Looking for something to do in Portland? Check out our free and cheap events list!
Today: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Tomorrow: Sunday, January 18, 2026
Monday, January 19, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Parking Day in Portland | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Free Parking Days at Portland Metro Parks | All Day | FREE | |
| Holiday hours: What’s closed and open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day | All Day | Various locations | |
| MLK Day Service Events and Outdoor Activities | All Day | FREE | |
| Free Day at Washington State Parks | All Day | FREE | Various Locations – WA |
| Forest Service Recreation Area Free Days | All Day | FREE | Various locations |
| Studio Ghibli Film Festival | All Day | $9.00 | OMSI |
| Half-Price Game Play | All Day | Discounted | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
| $5 Drinks and 10 Wings for $10 | All Day | Discounted | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
| Military Mondays | All Day | Discounted | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
| SOLVE Tidy Up Downtown Hillsboro | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | First Congregational Church – Hillsboro |
| SOLVE Habitat Restoration | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Mary S. Young Park |
| Unlimited Game Play | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $15.00 | Topgolf |
| SOLVE MLK Day Community Orchard Cleanup | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Fruits of Diversity Community Orchard |
| SOLVE Multnomah Neighborhood Cleanup | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Multnomah Village |
| SOLVE MLK Day Cleanup Event | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Irving Park |
| Tree Time! Preschool Walks | 10:00 am to 11:15 am | $8.00 | Hoyt Arboretum |
| Visit Vista House | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Vista House |
| Martin Luther King Tribute | 11:00 am to 2:30 pm | FREE | Life Change Church (North Portland) |
| Stars Antiques Malls Weekend Sale | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Stars Antiques Malls |
| Portland Old-Time Music Gathering | 6:30 pm | FREE | Various locations |
| Comedy Carts Open Mic | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | University Station Food Carts |
| Open Mic Comedy Night | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | UnderBar Cocktail Bar |
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Park Roller Skating | All Day | $13.00 | Oaks Park |
| Taco Tuesday | All Day | Discounted | Various locations |
| Half-Price Game Play | All Day | Discounted | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
| Teacher Tuesdays | All Day | Discounted | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
| Unlimited Game Play | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $15.00 | Topgolf |
| Half-Price Tuesday | 9:00 am to 11:59 pm | Discounted | Topgolf |
| Visit Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm | $9.00 | Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden |
| Free Craft Night | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Collage on Division |
| Cheap Skate at Lloyd Center Ice Rink | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | $18.00 | Lloyd Center |
| OMSI Science Pub: Bubble Trouble - When Pressure Goes Wrong | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $8.00 | McMenamins Kennedy School |
| Trivia Night | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
| Event | Time | Price | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Park Roller Skating | All Day | $13.00 | Oaks Park |
| Half-Price Game Play | All Day | Discounted | Dave & Buster’s – Happy Valley |
| Unlimited Game Play | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | $15.00 | Topgolf |
| The Portland Aquarium: Mike Bennett’s Imaginative Ocean Adventure | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $14.00 | Portland Aquarium |
| Lunchtime Concerts | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | The Old Church Concert Hall |
| Visit Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | $9.00 | Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden |
| Portland Haunted Tunnels Tour | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $38.00 | Old Town Brewing (Downtown) |
| Knit Night | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Starlight Knitting Society |
| Discount Tickets to Compagnie Hervé Koubi | 7:30 pm | Discounted | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall |
| Open Court Comedy Jam | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00 | Curious Comedy Theater |
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