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The biannual Bargain Hunting PDX sale, when dozens of Portland's coolest artists and indie boutiques get together to throw a huge clearance sale, is this Saturday, Oct. 11. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm at the Red Rose Ballroom, 1829 NE Alberta St. All ages are welcome and admission is FREE. Look for rock … [Read more...] about FREE admission to Indie bargain sale

Pauline Zonneveld is a photographer who loves dogs. But it's the sweet old doggies that have really captured her heart and her attention as an artist. Get your heart strings tugged at her Good Old Dog photo exhibit that is on FREE display throughout the month of October in the rotunda of the … [Read more...] about FREE photo exhibit on Good Old Dogs

Admission is FREE for all at the Oregon Zoo on Saturday, Oct. 4. The zoo opens at 9 a.m. Be there in time for these animal feedings and activities: 10:45 a.m. - animal activity at river otters 11 a.m. - monkey feeding at Africa Rainforest 12:15 p.m. - reptile encounter at Family Farm 1 … [Read more...] about Zoo is FREE on Saturday

Our Multnomah County Library is 150 years old and is throwing a party Saturday. Get on down to Central Library from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to partake in the celebration. Inside and outside (on an outdoor stage) there will be music, dance, poetry and opera. Take a tour, visit the ecoroof, learn about 3-D … [Read more...] about Party at the library Saturday

Blue Star Donuts has a third location now, and its grand opening is Sunday, Sept. 21. From 10 a.m. on, donuts are FREE at the new store, 3753 N. Mississippi Ave. Beginning Monday, Sept. 22, the store will be open daily from 9 a.m. until all the donuts are gone. … [Read more...] about FREE Blue Star Donuts Sunday

Anyone 65 years old and more gets FREE admission at the Oregon Zoo on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Each senior can bring one companion, who also gets in free. This deal is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Look for senior specials in all the zoo restaurants, too. … [Read more...] about Seniors FREE at zoo Tuesday

Get an inside look at the historic locks at Willamette Falls on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Unlock the Locks Festival will take place at Locks Park in West Linn. Parking at West Linn High School near the tennis courts, with shuttles every 15 minutes. There will be jet boat rides, … [Read more...] about Lock Fest @Willamette Falls Saturday

The Belmont Street Fair will be the place to go on Saturday, Sept. 13. It's open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., offering lots of FREE fun for kids and adults. There are FREE tours of the Historical Belmont Fire House, FREE trolley rides up Belmont from SE 20th to SE 48th avenues, a FREE bouncy course for kids, … [Read more...] about FREE fun at Saturday’s Belmont Street Fair

September is National Yoga Month and the Yoga Health Foundation is offering one week of FREE yoga. The instructions are listed on the website. Basically, you choose a yoga studio (perhaps call first to make sure they're participating in this), fill out the form and print out your card entitling you … [Read more...] about Get a week of FREE yoga

Virgin America is having a sale. The sale is going on now and ends just before 11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4. Here are some of the deals you can find: Portland to San Francisco, one-way, nonstop:  $57 Portland to Las Vegas, one-way: $99 Portland to Philadelphia, one-way: $142 Portland to … [Read more...] about Cheap flights from PDX

Last week's first Jade District Night Market was a great success, with nearly 6,000 people showing up for an evening of free entertainment and lots of Asian food and merchandise for sale at Fubonn Shopping Center near SE 82nd and Division. Join the fun tonight from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be … [Read more...] about Enjoy Saturday’s Asian Night Market

I'm so embarrassed that I got the day wrong for the spectacular Waterfront Concert. It's Thursday, not Friday. I hope none of you shows up on the wrong evening because of my oversight. Repeat: The Waterfront Concert is THURSDAY, August 28. I apologize for the error. … [Read more...] about CORRECTION: Waterfront Concert is Thursday

Waterfront Park is the place to be on Thursday, starting at 2:30 p.m., when a series of concerts begins and culminates in a spectacular Oregon Symphony rendition of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, complete with cannon fire and fireworks. This event is absolutely FREE and features performances by no … [Read more...] about FREE Waterfront Concert & fireworks Thursday

