Portland's Folk Festival

10/06/2026

Can't wait for the 2027 Portland's Folk Festival? Listen to this mix of past and future PFF artists to bide your time! 🎶

A collection of our favorite tracks from previous, current and future Portland& ;s Folk Festival performers! Join us Jan 29+30 at McMenamin& ;s Crystal Ballroom.

10/05/2026

Submissions for the 2027 Portland's Folk Festival Songwriting Contest are now open!

Grand Prize will win $200 to perform a 30 minute set on the McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Stage January 30th of the 2027 Portland’s Folk Festival and 2 weekend all-access passes.

8 runner-ups will get to perform their song live on January 30th in Lola’s Listening Room and a weekend pass each!

Contest closes December 11th.

Contest entry fee: $20 per song
✨Unlimited entries, proceeds go to My Voice Music

🔗: https://tinyurl.com/3hwera4u
📸: Julia Varga
🎸: 2026 winner Rose Ge**er

Enter your songs for a chance to play on the iconic Crystal Ballroom stage for Portland's Folk Festival, January 29-30, 2027. Contest closes December 11th. Contest entry fee: $20 per song (Unlimited entries, proceeds donated to My Voice Music) GRAND PRIZE: A $200 paid set on the Ballroom Stage at th...

10/01/2026

PFF faves Fantastic Cat Band in Portland on Thursday!

Tour starts tomorrow in Seattle and, pending survival of all bandmembers, visits the following cities (if your city isn’t included, that means you did something to personally upset us and we won’t be back until you make it right). Just FYI

9/30 - Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
10/1 - Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/3 - San Francisco, CA Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
10/4 - Menlo Park, CA The Guild Theatre
10/6 - Los Angeles, CA Gold-Diggers
10/14 - Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/7 - Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/8 - Washington, DC The Hamilton
11/12 - Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
11/21 - Baltimore, MD The 8x10
11/22 - Hershey, PA Englewood Hershey
11/25 - Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
12/17 - Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall
12/27 - Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's Fishtown
12/28 - Old Saybrook, CT The Kate
12/29 - Northampton, MA The Iron Horse
12/30 - Northampton, MA The Iron Horse

🎨: Sam Hariss

09/01/2026

08/24/2026

First wave of 2027 PFF artists is dropping on FRIDAY!

Who do you want to see at the 2027 Portland’s Folk Fest?

🎸: Kendall Lujan
📸: Kate Hull Photography

08/21/2026

Hot Buttered Rum at the 2026 Portland’s Folk Festival at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom by Julia Varga

08/19/2026

G R E G H O L D E N at the 2026 Portland’s Folk Festival at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom by Julia Varga

08/17/2026

Family Worship Cen𐕣er at the 2026 Portland’s Folk Festival at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom by Kate Hull Photography

08/12/2026

Fox and Bones at the 2026 Portland’s Folk Festival at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom by Kate Hull Photography 📸