2025 Best of Portland Readers’ Poll: Arts & Entertainment

Best Art Gallery

• Winner: The BLACK Gallery by Don’t Shoot PDX
• Second Place: Alberta Street Gallery
• Finalist: Radius Art Studio

Best Art School

• Winner: Da Vinci Middle School for the Arts
• Second Place: Pacific Northwest College of Art
• Finalist: Portland State University School of Art and Design

Best Art Supply Store

• Winner: Scrap PDX
• Second Place: Collage
• Finalist: Columbia Art & Drafting Supply

Best Band/Musical Group

• Winner: Portland Youth Philharmonic
• Second Place: P1LOT
• Finalist: Bridge City Sinners

Best Bike Event

• Winner: Portland World Naked Bike Ride
• Second Place: Pedalpalooza/Bike Summer
• Finalist: Sunday Parkways

Best Comedy Club

• Winner: Helium Comedy Club
• Second Place: Kickstand Comedy Club
• Finalist: Funhouse Lounge

Best Community Arts Space

• Winner: Radius Art Studio
• Second Place: The Mud Room
• Finalist: Morning Ceramics Studio

Best Date Night Activity

• Winner: Hopscotch
• Second Place: Wonderwood Springs Mini Golf
• Finalist: Booklover’s Burlesque

Best Drag Queen

• Winner: Poison Waters
• Second Place: Peachy Springs
• Finalist: Nicole Onoscopi

Best High School Sports Teams

• Winner: Grant High School
• Second Place: Jefferson High School
• Finalist: Central Catholic High School

Best Karaoke

• Winner: The Alibi Tiki Lounge
• Second Place: Baby Ketten Klub
• Finalist: Voicebox Karaoke Lounge

Best Local Crafter

• Winner: Glow Fuck Yourself // @glowfyourself2
• Second Place: The Salty Raccoon // @thesaltyraccoon
• Finalist: Alex Simon // @makegoodchoices and The Bag Lady // @thebagladypdx

Best Movie Theater

• Winner: Hollywood Theatre
• Second Place: Laurelhurst Theater
• Finalist: Cinema 21

Best Museum

• Winner: OMSI
• Second Place: Portland Art Museum
• Finalist: The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum

Best Music Festival

• Winner: Pickathon
• Second Place: Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
• Finalist: Waterfront Blues Festival

Best Music School

• Winner: School of Rock
• Second Place: Friends of Noise
• Finalist: Artichoke Music

Best Music Venue

• Winner: Revolution Hall
• Second Place: Mississippi Studios
• Finalist: Wonder Ballroom

Best Neighborhood Event

• Winner: Mississippi Street Fair
• Second Place: Last Thursday on Alberta
• Finalist: The St. Johns Bizarre

Best Outdoor Event

• Winner: Portland Pride Waterfront Festival
• Second Place: Portland Saturday Market
• Finalist: Kickstand Comedy in the Park

Best Performing Arts Center

• Winner: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
• Second Place: Portland Center Stage
• Finalist: Keller Auditorium

Best Place for Family Fun

• Winner: OMSI
• Second Place: Oaks Amusement Park
• Finalist: Wonderwood Springs

Best Place to Dance

• Winner: Holocene
• Second Place: The Goodfoot
• Finalist: The Coffin

Best Radio Station

• Winner: KBOO
• Second Place: KMHD
• Finalist: XRAY.fm

Best Strip Club

• Winner: Devils Point
• Second Place: Sassy’s
• Finalist: Mary’s Club

Best Theater Company

• Winner: Portland Center Stage
• Second Place: Northwest Children’s Theater
• Finalist: Portland Playhouse

Best Trivia Night

• Winner: Untapped Trivia
• Second Place: Classic Simpsons Trivia at Tomorrow’s Verse Taproom
• Finalist: The Record Pub

Best Visual Artist

• Winner: Mike Bennett
• Second Place: Alex Chiu
• Finalist: Saint Sasha

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