See our daily events listings for bars and clubs in the Portland area at the link below, followed by an editor's pick of events throughout the year.

Wednesdays, 5-8pm, at BerBati's, 19 SW 2nd Ave, Portland. A safe and welcoming place for all to come and interact with like minded individuals in the Portland Leather Allience. See other Wednesday + Thursday Munch and Tuesday Midnight Munch nights around the area throughout the month at website below:

Every Friday, 5-7pm Bears, Brews & Dinner at Fox & Hounds; Second Fridays, 4:30-7pm Happy Hour at The Local Lounge; Fourth Sundays, from 11am -1pm Bear Brunch at Fox & Hounds; Second Fridays 9:30pm– 2am XX Dance at Funhouse Lounge. Dance your Bear Butts off, and enjoy conversation with your Bear Buds out on the patio.
 

Every 4th Saturday at Branx/Rotture, 320 SE 2nd Ave. "Queer Community for Bears, Barbies, Chubs, Cubs, Hawks, Cocks, Pigs, Chicken, Trannys, Queens, Kings, Daggers, Dykes, Femmes, Furries, Garden Keepers, Scum, MILF Lickers, Knob Shiners, Filth, Shirt Lifters, Cougars, Crap Stabbers, Pillow Biters, Trade + a gob of YOU!."

February 27 - March 1, 2015, at the Oregon Convention Center. The west coast's premiere sexually-diverse BDSM and kink conference, offering educational workshops, infamous play parties, leather and fetish vendors and community meeting space, plus the formal Leather Dinner. See more info at website below:

March 7, 2015, 9pm-late, at Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave. Party for bears, cubs, friends and admirers, with DJs MATT CONSOLA & MATT STANDS. Lights by Pacific NW Laser.  "Go-go guys, tasty snacks, sweet beats & furry fellas" --$6 cover.

May 14-16, 2015, at Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st Ave. Ordinary people from all over the Pacific NW become weekend porn stars, making 5-minute dirty movies for cash prizes! Films run the gamut of LGBT+S sexual styles; funny, thought-provoking, sad, artistic, outrageous, and sexy-because they're real- created and performed by sex-positive people.

May 15 - June 4, 2015, annual City of Portland festival month of activities, part of Portland's popular culture for the past 106 years. Rose Cup Auto Race, film festival, fireworks, parades, boat race, parties and more. See the website for details.

July, 2015. Annual bears' weekend to celebrates culture, make new friends, renew old friendships. Among best DJs in the business to spin at Friday & Saturday night dances with after-hours and events such as Bingo with The Sisters. Official hotel (usually): Jupiter Hotel. See more details online.

Early August, 2015 (tentative). In previous years at Crush, 1412 SE Morrison St. Annual LGBTQ music festival in Portland, Oregon. The goal of the festival is to promote and showcase the diversity of LGBTQ artists from around the USA. Each year the best up and coming musicians, from pop and rock to hip hop and classical, with something for everyone! Check website for 2015 confirmation.

November 7, 2015 The Wordstock Book Fair will re-launch in 2015 at Portland Art Museum in Downtown Portland. Annual festival of books, writers, and storytelling. See previous years' authors list and schedule online for an idea of what’s coming up.