Portland, June 24th, 2013. One of the the terrific aspects of summertime in Portland is the long list of outdoor concerts and movies scheduled though the City of Portland’s Parks Bureau. The links below will give you more details and there’s also full listing of events below. YES! It’s music to our ears!
- Concerts In The Park Schedule
- Movies In The Park Schedule
- Playground Program Schedule
- Washington Park Summer Festival
- FREE Learn to Swim Week
- FREE Open Play Swim Times
- FREE Summer Events in Director Park
- Summer Free For All Flier in English, PDF format
- Summer Free For All Flier in Spanish, PDF format
- Movies & Concerts in the Park – Brochure in PDF format
- Washington Park Summer Festival – Brochure in PDF format
- East Portland – Summer Free For All brochure in multi-languages
- Thanks to our Sponsors
- Neighborhood Concerts Sponsor Form
DATE |
PARK / SITE |
MOVIE TITLE
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PRE-MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT
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| Thurs, June 27 | Peninsula Park  700 N. Rosa Parks Way |
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted | Tunde’s Trumpet, Norman Sylvester Band & the No Po Big Band |
| Fri, July 5 | Argay Park NE 141st & Failing |
Under the Same Moon(Spanish language with English subtitles) | Bajo Salario |
| Sat, July 6 | Woodlawn Park NE 13th Ave & Dekum |
The Goonies | The River City Band |
| Wed, July 10 | St Johns Park 8427 N. Central |
Hotel Transylvania | J Miller Productions |
| Thurs, July 11 | Oregon Park NE 30th & Oregon |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | The School of Rock & The River City Band |
| Fri, July 12 | King School Park NE 6th & Humboldt |
Escape from Planet Earth | The Shannon Tower Band |
| Sat, July 13 | Wilshire Park NE 33rd & Skidmore |
ParaNorman | J Miller Productions & Tunde’s Trumpet |
| Sun, July 14 | Argay Park NE 141st & Failing |
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted | J Miller Productions |
| Thurs, July 18 | DeWitt Park 1805 SW DeWitt St |
Back to the Future | The Working Stiffs |
| Fri, July 19 | Dickinson Park SW 55th Ave & Alfred Ct |
Brave | Manimalhouse |
| Sat, July 20 | Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont |
Life of Pi | The School of Rock & J Miller Productions |
| Sun, July 21 | Unthank Park 510 N. Shaver |
Ratatouille | J Miller Productions & Tunde’s Trumpet |
| Thurs, July 25 | Hazeltine Park 5416 SE Flavel |
Brave | |
| Fri, July 26 | Gateway Park NE 106th & Halsey |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | J Miller Productions & Tunde’s Trumpet |
| Sat, July 27 | Arbor Lodge Park N. Bryant St & Delaware Ave |
The Lion King | J Miller Productions |
| Sat, July 27 | Concordia University 2811 NE Holman |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | The River City Band |
| Sun, July 28 | Lents Park SE 92nd & Holgate |
Jack the Giant Slayer(Subtitled in Spanish) | The Sounds of Danny Black |
| Thurs, Aug 1 | Brooklyn Park SE 10th & Haig |
The Amazing Spider-Man | The River City Band |
| Fri, Aug 2 | Laurelhurst Park SE 38th & Stark |
Mary Poppins | J Miller Productions |
| Sat, Aug 3 | Earl Boyles Park SE 112th & Boise |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits | The River City Band |
| Wed, Aug 7 | Glenfair Park NE 154th &Couch Ct. |
The Croods | J Miller Productions/Mark Stevens of the Memphis Kings |
| Thurs, Aug 8 | Elizabeth Caruthers Park 3508 SW Moody |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | The Working Stiff’s |
| Fri, Aug 9 | Parklane Park SE 155th Ave & Main St |
The Avengers | The Cat Jugglers |
| Sat, Aug 10 | Wilkes Park 3655 NE 154th |
The Lorax | The Working Stiff’s |
| Sat, Aug 10 | Warner Pacific College 2219 SE 68th |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | The Sale |
| Thurs, Aug 15 | DeWitt Park 1805 SW DeWitt |
Hotel Transylvania | J Miller Productions |
| Fri, Aug 16 | Laurelhurst Park SE 38th & Stark |
Les Misérables | J Miller Productions |
| Fri, Aug 16 | Woodstock Park SE 47th & Steele |
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | The Xploding Boys |
| Sat, Aug 17 | Sewallcrest Park SE 31st & Market |
FILMUSIK’s Planet of the Dinosaurs* (Live voice actors, musicians and sound effects.) |
Blue Cranes |
| Sun, Aug 18 | Lents Park SE 92nd & Holgate |
101 Dalmations (1996) | J Miller Productions |
| Wed, Aug 21 | Essex Park SE 79th Ave & Center St |
The Princess Bride | J Miller Productions/The School of Rock |
| Thurs, Aug 22 | Wellington Park NE 66th Ave & Mason St |
