Live Music Sundays

Ease into your Sunday evening with mellow music, shady trees, and your favorite snack. Live Music Sundays is a low-key hang designed for neighbors, friends, families, and anyone looking to wind down the weekend together.

Each week features a rotating lineup of local musicians—acoustic sets, jazz grooves, lo-fi beats—all paired perfectly with a picnic blanket and a chilled drink.

What to expect:

• Free live music from Portland’s best low-key artists

• Plenty of shade and open space to relax

• Bring a blanket and snacks—or grab something nearby

Upcoming Lineup:

September 28 – Integer Trio

The Food Court 5000, a Portland-based, retro-fitness, mall-walking movement and possibly the best reason to dust off your spandex and hit the mall. They are a community of fast-walking, snack-loving, retro-fabulous weirdos who believe that fitness should be fun, free, and just the right amount of ridiculous.

Every Sunday at 11 AM, they gather at Lloyd Center Mall for an hour and a half of high-energy strutting, power-walking, and occasional jazz hands. It’s part workout, part performance art, and all-around a great excuse to take over a shopping mall in the name of nostalgia and movement.

What do they do?

• Power-walk like they’re being chased by an aggressive kiosk salesperson

• Maybe break into spontaneous mall aerobics (no promises, but high probability)

• Make the Lloyd Center their own personal runway

This isn’t your grandma’s mall-walking club (though she’s definitely invited). They encourage spandex, windbreakers, neon, and making questionable but fabulous fashion choices.

No sign-ups, no fees, no judgment! Just sweaty camaraderie and a mall takeover that might one day be outlawed.

So, lace up, show up, and walk like you just saw your ex by the food court.

Electrify Portland! Home Electrification Fair

Get ready to make your home healthier, more comfy, and resilient! Join us for Electrify Portland! on Sunday, September 27th, hosted at the beautiful Redd on Salmon Street. Whether you’re a homeowner or renter, this free, festive home electrification fair offers inspiration and practical tips for switching from gas or older electric to efficient, renewable electric. Electrify Portland! is your one-stop shop for exploring high-efficiency heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, solar, EVs, and even electric lawn equipment—all with the guidance of trusted local contractors who specialize in home electrification. Hosted by ElectrifyPDX. Find more info at ElectrifyPortland.org

Sports Card & Memorabilia Show

Camp Holladay: A Family-Friendly Picnic of Queer Joy!

Join us at Holladay Park on Saturday, September 27 from 11 AM – 2 PM for a day full of laughter, music, and celebration!

Hosted by the fabulous Vera Mysteria, this community picnic brings together drag performances, queer comedians, lawn games, and live music—all served with a side of sparkling NA mimosas. Pack a picnic blanket, gather your friends (and your friends of Dorothy), and get ready to bask in joy, color, and connection.

What to Expect:

• Performances from dazzling drag artists

• Queer-friendly comedy sets

• Live music and entertainment

• Lawn games for all ages

• Refreshing NA mimosas

This is a family-friendly celebration of community and pride. Come play, laugh, and party in the park with us!

Forest Bathing Walk at Holladay Park (all ages welcomed) on September 30

Join Lloyd EcoDistrict for a free 2 hour Forest Bathing experience and reconnect with nature. Slow down, breathe deeply, and immerse yourself in the forest at Holladay Park in the Lloyd EcoDistrict. Guided by a certified forest therapist, you'll explore mindful walking, sensory activities, and reflective moments. We will move through a series of invitations, which are simple, sensory practices that encourage the senses to come forward, as the thinking mind settles. Everything is optional and you are encouraged to follow the wisdom of your own body, heart, mind, and spirit. 

What is Forest Bathing?
Forest Bathing is Forest Therapy, or Shinrin-yoku, a Japanese practice that has garnered attention for its ability to immerse people into their natural environment. It helps people take a deep breath and rediscover our true essence, to remember our purpose and how we can serve the world. By immersing ourselves in nature and engaging our senses, we can reap the many benefits of forest therapy such as improved immune function, cardiovascular and respiratory health, and reduced stress and depression. However, these benefits are simply a byproduct of the deeper healing that occurs when we re-establish a connection with the natural world around us. 

Click here for more info/sign up.

Community Shredding Event @ Zeller Chapel of Roses

Zeller Chapel of Roses is hosting a free community shred event on Saturday, 9/27 from 10am to 1pm. Please bring any documents or paperwork that you need to be shredded securely and they will sort you out!

Hygiene4All at Holladay Park

Everyone deserves to feel clean. That’s the belief behind Hygiene4All, a community-built hygiene hub under the Morrison Bridge where unsheltered Portlanders can access showers, bathrooms, medical and hygiene supplies, clean clothing, bedding, and a safe space for community care.

