Portland, OR. Organizers say that free family-friendly activities help build community. Last year thousands of people attended 59 concerts offered by Portland Parks. This summer, as usual, local artists will be featured, like Tony Starlight who will play at Brentwood Park on SE 60th on July 19th. The free concert series is a musical tradition over 110 years in the making, with something for everyone, from classical to hip-hop.

A Portland Festival Symphony concert is one of the featured events.

Here’s a listing of the dates and locations of the free upcoming events in the parks:

Date Location Concerts and Movies Transit Details
Friday, June 21 King School Park, NE Grand Avenue and Going Street Festival 2019 Good in the Hood Multicultural Festival 6, 8, 44, 72
Black Panther (2018) PG-13
Friday, July 5 Brooklyn Park, SE Milwaukie Avenue and Haig Street Concert The Old Yellers—Original Americana country folk-rock 9, 10, 17, 19, 70,  ADA Accessible
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald (2018) PG-13
Saturday, July 6 Floyd Light Park, SE 111th Avenue and Alder Street Concert Georgina Band—Classic Iraqi rhythmic music 15, 20, 
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) PG—Arabic with English subtitles
Sunday, July 7 Kenilworth Park, SE 32nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard Concert Yankee Gaucho—World folk rock 9, 10, 17, 75
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) PG
Monday, July 8 Sellwood Park, SE 7th Avenue and Bidwell Street Concert Moody Little Sister—New folk of the American West 70, 99
Wednesday, July 10 Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Avenue Concert Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group—Sensational jazz, blues, and soul 4, 24, 44 ADA Accessible
Thursday, July 11 Khunamokwst Park, 5200 NE Alberta Street Concert Ache Son—Hot Cuban son 71, 72 ADA Accessible
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) PG-13—English with Spanish subtitles
Friday, July 12 Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street Concert The Sirens of Blues—Female blues legends and rising stars 70, 72, 75
Colonel Summers Park, SE 17th Avenue and Taylor Street Concert Tara Velarde—Diva folk 15, 70
Black Panther (2018) PG-13—English with Spanish subtitles
Saturday, July 13 Pendleton Park, SW 55th Drive and Iowa Street Concert Hula Halau ‘Ohana Holo’oko’a Band—Traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music 1, 54, 56 ADA Accessible
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) PG
Sunday, July 14 Warner Pacific University, 2219 SE 68th Avenue Concert Quadraphonnes—Jazzy funk from all-female saxophone quartet 2
Aquaman (2018) PG-13
Monday, July 15 Sellwood Park, SE 7th Avenue and Bidwell Street Concert Rae Gordon Band—Female-fronted blues and soul 70, 99
Thursday, July 18 Lovejoy Fountain Park, SW 3rd Avenue and Harrison Street Concert Wamba—World beat focusing on Afrobeat and highlife 1, 8, 9, 12, 17, 35, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 92, 94, 99,  ADA Accessible
Harrison Park, SE 84th Avenue and Harrison Street Concert POPgoji—Brazilian beats meets American soul 2, 72 ADA Accessible
Approved For Adoption (2012) NR—French with English subtitles
Friday, July 19 Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street Concert Tony Starlight—Music, laughs from Sinatra to the 80s 70, 72, 75
Brentwood Park, 6550 SE 60th Avenue Concert Soul Progression—Pop, rock, blues, good times 19, 71
Ready Player One (2018) PG-13
Saturday, July 20 North Park Blocks, NW 8th Avenue and Everett Street Concert Choro da Alegria—Beautiful melodies of Brazil 1, 4, 8, 15, 17, 20, 35, 44, 51, 54, 56, 77,   ADA Accessible
Pelé: Birth Of A Legend (2016) PG
Monday, July 22 Sellwood Park, SE 7th Avenue and Bidwell Street Concert Grupo Masato—High energy tropical/Andean Chicha 70, 99
Thursday, July 25 Lovejoy Fountain Park, SW 3rd Avenue and Harrison Street Concert Outer Orbit—Funk soul collective 1, 8, 9, 12, 17, 35, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 92, 94, 99,  ADA Accessible
McCoy Park, N Trenton Street and Newman Avenue Concert Rhythm Culture—Blues and jazz infused reggae 4, 35 ADA Accessible
Incredibles 2 (2018) PG
Friday, July 26 Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street Concert Bloco Alegria—High-Energy Brazilian music and dance 70, 72, 75
Denorval Unthank Park, 510 N Shaver Street Concert Geno Michaels & Soulcity—Joyous music that moves your body and soul 4, 24, 44 ADA Accessible
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
Saturday, July 27 Cathedral Park, N Crawford Street and Pittsburg Avenue, 6PM Concert Portland Festival Symphony (Brass), music director Gregory Vajda 4, 11, 16
Cully Park, NE 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth Street Concert Turquoise Pride—Native American Drumming 72 ADA Accessible
Nemo Hádéést’į́į́/Finding Nemo (2003) G—Navajo with English subtitles
Sunday, July 28 Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and Brazee Street, 6PM Concert Portland Festival Symphony (Strings), music director Gregory Vajda 70, 75, 77 ADA Accessible
Wellington Park, NE 66th Avenue and Skidmore Street Concert Big Bad Beat—Hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s to now 24, 71
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) PG