The Avengers | The River City Band |
| Fri, Aug 23 | Dawson Park N. Stanton St & Williams Ave |
The Princess Bride | J Miller Productions |
| Sat, Aug 24 | The Fields Park NW 11th Ave & Pettygrove |
ParaNorman | J Miller Productions |
| Sat, Aug 24 | Irving Park NE 7th & Fremont |
42: The True Story of an American Legend | The Sale |
| Sun, Aug 25 | Kenilworth Park SE 34th Ave & Holgate Blvd |
The Goonies | J Miller Productions/The School of Rock |
| Thurs, Aug 29 | Ventura Park SE 115th Ave & Stark St |
Ivan Vasilievich Changes Occupation (Russian language with English subtitles) | Chervona |
| Fri, Aug 30 | Alberta Park NE 22nd & Killingsworth |
Shrek | The River City Band |
| Fri, Aug 30 | The Fields Park NW 11th & Pettygrove |
Film Festival in the Fields | J Miller Productions |
| Sat, Aug 31 | The Fields Park NW 11th & Pettygrove |
Film Festival in the Fields | Petty Fever |
| Sun, Sept 1 | The Fields Park NW 11th & Pettygrove |
Film Festival in the Fields | The Working Stiff’s |
| Sun, Sept 1 | Overlook Park N. Fremont St & Interstate Ave |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | J Miller Productions |
| Fri, Sept 6 | Director Park 846 SW Park Ave |
Sabrina (1954) | J Miller Productions |
| Fri, Sept 6 | Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Hwy |
Wreck-It Ralph | |
| Sat, Sept 7 | Hamilton Park SW 45th Ave & Hamilton St |
The Princess Bride | J Miller Productions |
| Thurs, Sept 12 | Elizabeth Caruthers Park 3508 SW Moody |
Casablanca | The River City Band |
| Individuals may enter and exit the site, and watch movies and concerts from a paved pathway. Closed Captioning – For availability please contact movie staff 10 business days in advance. 503-823-5970* Silent movie with live voice actors, musicians and sound effects. |
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Couldn’t resist this Portlandia clip to put you in the outdoor movie mood…
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s Summer Free for All, the wildly popular annual series of free outdoor concerts, movies, playground programs and more, is back after a record-setting 2012 season! The Summer Free for All is one of Portland’s most anticipated and innovative (and FREE!) annual activities.
FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS!
• SELLWOOD RIVERFRONT PARK, Mondays at 6:30pm SE Spokane St & Oaks Parkway
July 8: Nikki Hill, Rootsy Rock ‘n Roll
July 15: The James Low Western Front, Dusty, Original Folk Pop
Little Smiles Pediatric Dentistry presents
July 22: Brownish Black, Vintage, Basement R&B and Soul
Windermere CCRG, Sellwood Branch presents
July 29: The Machete Men, Driving “Rock en Espanol”
Aug 5: Lloyd Jones, Swingin’ Rhythm & Blues
• MT. TABOR PARK, Tuesdays at 6:30 pm In the Volcano – SE 60th Ave & Salmon
Warner Pacific College presents
July 9: LoCura, Rebel-Spirited Bay Area Latin
July 16: Sassparilla, Raucous Dust-Bowl Blues
July 23: Nancy King, Portland’s Legendary Jazz Chanteuse
July 30: Dr. Theopolis, Wacky Funk & Hip-Hop
• VENTURA PARK, Wednesdays at 6:30pm SE 115th & Stark
Aug 7: Jujuba, Danceable Nigerian Afrobeat
Aug 14: Midnight Honey, Harmonious Sister Soul
• PARKLANE PARK, Wednesdays at 6:30pm
SE 155th & Main
Aug 21: Contigo, Afro-Latino World Music
Aug 28: Will West and the Friendly Strangers, Tuneful Americana
• BERRYDALE PARK, Thursdays at 6:30pm SE 92nd & Taylor
Aug 15: The Midnight Serenaders, Prohibition-Era Swing Jazz
Aug 22: Casey Neill and the Norway Rats, Lyrical Indie Rock
• WILLAMETTE PARK, Wednesdays at 6:30pm SW Macadam & Nebraska
National College of Natural Medicine presents
July 10: Lisa Mann and her Really Good Band, Female-Fronted Award-Winning Blues
July 17: The Buckles, Western Honky-Tonk Meets Beatles
July 24: Reggie Houston, New Orleans Jazz Sax Legend
July 31: The Strange Tones, Volcanic, Psychobilly Blues
• WALLACE PARK, Thursdays at 6:30pm NW 25th & Raleigh
July 11: Ashleigh Flynn, Foot-Stompin’ Original Americana SELCO Community Credit Union presents
July 18: The Stolen Sweets, ‘30s Swing Jazz Confection
SELCO Community Credit Union presents
July 25: 3 Leg Torso, Cinematic Virtuosic Chamber
• COUCH PARK, Thursdays at 6:30pm NW 19th & Glisan
Aug 8: Mo Phillips, Indie Kids’ Rock
Aug 15: The Chancers, Rollicking Irish Pub Tunes
• LOVEJOY FOUNTAIN PARK, Fridays at 6:30pm SW 3rd Ave & Harrison
Aug 9: Aaron Meyer, Portland’s Concert Rock Violinist
Aronora presents
Aug 16: Conjunto Alegre, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata and more
• ELIZABETH CARUTHERS PARK, Sundays at 3pm 3508 SW Moody Ave.
