Venture Portland

Mississippi Ave Mardi Gras Parade
2025-03-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mississippi Ave Business District, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Each year the Mysti Krewe of Nimbus hosts a free, family-friendly Mardi Gras parade for everyone. The parade steps off at 7:00 pm starting near Humboldt St and proceeds down Mississippi Avenue to Cook St., just past Fremont.
This community event invites all to dress up and come dance in the streets – joining the second line has become a rite of passage in Portland! Krewe members decorate signature mini-umbrella ‘throws’ to hand out to lucky participants.
Many venues along the way will have food and drink specials on parade day and things really get lively on Mardi Gras night, after the parade. Stop by Sunlan Lighting for festive decorated windows, Kate’s Ice Cream for Carnival Inspired deserts, Interurban for sazeracs, and many more!

Lunch & Learn Wednesdays: Enhanced Services Districts - New Tools to Support a Changing City
2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Online Event, Portland, OR, United States
As Portland continues its growth into a major metropolis, it faces both new opportunities and challenges. Business districts must be nimble to ensure the economic prosperity of their members and maintain a clean and safe environment. An Enhanced Services District (ESD) is a tool that business and property owners can use to fund district-wide and district-specific enhanced services for 10-year periods, that go beyond basic City-provided services. Portland’s ESD Coordinator, Devin Reynolds, will join us to talk about the benefits of ESDs, share examples of similar organizations from around North America, discuss how to implement them, and get buy-in from property owners to take your district to the next level. RSVP today!

Member Meetup: Old Town
2025-03-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Old Town Pizza, 226 NW Davis St, OR, 97209, United States
Join us in a different district each month as we get together to enjoy fun events, local businesses, and great conversation. As always, the first drink is on us! Venture Portland members and their member businesses are encouraged to RSVP.

Portland Holi Festival
2025-03-29 12:00 - 2025-03-30 17:00 | Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97204, United States
Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, downtown Portland will come alive with organic colors to mark the coming of Spring at Holi, India’s iconic festival of unity and joy. This all ages, two-day celebration is FREE to attend and will feature food, arts, and craft vendors showcasing diverse South Asian culture. There will be organic color powder and drinks for purchase to brighten up this spring celebration. See the complete vendor listing and event schedule at PortlandHoli.com

Historic Parkrose Happy Hour
2025-04-02 16:00 - 18:00 | O’Dear Bar & Grill, 10810 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, 97220, United States
Join Us for Happy Hour & Community Conversation! ✨
O’Dear Bar & Grill, 10810 NE Sandy Blvd
Wednesday April 2, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Let’s grab a drink, connect, and chat with Prosper Portland staff about the future of East Portland’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts! ️
What’s on the agenda?
Community Leadership Committees (CLCs) – How YOU can play a role in shaping our neighborhood’s growth.
New TIF Districts – What this means for local businesses, housing, and infrastructure.
Next Steps – How the CLCs will develop district action plans in 2025.
Your voice matters! ️ Come share your thoughts, ask questions, and network with fellow business owners, neighbors, and community leaders. See you there!

Portland Night Market
2025-04-04 16:00 - 2025-04-05 23:00, 2025-05-02 16:00 - 2025-05-03 23:00 | 100 SE Alder St, 100 SE Alder St, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
175+ of Portland’s best vendors celebrating local food, culture, music, drinks and retail.
The Portland Night Market showcases many unique businesses that call Portland home. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail together for an adventurous evening in the Central Eastside. Come meet some of Portland’s best makers and creators!

Lunch & Learn: Board Member Recruitment and Running Effective Meetings
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Online Event, Portland, OR, United States
A business district association can only be successful if it has a dedicated group of volunteer board members that posses a varied skillset and clear goals. But for many small business owners, time for volunteer commitments is limited and making progress can be difficult without proper direction. Attend our board recruitment and effective meetings Lunch & Learn and learn techniques to recruit and retain board members, run effective meetings and increase board efficiency. Turn your board into a well oiled machine. As they say, many hands make light work! Sign up today!

Mississippi Ave Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Mississippi Ave Business District, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Saturday, April 19th come meander down Mississippi Ave and hunt for Easter eggs filled with discounts, prizes, and all kinds of goodies! Participating businesses (including Paxton Gate ) will be hiding 200 eggs all up and down Mississippi Ave for folks to come find while they shop local small businesses
Support your neighborhood and come say hi!

