After-work events in Portland in November 2026: what’s on?

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Cinema

  Nov 1 · 4 PM

  9 to 5

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Cinema

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Nov 1 · 4 PM

  Special Event: Jason Salmon

  Helium Comedy Club · Buckman

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 1 · 5 PM

  SHANROCK’S TRIVIOLOGY (5pm Doors, 6PM Start; Upstairs Pub)

  The Goodfoot · Buckman

  • Music
  • Nights out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Dance

  Nov 1 · 6 PM

  PRIMA Ballet Gala

  Newmark Theatre · Downtown

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Music

  Nov 2 · 6 PM

  DYKE POOL (Upstairs Pub, 6-9pm)

  The Goodfoot · Buckman

  • Music
  • Nights out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 2 · 6:30 PM

  Alice Cooper

  Foster Theater

  • Music
  • Hard rock

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• Music

  Nov 3 · 6:30 PM

  Finding Wonderful: Matt Mikalatos

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Music

  Nov 4 · 5:30 PM

  Journalism for Every Writer

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 4 · 6 PM

  Headliners Karaoke Wednesdays!

  The Headliners Club

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 4 · 6:30 PM

  One Page Wednesday - November

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Music

  Nov 5 · 4 PM

  First Thursday Crafts & Cocktails

  Crystal Ballroom · Pearl District

  • Music
  • Post-punk
  • Punk

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 5 · 6:30 PM

  Kimberly Blaeser in conversation with Christopher Diaz

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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• Music

  Nov 5 · 6:30 PM

  Periphery – A Pale White Dot US Tour

  Andsan · Ne Obliviscaris · Greyhaven · Ando San

  Roseland Theater · Old Town

  • Music
  • Progressive metal
  • Metalcore

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Music

  Nov 6 · 4 PM

  First Thursday Crafts & Cocktails

  Crystal Ballroom · Pearl District

  • Music
  • Post-punk
  • Punk

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 6 · 5 PM

  Shanghai Quitian – w/ Dabda – EARLY SHOW! – All Ages

  Holocene · Buckman

  • Music

  $24.09 Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Nov 6 · 6 PM

  Godzilla Minus Zero - Opening Night Event

  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) · Central Eastside

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 6 · 6 PM

  You’ve Got Mail Movie Bingo w/ Violet Hex

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 6 · 6:30 PM

  The Bylines

  Festive Hill Winery & Vineyards

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Pop

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Cinema

  Nov 7 · 4 PM

  Making Marie Antoinette x MUBI

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Cinema

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Comedy

  Nov 7 · 4 PM

  Special Event: Dustin Anderson

  Helium Comedy Club · Buckman

  • Comedy

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  Nov 7 · 4 PM

  The Lost Table

  Milagro Theatre · Central Eastside

  • Theatre

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 7 · 4 PM

  The Lost Table

  Organization

  El Zócalo

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 7 · 4 PM

  The Paradise Band [Sade tribute] – 4pm All Ages Matinee

  The Headliners Club

  • Music
  • Band

  $20–$25 Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 7 · 5 PM

  RHYTHM IS A DANCER: An early evening 90s Dance Party hosted by SNAP! – 21+

  Holocene · Buckman

  • Music
  • Dance

  Free Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  Nov 8 · 5 PM

  SHANROCK’S TRIVIOLOGY (5pm Doors, 6PM Start; Upstairs Pub)

  The Goodfoot · Buckman

  • Music
  • Nights out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 8 · 5 PM

  Soju Party at Han Oak

  Han Oak

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Literature

  Nov 8 · 5 PM

  Theodor Adorno: Minima Moralia

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Literature

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 8 · 6 PM

  A Proclamation for Peace: Film preview and celebration

  Portland Art Museum · South Park Blocks

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 8 · 6 PM

  Annual Birthday Toy Drive 🧸🚂💝

  Darcelle XV

  • Music

  $10

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 8 · 6:30 PM

  My Father’s War Stories: November 8

  Lakewood Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Music

  Nov 9 · 6 PM

  Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Music

  Nov 10 · 6 PM

  Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday nights)

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 10 · 6 PM

  ¡Viva Milagro! 2026

  Organization

  El Zócalo

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Cinema

  Nov 10 · 6:45 PM

  Memorie Olfattive // Hosted by Fumerie Parfumerie

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Cinema

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• Music

  Nov 11 · 4 PM

  Harvest Celebration: Where Wine & Art Meet

  Portland Art Museum · South Park Blocks

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 11 · 5:30 PM

  Signs of the Swarm

  Crystal Ballroom · Pearl District

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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• Music

  Nov 11 · 6 PM

  Headliners Karaoke Wednesdays!

