What to do in February in Portland
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The Portland Winter Lights Festival kicks off this weekend. Photo: Courtesy of Portland Winter Lights Festival/Nikki Daskal
February is a short month, but don't let it be short on memories.
Here are eight events you shouldn't miss.
Dumpling Week
Friday-Feb. 15
Dozens of restaurants participate in this annual event celebrating dough stuffed with sweet and savory fillings, served steamed or fried. No better way to taste the city.
Portland Winter Light Festival
Friday-Feb. 15
Time to embrace your inner burner — over 150 interactive art installations and live performances will be scattered around town over the course of two weekends, lighting up an otherwise dark and dreary month.
Walking Through Portland with a Panther
Feb. 11
This solo play dives into the life of Kent Ford, one of the co-founders of Portland's Black Panther Party, and features archival footage as well as interviews. A panel discussion with Ford will take place after the screening at the Oregon Historical Society.
The Animated Oscar Nominated Short Films
Feb. 14-20
Get all your mandatory movie watching done before next month's Academy Awards in one sitting at the Hollywood Theater. The lineup includes "Beautiful Men," "In the Shadow of the Cypress," "Magic Candies" and more.
Nikki Glaser: Alive and Unwell Tour
Feb. 15-16
The comedian known for her roast of Tom Brady — and most recently hosting The Golden Globes — is taking a victory lap with her latest stand-up show, stopping at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for two laugh-filled nights.
Biamp Portland Jazz Festival
Feb. 20 to March 1
Erykah Badu is just one of several legendary musicians headlining this 10-day event celebrating jazz music, taking place across 30 venues.
- Don't miss out on genre-bending artists like The Altons at Revolution Hall, harpist Brandee Younger at Newmark Theatre and new-age composer Immanuel Wilkins at Mississippi Studios.
Omar El Akkad at Powell's
Feb. 25
The Portland-based author makes his nonfiction debut with "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," which chronicles the broken promise of freedom in the West through the lens of recent events, like the Black Lives Matter movement and the war in Gaza.
Tyler, The Creator at Moda
Feb. 26
Hot off his latest album "CHROMAKOPIA," the rapper, producer and ultimate multihyphenate plays a 30-song set list, filled with fan favorites and newer introspective tunes. It's bound to be loud.