Good in the Neighborhood is an annual event that is held in North/Northeast Portland that has helped to unify and promote the many cultural aspects of the community.

This year we celebrate all weekend long – June 27, 28, and 29th. Food, music, games, dancing… a summer sun-soaked festival of culture and community: Join us!

The festival will include genres such as Live – Jazz, Blues, R&B, Latin, Pop, Conscious Hip/Hop; and NEO-Soul…complemented with a DJ intermission.

The Good in The Hood – Entertainment Sound Stage is the heartbeat of the message  – found vibrant in music and dance in today’s youth and adult contemporary classics!

Festival schedule:
Friday June 27th, Lillis Albina Park, 6 – 10 pm

Saturday June 28th, Parade (NE MLK), Festival of Music, Food & Community, noon to 9 pm

Sunday June 29th, Festival continues – 10 am to 7 pm

The festival is a kid friendly event ~  the Kids Space area will have exciting activities, crafts, exhibits, and participatory games, face painting, puppet shows, Legacy’s Emanuel Medical Center “Trauma Nurses Talk Tough,” $6 discounted bicycle helmet sale, general bike repair and much more! 

Saturday’s festival day kicks off with a parade from King School Park to the festival staging area at Lillis-Albina Park. Parade details:

Staging time: 10:15 a.m.
Parade time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
King School Park
4906 NE 6th

We’ll see you this weekend – be good in the neighborhood!