Free Events in Portland: Sept 25–27 (Highlights Edition)
September 24th, 2009
Admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend!
Friday, September 25
David Cross, best known for TV’s “Mr. Show” and “Arrested Development,” will talk about his book at 12:00 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside.
Admission to the Portland Art Museum is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer will perform at Music Millennium.
Saturday, September 26
It’s Museum Day. Get a free admission ticket from the Smithsonian website. The ticket is good at the Architectural Heritage Center, Oregon History Museum, Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, Pittock Mansion, Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, and World Forestry Center Discovery Museum.
Today’s free events include the Polish Festival, “Welcome the Rain” Festival, Fun on Foster Festival & Art Walk, a guided walk in Balch Creek and the Lower Macleay Park Loop, a guided walk of the Oregon Electric Railroad section of the Fanno Creek Greenway Trail, and the grand opening celebration of Pittman Addition HydroPark. Gresham hosts the Teddy Bear Parade, Symphonic Safari, and Transportation Safety Fair.
Sunday, September 27
Free events include the Polish Festival, McMenamins Oktoberfest, NW Film Center’s Young People’s Film & Video Festival, a guided hike in Mount Talbert Nature Park, and a class called Understanding Real Estate Investment and the Foreclosure Market.
More free events
You can find information on a few more free events at Portland on the Cheap. For free concerts, check Concert Co-op.
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1. Stephanie | October 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 am
I love the new highlights format! I don’t miss the random concerts at all and like the best of the best for each weekend. I look forward to the new site. Keep up the awesome work.
Congrats on your new baby!
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