The Portland Festival was an absolute dream this year, bringing our neighborhood together for an incredible weekend of music, food, and community pride. To everyone who came out, danced, ate, and celebrated our amazing neighborhood—THANK YOU for making this one for the history books.
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Reflections of the Portland Festival
While it’s been a few weeks since the Portland Festival in early June, you can’t help but still feel the buzz of energy and excitement, the result of an amazing community coming together. And while I did make a brief appearance at the event a couple years ago, this was the first time the Portland Museum and Portland Anchor set up a booth, and it was a wild whirlwind I won’t soon forget, and can’t wait to experience again next year.
James Merrill Harris Named New Honorary Portland Mayor
Hear from former Honorary Portland Mayor Rick “Pops” Thomas on his history with the neighborhood and its annual Festival, and congratulate this year’s mayor elect James Merrill Harris!
In Plain Sight: Canaries of the American Soul
Opening July 9th at Moremen Gallery, the photographs in this exhibit trace a six-year journey that began in 2020, during the pandemic lockdown that ravaged the world as we knew it. Though many of us were at home, sheltered in place, the unhoused were still on the streets then and now.
Beyond the Track: A Louisville Habitat Story of Impact with Ford from Oaks Day
While most of Louisville was celebrating Oaks Day at Churchill Downs, something equally meaningful was happening just a few miles away. Ford employees were building more than a wall. They were building the future of homeownership for a Louisville family.
KyCAD Students Lead Anchored to Portland Pop-Up Exhibition
Site + Research students at Kentucky College of Art and Design spent three weeks in Louisville’s Shawnee and Portland neighborhoods, researching the histories of people and places that inform the area’s social landscape.
Construction Begins On Portland Museum’s AHOY Children’s Museum
Get an update on Portland Museum’s long anticipated AHOY Children’s Museum!
Portland Museum Displays Inmate Artwork with Exhibit “Human, too”
Learn all about how Portland Museum’s exhibition “Human, too,” featuring artwork from inmates in LMDC’s Chance 4 Change program, came together from its curator Erica Lewis.
Shawnee Post 193 Gives Another Great Year of Easter Egg Hunting at Good Shepherd
5,000 eggs were strategically placed across the yard. A hot meal was provided for everyone that came. Easter Baskets were given to each child, along with a bag of candy. Door prizes were given that included 6 new bicycles. All in all, it was a fantastic day for all of us.
Get Ready for the 52nd Annual Portland Festival!
Join us for Louisville’s favorite neighborhood tradition the Portland Festival on June 5 & 6, 2026! This 100% volunteer-run event is FREE TO ATTEND and packed with fun for the whole family. Get the full schedule of activities here!