Peacock in the Park

Peacock in the Park

Status	active
Begins	1987
Ends	2005, restarted 2014
Frequency	annually
Venue	Washington Park Amphitheatre
Location(s)	Portland, Oregon
Country	United States

Peacock in the Park is an annual LGBT variety show, held at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The event was founded in 1987 and ran for 18 years, until it was replaced by the Peacock After Dark event in 2005.^[1] Due to popular demand, Peacock in the Park returned in 2014. It is considered family-friendly and is free to attend. Shows feature dancers, drag performances, and live music.^[1]

Portland Monthly described Peacock in the Park as "Portland’s gay equivalent of the Super Bowl: thousands from the queer spectrum flocked to Washington Park's ampitheater, spread out blankets and coolers of beer, and mingled before a stage of drag and music performances".^[2]

References

1 2 "Peacock in the Park". Travel Portland. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
↑ "Peacock in the Park". Portland Monthly. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

External links

Official website
Peacock in the Park 2014 Official Teaser (Portland, Oregon) on YouTube
Peacock in the Park at the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon
AFTER A DECADE-LONG HIATUS, PEACOCK RETURNS! (June 11, 2014), PQ Monthly
Fugitives and Refugees 10 Years Later: An Omnibus (July 3, 2013), Willamette Week

LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon

Establishments	Casey's CC Slaughters Club Portland (1987–2007) Dirty Duck Eagle Portland Egyptian Club (1995–2010) Embers Avenue (1970s – present) Escape Nightclub Hawks PDX Hobo's Joq's Red Cap Garage (1987–2012) Scandals Silverado Stag PDX (2015 – present) Starky's Steam Portland (2003 – present) Three Sisters Tavern (1964–2004)

Events	Blow Pony (2007 – present) Hands Across Hawthorne (2011) La Femme Magnifique International Pageant Peacock in the Park (1987–2005; 2014 – present)

History	Burnside Triangle Portland vice scandal (1912)

Organizations	Cascade AIDS Project Portland Gay Men's Chorus Portland Lesbian Choir Pride Northwest Q Center Second Foundation

Publications	Just Out (1983–2011; 2012–2013) PQ Monthly (2012 – present)

Washington Park

Chiming Fountain Coming of the White Man Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain Hoyt Arboretum International Rose Test Garden Lewis and Clark Memorial Column Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain Oregon Holocaust Memorial Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial Oregon Zoo Peacock in the Park Perpetuity Portland Children's Museum Portland Japanese Garden Royal Rosarian Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste Washington Park and Zoo Railway Washington Park MAX Station World Forestry Center

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