FREE ice cream! You can't beat that. Well, yes you can. It's a free ice cream party in a saloon. It's the Sundae PDX Party and you can belly up to the sundae bar Sunday afternoon at the Eastbank Saloon. Hours are 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the organizers are encouraging ice cream lovers to come early to … [Read more...] about FREE ice cream party Sunday

Looking for FREE fun things to do in Portland in the waning days of summer? Check out these events for the weekend and beyond. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Festa Italiana     Pioneer Courthouse Square, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. all three days Celebration of all things Italian. Food, wine, beer, … [Read more...] about FREE fun things to do this weekend

This Sunday, August 24, is the next up in a series of monthly Sunday Parkways events, wherein certain streets through certain Portland neighborhoods are closed to all but pedestrians and bicyclists. There are food booths, vendors, fun activities for kids, bike repair stations, live music and … [Read more...] about Sunday Parkways Aug. 24 for SE Portland

Larger-than-life lemurs looking down from an IMAX screen. The fact that this Saturday film screening is FREE makes it even better! Act now to get FREE passes for the 11 a.m. screening of Island of Lemurs: Madagascar at the Regal Bridgeport IMAX.  Just click on this link and enter the RSVP code, … [Read more...] about FREE screening of Island of Lemurs Saturday

Share your love of "The Princess Bride" with hundreds of other Portlanders Friday evening at the FREE viewing in Pioneer Courthouse Square. The film is the next in the Flicks on the Bricks series of PG or PG-13 films being shown almost every Friday night in August. (August 22 is NOT on the film … [Read more...] about FREE Friday Film: The Princess Bride

Oregon Zoo tickets will be half off the regular price after 2 p.m. on weekdays from now until Sept. 30. This deal is not available on Second Tuesdays and can't be combined with other discounts, such as the discount for using Tri-Met. Arriving at the zoo after 2 p.m. still allows visitors four hours … [Read more...] about Zoo cuts ticket prices by half after 2 p.m.

FREE tickets to the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game, to be played by the Portland Timbers versus players from around the league at Portland's Providence Park on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m., are available online. Sign up for FREE tickets here. … [Read more...] about FREE tickets to Portland Timbers game Aug. 4

FREE classical concerts contribute to lovely summer evenings in Portland's parks. The Portland Festival Symphony, founded 34 years ago by Maestro Lajos Balogh, will perform in a series of FREE concerts during the summer at public parks throughout Portland. Bring a picnic, along with the whole … [Read more...] about FREE classical concerts in the parks

Have you seen the new Netflix documentary on Portland's baseball heyday? It's FREE to anyone who has a streaming account on Netflix. Titled The Battered Bastards of Baseball, it's about the brief but brilliant history of the Portland Mavericks independent baseball team. The owner of the team was a … [Read more...] about The Battered Bastards & local baseball

Since 1999 the JAW Festival has taken over Portland Center Stage at the Armory for two weeks every summer to develop and revise the scripts of select playwrights, and for one weekend those scripts are presented by local theater professionals in FREE staged readings. This year, the JAW (Just Add … [Read more...] about FREE staged readings at JAW Festival, July 24-26

The FREE Cathedral Park Jazz Festival returns this weekend for the 34th year. The festival kicks off Friday night at 5 p.m. as the cool cats from Roosevelt High School take the stage to welcome attendees. In this beautiful riverside park in the shadow of Portland's Gothic St. Johns Bridge, it's a … [Read more...] about FREE jazz @ Cathedral Park Friday – Sunday

There will be plenty of free fun Saturday, July 12, at the 13th annual Mississippi Street Fair, with vendors, a dunk tank and live music on five stages along the street from Fremont to Skidmore. There will be local products, crafts and food for sale, as well as a craft beer garden. Hours are 10 … [Read more...] about FREE fun at Mississippi Street Fair Saturday

