This year’s Portland Rose Festival (May 19 – June 16, 2013) features two full weeks of fun with family events, parades, rose shows, concerts, fireworks, fleet week, dragon boat races, sports car races, and more. The Grand Floral Parade is a highlight of the week. You can also find special offers and promo codes closer to the event [...]
The Portland Children’s Museum in Portland Oregon (across from the Oregon Zoo) offers both a free day (first Fridays) and a convenient way to save $1 on tickets. If you have inquisitive kids who like to explore, this place might be worth a look. The Musuem’s tagline is “the museum that doesn’t act like a [...]
Portland Fleet Week (June 5 – 9, 2013) is a popular local event that draws crowds of nautical fans and history buffs to the Oregon waterfront. Portland Fleet Week is one of the Portland Rose Festival events. During Fleet Week you can take free tours of United States Navy, Coast Guard and Canadian Maritime Forces ships [...]
Portland Festival Symphony concerts in the parks will run this year from July 27 through August 18, 2013. Admission is always free for these fun outdoor events. Meet up with friends, go with your neighbors, or bring the family, and enjoy a relaxing evening of music and fine Portland weather. “Portland Festival Symphony concerts bring [...]
More than 100 U.S parks that normally charge fees will offer free admission on certain weekends in 2013, according to The National Park Service. Next up: August 25 – National Park Service Birthday. Several of these parks are near our Savvy Cities, so you might want to check them out before limited admission kicks in due to the [...]
Portland Sunday Parkways is back for the summer season, with four dates scheduled from May to August 2013, usually the fourth Sunday of each month. These car-free events, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, draw thousands of people who ride their bikes, run, walk, take scooters and just have fun with family and friends in Portland’s neighborhoods and network of parks. Sunday Parkways offers opportunities [...]
The Lunchbox Concert Series at the Oregon Square Courtyard takes place every Wednesday at lunch time (June through August). More than 20 years in the making, the Lunchbox Concert Series is one of the most popular summertime events in the Lloyd District and each of the concerts is free and open to the public. The [...]
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