We’re having a party! Come celebrate the summer season on Foster. Join us for live music & entertainment in Laurelwood Park, sidewalk vendors and pop-up shops at neighboring businesses, and special promotions & happenings at various businesses along SE Foster. And new this year: we’re closing down SE 63rd Avenue for a block party in collaboration with St. Francis Ice Cream, Kitchen Culture, and Royalty Spirits.
Soak in the summer vibes on Foster and support local businesses.
What: Foster Summer Soiree
When: Saturday, June 22, 12-6pm
Where: Various businesses & sidewalk spaces along Foster Road between SE 50th – 72nd; special activation in Laurelwood Park (6315 SE Foster); street closure on SE 63rd Ave (south of Foster)
Activations and participating businesses:
Laurelwood Park (6315 SE Foster), 12-5pm
– Live music & entertainment (Mick Forstag, 12-1pm; St. Johns Yacht Club, 1-2pm; Olive & Dingo, 2-3pm; Nic Johnson Quartet, 3:30-5pm)
– 20+ vendors alongside park
SE 63rd Ave Block Party (6300 SE Foster – 4532 SE 63rd Ave), 12-5pm
– St. Francis Ice Cream (4515 SE 63rd Ave) and Kitchen Culture (6300 SE Foster) are hosting a street closure and providing a car-free space with yard games, seating areas, and 10+ vendors
– Royalty Spirits (4532 SE 63rd Ave) will activate their parking lot adjacent to street closure with vendors, BBQ, and spirits tasting inside
Makers Markets
– Meet Your Maker Market will have 20+ vendors located between SE 65th – 67th Ave
– Queer Art Market and Spectrum Art Market will host several vendors in front of Dye Dye My Darling Salon and Kitchen Culture (between 6300 – 6350 SE Foster)
– Block Party vendors on SE 63rd Ave street closure (between St. Francis Ice Cream and Kitchen Culture)
– Sidewalk Vendors in front of True Bodywork, Heidi West Designs, Melodream Salon, and Polished in Portland (6004 – 6012 SE Foster)
Business Activations
(From SE 49th – SE 56th Ave)
– Variety Records (4932 SE Foster) and I’ve Been Framed Art Supply Center (4950 SE Foster) will host a huge sidewalk sale
– Washington Masonic Center (3612 SE 52nd Ave) will host the American Red Cross for a blood drive (9a-2p); open house until 6pm with food & drink available
– Kainos Coffee (5300 SE Foster) will have the following food & drink specials: $8 pastry & drink combo or $14 for any breakfast sandwich & drink
– Classical Ballet Academy (5516 SE Foster) will have a sidewalk info booth with ballerinas welcoming people and doing impromptu performances; tours of inside space can be arranged
– Electric Lettuce (5522 SE Foster) is hosting a mini market with a handful of vendors, including tie-dye goods and wood-worked crafts
(From SE 58th – SE 61st Ave)
– Proletariat Butchery (5820 SE Foster) will break out the wood-fire grill and offer free sausage bites and charred bread w/Butcher’s Butter, plus steak samples cooked up every hour on the grill. For purchase: sausage sandwiches, beer, wine, plus raffle tickets for free burgers
– Shameless Tattoo (5820 SE Foster) art for sale, plus special flash tattoos for walk-ins
– Portland Axe Throwing (5901 SE Foster) will have its mobile axe-throwing trailer parked outside offering 10 throws for free; inside sessions at happy hour prices ($10 for 30-minute sessions) and $5 drinks
– Nayar Taqueria (5919 SE Foster) will have $1.00 off margaritas and $2.00 of burritos all day
– Bike Frequency (5923 SE Foster) will host Seagull Crochet popping up outside
– Speedboat Coffee (5927 SE Foster) TBD at new location
– Street Disco (4144 SE 60th Ave) TBD
– FOPO Tavern (5902 SE Foster) will be open (21+) at noon and have free cornhole games on sidewalk
– True Bodywork (6004 SE Foster) will host Rider Shine Pottery as a sidewalk vendor; open house with free raffle for a 60-minute massage
– Heidi West Designs (6006 SE Foster) will host sidewalk vendors
– Melodream Salon (6008 SE Foster) will host sidewalk vendors
– Foster Foosball (6010 SE Foster) will host sidewalk foosball, plus free games (Foosball, Discgolf, Darts, Jenga, Pong, Cornhole, Pitch, PuttPutt) inside & in backyard (12-6pm)
– Polished in Portland (6012 SE Foster) will host sidewalk vendors in front of their new space, plus free cornhole
– Tambayan Restaurant (6014 SE Foster) 20% off appetizers and HaloHalo
– YMCA (6036 SE Foster) will host face-painting, a bubble station, and clay wheel outside; tours of inside space will be offered
