Sunday Open Jam

The Sunday Open Jam is back at Barrel Room this Sunday, October 11, from 8 PM to midnight. It's a night of music, games and good vibes where the stage is open to anyone—whether you're a seasoned musician or just someone who loves to vibe—to grab an instrument and join in. When you aren't playing, there's a ping pong table for challenging friends, and the whole thing runs late into the night.

Barrel Room is in Old Town Chinatown, Portland's oldest neighborhood, a bustling entertainment and streetwear-shopping district along the west side of the Willamette River. The area is home to the Lan Su Chinese Garden, a 40,000-square-foot Ming Dynasty-style garden built in 1999 by a team of experts who traveled from Suzhou, China, which announced an expansion in early 2025. It was also home to a vibrant Japantown, the history of which the Japanese American Museum of Oregon explores, and it still offers the city's only remaining authentic Chinese restaurants, Golden Horse and Republic Cafe.

The jam runs every Sunday from 8 PM to midnight, so if you miss this one, there's another next week. There's no cover, and it's 21+ with a valid ID.