Mount Angel Oktoberfest
For four days out of the year, the town of Mount Angel essentially transforms itself into Little Germany, full of lederhosen, tuba music, sausages, and an absolutely astounding amount of beer of all kinds and varieties, to be drank out of all sorts of steins, mugs, cups and boots. Plus there’s other attractions, including weiner dog races, a car show, dancing, live music, and much more.
Sep 15-18, Mount Angel, 11am, $5-30, all ages
Black Lives Matter Cuban Dinner/Fundraiser
A Caribbean dinner inspired by Chef Aaron’s Cuban roots, with the entirety of the proceeds benefitting Black Lives Matter PDX.
Sep 4, 4pm, $10-20
Mt Hood Meadows Oktoberfest
A little slice of Munich nestled comfortably on the slopes of Mt Hood, with award-winning craft beers on tap, and Oktoberfest food specialties from Executive Chef Dan DeHay.
Sep 4, 11am, $14
TBA:16 Opening Night Dinner
A homecooked multi-course meal from Stacey Givens of The Side Yard Farm, paired with cocktails and champagne, to help kick off 2016’s Time-Based Art festival, focused on seed-to-plate dining.
Sep 8, PICA at Hancock, 6pm, $100
Oregon Fermentation Festival
The magic of letting things get old and taste different (and/or mind-altering) is celebrated with a day-long festival on Sauvie Island, with a maker’s marketplace, a DIY pickling station, workshops, presentations, an ambrosia garden (like a beer garden, but with cider, mead, and wine in there, too) and plenty of fermented foods.
Sep 10, Kruger’s Farm, 11am, $19-30
11th Annual Summer in September
The calendar may say the season is over, but this is Portland—sometimes it stays summery all the way into November. So why not embrace it with Meals on Wheels’ annual festival, centered around a Creole-style jambalaya and ribs feast, with live entertainment from Speaker Minds, BlowFrogz, Elite, and DJ Doc Rock providing the soundtrack.
Sep 10, Dawson Park, noon, $15-45, all ages
Harvest Festival
The People’s Food Co-op hosts their biggest party of the year, Harvest Festival, a farmer’s market and street fair with live music, local craft vendors, food, cooking demos, beer garden and more. Bring canned goods from home for the harvest swap, and a light colored t-shirt to take advantage of the fest’s indigo dyeing station.
Sep 14, People’s Co-Op, 2pm, free, all ages
Feast Portland
The fifth annual food festival that transforms the city of Portland into one big dinner table, with a wide variety of presentations, lectures, tastings, chef competitions, and of course, amazing, one-of-a-kind breakfasts, lunches, and dinners brought to you by culinary masterminds, paired perfectly with spirits, wines and beers.
Sept 15-18, Various Locations, see feastportland for a full list of venues and times.
The Abbey Oktoberfest
Lots of places are bringing a little bit of Germany to the Pacific Northwest, but the Abbey is one of the few that isn’t just dedicating a day or two to drinking, dancing, and sausage-y silliness, they’re going full Oktoberfest, running a variety of events (all family-friendly, too!) at their NW 23rd location from Sept 16 to Oct 2nd. Click here for a full list of the Abbey’s Oktoberfest activities. Proceeds benefit Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Sept 16-Oct 2, The Abbey Bar & Bottle Shop
Stammtisch 2016 Oktoberfest
It’s the time of year where glass boots and lederhosen start springing up out of the ground and taking over city blocks like some sort of sausage-y invasive species. Stammtisch’s third annual celebration of this season includes a barbecue, games, live German music, giant pretzels, and over 10 Oktoberfest biers to enjoy all weekend long, with special ceremonial tappings throughout the weekend.
Sep 16-18, Stammtisch, 12pm
Polish Festival
Come to one of Portland’s funnest and most delicious events, the annual Polish Festival, in which the rich heritage of western Slavik culture is celebrated via bouncy polka bands, traditional dance, Polish beer, and absolutely yummy Polish edible delights! And of course, accordions, accordions, and more accordions!
Sep 17-18, St. Stanislaus Church, 11am, free, all ages
Roots at the Redd
An evening of food, drink, and live music celebrating Ecotrust’s 25 years of good environmental works, as well as their move to the Redd.