Monday, July 29 Sellwood Park, SE 7th Avenue and Bidwell Street Concert Miller & Sasser—Upbeat originals and country classics 70, 99
Thursday, August 1 WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—6PM, Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue Festival PDX Jazz presents Mike Phillips with special guest Saeeda Wright; King Louie & LaRhonda Steele 63,  ADA Accessible
Friday, August 2 Village Square Parking Lot, SE 162nd Avenue and Stark Street Concert Friends of Noise Youth Showcase—All ages music for everyone 20, 25, 74,  ADA Accessible
Black Panther (2018) PG-13—English with Spanish subtitles
WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—6PM, Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue Festival Painted Sky Northstar Native Dance Company with Evening Star Painted Ponies 63,  ADA Accessible
Saturday, August 3 Spring Garden Park, 3332 SW Spring Garden Street Concert The Libertine Belles—High energy vintage-swing 12, 44
Moana (2016) PG
WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—6PM, Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue Festival Portland Cello Project performing Radiohead, Coltrane, and Bach 63,  ADA Accessible
Sunday, August 4 WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—6PM, Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue Festival Opera in the Park—Viva Verdi! Giuseppe Verdi’s greatest works 63,  ADA Accessible
Tuesday, August 6 McCoy Park, N Trenton Street and Newman Avenue Concert Farnell Newton & The Othership Connection—Revitalizing funk and soul 4, 35 ADA Accessible
Thursday, August 8 Wellington Park, NE 66th Avenue and Skidmore Street Concert Chervona—Northwest’s Eastern European party band 24, 71
Woodlawn Park, NE 11th Avenue and Oneonta Street Concert Saeeda Wright—Powerful soul, jazz, and gospel 6, 8, 75 ADA Accessible
Coco (2017) PG
Friday, August 9 Ventura Park, 460 SE 113th Avenue Concert FunkTown PDX—Bringing the funk 20, 73,  ADA Accessible
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
Saturday, August 10 Laurelhurst Park, SE 37th Avenue and Oak Street, 6PM Concert Portland Festival Symphony (Full Symphony), music director Gregory Vajda 15, 20, 75
FESTIVAL LATINO—Starting at 4PM, Cully Park, NE 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth Street Concert Orquestra Pacifico Tropical—Electrifying South American cumbias; DJ Lapaushi 72 ADA Accessible
Incredibles 2 (2018) PG—Spanish with English subtitles
Sunday, August 11 Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way, 6PM Concert Portland Festival Symphony (Full Symphony), music director Gregory Vajda 4, 6, 44
Wilshire Park, NE 33rd Avenue and Skidmore Street Concert 5 Grand—Danceable R&B, funk and soul 24, 70, 75
How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World (2019) PG
Thursday, August 15 Wellington Park, NE 66th Avenue and Skidmore Street Concert JT Trawick’s Big Ozark Swing Orchestra—Let’s swing and let the good times roll! 24, 71
Laurelhurst Park, SE 37th Avenue and Oak Street Concert DJ Prashant & Jai Ho! Dance Troupe—Interactive Bollywood & Bhangra dance 15, 20, 75
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) PG
Friday, August 16 Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Avenue Concert Mz. Etta’s World featuring Arietta Ward—Vast variety of soul, funk, and R&B 4, 24, 44 ADA Accessible
Captain Marvel (2019) PG-13
Saturday, August 17 Gateway Discovery Park, NE 106th Avenue and Halsey Street, starting at 12PM Festival Tonga Day 2019 22, 23, 24, 77, 87,  ADA Accessible
Bumblebee (2018) PG-13
Sunday, August 18 Hamilton Park, SW 47th Drive and 44th Avenue Concert The Sportin’ Lifers—Covering jumping blues, R&B, soul, and jazz 55
Incredibles 2 (2018) PG
Thursday, August 22 Wellington Park, NE 66th Avenue and Skidmore Street Concert Glass of Hearts—Blondie tribute band  24, 71
Elizabeth Caruthers Park, SW Gaines Street and Bonds Avenue Concert The Mars Rovers—Eclectic classic rock and blues 24, 71
Up (2009) PG
Friday, August 23 Luuwit View Park, NE 127th Avenue and Fremont Street Concert St. James’s Gate—Celtic Americana, infectious pub rock 22,73 ADA Accessible
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) PG
Saturday, August 24 April Hill Park, SW 58th Avenue and Miles Street Concert Rogue Bluegrass Band—Acoustic bluegrass and Americana 1
Missing Link (2019) PG
Sunday, August 25 Laurelhurst Park, SE 37th Avenue and Oak Street, 6PM Concert Providence Stage Band—Big band sounds from the 40s to 70s 15, 20, 75
Friday, August 30 Montavilla Park, 8219 NE Glisan Street Concert Mo Phillips and The Grumpies—Hilarious family dance jams 19, 20, 72, 272, 
Dumbo (2019) PG
Saturday, August 31 Overlook Park, N Interstate Avenue and Fremont Street Concert Sakumuna—Afro-fusion music with funk grooves, reggae roots
Moana (2016) PG
Sunday, September 1 Gateway Discovery Park, NE 106th Avenue and Halsey Street, starting at 10AM Festival 11th Annual Slavic Festival “Heritage” 22, 23, 24, 77, 87,  ADA Accessible
Pawn Sacrifice (2014) PG-13

 


Interested in becoming a sponsor over $5,000?
Kellie Torres, Development Manager
503-823-5589  |  [email protected]

Interested in becoming a neighborhood sponsor?
Contact the park’s bureau staff at [email protected]

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