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GEEK WEEK
PDX 2025

A celebration of Geek Culture held at over 100 small biz around Portland.

WHAT

The World's Only City Wide Comic Con!

WHEN

Friday, Sept 5 thru Sunday, Sept 14

WHERE

At over 100 small businesses all over Portland

Event Highlight

Imagination Square at Director Park

Fantasy Fest

Music, merriment & marketplace. Join us during Sunday Parkways for a day of Geeky fun!

SUNDAY, SEPT 14, 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Kids Quest for the Magical Realms

Adventures with Live Action role playing, storytelling, crafting, marketplace and more!

SATURDAY, SEPT 13, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Brain Games

Learn, play classic games of Chess, Scrabble and Go. Watch or join tournaments.

FRIDAY, SEPT 12, 12:00pm - 9:00pm

Geek Gate Galactica

The Portal Opens, and Director Park is the gateway to a new dimension with entertainment, a bazar and more!

THURSDAY, SEPT 11, 1:00pm - 9:00pm

at Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave, Portland

Featured Events

Special GWPDX only Events

Calendar of Featured Events

Click each tile to learn more!

Geek Gate Galactica Music, Movement & mahem	8-Bit After Dark Party Anime Rave	Intergalactic Kick-Off Party Dress in your best space atire
Great Obojima Stamp Challenge Stamp scavenger hunt	Ales & Scales 10 day D&D Tournament	80's party Back to the Future movie, live DJ, cosplay & more!
Quest of the Magical Realms Kids Fantasy Fair	Cook or Be Cook'd VR Tournament Live Streamed with Prizes	Harry Potter Week Bingo, Trivia, Puzzles, Movies and more
D&DQ Live Live drag D&D performance	Brain Games Scrabble, Chess & Go - Tournaments through Intro play	Obojima FlashTattoos Obojima Tattoos + discount
Obojima Jellyfish Migration Festival Obojima party	Fantasy Fest Fun, Music & Magic	Portland Indie Game Squad End-of-Summer Celebration Celebration of small independent games
PDX Pop Now!	D&D: Crimson Masquerade A Role-Playing Adventure steeped in mystery & intrigue	Creature Party Music w/ Monty Vega & The Sittin' Shivas, Rad Max
The Glitch Anomaly Esports tournament	Buffy Bingo Win prizes while playing Bingo & watching a Buffy episode	Board Game Lab Create an original Board Game & win prizes
Pokemon Board Game	D&D Camp: Intro to Play Learn to play D&D	Gundam TCG Learn to play Gundam card game
Rocky Horror Picture Show Sing-a-long celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release	48 Thrills-20 Year Anniversary Show Live Music w/ My Life in Black and White, Muddy River Nightmare Band, Second Best	Magic the Gathering Pauper Tournament, win prizes
Geeky Wine Tours Learn the science of winemaking while visiting	Gundam & Model Kits Great for beginners	Stuffie Rave Bring your stuffies to dance & dine!
Queer Game Night	Dice Throne Learn to Play & Open Play	Warhammer Discovery Days, updated main graphic_edited Build. Paint. Play.
Literary Inspiration Week 7 Different Literary events	Conversational Japanese Language class for Adults	Free Trivia Nights Untapped Trivia hosts at 10 different locations
Magic the Gathering cEDH play free	Pillars of Storytelling Workshops Learn to create your story	Arcade Wizard Tournaments & Open Play
Geek Week Happy Hour Non-permanent tattoos, drinks & snacks	Star Trek Adventures 2e Demo Learn this role playing adventure	Firefly Trivia Night
Fandom Flash Tattoo Weekend 4 day flash tattoo event

Calendar of Featured Events

Event Hubs

Introducing our key event partners that are holding multiple events throughout GWPDX

ENTER TO WIN
Rose City Comic Con 2026 Badges

Get a chance to win Badges by dropping by the local businesses you probably already visit!

To enter, use the BabbleBuy app to create Digital Stamps at local businesses. This year, there are (5) five mini contests between August 7th and September 14th, each encouraging you to explore a different part of the city.

At the end of each mini contest, the person who posts the most small biz in BabbleBuy will win a pair of Rose City Comic Badges for 2026. A Grand Prize of a pair of Fast Pass Badges for RCCC 2026 will be awarded to the individual who posts the most throughout the whole series of contests, Aug 7th - Sept 14th.

Download the BabbleBuy app and enter the code BYOBADGE to get started
Open the current mini-contest to see geeky biz in the area.
Take a COOL photo of the business you're in, tag the location while you post it in BabbleBuy
Rinse and repeat each weekend until you win!

Scan QR code to the download BabbleBuy app

Download BabbleBuy

Schedule of contests:
SW Businesses, Thursday, Aug 7 - Monday, Aug 11: Winner already announced Friday, August 15
SE Businesses, Thursday, Aug 14 - Monday, Aug 18: Winner announced Friday, August 22
NE Businesses, Thursday, Aug 21 - Monday, Aug 25: Winner announced Friday, August 29
NW Businesses, Thursday, Aug 28 - Monday, Sept 1: Winner announced Thursday, Sept 4
All of Portland, Friday, Sept 5 - Sunday, Sept 14: Winner announced Friday, Sept 19

Raffle for Doernbecher Childrens Hospital

Geek Week PDX and OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital are partnering together to a host a raffle to benefit Doernbecher's Extra Life program.

Find Prizes Here

Tickets are $25 Each

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Discounts & Deals

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Hi-Lo Hotel

The Hi-Lo Hotel, Autograph Collection, is the epitome of this signature, mixing modern and organic, raw and refined, and quality with hospitality through warm, dynamically designed spaces.

$142 room special

Valid Sept 12th through Sept 14th

Book through our link til Aug 29th to get the Geek Week PDX rate

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