Portland Main Street Events

Portland Main Street Events

Portland Main Street hosts many great events throughout the year! These are held to introduce our great downtown to visitors and residents! Please find below a quick snapshot of all of our events along with active links to each event's webpage!

Spring and Summer Events

Annual Block Party

Our annual Block Party celebrates downtown Portland and the return of great weather! Held each year in May, this event features a classic car "cruise in," has great local food and live entertainment, and a great "Party Pavillion," all on Kent and Bridge Streets! For more information please click here!

Portland Pay Day

Portland Pay Day is our own "shop local" campaign that works to keep dollars in Portland-area businesses! For every $10 spent in a participating business, customers are entered into a drawing to win $1,200 or other prizes. This promotion has kept over $189,000 in Portland over the past three years. For more information, please click here!

Wine the Walk

Introduced at the 2011 Riverfest, Portland Main Street's "Wine the Walk" features live music, craft beer and wine tasting, and fun all on our award winning downtown Boardwalk above the Grand River! Please click here for more information.

Fall and Winter Events

Our Annual Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is Portland Main Street's annual fundraiser and the biggest October party in town! Live music and kid's entertainment, great local food, and our "Big Beer 5K Run" make this fest a "can't miss" event for the entire family! For more information, please click here!

HolidayFest on the Grand

Celebrate the upcoming holiday season, Portland style! Great in store demonstrations and sales, carriage rides, our snowball drop, and the lighting of the City's Christmas tree make this a fun event for the whole family! For more information on HolidayFest, please click here!

Year Round Events

Business Seminars and Workshops

Do you own a business or are you thinking of starting a new business in Portland? Portland Main Street has partnered for over two years with the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) to bring business trainings for new and established business owners to Portland. We offer trainings on subjects such as:

 

  • Business Financing
  • Business Plan Writing
  • Small Business Marketing
  • Working with the Small Business Administration
  • Small Business Legal Issues
  • Small Business HR Solutions
  • Social Media and Website Training for Small Business Owners

 

Our Economic Revitalization Committee works hard to bring these business trainings to you! These trainings are FREE and are open to business owners throughout the region!

Have an idea? Get involved!

Do you have an idea for a promotion, event, or training? Great! Portland Main Street is a volunteer-led and volunteer-run organization - not a one person show! For more information on how you can get involved with your community, please contact our office at (517) 647-5027 or send an email to our Manager at ddamainstreet@portland-michigan.org! 

Portland Main Street Calendar