A FREE four-week concert series begins this Thursday, July 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Ecotrust, 721 N.W. Ninth Ave. Here's the Sundown Concerts line-up for each Thursday in July: July 10: Portland Cello Project and All Ages Dance Party July 17: Magic Mouth with Brainstorm July 24: The Builders and … [Read more...] about FREE concerts @Ecotrust Thursdays in July

Who doesn't love Burgerville, the Northwest's own fast food chain that celebrates the local bounty in goodies such as fresh fruit milk shakes? Currently, the fresh Oregon raspberry shakes are the favorite frozen sensation. From now through Wednesday, July 2, after 8 p.m. only, you can get two of … [Read more...] about Buy a Burgerville shake or smoothie, get 1 free

Happy 18th Anniversary, Queen Bee Creations! The popular hand-made bag, accessory and home goods maker is celebrating by knocking 25% off prices of all Queen Bee, Chick Pea and Rebecca Pearcy Textiles merchandise on Saturday, June 28. Stop by the store at 3961 N. Williams Avenue from 10 a.m. to 7 … [Read more...] about Queen Bee bags 25% off for anniversary

Yes, the festival is FREE. Unfortunately, the beer is not. However, anyone showing proof that they arrived by Tri-Met gets $1 off the $6 price of a reusable, compostable cornstarch glass. Once you have a glass in hand, four-ounce tastes of organic beer cost just one $1 token; a full glass of beer … [Read more...] about Free organic beer festival June 26-29

Sunday Parkways, when certain city thoroughfares are closed to all but pedestrian and bicycle traffic, returns Sunday, June 22, this time to North Portland. The 9.5-mile route will be automobile-free from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a route that includes Willamette Boulevard and a number of parks, … [Read more...] about Sunday Parkways North Portland 6-22

Be the first to try the chicken dinners at Son of a Biscuit, the new restaurant opening soon at 2045 S.E. Division Street. In advance of the June 25 opening, owners Micah Camden and Katie Poppe are giving away FREE chicken dinners to the first 1,000 people through the door this Saturday, June 21. … [Read more...] about Free chicken dinners Saturday at S.O.B.

There's no better way to prepare for the World Cup than to read about soccer -- that is, unless you're up to actually playing soccer or watching other people playing soccer. Soccer loving bookworms can take advantage of a good deal at Powell's Books: 30% off select titles on the topic of soccer. … [Read more...] about 30% off soccer books at Powell’s

Get your (almost) half price tickets here for the Tuesday, June 17, game between the Portland Timbers and the Orlando City U23s. It's round four of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Be there to help the Timbers Army cheer on the team. These cheap tix are just $15.  Normally priced tickets are … [Read more...] about Cheap tix for Tuesday’s Timbers game

Free. Beer. Hike. Those three words are bound to excite any Portlander. Sorry I can't include the word "naked," but that's not part of the Beers Made By Walking program. This esteemed organization offers FREE hikes with brewers in Portland, Bend and Seattle. On Wednesday, June 11, there's a … [Read more...] about Free Forest Park beer hike Wednesday

The stars lined up so that State Parks Day coincides with Free Fishing Weekend. That means that if you're camping overnight for FREE on Saturday, June 7, to celebrate State Parks Day, you can also fish for FREE on both Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, to celebrate the Oregon Department of Fish … [Read more...] about FREE camping and fishing this weekend

First Thursday of the month -- FREE admission to Museum of Contemporary Craft, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday of the month -- FREE admission to Portland Children's Museum, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. First weekend of the month -- FREE admission June 7-8 to Portland Japanese Garden, Portland Art Museum … [Read more...] about FREE & cheap museum days — June

Do you ever choose a restaurant based on what's for dessert? How about if dessert is FREE? If you love ice cream and FREE dessert, this is a week made in heaven. From Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, Tillamook is offering FREE Tillabars to every diner as their delectable and delicious … [Read more...] about Tillabars FREE at 5 PDX restaurants

It doesn't take a trip to the Genius Bar to know that a FREE Apple T-shirt is a great souvenir of Saturday's grand opening of the new Apple store in Pioneer Place at the former location of Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 S.W. Fifth Avenue. Be there when the doors open at 10 a.m. to make sure you get your … [Read more...] about Free T-shirts at Apple Store opening

