While it’s not quite fall yet, we do have a fall-esque giveaway to get you prepared! Enter to win a bouquet of sunflowers and four tickets to the maize at The Original Pumpkin Patch.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Emancipator (aka Douglas Appling) builds soundscapes where hip-hop beats meet violin, guitar, and pure atmosphere. Portland’s chillest export takes The Get Down on a dream-trip you won’t want to wake from on November 1 + 22.

• Mason Jennings brings raw, soul-stirring folk to Mississippi Studios in December— intimate songs about love, loss, and life that hit like quiet thunder.

• Portland’s own Pink Floyd tribute, Pigs on the Wing, just dropped their 20th anniversary tour: a full live performance of Animals plus a second set of Waters-era Floyd classics. Get tickets for Revolution Hall in January.

• Whitney makes indie songs that feel like Sunday morning sunlight — tender falsettos, brass flourishes, and melodies that linger. Experience it live at Revolution Hall in March.

• Welsh noise-punks mclusky are back, loud, unhinged, and funny as ever. Expect fuzzed-out riffs, razor sarcasm, and absolute chaos when they hit Aladdin Theater in March.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY

Free fun alert: from an outdoor screening of Casper the Friendly Ghost under the stars, to pFriem’s Oktoberfest stein-clinking bash, to the Lincoln City Kite Festival painting the sky — plus plenty more community happenings that won’t cost you a dime. Mark your calendar, bring your crew, and keep your wallet in your pocket.

• BELMONT STREET FAIR @ Belmont Neighborhood

• MOTOWN MONDAYS @ Sugar Hill

• ‘THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY’ FINALE @ Jackie’s

• KITE FESTIVAL @ Lincoln City

• CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST @ Yesteryear Farm

• PFRIEMTOBERFEST @ pFriem Family Brewers

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• Public service announcement: Broadway Bridge is closing down for repairs for six months beginning October 13!

• Vegan restaurant staple Epif will close permanently on October 5 after a decade. As a last hurrah, go visit and enjoy empanadas.

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