Oregon Health and Science University presents
Aug 11: Bon Ton Roulet, Uproarious Cajun & Zydeco
Aug 18: Luke Winslow King & Esther Rose, Washboard Pickin’ Blues in North & Northeast Portland
• KENTON PARK, Tuesdays at 6:30pm 8417 N. Brandon Ave
Aug 13: Soul Vaccination, Horn-Driven Funky Dance Music
Aug 20: The My Oh Mys, Moody Alternative Indie Pop
Aug 27: Dirty Martini Trio, Harmonious Pop Siren Trio
• DAWSON PARK, Wednesdays at 6:30pm N. Stanton & WIlliams
July 10: Devin Phillips, New Orleans Sax Sensation
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center presents
July 17: Curtis Salgado, Triumphant, Joyful Blues
July 24: Atomic Gumbo, Louisiana Roots Music
July 31: LaRhonda Steele Band, Blues & Funk Diva
• GLENHAVEN PARK, Thursdays at 6:30pm NE 82nd & Siskiyou
July 11: Melao de Cuba, Vibrant, Traditional Cuban
July 18: 7th Seal, Groovin’ Reggae & Ska
July 25: Geno Michaels and Soul City, Neo-Soul, R&B, Funk
• FERNHILL PARK, Fridays at 6:30pm NE 37th & Ainsworth
July 12: Tony Starlight, Comedic ‘70s Gold
July 19: Andy Stokes, Old-School Rhythm & Blues
July 26: Boy and Bean, Warm Jazz-Era Harmony
Aug 2: Toque Libre, Passionate Acoustic Latin
Special Bonus Concert National Night Out
Concordia Neighborhood Association presents
Tuesday, August 6: Chervona, Eastern-Euro Carnival Insanity
• McCOY PARK, Sundays at 6:30pm N. Trenton & Newman
July 14: Ocean 503, Reggae, R&B, Funk & Soul
July 21: The African Showboyz,
Ghanaian Percussion & Dance
Special Bonus Concert National Night Out
New Columbia Community Campus Partners present
Tuesday, Aug 6: Dina y Bamba Su Pilon D’Azucar,
Incendiary Havana SalsaPortland Parks & Recreation
A proud tradition in Portland, the Washington Park Summer Festival offers ten consecutive evening performances in the gorgeous Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater.
Concerts begin at 6:00 PM in the Rose Garden Amphitheater |
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| Thu August 1 |
Portland Gay Men’s Chorus An exuberant, powerful, and witty gathering of talented men whose musical artistry will astound and delight |
| Fri August 2 |
Portland Summerfest Opera – Otello by Giuseppe Verdi An accomplished local opera company which draws hot young opera singers from all over the country for a memorable concert performance with full orchestra |
| Sat August 3 |
PDX Jazz Presents The Carlton Jackson – Dave Mills Big Band A revered line-up of Portland’s most-loved jazz musicians paying homage to great composers of the jazz form |
| Sun August 4 |
Portland Festival Symphony Celebrating the magic and power of classical music for over 30 years under the inspired baton of Maestro Lajos Balogh |
| Mon August 5 |
Obo Addy’s Legacy: DiaTribe – From The Village To The Streets Traditional West African music, dance and drumming evolve into hip hop and break dance in this dynamic and provocative tribute to a Portland legend |
| Tue August 6 |
Black Prairie A swiftly-rising, cross-pollinated Portland supergroup that exposes the venerable, forgotten roots of folk and bluegrass |
| Wed August 7 |
Vagabond Opera Bohemian absurdist cabaret, exploring numerous Euro musical traditions, delivered with an operatic heart and a punk soul |
| Thu August 8 |
Sean Ghazi Award-winning Malaysian actor, singer and dancer recently located to Portland, known for melding traditional Malaysian music with old jazz, and for his periodic cameos with Pink Martini |
| Fri August 9 |
NW Dance Project’s In Good Company, With Deejay Anjali & Eden Hana Portland’s own award-winning dance company explores the mix of innovative movement, sounds found on vintage vinyl and live vocals for an unforgettable evening |
| Sat August 10 |
Caña Son The traditional music of Cuba, played by newly-resurrected faves Caña Son with indomitable spirit and great reverence for its role in the evolution of modern salsa |
