Halloween week is finally upon us, and we've packed our weekly roundup of best things to do with all sorts of spooky, scary events to partake in, from the Portland Erotic Ball Past Event Like List to the 15th Annual Thrill The World Portland Past Event Like List to the SLAY Film Festival Past Event Like List . And if the frightening holiday isn't quite your cup of tea, there are still plenty of options as per usual, from Sleigh Bells Past Event Like List to Portland Opera Presents Tosca Past Event Like List .

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TUESDAY

MUSIC

Sleigh Bells Past Event Like List
Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells juxtaposes sweet vocals and pop hooks from singer Alexis Krauss with harsh guitar riffs and production by Derek E. Miller. The resulting sound is addictive noise pop that keeps you on your toes, especially at the band's energetic live shows. Their first album in five years, Texis, was released in September 2021.
(Wonder Ballroom, Eliot)

Wolf Alice
Past Event Like List London-based rockers Wolf Alice effortlessly transition from a serene and subtle sound one moment to a raucous cacophony the next. Their three albums to date—My Love is Cool, Visions of a Life, and Blue Weekend—are all Mercury Prize nominees and have been critically lauded, and it's high time more folks in the U.S. cotton on to their "feral and sophisticated" (The Daily Telegraph) brilliance. 
(Crystal Ballroom, West End)

THURSDAY

PERFORMANCE

BLOODYVOX Past Event Like List
The multi-disciplinary dance company BodyVox is getting gory with their Halloween production "BloodyVox," making their return to the IRL stage for the first time since the pandemic began. The production will explore "cinema, folklore and our collective nightmares to resurrect the spirits of All Hallows Eve" through dance. Showgoers are invited to dress up in costume or masks.
(BodyVox, Slabtown)

FRIDAY

MUSIC

Toad the Wet Sprocket
Past Event Like List Toad the Wet Sprocket has refined their alt-rock sound over the course of 35 years. Hear singles "Starting Now," "Game Day," and more from Starting Now, their first album in eight years, plus classic tracks like "Walk on the Ocean" and "All I Want," on their new tour.
(Revolution Hall, Buckman)

NIGHTLIFE

Slay PDX: Halloween Edition Past Event Like List
The recurring hip-hop party for LGBTQ+, people of color, and allies is throwing a Halloween-themed bash for their October edition. We expect plenty of tracks by the queen slayer herself, Beyoncé. Meanwhile, you can slay the competition with your pitch-perfect costume during the event's costume contest, and take a photo for posterity in the free Halloween-themed "Booth of Bass" photo booth.
(Morrison Market, Buckman)

SATURDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Unicorn Creationz First Annual Halloween Party
Past Event Like List Nacheaux Like List 's new food hall Unicorn Creationz will host its first-ever Halloween party, with live music, spooky New Orleans-inspired cocktails from its new speakeasy Bourbon Street Like List , and a costume contest with a $100 prize.
(Unicorn Creationz Food Hall, Cully)

HALLOWEEN

15th Annual Thrill The World Portland Past Event Like List
Portlanders will rise from the dead to perform Michael Jackson's classic "Thriller" dance. Come in costume and participate, or simply spectate at this thrilling decade-and-a-half-long tradition that screams "keep Portland weird." DJ Prashant's dance troupe will be on hand to perform a Bollywood version of the dance, and the PDX Witches will also grace the crowd with their famous broom dance.
(Irving Park, King)

FESTIVALS

Milagro's 25th Original Día de Muertos Festival Past Event Like List
Bilingual theatre Milagro presents their annual Día de Muertos festival, providing a joyous space for reunion to celebrate and honor those who have passed. Exploring the concepts of rebirth and renewal, this month-long program will include an altar, craft workshops, concerts, poetry, readings, a Día de Muertos documentary, and more.
(Milagro Theatre, Buckman)

SPORTS & RECREATION

Run Like Hell 10K - 5K
Past Event Like List Don your Halloween costume and take part in this fun run where you can choose the length (5 or 10K) of your course and whether you walk like a zombie or run like a bat out of hell. The event will begin and end at the Milwaukie Elks Lodge, taking participants along a flat, paved trolley trail. Live music, beer, food, and more will await runners and walkers at the finish line. 
(Milwaukie Elks Lodge, Milwaukie)

