Pioneer Courthouse Square
Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Pioneer Courthouse Square is affectionately known as the City's 'Living Room'. With more than 26,000 people passing by the Square each day, and thousands more visiting the Square directly, it is the single most visited site in Oregon's most visited city. The Square is one of Portland's leading outdoor venues, hosting over 300 events each year that range from large-scale concerts, political rallies and cultural festivals.
The Square is filled with historic and artistic elements including a “Weather Machine” that consists of three weather symbols, each representing an element of Portland's typical climate. Each day at noon a musical fanfare initiates a two-minute sequence that involves the appearance of the three weather symbols.
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2009 Tuba Christmas Concert at the Square
On Dec. 12 from 1:30 - 3 p.m., tuba enthusiasts, music lovers, and the holiday shoppers will rejoice in the sound of nearly 200 tubas playing the festive music of the season. The audience not only listens to the sounds of the powerful tubas, but is encouraged to participate in the sing-a-long carols.
Keywords: Winter (December - February), Free, Interesting, In the city, City or part of the city, Public transit, Everyone, In the afternoon, Easy to reach, Other things to see
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Pioneer Courthouse Square
The Square is one of Portland's leading outdoor venues, hosting over 300 events each year that range from large-scale concerts to cultural festivals. It is also home to the Travel Portland Information Center.
Michael Smith is the vice president of convention sales for Travel Portland, the convention and visitors bureau of Portland. For more information on planning a sustainable meeting, visit the Green Meetings Toolkit.
Keywords: Free, Interesting, All year, In the city, City or part of the city, Public transit, Everyone, Exciting, Easy to reach
urban chess
One thing you can do at the Square as nowhere else is play chess. The NW corner of the Square is home to serious chess players. For money! This dynamic is one thread of why the Square is one of the world's great public spaces.
Keywords: Free, Just you alone / As a single, Midday, All year, In the city, Experience needed, Other activity, In the afternoon, Exciting, In the morning
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