 – October 3: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties, Festivals & Free Tickets
- September 30 – October 3: Win Tickets: Portland Fall Home and Garden Show THIS WEEKEND | ¬Å“The Best Fall Home And Garden Show In The State!¬Â
- October 1-3: Hollywood Vintage, Portland’s Largest Vintage Clothing Retailer, Celebrates 1-Year In New Location With Party & 2-Day Sale | vintage eyewear-menswear-hats-costumes
- October 2: Watch Football: Oregon Ducks vs Stanford & OSU Beavers vs Arizona State In Portland & Online
- October 2:Win Tickets: Marianne Dissard & Francoiz Breut French Chanteuse Night! Special US Tour @ Crystal Ballroom Lola's Room
- October 2: Y La Bamba In-Store Performance @ Music Millennium | FREE
- October 2: Write Around Portland & Design Within Reach Present XY&Z Charity Benefit
- October 2:The Return of Molly Cliff @ Mt. Tabor Theater + Win Tickets | First Show In Nearly Two Decades
- October 2: First Annual Oregon Archives Crawl + After-Party | Music & Raffle Prizes
- October 2: Booty BASSment Dance Party @ Holocene | FREE Before 11
- October 1 & 2: Johnson Creek Art Show @ Umpqua Bank Sellwood | First Friday
- October 1: Portland's 2010 Thrill the World Dance Practice @ Fremont United Methodist Church | Halloween Events
- October 1: Lompoc Brewers Portland Halloween Seasonal Beer Release – “Monster Mash” Imperial Porter
- October 1: First Friday @ Po Boy Art Gallery – “Outside The Box”
- October 1: Rural Route Film Festival @ 5th Avenue Cinema
- October 1-9: Win Tickets: Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (PLGFF) + Film Guide
- October 1:First Friday: Portland Halloween Group Art Show @ REDUX
- October 1: First Friday @ Gallery Zero & Second Anniversary Art Show
- September 30 – October 3: Win Tickets: Portland Fall Home and Garden Show THIS WEEKEND | ¬Å“The Best Fall Home And Garden Show In The State!¬Â
- September 30 – October 2:Portland's Matt Braunger At Helium Comedy Club This Weekend + Win Tickets | MADtv, United States of Tara, Comedy Central's ¬Å“Live at Gotham¬Â
