The Body Positive Block Party takes over a whole block and turns it into a community party!

Join us Sunday August 3rd from noon-5pm for a free, all ages Body Positive Block Party! Come celebrate body diversity at this event full of pop-up shops, food, drink, music, activities, and community! Meet and hang out with the artists, service providers, fashion designers, creatives, small business owners, organizations and neighbors that make Portland a powerhouse city for size inclusive fun!

EVENT TIMES:
Noon-5pm

LOCATION ADDRESS:
Dream Street Plaza -> Curious Comedy Theater
(NE MLK between NE Sumner and NE Emerson)
5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,
Portland, OR 97211

COST DETAILS:
Free (food & drinks available for purchase)

CURIOUS COMEDY LOUNGE EVENTS:
Noon: Speed Friending (short n sweet, guided convos with lots of folks to break the ice and meet some new faces)
2-4pm: Drag Bingo with Ry Bred and Tomboy Drag
4-5pm: performances

ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL GUESTS:
– Goat It Solutions: Therapy Goats
– Sparkle Coven Fairy Hair ($)
– Howdy Slowpoke tattoos ($)
– Yard games
– Quite Possibly the Most Epic Fat Raffle of All Time (thousands of dollars in prizes, located at the Welcome Booth in the front courtyard of Curious Comedy Theater)
– Crafting: collage and zine making (inside the Annex, entrance from the vendor’s lot)

FOOD & DRINK:
– Gatto Gelato (plant-based gelato and sorbet pop-up)
– Old Town Brewing (Pizza and Beer Garden, full bar)
– Curious Comedy Lounge (Air Conditioned activities, full bar, beer, wine, cider and homemade food items)
– Alma (Balkan restaurant, cocktails, special block party hours)

GOOD TO KNOW

• we’ve teamed up with Rahab’s Sisters to host a clothing drive! Bring your gently used clothes to donate and get tickets for the raffle as a thank you!
• there is size friendly seating and chairs inside the Curious Comedy Lounge
• there’s lots of outdoor seating on the bench/planters in the front courtyard under trees
• masks are not required inside Curious Comedy but they are highly encouraged and there will be masks available at the front door
• you can take a break from the heat by visiting the Curious Comedy Lounge or either of the two restaurants (old town brewing and Alma)
• there will be an EPIC raffle with THOUSANDS of dollars in prizes that you can get in on by visiting the welcome booth in the front courtyard
• bathrooms are located inside of Curious Comedy Theater (accessed by the main front door). You can also use restrooms inside either of the restaurants.