Willamette Week Events

01/19/2022

The Oregon Beer Awards are back for 2022. We invite you to mark your calendars and submit your best beers to the only competition devoted entirely to Oregon-made beer. Registration is open - learn all you need to know at this link.

We’re excited to share details and dates for this year’s 2022 Oregon Beer Awards! The Oregon Beer Awards is the only competition devoted entirely to Oregon-made beer. We’ve already kicked off the year with Fresh Hop awards - and you can see those results at this link.Registration for the main ...

05/04/2021

TechFest NW is back, virtually on May 21. We're excited to see some of the best voices in tech and innovation take the screen and entrepreneurs pitch on the main stage. Full schedule at link below - see you there.

Lora Haddock's Bend company makes pleasure tech products. She has overcome sexism, prudishness and doubtful investors to become an important player in the women’s health field.

03/12/2019

Dr. Jen Gunter is the Va**na Whisperer.

In case you were wondering, you shouldn’t put lemon, yogurt or garlic in your va**na.

12/13/2017

REMINDER: Our Annual Holiday Marketplace is TOMORROW. Stop by District East from 5 - 9pm and get all of your holiday shopping done in one place!

11/22/2017

Your Funniest 5 lineup has been announced! Come join us Tuesday night to see Portland's funniest fresh faces in stand-up comedy.

Your lineup will include:

JoAnn Schinderle
Tim Ledwith
Becky Braunstein
Marcus Coleman

Hosted by Adam Pasi.

11/08/2017

Ramen + Whisky = combining two of the hottest trends in food and drink. Willamette Week is bringing together Portland's favorite ramen chefs and pairing each delicious ramen sample with a custom Japanese whisky cocktail. Courtesy of Henry Cromett

10/23/2017

Ramen + Whisky has 4 tickets left! If you want to be there, snag those tickets quick!

10/17/2017

Thank you to everyone who participated and came out to Willamette Week's 5th Annual Pro/Am Festival!

Congratulation to our winners of the judges and peoples choice awards!!!

People’s choice Beer //
Winner - Great Notion w/Am Dan Schlegel - Grape Lotion
Runner up - Hair of the Dog w/Am Charles Macaluso - Chaos Returns

People’s choice Cider //
Winner - Portland Cider w/Am Waz Wu- Grape Stomp
Runner up - New West Cider w/Am Keegan Fennel - Whistlin’ Pete

Judges choice Beer //
Winner - Gigantic w/Am Dean Ehnes - Saison L'enorme
Runner up - Culmination w/Am Bill Schneller - Blackpool Porter
3rd place - McMenamins w/Am Mike Marsh - Wonderberry

Judges choice Cider //
Winner - Reverend Nat’s w/Am Bithouse Saloon's Team Riff Raff - Banana Royale
Runner up - Portland Cider w/Am Waz Wu- Grape Stomp

Thanks again and until next year!

10/11/2017

We're getting excited!

We look forward to the Beer and Cider Pro/Am Festival pretty much all year, and not just because we’re putting on the event. This raucous fest is all about tapping the talent of homebrewers by teaming them up with some of the best breweries and cideries in town. Then we pit them against each other t...

09/25/2017

In 40 days... try experimental brews by the following Pro/Am partnerships:

Steven Brainerd with Baerlic Brewing (Ben Parsons)
Jim Thompson with Breakside Brewery (Natalie Baldwin)
Bill Schneller with Culmination Brewing (Conrad Andras)
Shannon Houfek with Drinking Horse Beer's (Timothy Schaaf)
Dan Schlegel with Great Notion Brewing (James Dugan)
Warren Johnson with Montavilla Brew Works (Michael Kora)
Matsuki Okubo with PINTS Brewery (Alan Taylor)
Dylan VanDetta with Rogue Brewery (Danny Connors)
Jim Sullins with Three Mugs Brewing (Jay & Josh Jennings)
Joseph Seeley with Unicorn Brewing (Jason Webb)
Keith Belshaw with Widmer Brewing (Thomas Bleigh)
George Dimeo with Zoiglhaus Brewing (Alan Taylor)
Dean Ehnes with Gigantic Brewing (Ben Love)
Mike Marsh with McMenamins Brewery (Matt Bergfield)
John Moore & Jarrett Creason with Ancestry Brewing (Jeremy Turner)
Parker & John Hall with Upright Brewing (Alex Ganum)
Chad Graham with Block 15 Brewing (Nick Arzner)
Charles Macaluso with Hair of the Dog Brewing (Alan Sprints)
Corrie Heath with Ex Novo Brewing (Ryan Buxton)
Erik Nelson with Bridgeport Brewery (Jeff Edgerton)
Lisa Morrison with Fort George Brewery (Dave Coyne)
Aniss Benelmouffole with Burnside Brewery (Kory Linsenmeyer)
Jeremie Landers & Jenn McPoland with Ross Island Brewing (Carston Haney)
Ritch Marvin with Fat Head's Brewing (Eric Van Tassel)
Miranda Karson with Swift Cider (Aidan Currie)
Charlie Johnson & Chris Sears with 5 Ciders (Shannon Mosley)
Bit House Saloon's Team Riff Raff with Reverend Nat's Hard Cider (Brad Von Hoene)
Coyan Corder with Carlton Cyder Work's (Keenan Bailey)
Keegan Fennel with New West Cider (Alex Beard)
Chelsea Stowers with Cider Riot (Angie Watkins)
Team Brewvana with Oregon Mead and Cider (Patrick Lawrence)

08/31/2017

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our Pie Harder winners!!!

Peoples Choice: East Glisan Pizza Lounge
Judges Choice: Via Chicago