All good things must come to an end, and I guess that includes beloved neighborhood yarn stores. After more than 14 years in business at 14th and Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Yarn Garden is closing. The owners hope their old customers will help carry on their mission of teaching all Portlanders to … [Read more...] about Yarn Garden closing sale Half Off

We all miss Fareless Square, but the days of free rides on TriMet haven't completely disappeared. Thanks to Portland Parks & Recreation, TriMet bus No. 83, also known as the Washington Park Loop bus, is completely FREE every day from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Catch the bus every 20 … [Read more...] about Washington Park bus FREE all summer

After nearly five years in Hillsdale -- first on the north side of Capitol Highway, then on the south side -- Korkage Wine Bar & Shop is calling it quits. In an announcement on the shop's web site, owners Earl Johnson and Tamairah Boleyn are calling it quits.  From now until the end of June the … [Read more...] about Closing sale at Hillsdale’s Korkage Wine Bar & Shop

More than 2,000 museums across the country are offering FREE admission all summer long to active duty military service members and up to five family members. In Oregon there are almost 30 museums that are making this offer, which is good from Memorial Day, May 26, through Labor Day, September 1. You … [Read more...] about Museum admission free for Blue Star families

It's first come first served at a FREE medical and dental clinic at Wilson High School Saturday, May 17. Patients will be seen beginning at 8 a.m. and doctors, dentists and physical therapists will treat as many people as they can until the clinic closes at 3 p.m. At the same time, there will be … [Read more...] about Free Medical & Dental Clinic at Wilson Hi, May 17

It all depends on the Blazers. This deal is pretty good already -- $35 for a $100 value -- but as long as the Portland Trailblazers remain in the NBA Championship playoffs, the price is reduced by another 20%, lowering the price to just $28. This is for a Portland Rose Festival ride wristband. … [Read more...] about Discounted Rose Festival Ride Wristband

Saddle up and join bicycle author and entrepreneur Todd Roll on an easy, three-hour FREE ride through neighborhoods and parkways Sunday morning, May 18, 9 a.m. to noon. Roll, proprietor of Pedal Bike Tours, with locations in downtown Portland and Honolulu's Waikiki Beach, is offering bicyclists of … [Read more...] about Free family-friendly bike ride in Washington County May 18

You can't beat four-part harmony, especially when it's done in the swinging style of Manhattan Transfer. Among the group's many hit tunes are "Route 66," "Birdland" and "Boy from New York City." They'll be onstage at the Aladdin Theater Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. Opening the show is Cascade, … [Read more...] about Half-price tickets to see Manhattan Transfer May 15

Redbox movies and games are 50 cents off for the second rental as a Mother's Day special. Both DVDs or games must be rented in the same transaction for the discount to apply. If you prefer live theater, Portland Center Stage is offering a Mother's Day special. Tickets are half off for the last … [Read more...] about A few more Mother’s Day deals

It really must be spring. The flowers are in bloom, we occasionally see the sun and the City of Portland this weekend is launching its series of free walks around town known as the Ten Toe Express Walks, as well as the first of five neighborhood Sunday Parkways for pedestrians and … [Read more...] about Free Ten Toe Express Walks and Sunday Parkways this weekend

Act now to snag airline tickets for a fall trip to San Francisco on Virgin America. The sale fare of $65 one way plus tax is available for travel from Portland on select Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from September 3 through November 19. The sale ends at 9:59 p.m. Thursday. … [Read more...] about 3-Day @VirginAmerica PDX-SFO Sale, May 6-8

Take mom camping for Mother's Day! If your mom is that special kind of mom who likes to rough it and enjoys a campfire brunch of hobo stew and s'mores, this deal offered by KOA Campgrounds may appeal. Campers who stay as paying guests at the Longview North/Mount St. Helens KOA Campground in … [Read more...] about Free Mt. St. Helens camping Mothers Day weekend