Support Black Restaurant Days
Inspired by a community effort in San Francisco, Portland's Bertha Pearl decided the city needed its own weekend to support Black-owned restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, food carts, and more. Now in its second year, it's even bigger and better. Read this week's Last Supper for more details.
Various Locations, see the event page for a list of the participating restaurants
Organic Beer Fest 2016
The North American Organic Beer Festival celebrates its 12th year with a brand new name and a whole bunch of brand new organic beers and ciders to sample from over 30 different breweries, as well as live music, organic food, kids activities, and more.
Aug 25-28, Overlook Park, 12pm, free
Dogs' Day of Summer
The Portland Mercury and River Pig Saloon have teamed up to unleash the third annual Dogs' Day of Summer, the most anticipated dog racing event of the season. It's free for spectators, but canine competitors will need to pay a registration fee (between $15-25). Along with the wiener-dog race and the Pug O' War, there will be a pet spa, a pet/owner lookalike contest, a pet friendly block party, food, drink, and more.
Aug 27, River Pig Saloon, 12pm, free
Grilled Cheese International
As part of their month long grilled cheese fundraiser for Call to Safety (formerly Portland Women's Crisis Line), East Burn is hosting a grilled cheese competition featuring 9 contestants. Event attendees will sample each contestant's grilled cheese sandwiches and rank them on a score card based on taste, originality, presentation and best overall. Live music will follow the event, and half of the proceeds will go to benefit Call to Safety
Aug 26, East Burn, 5pm, $20
Beaverton Craft Beer Festival
Featuring offerings from Ambacht, Base Camp, Bull Run, Buoy, Burnside, Coalition, Fort George, Pelican, and many more, with live music and food from Pizzattola's and the Fireside Grill.
Aug 27, The Round, 11am, $1-8
Brews for New Avenues
This yearly fundraiser includes a live rare-beer auction, special craft-brew keg tappings, beer floats, food carts, raffles, and live music. Proceeds benefit New Avenues for Youth's services for at-risk, foster, and homeless youth.
Aug 27, Leftbank Annex, 5pm, $10
Beer Wars: IPA Fest
The streets outside 10 Barrel are shut down and turned into a brewery battlefield, with 30 different IPAs from five states available for tasting. Entry is free, tasting glasses are $5, and drink tokens are $1.
Aug 27, 10 Barrel Brewing, 5pm
Mukja! The Portland Korean Food Festival
A daylong celebration of Korean cuisine, featuring offerings from a lineup of award-winning chefs from all over the Pacific Northwest.
Aug 28, Ecotrust Building, 1pm, $70-100
Summer Brunchies
Vegan Iron Chef continues their summer brunch series with a stop at Nectar, including mimosas and/or kombucha to go along with their menu of delicious vegan breakfast dishes. But there's only room for 20 attendees, so reserve quickly.
Aug 28, Nectar Cafe, 10am, $25