It’s summer outdoor concert season, and free and ticketed concerts abound in Portland Parks and venues from Forest Grove to Ridgefield, Washington to Bend.
Here are listings for outdoor concerts that you might want to check out:
Waterfront Blues Festival
The huge 36th annual festival takes place at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, July 4-7, with the likes of St. Paul & Broken Bones, Diggin Dirt, Jackie Benson on July 4; Lucinda Williams, Margo Price, Say She She, Bombino, Leyla McCalla, Jee McRae, Kirk Fletcher and Lachy Doley on July 5; Ben Harper & Innocent Criminal, Bobby Rush & North Mississippi Allstars, Charlie Hunter with Jubu Smith, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble on July 6; and Greensky Bluegrass, Charlie Hunter, Dustbowl Revival, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Cris Jacobs and The Rumble on July 7.
Among local acts: Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group with Andy Stokes, Norman Sylvester and MarchFourth, July 4; Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters, July 5; Lo Steele with Igor Prado and Tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle, July 6; Curtis Salgado and LaRhonda Steele and Steele Family Band, July 7.
For complete info, see waterfrontbluesfest.com .
Concerts in the Park
Portland Parks and Recreation’s “Summer Free For All” includes free concerts in city parks (mostly evening shows); see portlandoregon.gov for complete info.
July 6-7 East Portland Summer Arts Festival, Ventura Park (Allen Stone July 6, Sheila E. July 7)
July 11 Melao de Cuba Salsa Orchestra, Mt. Tabor Park Amphitheater
July 12, Picante, McCoy Park
July 13 Tequila Highway, Gilbert Heights Park
July 13 Samoan Festival, Peninsula Park
July 14 Television in the Park: “Martin” and “The Jeffersons,” Mt. Tabor Park
July 18 Wamba, Glenhaven Park
July 19 Ache Son, Glenwood Park
July 20 BridgeCity Soul, Knott Park
July 26 King Louie, Andy Stokes, Jamison Square
July 27 Glass of Hearts, Kenton Park
July 27 Jim PepperFest 2024: Speak/Sing Native, Columbia Park Annex
Aug. 1 Ashleigh Flynn and The Riveters, Hoyt Arboretum Stevens Pavilion
Aug. 1 Norman Sylvester Band with Lenanne Miller, Unthank Park
Aug. 3 Barrio Mestizo, Verdell Rutherford Park
Aug. 4 Opera in the Park Portland, Peninsula Park
Aug. 8 Beat Frequency, Woodstock Park
Aug. 10 Washington Park Summer Festival, Rejoice Diaspora Dance, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater
Aug. 11 Washington Park Summer Festival, Edna Vazquez and Mariachi Portland, Washington Park Rose Garden Amphitheater
Aug. 15 Yankl Falk’s Carpathian-Pacific Express, Essex Park
Aug. 16 Outer Orbit, Alberta Park
Aug. 16 Joshua Josue, El Gringo Mariachi, Pendleton Park
Aug. 17 Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Sellwood Park
Aug. 22 Hip-Hop in the Park, Khunamokwst Park
Aug. 23 Macey Gard Band, Thompson Park
Aug. 24 The Kidz Outside Festival, George Park
Aug. 24 Celebrating Black Arts and Culture, Patton Square Park
Aug. 29 Your Song My Song, Irving Park
Aug. 30 Bottleneck Blues Band, Columbia Park
Aug. 31 Providence Stage Band, Grant Park
Noon Tunes
It’s free noon Tuesday and Thursday concerts at Pioneer Courthouse Square; see thesquarepdx.org .June 4 Ben Rice
June 6 Kendall Lujan
June 11 Johnny Franco and his Real Brother Dom
June 13 Crooked Corner Band
June 18 JoAnna Lee
June 20 Laryssa Birdseye
June 25 Ty Curtis Band
June 27 Katelyn Convery
July 2 Sasa Fox
July 9 Tara Velarde
July 11 John Thayer and Friends
July 16 Eric John Kaiser
July 18 Rosebolt
July 23 Beth Willis
July 25 Castletown
July 30 Tracy Klas and Jeff Carrell Duo
PDX Live
The concert series with evening shows will be held at Portland Courthouse Square; see pdx-live.com .