Stop by Holladay Park to meet Hygiene4All representatives, learn about their work, and find out how you can access resources or get involved. Built by community, for community, Hygiene4All was co-designed with unsheltered Portlanders and continues to be staffed and guided by those with lived experience.

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7-9am. East end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)/North landing of the Blumenauer Bridge.

Rumble On The River: 25th Rumble

Help Portland make the right changes in rules and regulations to deal with the dangerous and climate disrupting Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub. A recurring Rumble focus has been the CEI Hub and the potential hazards of having 90% of Oregon’s fuel and a dangerous mix of chemicals stored within Portland’s city limits on a riverside seismic liquefaction zone.

Use the northeast parking lot on NE Halsey by the old Marshalls store. Go in through the Lloyd Center entrance, steps away from the closed Marshalls entrance. The Rumble is inside, in a store to the right. Bikes are welcome inside the Rumble.

Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong at Holladay Park

Join the Dayan Qigong practice group at 11:00-12:00 every Monday and Thursday near the fountain in Holladay Park.

For more info: https://www.ecolloyd.org/events/dayan-qigong-at-holladay-park/

Thursdays Coffee & Coworking

Join them for a mellow morning of free coffee, outdoor coworking, and community vibes. They’re setting up a workspace in the park with strong WiFi, plenty of seating, and relaxing music under the trees. Whether you’re a remote worker, freelancer, or just want to read or chat in good company, this is the perfect midweek ritual.

Coffee is provided by local partners, and you’re welcome to BYO laptop, project, or conversation.

Wednesdays Coffee & Coworking

Join them for a mellow morning of free coffee, outdoor coworking, and community vibes. They’re setting up a workspace in the park with strong WiFi, plenty of seating, and relaxing music under the trees. Whether you’re a remote worker, freelancer, or just want to read or chat in good company, this is the perfect midweek ritual.

Coffee is provided by local partners, and you’re welcome to BYO laptop, project, or conversation.

Go Lloyd: Supporting Broadway Businesses Walk

To celebrate STEPtember in Lloyd, join Go Lloyd on a walk through Broadway Street, stopping to highlight some of the local businesses as a part of an ongoing Lloyd initiative to shop local! The walk will start in Hassalo Plaza, and end with a complimentary lunch at Taste Tickler. 

RVSP here, and if you need to cancel, please email lily@golloyd.org.

Trash Tuesday at Holladay Park

Join Lloyd EcoDistrict and SOLVE for part of the Trash Tuesday series, dedicated to keeping the Holladay Park area clean, safe, and beautiful during our Lloyd Live at the Park activation! This collaborative effort will focus on removing litter and debris from public spaces in the park and nearby.

We’ll start the cleanup at Holladay Park, where volunteers will gather before setting out to target key areas in need of attention. 

Whether you’re a local resident or employee or simply want to enjoy a community cleanup, your participation will help make a difference. Bring your friends and let’s come together to protect the spaces we love and create a cleaner, more enjoyable environment for all.

Advanced Registration: Is highly suggested but not required. Please sign up ahead of time on the Solve site here to guarantee your spot.

Meeting Location: Volunteers will be meeting at inside of Holladay Park, near the splash pad.

Address: Holladay Park, NE Holladay St & NE 11th Ave Portland, OR 97232 | Map Link

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What’s Provided: Loyd EcoDistrict will provide all tools & supplies, including heavy-duty garbage bags, safety vests, gloves, and litter grabbers.

Restrooms: There are public bathrooms in the Lloyd Center and a porta-potty at the Park.

Parking: There is metered street parking on the north and west sides of the park.

Transit: The Blue, Green, and Red MAX lines stop at the park, and there are bus lines nearby, too.

Accessibility: This area is accessible for folks with mobility concerns.

Translation Services: There will not be a Spanish speaker present at this event.

Participant Age Guidelines: All Ages Welcome

Groups: If you’d like to register a group, please create a team first. For detailed instructions, review our Teams Guide.

RSVP here!

Open Mic Night with Lloyd EcoDistrict

Join host Maeve Connor and the Lloyd EcoDistrict for an evening of storytelling, comedy, music, and performance art in Holladay Park! This supportive community stage is open to all. Whether you’re a first-time performer or a seasoned pro, we want to hear your voice.

Performers: Register here to reserve your spot!
Bring friends, pack a picnic, and enjoy a fun night of local talent under the trees.

Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong at Holladay Park

Join the Dayan Qigong practice group at 11:00-12:00 every Monday and Thursday near the fountain in Holladay Park.

For more info: https://www.ecolloyd.org/events/dayan-qigong-at-holladay-park/

Live Music Sundays

Ease into your Sunday evening with mellow music, shady trees, and your favorite snack. Live Music Sundays is a low-key hang designed for neighbors, friends, families, and anyone looking to wind down the weekend together.

Each week features a rotating lineup of local musicians—acoustic sets, jazz grooves, lo-fi beats—all paired perfectly with a picnic blanket and a chilled drink.

What to expect:

• Free live music from Portland’s best low-key artists

• Plenty of shade and open space to relax

• Bring a blanket and snacks—or grab something nearby

Upcoming Lineup:

September 21 – TBD

September 28 – Integer Trio

The Food Court 5000, a Portland-based, retro-fitness, mall-walking movement and possibly the best reason to dust off your spandex and hit the mall. They are a community of fast-walking, snack-loving, retro-fabulous weirdos who believe that fitness should be fun, free, and just the right amount of ridiculous.

Every Sunday at 11 AM, they gather at Lloyd Center Mall for an hour and a half of high-energy strutting, power-walking, and occasional jazz hands. It’s part workout, part performance art, and all-around a great excuse to take over a shopping mall in the name of nostalgia and movement.

What do they do?

• Power-walk like they’re being chased by an aggressive kiosk salesperson

• Maybe break into spontaneous mall aerobics (no promises, but high probability)

• Make the Lloyd Center their own personal runway

This isn’t your grandma’s mall-walking club (though she’s definitely invited). They encourage spandex, windbreakers, neon, and making questionable but fabulous fashion choices.

No sign-ups, no fees, no judgment! Just sweaty camaraderie and a mall takeover that might one day be outlawed.

So, lace up, show up, and walk like you just saw your ex by the food court.

MLK Dream Run 2025

Invest in the Soul of Portland

The MLK Dream Run is an annual fundraiser for the Soul District Business Association. Participating in this event supports:

• Small Business Training Program – Business coaching, referrals that matter, branding, marketing and promotion

• Our Youth Entrepreneurship Program (ages 16 -24). Teaching professional development, expanding business skill set, and operating a successful business.​

Kickoff Celebration SATURDAY September 20th 

Start your weekend with your community in North Portland. Enjoy live entertainment, food, drinks, and our Soul-Fun vendor market. Enter our raffle for a chance to win great prizes, including a round trip ticket on Alaska Airlines. We recommend racers pick up their runner packets during kickoff day. 

10am to 6pm at Portland Community College Cascade

Race Day SUNDAY September 21st 

Line up for our USATF certified race. Enjoy a run/walk with your friends through the Soul District or race for a chance to win a round trip travel voucher courtesy of Alaska Airlines. The race will start and finish at Portland Community College with a Dave’s Killer Bread grilled cheese for all our racers after crossing the finish line. 

7am to 12pm at Portland Community College Cascade 

Sastang/Kirtan with Art of Living Institute:  a guided meditation and breathing practice

Join us for Portland Kirtan in the Park!

Experience an uplifting afternoon of soulful music, chanting, and meditation with The Art of Living. This special outdoor gathering takes place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 11 am to 1 pm at Holladay Park in Portland. Come together in community to relax, connect, and celebrate through the power of sound.

MLK Dream Run 2025

Invest in the Soul of Portland

The MLK Dream Run is an annual fundraiser for the Soul District Business Association. Participating in this event supports:

• Small Business Training Program – Business coaching, referrals that matter, branding, marketing and promotion

• Our Youth Entrepreneurship Program (ages 16 -24). Teaching professional development, expanding business skill set, and operating a successful business.​

Kickoff Celebration SATURDAY September 20th 

Start your weekend with your community in North Portland. Enjoy live entertainment, food, drinks, and our Soul-Fun vendor market. Enter our raffle for a chance to win great prizes, including a round trip ticket on Alaska Airlines. We recommend racers pick up their runner packets during kickoff day. 

10am to 6pm at Portland Community College Cascade

Race Day SUNDAY September 21st 

Line up for our USATF certified race. Enjoy a run/walk with your friends through the Soul District or race for a chance to win a round trip travel voucher courtesy of Alaska Airlines. The race will start and finish at Portland Community College with a Dave’s Killer Bread grilled cheese for all our racers after crossing the finish line. 

7am to 12pm at Portland Community College Cascade 

Antique Paper Round-Up @ Lloyd Center

• 82+ tables of vintage postcards, photos, newspapers, memorabilia & more!

