Our August events calendar features a wide variety of affordable entertainment in the Portland metropolitan region. We’ll continue to update this calendar throughout the month as organizers announce new events.
As always, we focus on events with a regular adult admission price of $15 or less. There are a few events with higher ticket prices that we feel might be worth a splurge, mostly music, film, and arts events.
For more expensive events, we look for popular events with available ticket discounts that can help bring the price down.
Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival
August Holidays & Special Events
August is prime time for outdoor concertsin the parks as well asoutdoor summer movies.
Sunflower season begins in August, which means it’s time for flower festivals celebrating sunflowers and others.
Vancouver Arts & Music Festival is an extraordinary weekend of art, music and community spirit.
Oregon City Festival of the Arts takes over downtown Oregon City for a weekend, coinciding with Oregon City’s Porchfest.
The Washington Park Summer Festival creates a unique summer festival near the Rose Garden.
Photo courtesy of the City of Beaverton
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