Aug. 7 Sleater-Kinney
Aug. 8-9 Ween (sold out)
Aug. 10 Descendents
Aug. 11 The Japanese House
Aug. 12 Sierra Ferrell (sold out)
Aug. 13 Ethel Cain (sold out)
Aug. 14 Yo La Tengo
Aug. 16 Mt. Joy
Aug. 17 Waxahatchee
Aug. 18 Alvvays
Aug. 21 Sunny Day Real Estate
Street fairs
Portland street fairs feature live music; please check the websites for updated information.
Foster Summer Soire, June 22, Laurelwood Park, Southeast Foster Road/64th Street, fosterarea.com/events/event/foster-summer-soiree
Mississippi Street Fair, July 13, North Mississippi Avenue/Fremont to Skidmore streets, mississippiave.org/streetfair
Montavilla Street Fair, July 28, Southeast Stark/76th Avenue, metba.org
Fremont Fest, Aug. 3, Northeast Fremont/42nd-51st avenues, bbapdx.org
Multnomah Days, Aug. 17, Multnomah Village/Southwest 35th Avenue, multnomah village.org/event-details/multnomah-days-festival-parade
Kenton Street Fair, Aug. 18, North Denver Avenue, facebook.com/kentonstreetfair
Hawthorne Street Fair, Aug. 25, Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard/34th Street, hawthorneblvd.com
Belmont Street Fair, Sept. 14, Southeast Belmont Street/33rd-39th avenues, belmontdistrict.org-belmont-street-fair
Division Clinton Street Fair and Parade, TBD, Southeast 25th-28th/Clinton, divisionclinton.com
Lents Cultural Fair, TBD, Southeast Foster Road/89th, facebook.com/lentsfair
Oregon Zoo
The Oregon Zoo features Friday concerts throughout the summer, called Zoo Nights, starting at 6:30 p.m.; see oregonzoo.org/nights for info.
June 21 Garcia Birthday Band
June 28 Life During Wartime
July 5 Pa’lante
July 12 Ural Thomas and the Pain
July 19 Robert Henry Band
July 26 Orquestra Pacifico Tropical
Aug. 2 Hit Factory with Patrick Lamb
Aug. 9 Melao de Cuba
Aug. 16 Jujuba
Aug. 23 Aaron Nigel Smith
McMenamins Edgefield
The McMenamins Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn series in Troutdale continues through the summer, with tickets remaining to many shows (see below) and evening start times. See edgefieldconcerts.com for info and tickets.
June 14 Cavetown & Mother Mother
July 10 Ziggy Marley
July 13 An Evening with The Avett Brothers
July 19 Primus and Coheed and Cambria
July 20 Portugal The Man
July 21 Still Woozy
July 25-27 The String Cheese Incident
Aug. 2 Lake Street Dive
Aug. 3 The Decemberists
Aug. 8 The Dead South
Aug. 10-11 Amine Presents — The Best Day Ever Fest
Aug. 16 Michael Franti & Spearhead
Aug. 17 Pink Martini
Aug. 25 Blondie
Aug. 30 311
Sept. 6 Stephen Sanchez
Sept. 13 Remi Wolf
Sept. 22 Goose
Sept. 27, Amos Lee, Indigo Girls
Sept. 29 Faye Webster
Oct. 2 Omar Apollo
Oct. 5 Goth Babe
Oct. 7 Justice
Oct. 11 Michael Kiwanuka & Brittany Howard
McMenamins Grand Lodge
The Concerts in the Grove will be held in Forest Grove. Concerts below still have tickets (evening shows). For more: grandlodge concerts.com .
June 25 Kaleo
July 12 Blues Traveler, JJ Grey & Mofro
July 13 Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
July 18 Hiatus Kaiyote
July 31 The Gaslight Anthem
Aug. 3 Australian Pink Floyd
Aug. 6 Hermanos Gutierrez
Aug. 15 Gary Clark Jr.
Aug. 21 Bikini Kill
Aug. 23 Midland
Aug. 13 Trombone Shorty & Orleans
Sept. 8 Dogstar
Sept. 21 Experience Hendrix
Oct. 11 Dashboard Confessional
Oct. 12 Joseph
Oct. 13 Sammy Rae & The Friends
RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
It’s a short drive to the venue in Ridgefield, Washington, and it attracts top acts (evening shows). See venue page at livenation.com for info and tickets.
