First Thursday Art Ride
Monthly themed costume ride to Portland Art Museum on First Thursday. Dress as art, explore the gallery district, and make Portland's First Thursday even more interesting.
The vibe
Ride as art, see art
On the first Thursday of every month, Portland’s gallery district opens late — and this ride uses that window as an excuse to get weird. The prompt is simple: dress as art, ride to the Portland Art Museum. What “dress as art” means is entirely up to you, which is why the roll-out from Colonel Summers Park tends to be one of the more visually interesting moments on two wheels in this city.
The group gathers at 4:44 PM (the time is intentionally exact) and rolls at 5:05 PM, arriving at the museum just as First Thursday gets going. Routes wind through the neighborhoods around the park before hitting the art district, keeping things casual and accommodating for anyone who shows up in an elaborate costume that limits their mobility. Museum entry costs vary depending on the evening.
This is a Shift-connected ride organized by a rotating cast of Portlanders who take the art part seriously but the costume part lightly. The only real expectation is creativity — whatever that looks like for you.