426 SW Washington St, Portland · Doors Nightly · 21+ Unless Noted
The dimly lit barroom and stage at Kelly's Olympian under neon signs
Live Since 2008 · Bar Since 1902

The Show Calendar

By day a neighborhood bar and diner. After dark, one of downtown Portland’s most entertaining stages — rock, hip hop, folk, DJs and the occasional live taping.

October

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OCT 25
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
THE NEON PRAIRIE DOGS poster
OCT 27
Tuesday · 7:30 PM

THE NEON PRAIRIE DOGS

Country power trio, as likely to play Waylon Jennings as they are to cover ABBA. Closing out Back from the Dead night.

Free
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OCT 29
Thursday · 8:00 PM

GAME OVER COMEDY: GAMING MEETS STAND UP COMEDY! HOSTED BY JAREN GEORGE

Live gaming combined with stand up comedy! The audience decides who wins. Featured guests, Milo Loza, Faith Spencer, Anthony Robinson

TIMELESS MAKERZ ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS: SPOTLIGHT CYPHER HALLOWEEN EDITION poster
OCT 30
Friday · 9:00 PM

TIMELESS MAKERZ ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS: SPOTLIGHT CYPHER HALLOWEEN EDITION

Featuring Kemi Badú, Yaboyjdub, Afuafina, Hardy Bourbon, Fiya, M.E Sirens, and Lil Lucy

$15At the door
THRDWRLD PRESENTS "HOUSE" OF HORRORS poster
OCT 31
Saturday · 8:00 PM

THRDWRLD PRESENTS "HOUSE" OF HORRORS

Featuring Jaystone, Tommy Polzin, Sktchr, Jakeup n Jayley, and 2Passion8

$10At the door

November

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC poster
NOV 01
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT! poster
NOV 02
Monday · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT!

GUEST HOST MELANIE NO

A SONGWRITER'S OPEN MIC WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL MUSICIAN HOSTING EVERY MONTH SIGN UP 6:30pm, MIC at 7pm 2 songs or 10 Minutes EVERY 4th MONDAY

Free
CHEROKEE SOCIAL (CO), UNSEEN OBJECT, TENANTS & STOVETOP GEMENI poster
NOV 05
Thursday · 8:00 PM

CHEROKEE SOCIAL (CO), UNSEEN OBJECT, TENANTS & STOVETOP GEMENI

Denver's Cherokee Social bring their multi-layered sounds to the Kelly's stage with local support from Unseen Object and TENANTS

$10 advance, $15 day of showTickets
HOOLIGAN BEHAVIOR, JUSTICE GBADA, KIDS ABOVE CLOUDS poster
NOV 06
Friday · 8:00 PM

HOOLIGAN BEHAVIOR, JUSTICE GBADA, KIDS ABOVE CLOUDS

Hooligan Behavior, formed in a basement here in Portland OR are here to bring the ruckus w Justice Gbada, & Kids above Clouds

$10 advance, $15 day of show
GUITAR NIGHT poster
NOV 07
Saturday · 8:00 PM

GUITAR NIGHT

WITH SIG HENRY, LUCAS GUNN AND JAKE SOFFER

Discover an evening of exquisite instrumental music performed on acoustic and electric string instruments.

$10 advance, $15 day of showTickets
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NOV 08
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
SUPER CASSETTE (SF) W TBA poster
NOV 10
Tuesday · 8:00 PM

SUPER CASSETTE (SF) W TBA

Before their viral queer-joy anthem “Be Gay, Do Drugs, Hail Satan” launched them into the public eye, or their indie bop “Sober” made waves on Latin American YouTube, Oakland’s Super Cassette began as the modest bedroom project of frontperson Max Gerlock (they/them). After teaming up with bassist Devin Hollister and, later, drummer Ramon Esquivel (who joined after taking a chance on a flyer), the trio evolved into a tightly-wound power-pop band known for inventive chord progressions, bittersweet lyrics, and a high-energy, uplifting live show featuring the impressive musicianship of each member. Super Cassette has toured extensively across the U.S. (most recently with Moon Walker) and is in the process of recording their second album, which promises to mix the trio's dynamic live performances with Max’s meticulously-layered production.

