Portland Rose Festival
PGE and its employees care about the communities where we live and work, that’s why we have been proudly supporting the
Portland Rose Festival since its inception, 106 years ago. Join at this year’s Rose Festival events:
- CityFair — May 24 - June 9
Visit the Portland Rose Festival’s CityFair, powered by PGE renewable energy, May 24 to June 9. Fun activities for kids and adults of all ages include carnival rides, live entertainment and more. CityFair is not open all days during the week so be sure to check the schedule. Stop by our booth to learn how you can join the more than 80,000 PGE customers who have chosen to power their homes with clean wind and other renewable energy sources.
- PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade — June 1
Join us in downtown Portland at 8:30 p.m. on June 1, for this fun nighttime parade. Each year, PGE and its employees join the Rose Festival, SOLVE and other volunteers to help keep the PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade the cleanest and greenest in America. Look for our own Larry the Lightbulb and PGE’s safety team at the beginning of the parade. At PGE, we care about keeping our customers safe every day, and hope you can help us keep the Festival safe too!
- Grand Floral Parade — June 8
See PGE’s “Renewable Power Party” float as it comes full bloom with of hundreds of flowers and plant life. Our float features renewable energy resources, sun, water and wind, boogieing down at a disco-themed dance party. This year’s float is in celebration of OMSI’s newest bilingual exhibit, Renewable Energy/Energia Renovable, sponsored by PGE. The exhibit is part of OMSI’s Energy and the Environment strategic initiative and completes the recent transformation of the museum’s Earth Hall, alongside the new sustainability-themed Clever Together exhibit. Check out PGE’s Power Up Portland and Smart Energy stations, these fun, interactive kiosks give visitors the opportunity to explore how renewable energy resources are used to meet daily energy needs.
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Renewable Energy/Energía Renovable
Visit OMSI’s newest, bilingual exhibit, Renewable Energy/Energía Renovable, sponsored by PGE. The exhibit is part of OMSI’s Energy and the Environment strategic initiative and completes the recent transformation of the museum’s Earth Hall, alongside the new sustainability-themed Clever Together exhibit. Check out PGE’s Power Up Portland and Smart Energy stations, these fun, interactive kiosks give visitors the opportunity to explore how renewable energy resources are used to meet daily energy needs.
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Oregon Black History Series — Jan. 15 through December 2013
The Oregon Historical Society is hosting a yearlong series of exhibits, lectures and public programs, sponsored by PGE, that will feature the deep and complex history of African Americans in Oregon. The first exhibit of the series, All Aboard: Railroading and Portland’s Black Community highlights the community that grew up around Union Station in the late 19th — mid 20th century, opened Jan. 15.
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