Events in Portland for August 2023! Summer is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to. There are tons of things to enjoy in Portland. Here are Shawn Realty’s top picks for this month.
1. Dahlia Festival
📅 Aug. 2-Sept. 30 | 📍 Swan Island Dahlias | 💵 Free
Walk amongst a spectrum of colors in almost 40 acres of Dahlias. The Dahlia Festival features fields of Dahlias with over 370 varieties that you can pick out, purchase, or order for delivery or planting. The event also includes a gift shop, food carts, live music, and classes from August 2nd through September.
Location
Swan Island Dahlias
995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 97013
Schedule
August 2-6, 9am – 5:30pm
August 9-11, 9am – 5:30pm
2. Sneaker Week
📅 Aug. 3-9 | 📍 Various Locations | 💵 Free
The footwear capital of North America hosts Sneaker Week, a celebration of everything sneaker. Throughout Portland, curators, fans, and collectors will gather in a week full of sneaker design, art, music, and education. If you’re a sneakerhead, you won’t want to miss this!
Schedule
August 3-9, Daily
3. World Naked Bike Ride
📅 Aug. 12 | 📍 TBD | 💵 Free
Keep that Versace on the floor because this bike race needs no clothes! World Naked Bike Ride is a fun and quirky annual worldwide protest against the dependency on oil. Skateboarders, rollerbladers, people on scooters, and joggers are welcome.
Location
To Be Determined
Schedule
August 12
4. Portland Fashion Week
📅 Aug. 14-20, Daily | 📍TBA | 💵 Cost Varies
Portland Fashion week embraces clothing sustainability and its title of being the “only carbon-negative fashion week in the world”! The event’s philosophy was founded by by non-impulsive fashion purchases and understanding clothing quality and value. Dare to be the best dressed this August in “slow fashion” attitude at the Portland Fashion Week.
Location
To Be Announced
5. Portland Adult Soapbox Derby
📅 Aug. 19 | 📍 Mt. Tabor Park | 💵 Free
Slip into a Mario Kart POV when you participate at the annual PDX Adult Soapbox Derby on August 19th. It’s time to let the grown ups’ creativity and ingenuity shine with their makeshift racecars made out of soapboxes. Get ready, set, and go to Mt. Tabor Park for some downhill racing!
Location
Mt. Tabor Park
SE 60th Ave, Portland, OR 97215 &
SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97215
Schedule
August 19, 10am – 4pm
6. Hood To Coast
📅 Aug. 25-26 | 📍 Timberline Lodge | 💵 Free
Portland is just an hour’s drive from a mountain and the beach. What better way to explore the natural wonders of Portland than by doing the Providence Hood and Portland To Coast Relay on August 25th and 26th. Competitors come from all over the globe to participate in the most popular and biggest running and walking relay race in the world! Invite 8-12 of your race buddies and form a team! Run 130-200 miles from Portland’s Mount Hood to the beaches of the Pacific Ocean at this annual event. Are you ready for the Mother of All Relays?
Location
Timberline Lodge
27500 W Leg Rd, Timberline Lodge, OR 97028
Source: travelportland.com