$15 advance, $20 day of showTickets
SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC poster
NOV 15
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
NICO AVERY ALBUM RELEASE poster
NOV 19
Thursday · 8:00 PM

NICO AVERY ALBUM RELEASE

Local Songwriter Nico Avery has been honing their craft while opening for larger acts around Portland. With the release of this album Nico comes into their own. This will be a night to remember.

$12 advance, $15 day of showTickets
SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC poster
NOV 22
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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NOV 23
Monday · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENT OPEN MIC NIGHT!

GUEST HOST CODY RIKER

A SONGWRITER'S OPEN MIC WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL MUSICIAN HOSTING EVERY MONTH SIGN UP 6:30pm, MIC at 7pm 2 songs or 10 Minutes EVERY 4th MONDAY

Free
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NOV 29
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free

December

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DEC 06
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
THE NATIONAL FOREST poster
DEC 07
Monday · 8:30 PM

THE NATIONAL FOREST

The National Forest is the solo indie folk and Americana project of Logan Bowden, a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist originally from Huntsville, Alabama. With no real folk scene in his hometown to lean on, he learned every piece of DIY audio engineering himself, from tracking to mixing. In late 2023, he started The National Forest as a way to quiet his inner critic: write, record, and release a song every single day. That stretch of relentless output produced his first collections, which have a raw, warm, and intimate acoustic feel. Built on layered acoustic guitar, banjo, introspective lyrics, and rich vocal harmonies, the music began with a lo-fi bedroom closeness and has since grown into something more cinematic and rooted in nature. Fans of Gregory Alan Isakov, Iron & Wine, Caamp, and Andy Shauf will feel at home here. Releasing music through Tiny House Records and working entirely DIY, The National Forest has earned millions of streams worldwide. The self-titled The National Forest (2024) and Letters (2025) were recorded in a self-built studio in the Pacific Northwest, and they explore growing up, changing seasons, and a “cowboy folk” sound.

$17 advance, $23 day of showTickets
SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC poster
DEC 13
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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DEC 20
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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DEC 27
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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DEC 28
Monday · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT!

GUEST HOSTS JOEL SHELLEY AND NOLAN PLUMMER

A SONGWRITER'S OPEN MIC WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL MUSICIAN HOSTING EVERY MONTH SIGN UP 6:30pm, MIC at 7pm 2 songs or 10 Minutes EVERY 4th MONDAY

Free

January

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JAN 03
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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JAN 10
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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JAN 17
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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JAN 24
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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JAN 25
Monday · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT!

GUEST HOST ZANE THOMAS

A SONGWRITER'S OPEN MIC WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL MUSICIAN HOSTING EVERY MONTH SIGN UP 6:30pm, MIC at 7pm 2 songs or 10 Minutes EVERY 4th MONDAY

Free
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JAN 31
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free

February

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FEB 07
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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FEB 14
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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FEB 21
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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FEB 22
Monday · 7:00 PM

KELLY’S OLYMPIAN AND VLVT HEART RECORDS PRESENTS OPEN MIC NIGHT!

GUEST HOST JOJO GOLD

A SONGWRITER'S OPEN MIC WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL MUSICIAN HOSTING EVERY MONTH SIGN UP 6:30pm, MIC at 7pm 2 songs or 10 Minutes EVERY 4th MONDAY

Free
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FEB 28
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free

March

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MAR 07
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAR 14
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAR 21
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAR 28
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free

April

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APR 04
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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APR 11
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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APR 18
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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APR 25
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free

May

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MAY 02
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAY 09
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAY 16
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAY 23
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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MAY 30
Sunday · 3:30 PM

SUNDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up and try out your bits on stage in front of an audience, or be part of the audience and experience some cutting edge comedy for free on a Sunday afternoon. It's a win win situation! With a special featured comic each week!

Free
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