• Free admission & parking. Enter near NE 11th & Halsey (by Barnes & Noble/Joe Brown’s). Space C108.

• Info: thewebfooters.com /Email: webfootersinfo@gmail.com

Go Lloyd: PARK(ing) Day: Transit advocacy with Go Lloyd

Park(ing) Day is a global project aimed at repurposing curbside parking spaces by converting them into social spaces, advocating for greener and more equitable streets for people. This year’s theme is Micro Acts of Civil Joy, celebrating small, joyful disruptions in the face of oversized authority.

Go Lloyd will be participating by occupying three curbside parking spaces in Hassalo Plaza, and turning it into a transit advocacy space, aiming to take polls of how individuals get around Lloyd, while informing them of ways to overcome transportation barriers within the city. Check out our spaces from 11 AM – 1 PM and contribute to an interactive art project curated by us. Stay and hang out with free lunch and coffee, and read through a variety of recent news articles to stay up to date on Portland’s transportation matters.

Park(ing) Day: Green Loop Stop & Community Garden Pop-Up

This September, we’re turning ordinary parking spaces into something extraordinary! Join Lloyd EcoDistrict and partners for Park(ing) Day, an annual international event where people temporarily reclaim on-street parking for community, creativity, and green space.

What You’ll Find in this Pop-Up Park:

 Community Garden Demonstration

Inspired by a Better Block PSU student study, we’re showcasing what a small urban garden could look like in this very spot. Explore some concepts, chat with neighbors, and share your ideas for how more green space could grow in Lloyd. A big thank you to our friends at Garden Fever for letting us borrow plants for the day!

 Container Garden Giveaway

Take home a mini garden of your own! We’ll have a limited number of container gardens available for free, helping visitors kickstart their own food-growing projects right at home.

 Urban Forestry Yard Tree Giveaway Info Station

Learn about Portland’s Urban Forestry Free Tree program and how you can sign up. Adding trees to our streets and yards helps keep neighborhoods cooler, cleaner, and more resilient.

 Green Loop Vision

Visit a special information station to learn about the Green Loop, a 6-mile linear park concept circling Portland’s Central City. Come learn how the Lloyd fits into the vision, and give feedback about what you’d like to see in future Green Loop locations.

Why It Matters

This Park(ing) Day activation is more than just a fun pop-up, it’s part of a larger conversation about how we reimagine our streets and public spaces for people, not just cars. By combining the ideas of community gardening, tree planting, and the Green Loop, we’re inviting residents, businesses, and visitors to envision a more resilient, healthy, and connected Lloyd.

Other Park(ing) Day Events in Lloyd

This is one of at least two confirmed Park(ing) Day spots in the Lloyd District:

• Go Lloyd will host a Park(ing) Day activation at Hassalo Plaza.

Want to create your own? It’s easy and free!

• PBOT Permits: Apply for a free permit and explore design options here → PBOT Park(ing) Day Permits

• Global Movement: Learn more about Park(ing) Day around the world → myparkingday.org

Event Details

 Location: NE Wasco & NE 7th Ave (look for the astro turf and trees!)

 Date & Time: Friday, September 19th | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

 Free and open to everyone

Come by for as long as you like and sit, chat, learn, and imagine what a greener, more connected future for Portland could look like.

Antique Paper Round-Up @ Lloyd Center

• 82+ tables of vintage postcards, photos, newspapers, memorabilia & more!

• Free admission & parking. Enter near NE 11th & Halsey (by Barnes & Noble/Joe Brown’s). Space C108.

• Info: thewebfooters.com /Email: webfootersinfo@gmail.com

Lloyd Center Business Relocation Support Event

Prosper Portland and the City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability invite Lloyd Center businesses to a special information session on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 9–11 am at the Lloyd Center Food Court. Learn about relocation steps, available grants and loans, and resources to support your business during transition. Staff from the Office of Small Business will be available for one-on-one meetings, and zoning and permitting experts will answer questions about leases, build-outs, and site planning.

Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong at Holladay Park

Join the Dayan Qigong practice group at 11:00-12:00 every Monday and Thursday near the fountain in Holladay Park.

For more info: https://www.ecolloyd.org/events/dayan-qigong-at-holladay-park/

Thursdays Coffee & Coworking

Join them for a mellow morning of free coffee, outdoor coworking, and community vibes. They’re setting up a workspace in the park with strong WiFi, plenty of seating, and relaxing music under the trees. Whether you’re a remote worker, freelancer, or just want to read or chat in good company, this is the perfect midweek ritual.

Coffee is provided by local partners, and you’re welcome to BYO laptop, project, or conversation.