Food festivals warm gray afternoons, live music spills into neighborhoods, parades turn streets green, and early blooms hint at what’s ahead. It’s the season of muddy shoes, lighter evenings, and saying yes to something local.
Below, you’ll find a curated list of events happening throughout the metro area. Pick a few, make a plan, and get out there.
Feb. 23-Mar. 1 various locations | PDX Curry Week
Feb. 26-Mar. 1 North Portland | Portland Spring Home & Garden Show
March 1 NW Portland | Outdoor School Benefit Concert
March 1 SW Portland | Hina Matsuri, Doll’s Day
March 2-8 various locations | The Portland Mercury’s Sandwich Week
March 1-31 various locations | Portland Dining Month
March 5-14 various locations | Biamp Portland Jazz Festival
March 6-7 NE Portland | Abby’s Closet Prom Dress Giveaway
March 6-8 North Portland | Portland Golf Show
March 7 Yacolt, WA | Blacksmithing Workshop
March 7 Hillsboro | A Day at the Beach
March 7 Vancouver, WA | Ceramic Whistle Workshop with Local Artist Kim Murton
March 7 Oak Grove | Winter Music Festival
March 7 NW Portland | The Wild Bunch
March 7 SW Portland | SheBrew
March 7 NW Portland | Lunar New Year Dragon Dance and Parade
March 7-8 NE Portland | NAYA Native Made Spring Marketplace
March 12 NW Portland | Puzzles and Pies: The Second Slice
March 12-15 North Portland | Portland Metro Dealers RV Show
March 13-15 Forest Grove | Tualatin Valley Gem Club, Rock and Gem Show
March 13-17 various locations | Kell’s Portland Irish Festival
March 14-15 SE Portland | Words and Wine: A Book Fair Pop Up
March 15 SW Portland | Shamrock Run
March 15 NE Portland | St. Paddy’s Day Parade
March 15 SE Portland | Shamrock Cruise
March 17 SW Portland | Paddy’s Saint Patrick Festival
March 17 NE Portland | St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
March 18 Vancouver, WA | March Hatchery Tour at Columbia Springs
March 18 SE Portland | OMSI After Dark: Brain Storm
March 19-21 North Portland | March Madness
Mar. 20-Apr. 26 Woodburn | Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
March 22 Vancouver, WA | Couve Clover Run
March 22 Hillsboro | Garage Sale
March 22 Colton | Water Day
March 28 Milwaukie | Garden Discovery Day
Mar. 28-Apr. 4 Tualatin | Easter Egg Hunt at Lee Farms