  The Headliners Club

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Other

  Nov 11 · 6 PM

  OMSI After Dark: Game On!

  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) · Central Eastside

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 11 · 6:30 PM

  Destroy This House: Amanda Uhle

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music
  • House

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Music

  Nov 12 · 4 PM

  November Hand-Sewing Social with SCRAP PDX

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Music

  Nov 13 · 5 PM

  Heathens Homecoming West 2026 Pre-Party Showcase (Free)

  Jerry Joseph · Drunken Prayer · Snarlin' Yarns

  Show Bar at Revolution Hall · Buckman

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Cinema

  Nov 14 · 4 PM

  Edie Arnold Is a Loser

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Cinema

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 14 · 5 PM

  Peach Tree Rascals: The Shine4ya Tour – w/ Michael Sneed – EARLY SHOW! – All Ages

  Holocene · Buckman

  • Music

  $29.27 Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 14 · 5:30 PM

  Lakewood In City Lights 2026

  Lakewood Center for the Arts

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 14 · 6 PM

  Earlybirds Club

  Wonder Ballroom · Eliot

  • Music

  $34.50 Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Cinema

  Nov 15 · 4 PM

  Unseen: Invisible Wounds, Invincible Spirit

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Cinema

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 15 · 5 PM

  SHANROCK’S TRIVIOLOGY (5pm Doors, 6PM Start; Upstairs Pub)

  The Goodfoot · Buckman

  • Music
  • Nights out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 15 · 6 PM

  The AERO Space Presents: MTV Pole Jams – A Pole Tribute to the Music Video Era

  Alberta Rose Theatre · Alberta Arts District

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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Monday, November 16, 2026

• Music

  Nov 16 · 6 PM

  DYKE POOL (6-9pm; Upstairs Pub)

  The Goodfoot · Buckman

  • Music
  • Nights out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Music

  Nov 17 · 5:30 PM

  November Write-In: Ancestors

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Other

  Nov 19 · 6:30 PM

  Reel Science: Roadless

  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) · Central Eastside

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Music

  Nov 21 · 4 PM

  Soul Vaccination f. Lloyd Jones – 4pm All Ages Matinee

  The Headliners Club

  • Music
  • Soul

  $25 Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 21 · 6 PM

  Dance Mosaic – 7pm

  Portland Metro Arts

  • Music
  • Dance

  Free Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 22, 2026

• Music

  Nov 22 · 5 PM

  SHANROCK’S TRIVIOLOGY (5pm Doors, 6PM Start; Upstairs Pub)

  The Goodfoot · Buckman

  • Music
  • Nights out

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 22 · 6 PM

  PSYCROPTIC with Inferi, Cognitive, & Summoning The Lich

  Star Theater · Old Town

  • Music
  • Metal

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

• Literature

  Nov 24 · 6:30 PM

  Rebecca Handler in conversation with Selina Fillinger

  Literary Arts · Downtown

  • Literature

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

• Music

  Nov 25 · 6 PM

  Headliners Karaoke Wednesdays!

  The Headliners Club

  • Music

  Free Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 28, 2026

• Cinema

  Nov 28 · 4 PM

  Mystic Pizza

  PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater · Richmond

  • Cinema

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 28 · 4 PM

  Odyssey [Moody Blues tribute] – 4pm all ages matinee

  The Headliners Club

  • Music
  • Blues

  $20–$25 Tickets ↗

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 28 · 6 PM

  Special Event: Rhys Darby

  Helium Comedy Club · Buckman

  • Music

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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