Sep 20, The Redd on Salmon, 6pm, $100-125
OMSI Science Pub: Coffee
Andrew Daday and Liam Kenna of Stumptown Coffee Roasters lead this presentation all about the science behind how you get your daily fix of the good stuff.
Sep 20, OMSI Empirical Theater, 7pm, $5, all ages
Eastside Distilling Whiskey Dinner
Not one, but two four-course dinners created in partnership with Eastside Distilling, including menu items like pork belly spinach salad, whiskey barbecue beer can chicken, and smoked trout scotch quail egg, each course paired with a different style of whiskey.
Sep 21-22, Swank & Swine, 6pm, $75
Fall is for Ramen: Organic Ramen Pop-Up Series
Umi Organic and Broth Bar team up for a first-come-first-served fall pop-up series, pairing bone broths by Salt Fire & Time’s Tressa Yellig with Umi co-founder Lola Millholland’s noodle expertise to create original ramen flavors making good use of the Pacific Northwest’s bounty of local produce and vegetables.
Sep 23, Broth Bar, 7pm
Portland Night Market
The Industrial District is transformed into the kind of bustling, busy, brightly lit street market you see in movies where the director wants you to know you’re visiting a strange, magical place. Except said magical place is in Portland’s Industrial District for two nights, and features over 175 of Portland’s best makers and creators, as well as some of its best food, drink, and music, too.
Sept 23-24, 4pm, free, all ages
13th Annual Hood River Hops Fest
Taking place on 5th and Columbia, right between Double Mountain and Full Sail’s breweries, the Hood River Hops Fest features over 40 breweries showcasing over 60 fresh hop beers, as well as a few hop ciders and some local wines to go along with local food options and arts and crafts vendors, all underscored by a steady stream of live music.
Sep 24, Double Mountain Brewery, noon, $10-15
Buckman-Kerns Brewfest & Block Party
Another year, another chance to close down the street in front of East Burn, invite a bunch of breweries to set up, and share special seasonal beers, put a couple friends in the dunk tank, listen to some live music from local musicians, win raffle prizes, eat heartily, and help benefit the Children’s Cancer Association.
Sept 24, East Burn, 3pm, free
Swig & Swine
The Bon Vivants, Imbibe, the USBG National Charity Foundation, and the Daily Beast present this boozy barbecue party for its fifth annual visit to Portland, featuring live music from DJ Dojah as chefs Scott Baird, Douglas Adams, Karl Holl, Peter Cho, Matthew Sigler, and Jason Francis French supply all-you-can-eat dishes all day long. Proceeds benefit Portland Village School.
Sept 25, White Owl Social Club, 1pm, $60
Beer for Breakfast
A glorious morning for beer aficionados, with a meat-eaters-and-vegan-friendly plated breakfast featuring Great Notion beers including their Double Stack stout (made with coffee and maple) their Blueberry Muffin (pretty self-explanatory what this beer tastes like, really), and other breakfast beers from guest brewers.
Sep 25, Great Notion Brewing, 9am, 11am, $50
Summer’s End Vegan Dinner
Derek Sarno and Gregory Gourdet join forces to present this sixth annual dinner celebrating the change of seasons and the region’s organic offerings, filling six courses full of Asian flavors and twists on classic dishes.
Sept 26, Departure, 6:30pm, $72
Shrimp Boil & Brewers BBQ
Lompoc offers up a tasty opportunity to hang out with its brewers while enjoying a bowl of shrimp boil and a pint of beer for $5, as well as specials on the Quadrant’s barbecue menu.
Sept 28, Fifth Quadrant, 4pm, $5
Prost! Portland Oktoberfest
Can’t really be Oktoberfest season without Prost! getting in on the fun, transforming the Mississippi marketplace into a Bavarian beer garden, hosting games, kids activities, live music, and a host of special German Oktoberfest beers from a beer truck.
Sept 30-Oct 2, Prost! Portland, 11am
Portland Fresh Hop Beer Fest
Beer is a staple in Portland. Hoppy beer is also a staple in Portland. Fresh-hopped beer is an ephemeral thing, arriving only during hops harvest season, with its piney, citrusy taste and delicate fizz. Beer festivals abound in Oregon, but the Portland Fresh Hops Beer Fest is the only fresh hoppy one at Oaks Park, where you can get drunk and go on amusement park rides. Wheeeeee! SHELBY R. KING
Sep 30-Oct 1, 12pm, free, $20 glass + 8 drink tickets