MUSIC

Greer: Happy People Tour
Past Event Like List Orange County three-piece Greer has accomplished quite a bit in their three-year career. The band originally formed to play their high school homecoming dance, but landed a record deal soon after releasing their first single. Their youthful exuberance can be heard on their debut EP Lullaby for You, and the title track of their tour, which will lead into a four-track EP in November. Greer will be joined by fellow Cali indie rockers Momma for their Portland tour stop, for which they've issued the following warning: "Attend in costume or attend in shame!!"
(Revolution Hall, Buckman)

NIGHTLIFE

Portland Erotic Ball Past Event Like List
Emmy-nominated Sasha Scarlett will host Portland's sexiest event, taking up three floors of the Crystal Ballroom. Costumes (or stylized states of undress) are a must, so you might as well go all out in pursuit of costume contest prizes (over $5,000 in cash is up for grabs). Soul Vaccination will perform, DJ OG ONE—the official DJ of the Blazers—will keep bodies rocking, and you can admire circus performers and aerial and burlesque performances or get in on the action on the interactive fetish demonstration stage.
(Crystal Ballroom, West End)

Bewitched! Outdoor Halloween Dance Party Past Event Like List
Dance under the moon—and maybe even howl at it—at this outdoor party where you're encouraged to dress like your favorite witch, sorcerer, magician, or in orange and black. DJs Action Slacks and Wildman James will "summon the disembodied voices of spirits-of-dance-floors-past," spinning '50s R&B, '60s and early '70s soul, and more oldies until you end up in a trance.
(The World Famous Kenton Club, Kenton)

Halloween at Quarterworld
Past Event Like List Retro arcade Quarterworld is resurrecting their Halloween party, which will include music and dancing, a $250 cash prize for best costume, drink specials, and of course, games galore.
(Quarterworld, Hawthorne)

SUNDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Baker Ghoul Magic Pop-Up Past Event Like List
Mama Đút baker Kachina Williams will take over the vegan Vietnamese restaurant on Halloween with her goth bakery pop-up, Baker Ghoul Magic. The pop-up takes inspiration from Williams' Black-Filipina heritage and love of pop culture and Halloween and will feature Midsommar-inspired mushroom tocino "meat" pies, matcha coconut cupcakes, dirt cups with pandan frosting, pumpkin cinnamon rolls, and ube whoopie pies.
(Mama Đút, Buckman)

All Hallow's Eve at Raven's Manor Past Event Like List
Enter the lair of Dr. Raven if you dare for a night of Halloween thrills, burlesque performances, themed food, and the bar's signature potion-esque cocktails. Halloween costumes or burlesque attire is mandatory.
(Raven's Manor, Old Town-Chinatown)

NIGHTLIFE

Bollywood Horror XIX Costume Party w DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid + AURAT Past Event Like List
"Cower at the thundering dhols and shiver at the piercing wails of Bollywood divas" at the 19th edition of the longest-running Bollywood Halloween party in the world hosted by Portland's very own DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid. They'll be joined by Seattle-based musician Adam McCollom on the dhol (an Indian double-headed drum) at this costume-mandatory dance night.
(Goodfoot, Kerns)

MULTI-DAY

HALLOWEEN

The Fear PDX Past Event Like List
Face your fears at this popular haunted house containing five all-new attractions for 2021: Factory 13, The Kill Floor, Blood House, Midway of Fear, and Layers of Darkness.
(12301 NE Glisan Street, Hazelwood, Thursday-Sunday)

Spirit of Halloweentown Past Event Like List
You'll find it impossible not to get into the spooky spirit at St. Helens' annual tribute to Halloween. Leaning into the fact that the movies Halloweentown and Twilight—Ashley Greene aka Alice Cullen will even make an appearance this year—were partially filmed there, the city transforms into a themed attraction complete with a giant pumpkin, circus performers, a haunted house, and more.
(St. Helens, Monday-Sunday)

Underhill & Fearlandia Present Season Of Screams
Past Event Like List Underhill Haunted House and Fearlandia have put their twisted talents together to present Season of Screams, a collection of three haunted attractions under one roof. Dodge chemically altered lab employees in Fears Gate, face your worst nightmare in Night Terrors, and escape the wrath of the scheming Madam Underhill in Underhill Manor.
(Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Lloyd District, Thursday-Sunday)

