Portland and Area Activities Planner - Oct 24-31, 2025

ADAM SANDLER
Oct. 28
Adam Sandler needs no introduction, he has found enormous success as an actor, producer, musician, and writer. His last tours in 2022 and 2023 were sold out. The 2024 Netflix special Adam Sandler: Love You was filmed over two days in sold-out concerts in Los Angeles. 100% Fresh, which was Sandler’s first comedy special in twenty years, was released by Netflix in 2018. Warner Bros Records also released the audio companions for both the Adam Sandler: I Love You special and 100% Fresh

PORTLAND RETRO GAMING EXPO
Oct. 17-26
Get ready, set, go and embrace a blast from the past at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE), one of the world’s largest conventions celebrating classic video and arcade games. This vibrant weekend-long gathering at the Oregon Convention Center is jam-packed with a diverse presentation of events like panels, historical exhibits and tournaments that invite attendees — from the adults who played the games as kids to the kids of today — to delight in the artistry and significance of video games in popular culture. Hunt for the next special addition to your classic video game collection in the exhibition hall, get lost in thought within the enormous free-play “retrocade” featuring hundreds of gaming options, and make new friends.

PORTLAND ODDITIES & CURIOUSITIES EXPO
Oct. 25–26
For lovers of the strange,  unusual and bizarre, the Oddities and Curiosities Expo showcases hand-selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses from all over the country with all things weird. You’ll find items such as taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/Halloween-inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, animal skulls/bones, funeral collectibles, and more. There is something weird for everyone. All items you see at the shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced.

SAUNA 101: INTRO TO SAUNA
Oct. 25
Join this free class for learning the basics of the sauna. If you’re sauna-curious and want to understand this wellness activity as it grows in popularity, please sign up.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• why sauna and what to bring
• considerations in the heat
• use of steam and aroma
• balance of time, temperature and humidity
• basics of cooling down
• health benefits
• frequently asked questions

WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL
Oct. 25
The Portland Water Lantern Festival brings people together to celebrate light and community. This unforgettable evening will be filled with tasty food trucks, fun music, activities, and thousands of lanterns lighting up the night with love, hope, and happiness.

HAUNTED MINI GOLF
Oct. 24-25

Join Haunted Mini Golf this October. As night falls, the scenic mini golf course transforms into a haunted experience filled with eerie fog, creepy sounds, and live actors lurking in the shadows—ready to give you a fright around every corner.

DIA DE MUERTOS: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Oct. 13–Nov. 6
Día de Muertos: A Celebration of Life is a compilation of artistic installations and art exhibits across the State of Oregon, based on the community tradition of Day of the Dead.

Day of the Dead has grown in popularity around the world in modern times. In the United States, it is known as an entertaining Mexican party. While it is related to Halloween at least in timing and the symbol of the skeleton, it is much more than just costumes and candy.

SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN
Oct. 1-31
It’s no “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” or” Night of the Living Dead,” but once in the 1990s, the peaceful waterfront city of St. Helens was overrun by something worse than zombies or headless horsemen — a Hollywood movie crew! Now, every October the lovely Oregon town just 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Portland transforms into a Halloween haven.

THE FEAR PDX HAUNTED HOUSE
Sept. 27–Nov. 2
Portland’s Largest Halloween Event: All-new haunted houses, one location, one ticket.

2025 Attractions:

• Midway of Fear
• Within the Woods
• Metal Massacre
• Rotten Pulp
• Poison Apple Festival
• The Pumpkin Path
• Caged

CORN MAZE AT TOPAZ FARM
Oct. 4-26
Topaz Farm is proud to announce thier partnership with Confluence and Portland All Nations Canoe Family for the Fall Harvest Maze. These two Portland-area Native nonprofits are dedicated to tending relationships with People, Salmon, Land, and Waters, guided by Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge (ITECK), Living Culture, and educational connections.

The Salmon was chosen to honor its deep cultural and ecological significance to the Peoples of this Region. Created in collaboration, Confluence donated the artwork, and the Maze was grown the way everything on the Farm is grown — without herbicides or pesticides.

