2026 in Oregon

The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Oregon, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.

Politics and government

January 8 Ã¢ÂÂ A Border Patrol agent shoots two people in Portland.
January 18 Ã¢ÂÂ Portland bar and restaurant Interurban closes.
January 30
The Skanner, one of Oregon's only Black community newspapers, closes after 50 years of publication.
Thousands of people participate in a nationwide general strike against ICE, gathering in Eugene, Portland, and Springfield. Hundreds of students in Portland stage walk-outs, many joining the protest of more than 1,000 outside the state's only ICE facility. A protest at a federal building in Eugene is declared a riot, and tear gas is deployed.
January 31 Ã¢ÂÂ Over 1,000 protestors, including children and labor groups affiliated with unions like the SEIU, Oregon Education Association, and Oregon AFLÃ¢ÂÂCIO, gather for a peaceful, non-destructive march past the ICE facility in Portland. Without providing any warning or directions to the crowd, federal agents deploy smoke and tear gas, which leads to public outcry, criticism from city officials, and increased scrutiny of previous uses of crowd control munitions at the facility.

February 2 Ã¢ÂÂ The 2026 legislative session begins.
February 5 Ã¢ÂÂ The Portland Chamber Orchestra announces its dissolution, citing financial reasons.
February 20 Ã¢ÂÂ Amid continuing recovery efforts from the storms that impacted the state in December 2025, Governor Tina Kotek requests a federal disaster declaration and funding from FEMA to help with recovery in Clackamas, Hood River, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Polk, Tillamook, Union, and Yamhill counties.
February 27
Portland implements a new 180-day ban on the use of chemical irritants the city's ICE facility while the city works on developing more permanent rules.
The 2026 Fisher Poets Gathering begins in Astoria.