Bella Organic Haunted Corn Maze Past Event Like List
Make a break for it as ghouls, goblins, and Michael Myers—this year's theme is Halloween—stalk you through this haunted maze. There's something lurking around every corner, so grab your bravest friends and keep your wits about you.
(Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch & Winery, Sauvie Island, Friday-Saturday)

Boo Drive Thru
Past Event Like List Stay warm (and safe!) in your car, cruising slowly past light displays, spooky frights, and an arrangement of exquisitely carved jack-o'-lanterns by the community (you can even see yours on display if you go pick up a complimentary pumpkin and decorate it during the week preceding the event). Get extra festive and wear your Halloween costume, decorate your car, and BYO hot cider to sip on as you take in the sights.
(Willamette Park, West Linn, Friday-Saturday) 

Clackamas County Scare Fair
Past Event Like List The Scare Fair's theme, Harbinger of Souls, brings mysterious figures and ghosts plucked from the Willamette River valley's haunted history to the fairgrounds. Customize your experience with a "creature candle"—turn it on for safe passage, or off for some bone chilling encounters.
(Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby, Friday-Sunday)

Dark Arts Fest
Past Event Like List This festival pays tribute to all things dark and dastardly, from live music in the dark folk and neo-folk genres to occult- and mystic-themed art displays, a block of horror films from GuignolFest, local comedians "bringing their best bits on haunted houses, horror movies, and Halloween," an artist pop-up alley, and more.
(Kelly's Olympian, Downtown, Saturday-Sunday)

NIGHTLIFE

Freaky Deaky PDX Past Event Like List
Disco Donnie & Red Cube present two nights of floor-shaking EDM from Black Tiger Sex Machine, Liquid Stranger, ATLiens, Kai Wachi, LUZCID, Manic Focus, Marauda, Smoakland, Trivecta, and TVBOO. 
(Portland Expo Center, North Portland, Friday-Saturday)

Haunted House Party 2021 Past Event Like List
45 East presents two rooms of thrilling, heart-pumping electronic and dance music over two nights. Heads will roll to local, national, and international artists such as Shiba San, Dombresky, CID, Ernest Ryan, Night City, and more.
(45 East, Central Eastside, Friday-Saturday)

Ritual Halloween 2021
Past Event Like List Travel beyond the veil at this magical celebration, which will include body and canvas painting, a tea lounge, a moon medicine altar, interactive ritualistic art, and performances by Desert Dwellers, Kaya Project, Phutureprimitive, and more. Event producers Living Prism invite you to gather this Halloween, "for dark nights call for bright fires, cold winds for warm hearts, and deep mournings for mad dancing."
(Bossanova Ballroom, Buckman Neighborhood, Saturday-Sunday)

PERFORMANCE

Portland Opera Presents Tosca Past Event Like List
The beloved three-act opera by Puccini tells the story of prima donna Floria Tosca as she fights to save her lover Cavaradossi from the clutches of Baron Scarpia, the corrupt chief of police. Set in Rome during Napoleon's invasion of Italy, the story includes plenty of political intrigue, romance, and tragedy.
(Keller Auditorium, Downtown, Friday & Sunday)

Murder Mystery Machine
Past Event Like List The Funhouse Lounge brings back their Halloween show favorite, Murder Mystery Machine, in which improv actors will bring an audience-guided slasher story to life and then investigate the whodunit as the hijinks-prone Scooby Gang. Watch as they "puzzle over clues, jump to conclusions, chase monsters, and gobble up Scooby snacks. Zoinks!"
(Funhouse Lounge, Hosford-Abernethy, Thursday-Saturday)

Frida... A Self Portrait
Past Event Like List Brazilian playwright and actress Vanessa Severo takes on double duty as the writer and performer of this intimate portrait of iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. "Infused with music, movement, and Kahlo's words," the one-woman show bears witness to the artist's extraordinary life on the eve of her death.
(Gerding Theater at the Armory, Pearl District, Wednesday-Sunday)

