The return of the St. Johns Bizarre is just weeks away, on May 13, 2023. We’re ready for you, with our dynamite lineup of musicians, artisans, makers, creators, food vendors, community groups, and more.

But we’d love to add you to the team to make this year’s — our 14th, and the first after the COVID-19 pandemic — one for the ages. Volunteer or donate if you can!

Every year, volunteer crews are what make the St. Johns Bizarre possible! The majority of our needs come on event day, Saturday, May 13, 2023, but we also need some assistance before the big day, on Thursday and Friday.

We hope you can find a time and task that suits your availability and interests. And oh, did we mention that all volunteers get a free St. Johns Bizarre Kleen Kanteen stainless steel pint cup? Thanks for helping out at the best neighborhood street festival in Portland!

And, please, if you’re able, we’d also welcome any donations you can spare to help us ensure the Bizarre remains one of the stalwart institutions that makes St. Johns so special!

Thanks, and we can’t wait to see you!

As the world takes hopeful steps towards recovery from this pandemic, we are opting to not hold the St. Johns Bizarre in 2022. We love St. Johns and all of you who make it so special (especially on Bizarre and Parade day). We hope to gather and celebrate with you in 2023.

In the meantime, please stay safe and take care of each other and do what you can to support our local businesses and our vibrant music and craft scenes.

We regret to say this but we will not be holding the St. Johns Bizarre in 2021. When we made the hard decision to cancel the Bizarre last year we were optimistic that things would be different in a year’s time. Unfortunately, even with the many positive steps that we as a state and as a country are making, it’s clear that we are still many months away from being able to safely host an event like ours. 

Please stay vigilant this year and continue to wear masks, practice social distance and get the vaccine when you are able. If we all continue to work together and take care of one another we can more quickly get to the other side of this and gather and celebrate once again as a community. Stay safe.

We have made the hard decision to cancel the St. Johns Bizarre this year. We were holding out hope that we could postpone it to a later date but after many discussions we’ve realized that there are just too many unknowns for what the rest of the year holds for us to be able to do that safely and successfully. We wish this wasn’t the case for so many reasons. 

Please mark your calendars for May 8th, 2021 when the St. Johns Bizarre returns, and until then stay home and stay safe!