Weird in Portland is starting to get back to normal… or rather, weird events are now showing up on the calendar as folks begin participating in socially distant, in-person events once again. Let’s come out and support fellow weirdos over the next several months!
The Portlandia Mermaid Parade
Weird Portland United is pleased to collaborate with the Portlandia Mermaid Parade to produce the 2021 Part of Your World Walking Tour, a festival of all things mermaid and water related! Outdoors, and socially distant, come visit interactive mermaid spaces, educational booths, performances, art installations, a live mermaid tank exhibit and more! Grab your shells and tails and come down to the waterfront for a swimmingly good time!
July 31st, 2021 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park
(between the Morrison Bridge & Salmon Springs Fountain)
This event is free of charge
GeekCraft Expo
GeekCraft Expo is a specially curated craft market offering the latest and greatest in handmade, “geek”-themed crafts of all kinds. You name it, you’ll find it… everything from clothing, accessories, toys, home decoration, furniture and art. Folks are encouraged to dress up in cosplay, and admission is free of charge (you just need to pre-register).
Sept. 25–26, 2021 Free of charge
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
Portland Oddities & Curiosities Expo
For lovers of the strange and unusual, enjoy Portland’s Oddities and Curiosities Expo. This annual event features local and national vendors with items such as:
- Taxidermy
- Wet and dry preserved specimens
- Antiques
- Jewelry made from bones, skulls and insects
- Original artwork
- Skulls and bones
- Curiosities, and all around creepy, strange and bizarre items
There will be sideshow performances and live human suspension all throughout the day.
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 10:00am–6:00pm
Cost: $10 general admission
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
