When you participate in an event like Race for the Cure, you know you're part of something big. This powerful event brings people together for an amazing cause: to raise money toward breast cancer awareness and research.

Run, walk, sponsor a team, make a donation: There are so many ways you can participate. Learn more about Portland's Race for the Cure, which happens 9/18.

See the Portland Events Calendar for September.

If you'd like to check out Seattle's amazing 3-day festival of music, arts, comedy, and literary goodness, head to Bumbershoot over Labor Day weekend. This jam-packed weekend features hundreds of performers in every genre imaginable. Headliners this year include Ray LaMontagne and Broken Social Scene.

Check the lineup for details. There are comedy stages, art galleries, films, and performing arts events all weekend, too, so you can't possibly be bored for even a minute. Tickets start at $35 for a single day.

Visit the Bumbershoot website.

Get Bumbershoot ticket information.

The annual Bite of Oregon comes to Waterfront Park this coming weekend, and this year's lineup of local fare and entertainment make for an excellent event.

Restaurants from from all over the state will participate, so you'll get to sample cuisine that you may not have tried otherwise. Menu items include Oregon Dungeness crab cakes, smoked ribs, and grilled Oregon salmon.

You'll see tons of live music, plus the increasingly popular Iron Chef competition (not-to-be-missed!)

Admission is $10 at the door ($15 for a weekend pass) and includes entertainment. Learn more about the Bite of Oregon at their official website.

What's your favorite summer event in Portland? This month, you can compete in the Hood to Coast relay, experience the Hawthorne Street Fair, and tiptoe through the Dahlias at the annual Dahlia Festival. Consult the August Event Calendar to find out more about these and other events in Portland.