It’s been another crazy-ass week in the ol’ US of A. Decompress (or at least attempt to) at weekend events from Alley Sweeper to the The Ladds 500 and from Lan Su’s Magnolia Festival to the Cherry Blossom Bazaar. Find more suggestions in our guide to the top picks of the week.
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Alley Sweeper 2026
This yearly moto ride through Portland’s alleyways brings together the motorcycle community for a raucous city-wide party. Whether you wanna call it a cruise, a parade, or a rally, it’s a fun as hell DIY event that brings out freaky Frankenstein bikes to pump traffic through the city’s underused side streets (at a reasonable speed, of course). The ride meets at the Fopo Tavern and cruises the alleys of Southeast en route to lunch at Slim’s in St. Johns. In the afternoon, the ride swerves through North and Northeast alleys, culminating in an afterparty at the Q-Hut with music from Future Failure, Lagoon, Time Rift, and Gondos. BRI BREY
(Fopo Tavern, Creston-Kenilworth, free)
