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Attending the Procession
Attending the Procession
WHEN & WHERE ⦁ SCHEDULE ⦁ WHAT TO BRING ⦁ ACCESSIBILITY
When and where:
When and where:
The Portland All Souls River Procession occurs in early November, typically the Saturday concurrent with or immediately following All Souls Day.
The location is by the Willamette River in the Cathedral Park neighborhood, just down the hill from downtown St Johns.
Parking is available on N Crawford next to the Cathedral Park dog off-leash area, at the Cathedral Park boat ramp ($5 Pay-to-Park), or in the surrounding neighborhood.
Photo by Mel Berry 2021
Schedule:
Schedule:
6pm: The Invocation
The guardians of the four directions are summoned, and we meet the leading characters of this year’s procession
Photo by Reigh 2024
6:15 - 7 pm: The Procession
Walk with us to the river’s edge and site of the River Ritual, accompanied by illuminated lanterns and giant puppets. We will be walking on paved roads that slope down towards the river.
Photo via Jahnavi Veronica 2021
7 - 8pm: The River Ritual
Simultaneously an elaborate performance of ritual theater and an offering to the dead and to the river.
Photo by Human Access Project, 2024
What to bring:
What to bring:
Photo by Moni 2021
A ceremonial costume and/or decorative mask. Suggested themes: Light and dark, threshold, ancestors, seed, autumn, nature, connection to place.
A lantern (Strongly recommended to navigate through the dark night)
Messages for the dead written on paper, to be burned at the river’s edge during the River Ritual.
Tokens to honor and remember those who have recently passed on, to wear or carry with you.
A wagon "float" made in honor of your beloved dead, decorated as an memorial altar with flowers, lights, photos, and the things that they love.
Offerings for the river whose healing powers we will call upon on this night. (Biodegradable offerings please. If plant-based, no invasive species.)
A blanket or something that is comfortable for you to sit on by the river.
Rattles, tambourines and drums.
If the forecast calls for rain, we recommend you bring a large umbrella embellished for the procession with string lights and decor.
Photo by Maeja 2024
Photo by Moni 2021
Photo by Melissa Wellspring 2021
Photo by Mel Berry 2021
Accessibility:
Accessibility:
The first part of our 2026 processional route is on a hillside that slopes down toward the river, (N Burlington and N Salem), but the remainder of the route is flat (N Crawford) or close to flat (lower N Pittsburg).
For folks with limited mobility you may wish park on N Pittsburg south of the train tracks and allow the procession to come to you. Then at the very end of N Pittsburg there is a sidewalk area with accessibility cutouts from the street that provides a good view of the Cathedral Park Beach area where the River Ritual will take place.
There will be pottapotties including at least one ADA unit at N Pittsburg and N Crawford near the dog park.
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