June 23 Cage The Elephant
July 1 Noah Kahan
July 19 Hootie & the Blowfish
July 24 Niall Horan
July 26 Chris Stapleton
July 27 Thirty Seconds To Mars
Aug. 14 Sammy Hagar, Loverboy
Aug. 21 Limp Bizkit
Aug. 23 Falling in Reverse
Aug. 25 Santana, Counting Crows
Aug. 30 Santa Fe Klan
Aug. 31 Five Finger Death Punch
Sept. 4 Train, REO Speedwagon
Sept. 5 The Doobie Brothers
Sept. 6 The Marley Brothers
Sept. 7 Hozier
Sept. 8 Slipknot
Sept. 12 Dan + Shay
Sept. 20 Grupo Firme
Sept. 22, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top
Sept. 27 Pitbull
Sept. 28 Lainey Wilson
Sept. 29 Imagine Dragons
Music on Main
The free shows are held from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Southwest Main Street, next to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (between Broadway and Park). More: portland5.com .
July 10 LaRhonda Steele Family Band
July 17 SOS — A Tribute to The Police
July 24 Garcia Birthday Band
July 31 Dreckig
Aug. 7 Too Loose Cajun Band
Aug. 14 DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid featuring Gulabi Gang Dancers
Aug. 21 Melao de Cuba
Aug. 28 Aaron Nigel Smith
Here and there
If you’re up for a road trip, you won’t be disappointed with the impressive lineup at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend. Check out the lineup at BendConcerts.com .Bridgeport Village in Tualatin hosts its second annual “Live Music on the Village Green” starting June 15 and going through September 1. Concerts are Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.; and Sundays, 1-3 p.m. More: bridgeport-village.com/events .
At an indoor venue, it’s Portland musician Michael Allen Harrison hosting his annual Ten Grands musical extravaganza at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, June 28-30. The show features 10 pianists playing grand pianos on stage together, along with individual pieces. The lineup: Amir Avskir, Charlie Martin, Cayla Bleoaja, George Miller, Andrea Johnson, Rhys Philips, Daniel Dickson, William Leonard, Esther Harrison, Sandy Tang, Harrison Lee. Special guests are Nick Palance (singer), Tanner Johnson (violinist) and Julianne Johnson (singer). More: tengrands.com .
The 15th annual Gresham Music Mondays will bring a wide assortment of acts July 8-Aug. 26, courtesy the Center for the Arts Foundation. The free, family-friendly shows will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Gresham Arts Plaza, 401 N.E. Second St. There are several genres presented. One highlight is Aug. 12 with bluesmen Sonny Hess and Johnny Wheels. More: greshamcenterforthearts.org .
Harefest, “The Mother of All Tribute Festivals,” will return with an extra day added. This year’s event will run Thursday-Saturday, July 18-20 at the fairgrounds in Canby. The event features camping spots available and three days, three stages, and 27 bands assuming the style and musical tributes to classic bands such as Journey, CCR, Alabama, Styx, Scorpions, and more. More: harefest.com .
It’s free and fun under the St. Johns Bridge: The Cathedral Park Jazz Festival features local jazz, blues, soul and Latin artists for the 44th year, July 19-21. More: jazzoregon.org .
An annual concert event and campout, the NorthWest World Reggae Festival will be held July 19-21 near Brightwood, featuring roots reggae bands from eight countries, two stages, craft booths, organic food booths and youth activities. It’s the 20th anniversary festival. It’ll see the return of some of its favorite performers and it’s a showcase of local and regional acts. Notable performers are Prezident Brown, Big Mountain, Nattali Rize, Junior Toots, Aaron Nigel Smith and many more; Liberation Movement will have more than 15 performers from around the world on stage with video, lights and more, mixing reggae with Amazonian influenced sound in their three-hour sets. It’s address is the Pfau Family Pfarm, 58885 E. Marmot Road, Sandy. More: nwwrf.com .
Pioneer Courthouse Square celebrates its 40th anniversary with Portland Festival Symphony, 3 Leg Torso and Michael Allen Harrison, and a presentation by Albina Trust Music with gospel, jazz and blues ensembles, 4 p.m. July 20. More: thesquarepdx.com .
Returning for the first time since 2017 and sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Project Pabst will take place July 27-28 at Waterfront Park. It’s a great lineup with the likes of Billy Idol, T-Pain, Big Thief and Violent Femmes. There’ll also be local acts such as Gossip, and hip-hop acts Denzel Curry and Kenny Mason. Project Pabst’s lineup was curated to showcase iconic acts alongside modern favorites and rising stars. More: projectpabst.com .