– Assembly Brewing (6112 SE Foster) will have slices and happy hour beer prices all day
(SE 62nd – SE 67th Ave)
– Bar Maven (6219 SE Foster) will open early and host pita vendor, Nour’s, who’ll sell their zaatar pita chips outside; food & drink special TBD
– Bodega PDX (6231 SE Foster) will be hosting in their parking lot Side Quest Escape Games and their Shaky Grounds Cafe mobile escape room: complimentary 5-minute intro mini game offered, as well as half-price / half-hour games or full games with advance reservations
– Higher Self (6315 SE Holgate) will have Sporelust! popping up outside
– Larkspur (6317 SE Holgate) will be serving free “Soiree Sangria” and lemonade from 2-4pm; hosting three pop-ups: The Gilded Anvil, The Crafty Goblin, and a “Pay-What-You-Can Community Closet” by East Portland Collective
– St. Francis Ice Cream (4515 SE 63rd Ave) will co-host SE 63rd Ave block party
– Kitchen Culture (6300 SE Foster) will co-host SE 63rd Ave block party; Spectrum Art Market popping up on Foster with multiple vendors
– Royalty Spirits (4532 SE 63rd Ave) will host youth vendors and a barbecue in their parking lot; spirit tasting and specials inside
– K & B Bakery (6308 SE Foster) will be open to the public and selling Almond Cookies, Chinese Wife Cakes, and more items
– Dye Dye My Darling Salon (6340 SE Foster) will host Queer Art Market with multiple vendors
– Pour Decisions (6350 SE Foster) will celebrate their Grand Re-opening (formerly Unlimited IPA) with DJ Saucy spinning tunes outside; stick & poke tattoos from @howdyslowpoke; and Wick Craft beer candles popping up inside
– Bread & Roses Market (6360 SE Foster) will have select grab-and-go items for sale; Herbucha popping up outside
– Hammer + Jacks (6406 SE Foster) TBD
– Wild Mountain Wax (6416 SE Foster) will host a Sip & Shop (10a-6p) w/complimentary cocktails & mocktails while supplies last
– Rose & Dagger Tattoo (6418 SE Foster) will have pre-drawn tattoo designs available for $100-200, plus sidewalk sale with Rose & Dagger t-shirts, pins, and more
– Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels (6420 SE Foster) flavored lemonades for sale outside, plus crystal & gem vendor from 12-6pm
– Bar Carlo (6433 SE Foster) will host Open Decks Block Party with A Beat Happening; live music and ongoing DJ sets (2-6pm) plus live screen-printing with Cada Casa
– Simple Gifts Montessori (4450 SE 65th Ave) will be showing off their new educational space, sharing some of their favorite learning toys, offering free kid-friendly snacks, home-made playdough, bubble fun, chalk art and more–all in a space designed just for kids
– Pieper Cafe (6504 SE Foster) will have extended hours through afternoon
– Da’ Hui (6506 SE Foster) TBD
– Starday Tavern (6517 SE Foster) will open at noon and have live music and DJ throughout the day; record release party for Dead Silhouettes
– Word Virus Books (6518 SE Foster) is planning to re-open in their new Foster location (where Cowlick Barbershop was previously)
– Atlas Pizza (6529 SE Foster) will open at noon
– 5 & Dime (6535 SE Foster) is hosting Champs Burger; outdoor “build your own” hot dog and salad bar; slushy specials; DJs and bands all day; kids allowed until 9pm
– Left Field Garden Supply (6540 SE Foster) TBD
– Variable Creatives (6544 SE Foster) is launching Reach For the Stars community art show and fundraiser; they will also be home base for collecting/returning “Foster Business Bingo” cards
– Foster Outdoor (6615 SE Foster) will have free backpacking meal samples
(SE 67th – 72nd Ave)
– Kaah Market (6927 SE Foster) will have sidewalk sales with homemade bracelets and aguas fresca, plus homemade salsas inside and more
– Pizzeria Otto (7122 SE Foster) happy hour prices during Soiree; sidewalk chalk station outside
– Red Castle Games (7160 SE Foster) in honor of Free Role Playing Game (RPG) Day will host RPG demos and swag giveaways all day; also kicking of Paint Your Pride miniature painting contest
– Portland Mercado (7238 SE Foster) will be hosting a giveaway (from 11am-5pm); visit the Mercado and enter to win one of two drawings: free chromebook or basketball autographed by the Portland Trailblazers
This list will continue to be updated. Follow us on Instagram (@fosterareapdx) for more info.