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GEEK WEEK
PDX 2025
A celebration of Geek Culture held at over 100 small biz around Portland.
WHAT
The World's Only City Wide Comic Con!
WHEN
Friday, Sept 5 thru Sunday, Sept 14
WHERE
At over 100 small businesses all over Portland
Event Highlight
Imagination Square at Director Park
Music, merriment & marketplace. Join us during Sunday Parkways for a day of Geeky fun!
SUNDAY, SEPT 14, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Adventures with Live Action role playing, storytelling, crafting, marketplace and more!
SATURDAY, SEPT 13, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Learn, play classic games of Chess, Scrabble and Go. Watch or join tournaments.
FRIDAY, SEPT 12, 12:00pm - 9:00pm
The Portal Opens, and Director Park is the gateway to a new dimension with entertainment, a bazar and more!
THURSDAY, SEPT 11, 1:00pm - 9:00pm
at Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave, Portland
Event Hubs
Introducing our key event partners that are holding multiple events throughout GWPDX
Raffle for Doernbecher Childrens Hospital
Geek Week PDX and OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital are partnering together to a host a raffle to benefit Doernbecher's Extra Life program.
Find Prizes Here
Tickets are $25 Each
ENTER TO WIN
Rose City Comic Con 2026 Badges
Get a chance to win Badges by dropping by the local businesses you probably already visit!
To enter, use the BabbleBuy app to create Digital Stamps at local businesses. This year, there are (5) five mini contests between August 7th and September 14th, each encouraging you to explore a different part of the city.
At the end of each mini contest, the person who posts the most small biz in BabbleBuy will win a pair of Rose City Comic Badges for 2026. A Grand Prize of a pair of Fast Pass Badges for RCCC 2026 will be awarded to the individual who posts the most throughout the whole series of contests, Aug 7th - Sept 14th.
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Download the BabbleBuy app and enter the code BYOBADGE to get started
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Open the current mini-contest to see geeky biz in the area.
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Take a COOL photo of the business you're in, tag the location while you post it in BabbleBuy
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Rinse and repeat each weekend until you win!
Scan QR code to the download BabbleBuy app
Schedule of contests:
SW Businesses, Thursday, Aug 7 - Monday, Aug 11: Winner already announced Friday, August 15
SE Businesses, Thursday, Aug 14 - Monday, Aug 18: Winner announced Friday, August 22
NE Businesses, Thursday, Aug 21 - Monday, Aug 25: Winner announced Friday, August 29
NW Businesses, Thursday, Aug 28 - Monday, Sept 1: Winner announced Thursday, Sept 4
All of Portland, Friday, Sept 5 - Sunday, Sept 14: Winner announced Friday, Sept 19
Discounts & Deals
Experience the hidden treasures of Northwest and North Portland on a walking tour with an expert guide. Perfect for both big and small groups .
Guide to Geeky Small Biz
The Geek Guide is a comprehensive directory of Comic Shops, Games Stores, Arcades, Bars, Movie Theaters, Adventures and more!
Download the BabbleBuy app to start exploring today.
Become a Hero
Support Geek Week PDX. Help us pay for creators, performers, operations stuff and outreach.
Donate to Geek Week PDX.
Scan the QR code to send $ to us via Zelle.
Follow us on Social Media
Keep up to date on all the geeky happenings around town. Make sure to follow our social media.
Marquee Sponsor
BabbleBuy, publishers of the Geek Guide and the premier provider of print and digital adventure maps, is proud to sponsor Geek Week PDX.
Additional Sponsors
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