Foster Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Foster Food Carts, 5205 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
Join your neighborhood food cart pod for a fun family afternoon this Saturday!
We will be hosting an Easter egg hunt and offering face painting. Of course, delicious food will be available from all our carts.

Raleigh Hills Recycle and Shred Event
2025-04-26 09:00 - 12:00 | AAA of Oregon, 8555 SW Apple Way, Portland, 97225, United States
Community Partners
Visit their respective websites for detailed list of most needed items and what is accepted:
Shred Northwest: Shred Truck Sponsored by RHBA and generous donations from the community
SBC Electronic Recycle: · Recycling E-Waste – Visit website for detailed list of allowable items.
Friends of West Slope Library Association and Garden Home Community Library: Collecting bottles and cans
Neighborhood House: Collecting non-perishable food and personal hygiene items. (Statistics: 1.2 lbs of food = 1 meal according to the Oregon Food Bank).
Community Warehouse: A nonprofit furniture bank in Portland, Tigard and Gresham that collects home goods and redistributes them to those who need them most.
valleycommunity.org/events : Valley Community Presbyterian Church Earth Care Team had a steady flow of donations. They will be at a separate location (a few blocks away) collecting other recyclable items, same day.
James Recycling Depot: New location 5541 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy/PDX 97221. James Recycling accepts difficult-t-recycle plastics and empowers adults with developmental differences.

82nd Avenue of Roses Parade
2025-04-26 09:30 - 10:30 | 82nd Avenue, 3729-3799 OR-213, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
The 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade returns for its 19th year!
When: Saturday, April 26
⏰ Time: 9:30AM
Where: The parade will begin at 82nd Avenue & Bush Street (north of Eastport Plaza) and end at Clinton Street (south of Division

Earth Day in Multnomah Village
2025-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Multnomah Village Business District, 7859 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
Fun for everyone! Come to Multnomah Village on Saturday, April 26, 2024, to enjoy an engaging day of community activities, art, music, shopping, and food that celebrate and support Earth Day
Join an exciting range of Earth Day themed activities and special promotions planned for this year. Details TBA

St. Johns Spring Fling
2025-04-26 11:00 - 14:00 | St. Johns Business District, N Lombard St and N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
The weather is warming and people will be swarming to celebrate the Spring Fling in the historic St. Johns neighborhood on April 26th! Art, activities and music from 11 AM to 2 PM in the St. Johns Plaza, district-wide celebration with specials from local businesses all day.
Pick up a drawing entry form to win hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards and merchandise from St. Johns Businesses! What better way to celebrate the changing of the seasons?

Member Meetup: Division/Clinton
2025-04-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Imperial Bottleshop & Taproom, 3090 SE Division St, OR, 97202, United States

First Thursdays on Fremont
2025-05-01, 2025-06-05 | Beaumont Business District, NE 45th St and NE Fremont St, Portland, OR, 97213, United States
Join us for First Thursdays on Fremont Street, starting May 1st! Some of your favorite shops and restaurants are hosting special events and discounts all day and into the evening – you don’t want to miss it! Look for balloons at participating businesses!

First Fridays in Multnomah Village
2025-05-02, 2025-06-06 | Multnomah Village Business District, 7859 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
First Fridays in Multnomah Village celebrate and support the diversity of businesses and services located in the Multnomah Village Business District. Enjoy special savings, events and promotions at participating businesses throughout the day. Many stores and galleries stay open later then usual. Each month is unique! Shop local!

Montavilla District Clean-up
2025-05-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Montavilla, SE 70th Avenue and Stark Street, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
District Street Cleanup: May 3 | 9AM–12PM Meet us at the Plaza (SE 79th & Stark) and help spruce up the neighborhood. Refreshments to follow!

Historic Parkrose Mother's Day Craft Pop-Up and Indigenous Marketplace
2025-05-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Historic Parkrose, 10402 NE Sandy Blvd., OR, 97220, United States
Join us to get ready for Mother’s Day at this FREE community event featuring different DIY crafts–courtesy of Print Arts Northwest (PAN)–vendors, food, and drinks. Indigenous Marketplace will be featuring amazing vendors with perfect gifts!

