Fun things to do Portland on Friday evening (US)

Washington Park is most popular around 6 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

At 410 acres, Washington Park is one of Portland, Oregon's largest and oldest city parks. Explore 15 miles of trails, five cultural institutions, and all of the beautiful spaces in between. Explore the Park via Washington Park Free Shuttle, which loops around to the Park's cultural institutions, including the International Rose Test Garden, Hoyt Arboretum, Oregon Zoo, Portland Japanese Garden, World Forestry Center.

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Oaks Amusement Park is most popular around 7 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

The historic Oaks Amusement Park first opened its gates to excited Portlanders in May 1905. The seasonal amusement park is still a favorite for local families featuring thrill rides, family rides, kiddie rides, mini golf, and midway games. The year-round Oaks Park Roller Rink, located at the north end of the property, is famous for its floating floor and Wurlitzer pipe organ. Picnic spaces are available for outdoor events and The Historic Dance Pavilion is an ideal location for indoor events.

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Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade and Bar is most popular around 10 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Ground Kontrol is the West Coast’s premier classic arcade! We preserve and celebrate video gaming’s “golden age” by operating over 120 classic video games and pinball machines, feature a full-service bar serving from noon until midnight (exit-only after 11pm), host DJs, comedy shows, high score competitions, game tournaments, and Rock Band karaoke, and are available for public and private event rentals.

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Helium Comedy Club is most popular around 9 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Helium Comedy Clubs are contemporary entertainment venues that bring stadium-sized talent to an intimate theater on a weekly basis. For a modest ticket price, patrons enjoy live comedy and other performance art from a nationally accredited act, no more than 60 feet away. Shows average 1 hour and forty minutes and comprise an opener, a feature, and a headliner with national entertainment credits. Helium clubs are non-smoking facilities.

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Dante's is most popular around 10 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Booze, Music, Pizza

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Mississippi Studios is most popular around 9 PM on Fridays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Mississippi Studios offers incredible acoustics and sight lines – with all-custom, non-parallel walls & state-of-the-art sound & lighting. The Studios is home to Bar Bar: its buzzing burger slinging sidekick.

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