Where Portland Actually Trick-or-Treats: 3 Busy Classics, 3 Quiet Goldmines and 3 Trunk-or-Treats
The busiest, the quietly generous, and three trunk-or-treats: where to trick-or-treat in Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver on Halloween 2026.
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Your Costume Deserves More Than One Night: 29 Places to Wear It Around Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver
Costume parades, contests and parties across Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver WA for Halloween 2026, sorted by area and age. Dates and times inside.
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16 Free Halloween Events in Portland (2026)
Free, all-ages Halloween events in Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Vancouver and Clackamas for 2026, with dates, times and addresses. Checked Oct 21.
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Fortune Favors the Buoyant: The 2026 Pumpkin Regatta, From the Wall
A photographer’s view from the wall of the Tualatin Commons lake at the 2026 West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, where adults race thousand-pound pumpkins and the pickle wins.
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We Went to Halloweentown Without Ever Seeing the Movie. It Didn’t Matter.
A first-timer’s night at Spirit of Halloweentown in St. Helens, Oregon: glowing streets, an alien-themed museum, decked-out shops and a four-foot pumpkin that steals the show. Runs through November 1.
The Weekend Guide · Free every Friday
Be the friend who always knows what’s going on.
The best things to do in Portland this weekend and other gems worth knowing about.