You are invited to explore, learn, and reflect on the Peoples of this Place, the Salmon that connect the Rivers and Lands, and the Land itself. This is an opportunity to build relationships with the Indigenous Peoples who continue to call this Region home today. The Maze is not only for fun, but also for reflection — a reminder that our relationship with Salmon, Land, and Waters is ongoing, living, and reciprocal.

HAUNTED CORN MAZE
Oct. 10–31
Get lost in acres of corn, in the dark, on Friday and Saturday nights in October. Terrifying creatures stalk you as you make your way through the Haunted Corn Maze. There will be dark ghouls and goblins, zombies, and crazed farmers will chase you with a chainsaw. Enter the room of dolls and don’t let her find you. If you make it to the butcher shop… don’t get stuck in the fridge.

Please note the ticket booth is cash only (ATM onsite) * The last haunted maze in 2025 is on Halloween, October 31.

MONSTERS OF THE ABYSS
Ongoing
Dive back in time to explore what lurked beneath the surface at the newest exhibit in Portland—Monsters of the Abyss: Aquatic Predators Past + Present. Meet massive mosasaurs, a spine-chilling Spinosaurus, and bizarre creatures as you travel through millions of years, witnessing the rise and fall of Earth’s most awe-inspiring aquatic creatures as well as their present-day descendants. Highlighted by amazing fossils, daily educational programming, and some unbelievable live animals, this exhibit brings guests face-to-face with the real-life monsters who defy imagination and have inspired myths and legends. You’ll have to see them to believe them.

THE CORN MAIZE ON SAUVIE ISLAND
Aug. 30–Oct. 31
When summer winds down, Portland’s fall arrives with warm, sunny days and cool, clear nights. The ideal way to get lost in autumn’s splendor is at The Maize at the Pumpkin Patch. Located on Sauvie Island, a rural escape just 13 miles (21 km) north of downtown Portland, the Corn Maize offers visitors eight acres (3 hectares) of exciting twists and turns. But it’s not all about getting lost in nature; Two 16-foot (5 m) observation bridges provide picturesque panoramas with great views of the island and Mount Hood, as well as the maze itself.

Every year, the cornfield is carved with a different pattern, and the design is always sure to stump maze-goers while delighting fans of public art. Starting at the end of August, the maze is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and stays open until 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in October (and on select days leading up to Halloween).

PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET
Mar. 1–Dec. 20
Combining the vibes of an art show, a live street concert and an open-air bazaar, the Portland Saturday Market has been a beloved Rose City tradition since 1974, earning it the “Oregon Heritage Tradition” title in 2024. In fact, the market is considered the largest continually operating arts-and-crafts fair in the United States, drawing up to one million visitors during its annual season.

On any given weekend from the beginning of March to the day before Christmas, shoppers can wend their way through the rows of tents of this large outdoor market featuring local makers, artisans, and chefs. A full sensory experience, the sights, and sounds will have shoppers and on-lookers tapping their heels to bluegrass pickers and jazz trios with weekly sets of local musicians performing for market-goers and passersby in Tom McCall Waterfront Park

FARMERS MARKET AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Year-Round
The Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University will be open every Saturday, year-round. April through October hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. November through March hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Market at PSU is located in Downtown Portland in the South Park Blocks between SW College & Montgomery Streets.

HOLLYWOOD FARMER'S MARKET
Year-Round
Year-round on Saturdays, the Hollywood Farmers Markets hosts 50+ vendors, bringing you the best of the region’s agricultural bounty.

In addition to amazingly fresh, local food,  you’ll find live music, children’s activities, and fun events throughout the season.

• April through September, every Saturday 8 AM to 1 PM,
• October and November, every Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM,, and
• December through March: 9 AM to 1PM on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month

ST. JOHN'S BAZAAR AND PARADE
May 10
The St. Johns Bizarre is a uniquely crafted celebration that kicks off Portland's summer street fair season. Held annually on the second Saturday in May, the Bizarre brings music, crafts, and food to the crowds who traditionally attended the St. Johns Parade. After the parade, a portion of the business district in St. Johns is closed to traffic and filled with over 135 juried craft vendors, several stages for music, great food, and tons of games and activities.
It’s a fantastic community event with something for everyone.
The event is free.