I attended this on July 2nd, blues festival since Buddy Guy was playing. He's 86 and so this is…read morehis last tour. Prepaid tickets in June was $50. I also saw Cha Wa from New Orleans. They are a Mardi Gras Indian Band with feathered head dress. They were great performers doing Mardi Gras songs and R & B. Delgres, French Caribbean band performed on the Front Porch Stage. It's a smaller stage. Eric Gales did a great performance before Buddy Guy came on too. The festival got super crowded after 6 pm. One thing I didn't like was that there were only one area where the Sanican Restrooms were set up. So you had to walk to the center of the grounds and under the bridge. It got really dark at 5 pm when the lights were not turned on yet. Some of the grassy area had bird poop around, so you really have to sanitize your shoes and blanket afterwards.

As a native Portlander, it's incredibly insulting to have the prime 4th of July location for the…read moreCity of Portland taken over by this festival, which was free with donations for DECADES but now charges $55 and won't allow families to bring outside food. THIS WAS WHERE PORTLAND FAMILIES HAD THEIR PICNICS AND WATCHED FIREWORKS! This festival should be made free with donations again or move to a different weekend. The festival is nice, BUT Portlanders have a right to use their own huge, central park location for a 4th of July celebration EVERYONE can attend, like any other city. I have no idea why people have not stood up to this outrage the past several years.

Community vendor for many years pre-Covid and current. Great crowds, crowd management, and support.read more

Visited from WA…read more Cons: There's plenty of artists but not artisans. If you're looking for artisan work this is not the place A mix of handmade stuff with a lot of commercial booths Plenty of food options but many booths have hard to understand menus, not well organized Overall food wasn't very attractive. Not sure if it's presentation or something else. Not enough seating for food Pros: Great people watching experience Plenty of food options even though not very attractive Music stages Plenty of restaurants around in case you don't want to eat at the fair Overall it was an ok experience. I wouldn't come back here.

Fellow Yelper JL and I have been going to Feast Portland since 2013 and always have a blast. As…read morenative Angelenos, we like that this festival introduces us to different parts of the city we probably wouldn't normally see. Oh, and you also get to eat and drink your face off. While there are so many events from which to choose, you really shouldn't miss Night Market. Last year, and again this year, it's been held at the Zidell Yards. We had no idea where this place was, so we were stoked to discover that was a large field smack dab on the Willamette River and within feet of the Ross Island Bridge. The food pays homage to global street food, so there is literally something for everybody. There were also fire dancers, a free photo shoot with a wagon, a dj spinning, and endless amounts of alcoholic beverages. I could go on and on about this festival, but the pictures really do speak for themselves. Can't wait for this year's Night Market! Oh yeah, wear comfy shoes.

True, I do agree to an extent that the lines here were a little long. If you do come with a friend,…read moredo a buddy system and have him or her to get the food for you while you can do the same for drinks! Food here was redunkulously good! The ravioli was one of my favorite, then Bollywood's cauliflower, then the freshly made handrolls (I had 2!) Mei Lin represented LA with her Pate Egg rolls! YAAS ! I didn't get everything I wanted here, I do have to say. It was dark , just like the Night Markets in Asia but quite frankly, the caliber of food here was superb! I would recommend the event planners to have this again, but to definitely open it up a little more because the correct lines were hard to spot. So maybe bigger banners for the Chefs as well.

We attended the 6th annual Clackamas County Lavender Festival which is held just outside of Carver,…read moreOregon. What a great location. I didn't realize this location was there. I had a great time listening to the band and drinking lavender lemonade. They had several craft vendors on site as well as free demonstrations on how to make lavender wreathes. The Clackamas River Basin Council had a nice set up of native plants in a portable display kind of fun to check out, however, the placement was next to face painting so I don't think they got as much foot traffic as they had hoped for. They had plenty of u cut lavender. I'm sure they will continue to have that throughout the season. Check out the scene. It's really nice there.

