Portland Book Festival 📅 Saturday, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM 📍 South Park Blocks & downtown venues 🗓️ Local Events — Portland Metro · 🏛️ via Literary Arts · official site ↗ Literary Arts' book festival spans the whole city Nov 2–8 — conversations, workshops, dinners and music inspired by books. The big day is Saturday Nov 7: 100+ authors, panels and a book fair in the South Park Blocks. Festival pass required for the main day; many week events free. Full schedule via the festival site.