Bluebeard Past Event Like List
Conceived by Kailey Rhodes and Samson Syharath of Hillsboro's "resident professional theatre" Bag&Baggage, Bluebeard is an interactive outdoor theatre experience centered around the spooky union between the mysterious title character and his intended fiancée.
(Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, Hillsboro, Thursday-Sunday)

Bojangles of Harlem: The Bill Robinson Musical
Past Event Like List This dazzling theatrical experience tells the true story of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, a pioneer of tap dance and civil rights. His life story is rarely told, but Robinson was the most famous and highest-paid African American entertainer in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. Packed with new showstoppers and classic standards, plus direction and choreography by the award-winning Christopher George Patterson, Bojangles of Harlem touches on fame, love, and loss.
(Winningstad Theatre, South Park Blocks, Thursday-Saturday)

FILM

SLAY Film Festival Past Event Like List
From the folks who bring you the sexy film fest HUMP! and stoner showcase SPLIFF, comes the second annual SLAY Film Festival to scare your pants off on Hallo-weekend. Expect everything from "classic ghost stories and slasher films, to dystopian cults and political nightmares."
(Clinton Street Theater, Hosford-Abernethy, Friday-Saturday)

The Cinema of Horrors: Drive-In Past Event Like List
Frightening creatures will deliver fair foods and frights as you watch some of most bone-chilling blockbusters ever made. Bring a brave crew and keep your car doors locked as you watch IT Chapter 2 (Fri Oct 29), Scream (Sat Oct 30), and Halloween on Halloween.
(Clark County Fairgrounds, Ridgefield, Thursday-Sunday)

Portland Film Festival Past Event Like List
The Portland Film Festival will once again be streaming this year, with over 300 titles to keep your eyes glued to the screen in themed blocks such as Black voices, indigenous voices, LGBTQIA+ voices, veterans’ voices, and voices of mental health.
(Virtual, Monday-Sunday)

FOOD & DRINK

Around the World in 82 Dishes Past Event Like List
Sample international eats and drinks from the abundance of diverse restaurants across 82nd Avenue. Shop or eat at one of the participating locations and post a photo on social media with the hashtag #82Dishes from October 23-November 27 for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.
(82nd Avenue, Monday-Sunday)

Dine the Couve 2021
Past Event Like List All month long, you can take advantage of super-cheap "3 for $20" or "3 for $30" specials from over 30 participating Clark County restaurants, including Locust Cider & Brewing, Slow Fox Chili, Rally Pizza, and Mt. Tabor Brewing. If you redeem five different offers during the promotion, you'll be entered to win a $100 gift certificate to the participating restaurant of your choice.
(Various locations, Monday-Sunday)

FALL

The MAiZE at the Pumpkin Patch Past Event Like List
Try not to get turned around too many times as you make your way through Portland’s flagship eight-acre corn maze. This year’s theme “Bridgetown,” with immaculately trimmed cornrows taking the shape of Mt. Hood, the St. Johns Bridge, forests, and rivers.
(The Pumpkin Patch, Sauvie Island, Monday-Sunday)

Bauman's Harvest Festival Past Event Like List
Find your way through winding mazes, watch some apples explode from being shot through an apple cannon, climb to the top of pumpkin hill, indulge in seasonal treats like Bauman's famous apple cider donuts and fresh-pressed cider, and more at their annual harvest festival.
(Bauman's Farm and Garden, Gervais, Tuesday-Saturday)

VISUAL ART

Crypto-Zoo: Museum of Mystery Past Event Like List
Whimsical illustrator and woodworker Mike Bennett presents his most ambitious project yet: an entire museum full of monsters just in time for Halloween. 
(Crypto-Zoo: Museum of Mystery, St. Johns, Monday-Sunday)

EXHIBITS

15 Years of LAIKA
Past Event Like List Stop-motion studio LAIKA, based in Hillsboro and owned by none other than Nike co-founder Phil Knight, is celebrating its 15th anniversary with screenings (complete with filmmaker Q&As) of all five of its Oscar-nominated films, from Coraline to Missing Link. Before or after you enjoy one of the films, examine displays of meticulously made puppets and set pieces in the accompanying pop-up exhibit
(OMSI, Central Eastside, Tuesday-Sunday; closing)