Went to their 10'th Annual Lavender Festival for my first time here and it was so lovely! The first…read moresite of seeing fields of lavender just blew my mind as I was in the parking area from afar walking in. I was welcomed with the sound of festivities with live bands, drinks, food, various vendors, and u-pick lavenders with a choice of making it into a lavender bouquet or wreath. This place is beautiful and has efficient sprinkler mist system and waterfall ponds for kids to play in, which was perfect for this very warm sunny day. The festival lasts for two days, so this year it was on June 25-26, 2016. The event is free! I was bummed that I forgot to bring a nice camera. Great lavender fields for photography! The scent of lavender everywhere just adds that aromatic touch to the whole experience. *These lavender bushes attract a lot of bees. There will be many bees per lavender bush, but they don't really bother you.

This was my first time at this particular Renaissance Faire and the last Ren Fair I'd been to was…read morein the Bay Area back in the 90's!! So I was SUPER excited to bring my family here. We drove up from Grants Pass just for this faire! We arrived around 10:30am and luckily enough found a decent parking spot fairly quickly. We were very confused when we saw the line, it was several blocks long and seemed to be doubling around....we initially could not figure out where the end of the line was. When we finally figured it out we discovered the wait was over 2 hours long! We did not get inside the Faire till around 12:45ish I believe. Of course we missed the opening ceremony. Being newbies we were not dressed up so we ended up buying outfits to wear from the vendors.... beautiful options but very expensive! Still, once we got dressed up and in the spirit we enjoyed ourselves tremendously!! Almost everyone was decked out in costumes, which was so much fun to witness!! Many people were decked out so elaborately and authentically, it looked as professional as a movie set!! Just incredible!! We were also VERY impressed with the quality of merchandise....the majority of vendors were selling beautiful high end or hand crafted items. I loved what I got! Although the prices were much higher than I've seen in recent times, still I guess you have to pay to play. The food lines were ridiculous! Very chintzy portions for waaaayyyy overpriced food. The only thing we got to eat was a very anemic almost empty looking gyro for the outrageous price of $14 each, the taste was decent....but after waiting an hour in line to get it? Not worth it. I would bring my own food next time. Luckily I did get a beer and the commemorative mug which was soooooo pretty! The beer line went super fast which was nice. Overall I loved going to this Ren faire on their opening day, Saturday which was Fantasy/Fairy day! If I lived closer I'd go every weekend and see it all! I sadly did not get to see the jousting or any little shows as we were not well prepared or organized enough this time around. We did stay the entirety of the faire and only left at closing time around 7:00pm.

We've gone every year for the last four. Faire has been a constant and something we've looked…read moreforward to every year since we started going. Usually parking is a pain but the line has never been more than maybe 10 min wait. No ADA accessibility was a final straw for my disabled mother last year.. AND THEN this first Saturday was a joke and we all left highly disappointed. There weren't enough portas in the parking lot, so tp was out and tanks were full by 330ish. We missed most of the shows waiting for 2.5 hours to get in with one of the longest lines I've ever seen (don't forget having families stand in the road). Then we found out most of our favorite faire food was sold out. Waited in line for other food to be told they had very limited options. Proceeded to wait almost an hour for mead. Highly disappointed in the fact that Faire sold as many tickets as they did but continued to keep ONE entrance, ONE check in booth, and the same amount of space. Also seems like the food vendors were highly unprepared for the amount of people. Unless things change, I don't see us spending money for this Faire next year. Which is a huge shame. AND ON TOP OF IT ALL, people couldn't even be bothered to say HAZZAH.

This place is so much fun. My friends and I went to the Portland Night Market for their 90's Night!…read moreYou step in and the first thing you see are their decorations. A jumbo, sparkly Furby, Tetris pieces, gold chain balloons, dolphins, cassettes, Gameboys, Lisa Frank, Tamagotchi, and many other things. We went through the building to the back for food. There was a small variety of carts but enough to satisfy. We got the wood fired pizza. Yum! Inside there were a lot of vendors selling a variety of 90's themed creations or different things I haven't seen at other markets. This included: wooden Pokémon cards, wands, jewelry (Selena, origami), drinks and treats, caricatures, ceramics, and so much more. I had hair tinsel put in at one of the beauty vendors. There was a range of amount and cost, which I felt was fair. I got 5-6 hot pink tinsel. It took some time, but the ladies were very nice. I was highly satisfied with the result, and I've only lost 1 after 9 months! This place was a 10/10 would go again. The only issue was it was a little crowded, but that didn't stop me from getting through. Lol.

