The 4th Annual
Portland All Souls
River Procession

Things to bring to with you

• A ceremonial costume and/or decorative mask.  Suggested themes: Light and dark, threshold, ancestors, seed, autumn, nature, connection to place.

• Drums, rattles and other musical instruments.

• A lantern (Strongly recommended to navigate through the dark night)

• Offerings for the river (Biodegradable please. If plant-based, no invasive species.)

• Tokens to honor and remember those who have recently passed on, to wear or carry with you.

• A picture or symbolic item to place on the community altar of our beloved dead of any loved one (human or non-human) you wish to honor during the event.

• If the forecast calls for rain, we recommend you bring a large umbrella embellished for the procession.

• A night picnic to enjoy under the big pavilion after the procession, and/or food to share.

Schedule & Location

5pm : Participants gather at the Green Anchors pollinator gardens, at 8940 N Bradford St in Portland, Oregon. We have a new entrance! Look for the big metal gate at the northwest edge of the Cathedral Park boat ramp parking lot.

~5:30pm: Opening Ritual.

~6pm: Procession to the river's edge and site of the River Ritual where the Names of the Dead will be read aloud. (Route is just under a ½ mile, along both paved and grassy surfaces)

~7pm until late: River Ritual ends, revelry begins at the Green Anchors community pavilion and stage. Bring a night picnic and enjoy music by the community altar of our beloved dead.