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A guide to the Radical Harvest Craft Faire, a free, family-friendly pop-up at SymbiOp Garden Shop with 40+ local makers, a clothing swap, and community stations. It also places the faire within Portland's wider tradition of autumn markets.
Jake's Famous Crawfish is a seafood restaurant in a historic downtown Portland building dating from 1910, with turn-of-the-century décor and a menu of daily-delivered fish. This post covers the atmosphere, popular dishes with prices, and practical details like hours, happy hour, and reservations.
Broadway Rose's Million Dollar Quartet dramatizes the legendary 1956 Sun Records session with Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. The show runs through October 25 at the New Stage in Tigard, is currently sold out, and maintains a standby list for last-minute cancellations.
A guide to Portland's 2026 Halloween season, covering ghost tours at the Olympic Club and White Eagle, haunted houses like The Fear PDX and ScareGrounds, and McMenamins' Samhain pop-ups and themed events.
Los Hongos Cafe and Plant Bar is a café and mushroom shop on SE Division St, known for drinks with medicinal mushroom extracts and vegan food. The menu also includes kava, mushroom tacos and grow kits. Opening hours and contact details are included.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) plays at the Clinton Street Theater on Sunday, October 18, at 7 p.m. for $10 as part of the Horror October program, a new 4K restoration for the film's 50th anniversary. The post also covers the rest of the month's screenings and Portland's GuignolFest horror film contest.
Portland Open Studios opens 100+ local artist studios for free on Oct 10-11 and 17-18, 10 am to 4 pm. The self-guided tour is split into seven neighborhood communities, with artists showing their work and process in their own workspaces.
ADX Fest 2026, a city-wide arts festival by the woman- and Latino-owned collective Art Design Xchange, runs through October 31 with over 60 events. A guide to the remaining workshops, gallery openings and performances across Portland.
