Living in Portland

PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET MOVES TO NEW HOME ON THE SOUTH PARK BLOCKS

Saturday Market was held under the Burnside Bridge for almost 40 years.  So when the City wanted to clean-up the area and revitalize the community finding a new home posed a problem.  They wanted to stay close to the City center and yet find a place with public transportation on every corner.  The answer?  The South Park Blocks at Portland State University.

Saturday Market is an outdoor street fair full of artists selling handmade goods of every kind. Everything sold at the market including the food must be hand made.  No commercial products allowed (that includes Pepsi).  You can find jewelry made from crystals, hand-blown glass, framed photographs, clothing of every kind made from natural products, musical instruments and street corner musicians.

The market is set up every Saturday and Sunday morning at 9am between April and December.  The market attracts young and old alike, visitors and locals, business suits to Birkenstock.

Saturday mornings also inclued the Portland Farmers Market, but that’s another story.