The Craft Beer and Wine Festival will be held Aug. 9-11 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington, and it’ll feature Revisiting Creedence, Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys and Tim Taylor Band (Aug. 9) and Tribute Night including Queen Mother, A Cheaper Trick and Candy-O (Aug. 10). More: thecraftwinefest.com .
The Clark County Fair in Ridgefield, Washington includes Billy Currington (Aug. 2), Sublime with Rome (Aug. 3) and Chris Janson (Aug. 4). More: clarkcofair.com .
The popular indie music festival Pickathon, held at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, will be held Aug. 1-4. Among the standout acts are Courtney Barnett (headliner, Australian indie rock icon), Bonnie “Prince” Billy (headliner, country rock mainstay), Durand Jones (headliner, soul revivalist), Elephant Revival (headliner, folk group), Vacations (headliner, “Australia’s greatest boy band”), Cocorosie, Adi Oasis, Vincent Neil Emerson, Geese, The Soul Rebels, Jess Williamson, Chance Peña, Joanna Sternberg, and many more. More: pickathon.com .
Across the Columbia River, the Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival features plenty of music, Aug. 23-25 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Wash. A highlight is Charlie Musselwhite and Brubeck Brothers Quartet performing Aug. 25. More: vancouverwinejazz.com .
The Oregon State Fair, Aug. 23-Sept. 2 at Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, has set its Umpqua Bank Concert Series lineup: Craig Morgan, Friday, Aug. 23; Steel Pulse, Saturday, Aug. 24; Goo Goo Dolls, Monday, Aug. 26; Yung Gravy, Tuesday, Aug. 27; Josh Turner, Wednesday, Aug. 28; Ludacris, Thursday, Aug. 29; Daya, Friday, Aug. 30; Huntley (from “The Voice”), Jacquie Roar, Monday, Sept. 2. More: oregonstatefair.org .
Montavilla Jazz Festival has a stellar lineup for its 11th annual festival with more than 30 concerts at 12 venues, including Alberta Rose Theatre, The 1905, Mt. Tabor Park and elsewhere, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The musicians include Nicole Glover and Joe Kye. More: montavillajazz.org .
Keep an eye out for the lineup for the SoundsTruck NW Summer Series. Check out soundstrucknw.org .
County fairs
County fairs are great fun for everybody, and each has music entertainment. Here are the upcoming fairs around Portland:
Columbia County Fair and Rodeo, July 17-21, St. Helens, columbiacountyfairgrounds.com
Washington County Fair, July 19-28, Hillsboro, bigfairfun.com
Hood River County Fair, July 24-27, Hood River, hoodriverfairgrounds.com
Clark County Fair, Aug. 2-11, Ridgefield, Washington, clarkcofair.com
Clackamas County Fair and Rodeo, Aug. 13-17, Canby, clackamascountyfair.com/fair
Vancouver concerts
Waterfront Park Concert Series, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Vancouver Waterfront Park: Curtis Salgado, July 11; Aaron Meyer, July 18; Pa’lante, July 25; LaRhonda Steele, Aug. 1; Jujuba, Aug. 8; Sabroso, Aug 15.
The Sunday Sounds Concerts (6 p.m.) at Columbia Tech Center: 5 Guys Named Moe, July 7; Dancehall Days, July 14; Britnee Kellogg, July 21; Andy Stokes, July 28; Precious Byrd, Aug. 4; Prom Date Mixtape, Aug 11; Hit Machine, Aug. 18.
More: cityofvancouver.us/parksrecculture/page/summer-concert-series .
Rose Quarter
And, although they are inside, check out some of the following events at the Moda Center or Veterans Memorial Coliseum through September:
Blink-182, July 13; Jamn 107.5 Summer Jam (featuring Ice Cube), July 19; Alanis Morissette, Aug. 4; Olivia Rodrigo, Aug. 10; Twenty One Pilots, Aug. 21; Kings of Leon, Aug. 28; Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Aug. 30; Jelly Roll, Sept. 1; Def Leppard and Journey, Sept. 2; Heart, Sept. 17; Mitski, Sept. 21; Childish Gambino, Sept. 24; Cigarettes After Sex, Sept. 30.
More: rosequarter.com .
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