Where to Eat, Drink, and Dance During Portland Pride

Pride is coming up, which means Portland’s LGBTQ+ community will be stepping out as their most colorful, proud, and lively selves (unless you’re protesting Pride for its commodification of queerness or its erasure of the trans POC leaders of the Stonewall Riots, in which case, do your thing). Rainbow will be worn, booze will be shot, and you know the parties will be incredible. The Portland Mercury’s calendar is the one-stop shop for all things Pride 2018, but for those looking for the main events, we’ve compiled a list of the major hits, plus relevant maps that might be helpful: where to day-drink, where to party, and where to brunch if you’re getting started early. Enjoy the season, y’all.

Things to do

On the Mark: A Portland Queer Pride Opening Party (21+)
When: 9 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bit House Saloon, 727 SE Grand
How much: $10

Queer Formal: A Pride Kickoff Party
When: 9 p.m. Thursday
Where: Killingsworth Dynasty, 832 N Killingsworth
How much: $5

Taking Pride on Stark (21+ block party)
When: 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday
Where: Scandals, 1125 SW Stark
How much: Free ($5 suggested donation Saturday and Sunday)

The Portland Trans Pride March 2018
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: NW Park Avenue from Ankeny to Glisan streets
How much: Free

2018 Portland Dyke March
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park, SW Pine St & SW Naito Parkway
How much: Free

Gaylabration (Charity Dance, 21+)
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Where: Crystal Ballroom, 332 W Burnside Street
How much: $19.99 for remaining tickets without coupon codes

Portland Pride Parade
When: 11 a.m. Sunday
Where: NW Park Avenue from Ankeny to Glisan streets.
How much: Free

Portland Pride Waterfront Festival
When: Noon Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Sunday
Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park, 1020 SW Naito Parkway
How much: $7

Latin Flavor! A Queer Latinx Dance Party
When: 9:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: Vitalidad Movement Arts Center, 116 SE Yamhill
How much: $12