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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 on after All Souls Day. It is located in North Portland, Oregon in the Cathedral Park neighborhood just down the hill from downtown St Johns.
8/29/25 UPDATE: We are still confirming the exact details for this year's event.
Parking is available on N Crawford next to the Cathedral Park dog off-leash area, at the Cathedral Park boat ramp (Pay-to-Park), or in the surrounding neighborhood.
Schedule:
Schedule:
3:30 -4:30 pm: Volunteer check-in (Green Anchors)
Volunteers please check in at Green Anchors , 8940 N Bradford St, to pick up your puppets and lanterns prior to walking or driving to the procession start location.
4:30-5 pm: Procession Line Up (sidewalk)
There will be a designated sidewalk area in the Cathedral Park Neighborhood for all participants to assemble prior to street closure (exact location TBA).
5 - 6pm : The Procession! (street)
Walk to the river’s edge accompanied by illuminated lanterns and giant puppets. This year's main procession route will wind along city streets in the Cathedral Park Neighborhood.
Photo by @pdxallsouls
6:00 pm: The River Ritual (street)
Simultaneously an elaborate performance of ritual theater and an offering to the dead and to the river.
6:30-7 pm: Closing music (street)
Now a different music begins, one that starts slow but builds into a rhythm that reminds us of life. The event then ends with all present disbursing into the night, but each holding close the light of shared connection, community and creative expression.
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7:00 -8:00 pm: Volunteer sign out (Green Anchors).
Volunteers please return to Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St to drop off your puppets and lanterns.
What to bring:
What to bring:
Photo by @melissa_wellspring
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 collected by the Messengers for the Dead both during line-up and when the procession reaches the riverfront. These will be burned over the water 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.
Photo by Moni
Photo via @jahnaviveronica
Photo by Moni
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Accessibility:
Accessibility:
For those with accessibility needs, you may prefer to park on N Crawford next to the Cathedral Park dog off-leash area, or on the western-most portion of N Pittsburg Ave. You can then join in the final part of the procession where the streets are the most level.
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