Our Monthly Picks | September 2023
Chapman Swift Watch
All Month Long | Chapman Elementary School
It’s the time of year when thousands of Vaux’s swifts drift through the city on their annual migration from Canada to Central and South America. The tiny birds spend their days hunting for insects and their evenings roosting, bat-like, in trees and chimneys. The most popular perch is the towering smokestack of Chapman Elementary School. Each night at sunset, hundreds of onlookers flock to a nearby grassy bank and watch in awe as a shadowy cloud of birds swirls acrobatically for up to an hour before darting inside the craggy chimney for the night.
www.audubonportland.org/go-outside/swift-watch
El Grito
September 15th - 16th | Moda Center
El Grito Fiestas Patrias celebrates the independence of Mexico and other Latin American countries from Spain. Join in the most important holiday celebrated by the Hispanic community in Oregon. In addition to folkloric and Aztec dancers there will also be live mariachi, salsa, cumbia, and pop music. Plus, El Grito will have traditional food and beverages, community booths with interactive and educational material!
www.elgritoportland.com
The Biggest Clothing Swap in The Northwest
September 17th | McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
The BIGGEST clothing swap in the Northwest. Two full floors of swapping fun! $10 and a bag of clothes gets you a WHOLE NEW WARDROBE. You can bring more than one bag if you want. Don't have a bag of clothes to share? No problem, you can buy an empty bag for $5.
www.mcmenamins.com/events/246579-the-biggest-clothing-swap-in-the-northwest
Negroni Week
September 18th -24th | Citywide + Globally
This Portland-born fundraising event challenges bartenders locally and across the globe to present their best twists on the classic three-ingredient cocktail. Part of the proceeds from each negroni purchased benefit 40 charities, including Portland’s Outside In and Oregon Food Bank.
www.negroniweek.com
The Wedge
September 30th | Alder Block
The Wedge is a Farmers Market-style festival celebrating cheese and everything that goes with it. Sample and purchase local artisan cheese, specialty foods, beer, wine, and cider. This is a family-friendly event that’s open to all cheese lovers.
www.thewedgeportland.com