RISE & ROLL Open Air Roller Disco

06/14/2022

UPDATE- MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOLKS!
Just TWO chances to roll into the sunset with us this year -
July 3rd to kick off the PDX summer skate season,
and September 4th to see it off with a bang! 💥

-FREE to attend
-Live DJ’ing by &
-Free Covid Rapid testing available (while supplies last)
-First Sundays of July & September
6-10pm at King School Park

Y’all I messed up 🤦🏻‍♂️😂
I got so excited to make ALL the summer skate plans that I accidentally double booked my crew for August!
Thing is, the Rise & Roll crew is bringing so many weekly skate meetup offerings all summer long (on top of big plans and skate parties every month), that rescheduling the August date just isn’t feasible 🤷🏻‍♂️ so Join us in Seattle for instead!

Looking for more skate meetups around Portland? Follow the rise and roll crew members tagged in this post at our personal pages for frequent updates on where to skate with us!

06/04/2022

WE’RE BACK!
Rise & Roll is back this year with three dates bringing you Portland’s ORIGINAL outdoor roller disco! Come roll into the sunset with us!

—Free to attend
—First Sundays July/August/September, 6-10pm at King School Park
—Live DJ’ing by &
—FREE Covid rapid testing available (while supplies last!)

08/04/2021

Do you love skating at our events?
Would you like to be a part of making magic happen for our wonderful community?
We are looking for volunteers!
Please DM us or approach a host at any of our meetups for details 🛼💜

07/31/2021

https://youtu.be/pt_T6BHe9r8

A friend said to go make a rad video of these awesome roller skaters in Portland, OR. I said, "OK". I mean, I hope its rad. Enjoy!IG: ...

06/07/2021

COMMUNITY SAFETY POST- PLEASE READ/SWIPE THROUGH:

Some recent developments in the PDX rollerskating community have led me as a community organizer to have a lot of check-in conversations regarding people’s vision of what safety looks like in a large community that regularly gathers to overwhelming numbers.

Many people in the skate community have had the impression that and are the same organization.
We are not.
For a period of time we were loosely teamed up, and Rise & Roll did a lot of promoting for Secret’s event, but we are completely different groups, with what has unfortunately turned out to be very different visions of community & crowd safety in a pandemic.

Please read through the slides for a more detailed rundown of the process that has led us to make a very difficult and sad decision for the sake of our safety and our community’s well-being.

We will no longer be promoting
To those of you looking for a safer alternative to Secret, stay tuned for the new offerings in the schedule update in our next post

Thank you to all of you who Rise & Roll with us, as well as all of you who are still mustering the courage to come outside and join us. Your safety and accessibility is important to us, and we hope to skate responsibly with all of you soon.

05/30/2021

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!
Summer is officially kicking off!
Join us on the South Waterfront for an Open Air Roller Disco 6-10pm
Near the west end of Tilikum Crossing
Right next to the SW Moody Ave MAX stop
Free parking at OHSU SCHNITZER LOT
Check our story for more updates and a map of the venue
See you there! 😎🛼

05/24/2021

Mark your calendars! Our BIG EVENTS kick off the summer next weekend!! 🤩
Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day weekend, Rise & Roll is bringing EIGHT chances this year for you to get your boogie on big time!
Sundays every two weeks 6-10pm
Located at SW Bond Ave, between Tilikum Crossing & Marquam Bridge
Free Parking onsite - OHSU Schnitzer Lot
Live DJ’s
Skate maintenance by
Vendors & Skate Rentals on the way soon- stay tuned!

05/22/2021

SCHEDULE UPDATE
Summer is fast approaching and we’re ready to spice things up a bit!
We’ll be moving the locations of 3 of our weekly meetups to spread the love around town! Thursdays at Da Vinci school, Saturdays at Vernon school, and Sundays on Marine Drive trail
We’re now bringing you NINE MEETUPS A WEEK plus two more with friends 😍 and SEVEN DISCOS A MONTH 🤩 so there’s something for everyone!

All meetups listed are Masks required 😷
Current as of May 24

Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
5-6pm Jam/Social sk8 at Rigler School
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Tuesdays
6-7pm at Irvington school
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Wednesdays
11am trail sk8/beginner downhill from Franklin high
7pm Mt Tabor Downhill bomb sessions
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Thursdays
5-6pm Jam/Social sk8 at Da Vinci school
7-9pm at Buckman school
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Fridays
3:15-4:15pm Jam/Social sk8 at Rigler
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Saturdays
11am-12ish Jam/Social sk8 at Vernon school
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Sundays
11am-12ish Trail skate from Broughton Beach park - dm to join carpool group thread

04/27/2021

SCHEDULE UPDATE! Due to community feedback we’re moving the time of the Wednesday advanced downhill meetup, and adding one more trail skate to the weekly schedule, which means you now have 9 (or more) chances every week to come skate with us!

Many of you have asked about having later meetups so you can make it after work- we’ll be moving the daily Rigler jam/social skates later into the evening at the start of June, so more folks can make it and we can all skate into the sunset together! Stay tuned 😎🛼

04/19/2021

WEEKLY SCHEDULE UPDATE
Current as of 4/19/21

We’re adding TWO more weekly meetups to our schedule, so now you’ve can skate with us EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK! 🤩

Our Monday-Saturday Jam skate/social meetups are all staying the same as they have been, so you know where to catch us!

As many of you may already know, we’ve teamed up with to bring you a pop up roller disco featuring live dj’s & party lights EVERY THURSDAY 7-9pm at Buckman school

NEWLY ADDED to our schedule, we’re now bringing two additional meetups a week with a focus on DOWNHILL & Trail skating - Sundays for beginners, Wednesdays for advanced riders.

There’s something for everyone, and as always all our meetups are masks required, open to all, and ride at your own risk.
LET’S RISE AND ROLL!

Stay tuned for ROLLER DISCO UPDATES- Rise & Roll will be shining in full effect for the summer two Sundays a month starting at the end of May! 🛼💫