National Small Business Week
2025-05-04 - 2025-05-10 | Citywide, Broadway and W Burnside St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week (NSBW), which acknowledges the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. National Small Business Week 2025 will take place May 4-10, and SBA will officially recognize their hard work, ingenuity, and dedication, including their contributions to the economy.

St. Johns Bizarre
2025-05-10 | St. Johns Business District, N Lombard St and N Burlington Ave, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Hello, neighbors! The beloved St. Johns Bizarre returns Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown St. Johns! (Find us at N. Philadelphia and N. Lombard — and all across the surrounding blocks!) We’ll be serving up another a dynamite lineup of musicians, artisans, makers, creators, food vendors, community groups, and more, all ready to go — so you can sing, dance, eat, shop, and make merry ’til your heart’s delight. But as excited as we are to return for our 16th year, we also want to keep the party going year after year. That’s where you come in! If you’re able, please donate and help us ensure we can make the Bizarre one of the stalwart institutions that makes St. Johns so special! Thanks, and we can’t wait to see you!

Foster Meet Your Maker Market
2025-05-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Foster Business District, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
This Saturday, May 10! @meetyourmakermarketpdx from 12 – 5pm between SE 63rd – 68th Ave. On Foster! Come support local makers and artists. Make sure to stop by all the shops, bars, and restaurants in the neighborhood as you do.

Foster Road Mother's Day Clean-up
2025-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Foster Business District, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
Get ready to sparkle, Foster Road! ✨
My second community trash cleanup is locked in for Sunday, May 11th, from 10 AM to noon!
Let’s show some love to Mother Earth and our awesome Foster Rd Business District, even on Mother’s Day!
Meet us outside Hammer & Jacks (6406 SE Foster Rd).
I Can’t wait to make our neighborhood shine with your help!

Lunch & Learn: Activating Public Space to Increase Foot Traffic w/ Portland in the Streets
2025-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Online Event, Portland, OR, United States
With summer event season right around the corner, now is the time to think about ways to drive foot traffic though events and activations in your business district. The Portland in the Streets program at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is responsible for all the ways community members and businesses can activate public space. On May 21st, PBOT staff from the program will join us to discuss permits for block parties and street fairs, outdoor dining, special events, food trucks, vending carts, banners over the street, and so much more. Sign up today!

Return of the Dragon
2025-05-24 11:00 - 17:00 | Old Town Festival Streets, 300 NW Davis St, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
RETURN OF THE DRAGON REVITALISING PORTLAND’s OLD TOWN HERITAGE
Celebrating AANHPI month in Old Town Chinatown
In March, we dismantled the offensive sculptures on Davis and Flanders Festival Streets.
Many of the city’s Chinese Heritage organisations are coming together to celebrate.
There will be walking tours, music, dancing, food, arts and crafts.
Our wonderful local cultural museums @lansuchinesegarden @portlandchinatownmuseum & @jamopdx will be pay as you wish on the day so you can visit all of the museums while you’re in Old Town.
This is a free & all ages event sponsored by @traveloregon .

Member Meetup: Get Geeky on Hawthorne
2025-05-29 17:30 - 19:00 | TPK Brewing, 5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
Join us in a different district each month as we get together to enjoy fun events, local businesses, and great conversation. As always, the first drink is on us! Venture Portland members and their member businesses are encouraged to RSVP for any or all of the following:

MAY:
What: Get Geeky on Hawthorne
When: May 29th, 5:30-7pm
Where: TPK Brewing (5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
District: Hawthorne

Montavilla Block Party
2025-05-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Montavilla, SE 70th Avenue and Stark Street, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
Spring Block Party: May 31 | 10AM–2PM After all the hard work, it’s time to party! Enjoy live music, vendors, and fun activities on NE 70th & Glisan.

Foster Road Cleanup
2025-06-08 09:00 - 13:00 | Foster Food Carts, 5205 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
Join friends & neighbors as they pick up trash along SE Foster and enjoy some tasty food & drink at @fosterfoodcarts.❤️This cleanup, in coordination with @solveinoregon, will be on June 8, from 9am-1pm. ✨All volunteers will receive 10% off at the food carts for their participation.✨ All cleaning supplies will be provided!
