It's a naked bike ride, what more is there to say. It can be fun and interesting. Be open minded…read moreand remember it's for a great cause. It's to protest the world's dependency on oil.

The only problem is the date. It should be a Saturday in July. Its mostly at night and it was a…read morerefreshing 60 degrees. Cathedral Park was the best start location in five years. The band, stage, slope for viewing, just perfect.

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.

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.

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.

This may have been a highly organized event, but since Covid. NO more! Security and staff seemed to…read morenot know what they were doing, Organizers were overwhelmed at best. Kids playing with fireworks during the event. Need I say more.

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.

It was a fun thing to do No entry fee so many different types of vendors and so many different food…read morevendors outside cute little knickknacks games, art whiskey inside and two bars I enjoyed it so much Only down fall was it was so so hot inside

I want to make some updates with new things I have recently learned…read more Sometime in the last year, security has been beefed up and now all people entering must have their ids checked and get a wristband even if you don't drink alcohol. When we told them we didn't want any alcohol, we were told we had to have our ids checked and get in the ridiculously long line to do it. I suspect this is because there are vendors offering alcohol samples and they sell alcohol onsite and maybe the venue got in trouble with the OLCC, but that is speculation. Having said that, if you cone in at 4 pm, just wait in the regular line. There is a fast pass option and at 4 pm anyone that bought fast pass tix will get in no matter how earlier the non fast pass users have waiting in line. However, I would say the $15 for a fast pass is a waste of money if you come at 4 pm. My tip for you is to come at 4:30-5pm as the line is t long and moves fast. Save your $15 and buy something from a vendor. Where the fast pass comes in handy is if you show up at 7 pm or later and the line is wrapped well beyond the corner of the building. In fact by 7 pm it wraps and snaps around a couple of times and you will spend 1 to 1.5 hrs in line without a fast pass. Also the night market is overpacked with wall to wall people. Mostly a hangout for 20-30 year olds at that time. Having said that it is ok to bring kids, though I suggest at the earlier time and I love the unique vendors and what they bring. That is the best part of the night market. I also love the night market's awesome decorations and appreciate the food carts out back. But yeah, got around 5 pm so you can really enjoy it. It gets crazy busier as the night goes on. Also parking is painful at 7 pm. I think I had to park at least 1/2 to 3/4 miles away. Much better earlier in the day. The market could really use some timed entry tickets to help alleviate the crazy long lines after 7 pm. Maybe they will improve on this one day.

A haiku review Best…read moreannual treat Full hearts and fuller bellies Worlds best sausages

How could it improve? Don't make people put money on a wristband for food they haven't seen yet…read more Don't charge to get into a place that is packed so tightly, you are should to shoulder with everyone and when you finally manage to get food, there is no place to sit and enjoy it. We had to leave and walk a block for a spot to sit down.

Went to the fair last night. Almost as good as in 2024. Good quese briria with fresh and hot soup…read more The fried oreos were great too! Lots of fun rides, wish there was the plant vendor indoors who lot of great plants last time I visited. Brads reptiles house is always fun!

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.

I came here July 2018, and it was surprisingly lit. Did not have expectations going in and was…read morepleasantly surprised. Lots of vendors - diversity in food booths and cultures represented. Some booths sold cultural items and were very interesting. The performances were WOW.

First time to this event on a beautiful August evening…read more Event opens at 5 p.m and closes at 10 p.m. Event is popular and inclusive of the many diverse cultures in the area. Plenty of people. Come early. Highlights: * Free admission * Plenty of food and drink stands with variety of flavors to suite diverse tastes and dietary needs * Unique hand made crafts from around the world * Organized event staff - helpful, ready to answer any questions * Max train station close by * Interesting performances at the two stages with many international themes * Activities for kids and adults * Free give-aways from some exhibiting organizations * Accessible ATM and restrooms * Plenty of information to learn about other cultures * Good music and vibes Lowlights: * Long lines for food - especially at popular food stands like the Himalayan Dumplings * Parking - this event is popular and parking lots around the area get full. Event parking is not encouraged in surrounding parking lot. Didn't see a dedicated event parking area. Use Max train if possible * Some vendors up-charge items and only take cash. * Not enough seating areas to watch the performances at the main stage * Crowded - be comfortable being very close to people and possibly rubbing shoulders. If you are in the area, bookmark this event. I found it worthwhile, enjoyed it, and learned a lot. Check their website for event details and dates. Bring cash and an empty stomach to taste all the different foods and drinks.