Happy Thanksgiving! Here are the weekend’s free events. Enjoy!
Friday, November 27
Head downtown for the Macy’s Holiday Parade.
Surround yourself with Christmas cheer at the tree lighting celebrations at these locations:
See a display of decorated holiday trees at the Vancouver Rotary Festival of Trees.
Visit the Portland Art Museum for free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Saturday, November 28
Enjoy holiday celebrations at these locations:
Relax at Portland Center Stage’s Holiday Oasis featuring free chair massages, Victorian Family Photo Booth, hot chocolate and more.
See a display of decorated holiday trees at the Vancouver Rotary Festival of Trees.
Create jewelry, cards, snowflakes and more at Tigard Library’s Mega Craft Workshop.
Sunday, November 29
If you’re a sci-fi fan, head to Powell’s Books for the Sci-Fi Authorfest III Booksigning.
See Brittany Shane perform at Music Millennium.
More events
For more free and low-cost events, check Portland on the Cheap.
For free concerts, see Concert Co-op.
November 26th, 2009
Admission is free for all events below. If you know of a free event, please write a comment about it.
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, November 21
Enjoy a good story at the Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival.
Learn simple ways to save money at home at the Fix-It Fair.
See Frank Fairfield perform at Music Millennium.
Sunday, November 22
Attend a lively performance by intertribal dance troupe Eagle Spirit Native Dancers at the Beaverton Library.
More events
For more free and low-cost events, check Portland on the Cheap.
For free concerts, see Concert Co-op.
November 19th, 2009
Seems like a slow weekend for free events. Am I missing something? If you know of any other free events, please write a comment about it.
Admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend!
Friday, November 13
Visit Pioneer Courthouse Square at noon to welcome this year’s Christmas tree. Festivities include a visit from Santa and local dignitaries.
Saturday, November 14
Discover local groups dedicated to a variety of interests (some of them offbeat) at the Keep Portland Weird! Festival. The event also includes a swap for kids clothes, maternity clothes, and toys.
Sunday, November 15
See The Features in concert at Music Millennium.
Head to Camas for a concert by the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony.
More events
For more free concerts, see Concert Co-op.
November 12th, 2009
Friday, November 6
Take the kids to the Portland Children’s Museum.
Go gallery hopping at the Central Eastside Art Walk.
Head to Camas for a food sampling event at this month’s Camas Art Walk.
Enjoy family activities and entertainment at the Multnomah Arts Center Open House.
Take a free writing workshop at Ibex Studios: Adventures in Creative Writing at 6:00 pm.
Saturday, November 7
Meet Trail Blazers’ guard Andre Miller at the grand opening celebration of the new DICK’s Sporting Goods at Lake Oswego’s Meridian Square.
Meet and mingle with local printers, book/zine artists, and other proponents of DIY print democracy, take part in educational print demos, and more at the Power of the Press Fair at Portland Center Stage.
Head to Vancouver for the 23rd Annual Veterans Parade.
Take the kids to a new musical puppet show from Penny’s Puppet Productions at the Northwest Library.
Join chef and author, Jean Johnson, at Capitol Hill Library for her presentation “Harvest Bounty from Thailand to the Hopi Mesas to Mexico.” Jean will share simple measure-free recipes and insights from her travels.
See Lou Barlow perform at Music Millennium.
If you’re a Bank of America customer, visit the Portland Art Museum and the Pittock Mansion for free.
Sunday, November 8
Visit the Portland Art Museum and enjoy a day of special events.
Head to Kennedy School for a day of free workshops on a wide range of topics of concern and interest to women. This event is part of the 2009 Siren Nation Festival.
If you’re a Bank of America customer, visit the Pittock Mansion for free.
See German theatre group Grotest Maru give a performance inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Meet David Javerbaum, producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and 11-time Emmy Award winner, and hear him talk about his latest book, “What to Expect When You’re Expected: A Fetus’s Guide to the First Three Trimesters.”
Learn about the Children’s Book Bank at its open house.
More events
For more free and low-cost events, check Portland on the Cheap.
For free concerts, see Concert Co-op.
If you know of any other free events happening this weekend, please write a comment about it.
November 5th, 2009