Really love the concept. Really underwhelmed with the quality of vendors…read more Pros Great concept Plenty of food and booze options Music Free event. Cons If you're looking for artisan quality handmade goods this is not the place Not a lot of vendors. I expected more Many commercial vendors. Not all are handmade. Overall it was an ok e Terence but I wouldn't come back.

I had never been but my fiance had several years back pre covid. We knew parking was going to be…read morehard plus we drive a truck so we always expect that. We found parking with in 10 minutes and only had to walk 1/2 a mile to the festival. I know my fiance was a little sad they didn't have the coins for currency but the bracelets made it quick. As she explained the event to me I was worried we would be there 4-5 hours stuck in long lines. We were there at 12 pm Saturday and the most we waited for 10 minutes. Things were quick, effient and well ran. Let's talk about the food!!! OMG amazing!!! We tried everything pretty much but shared it amongst our self. We left so full and we took a few items home we couldn't finish. Admission was $5 then it was what ever you wanted to purchase food wise. So much fun!!

FINALLY attended. I loved it. The iconography in the church alone is worth the two hour trip, and…read moredrinking Greek wine, eating Greek food, and listening to Greek music in war-torn Portland is a treat. My favorite part was absolutely and by far the 'tour' we took. It was actually a beautiful lecture on Greek Orthodoxy by a devout priest with a thick accent and the charisma of ten men. I learned more about the differences between most americanized xtianity and what they practice in that beautiful place than I ever had before, and was blessed to do so in a beautiful setting on a beautiful day surrounded by joy and the smells and sounds of revelry. I am far and beyond not xtian, I practice something somewhat wider, but by my own rules I get to partake in all ideas of spirituality and many of the practices in many flavors with great exuberance. In this. Some days are more beautiful than others. This man, this priest, was truly moved by his beliefs, and I believe Greek priests to be some of the most educated practitioners of any dogma. He had such a beautiful grasp of the nature of his church, and a wonderful knack for communicating those ideas to any newcomer who might cross his path with interest. So unlike the many small clickish churches in the community I'm surrounded by. Instead of exclusionary, it is open-armed, ready to share without force what they believe with examples and proof as to the impact such beliefs can have in a life that needs it. It truly feels welcoming. If you have the chance to walk into one of their public events, do it. Even if it's just to learn some history of a colorful people and stare at the beautiful walls that will surround you. The upstairs presentation of beloved loaned items that represent a variety of subjects in the history of the culture was impressive, and the enthusiasm of those showing it off can't be matched. I was heartbroken we couldn't stay for the dancing. The venue is well organized and easy to navigate, and it's one of the few festivals I've been in Oregon where people were polite all around. Eat the food and you're completely winning! They are a community who love to feed you! Opa!

Sometimes you spend your day not really realizing the goodness of people. After today realized this…read moreand experienced it 2 different ways. If you have read other reviews we live about 2 minutes away so we pulled into the parking lot at 9 am on Saturday morning. I was very surprised how empty the lot was. I pulled into the 1st row. Upon getting to the gate I found out that it didn't open until 10...total bummer. We kind of hung around for 5 minutes and noticed others were entering. It turns out that there was a livestock show/sale and the gate attendant allowed us to go in as long as we didn't deviate from that plan. We agreed and went to look at pigs, sheep and cows. After checking the award winning animals out for an hour, the fair opened and the my son proceeded to play in a corn pit (no cobs involved), spin lots of wheels and answer safety, camping etc questions to get cool prizes and share the largest (very misrepresented) corn dog I have ever seen. There was also a 4-H exhibit with tons of cool nature stuff and cookies and cakes that were in bags for display. Also got to go to a garden and pull up some (tasty) carrots. Now we were about to leave. I reached into my pocket and I didn't have my phone. Immediately realized that I left it in the kids area. I booked it back over there, found a fair employee and he called my phone. Someone called back and they directed me to them to pick up. It was a possible very expensive and inconvenient instance that was resolved by an honest citizen. Both acts of kindness were appreciated.

This is a pretty small fair with the usual fried food, rides, and animals. It's free to enter, but…read moreI'm not convinced it's worth the price of admission. If you don't want to ride the rides, there isn't a lot to see or do.