Portland 5 Things to Do This Weekend In and Around the City

1. Portland Juggling Festival. Balls. Pins. Cones. Hoops. Juggling in the day. Juggling in the evening. Juggling late at night, Workshops. Really something for almost everyone. It gets underway on Friday and runs through the weekend at the Reed College Sports Center. www.portlandjugglers.com for the details.

2. Few things say fall quite as well as a day at the Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island. And with Saturday being October 1st, it means their OctoberFest gets underway complete with the start of hayrides There is fun for the whole family. Check out www.thepumpkinpatch.com for all the information.

3. There is talk of a hops shortage but you are unlikely to see anything resembling a long face at the Portland Fresh Hop Beer Fest Friday and Saturday at Oaks Amusement Park. Saturday is a family friendly day through 5 in the afternoon. If the weather holds, it should be a lovely day. check out www.oregoncraftbeer.org for all the information.

4. And speaking of outside, Sunday is the last Sunday Parkways of the season. For the first time ever, the event is headed to Milwaukie. Enjoy the day as streets are closed off to vehicular traffic as bicycles and pedestrians rule the day. https://www.portlandoregon.gov... for all the information.

5. Have a sense of what you want to dress up as for Halloween but thinking that your costume needs to be taken out for a taste spin? Well, the Pacific Northwest Witches Ball is Saturday night. www.witchesballpnw.com for more information.

Photo Portland Jugglers Festival