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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.

State government

January 8 – A Border Patrol agent shoots two people in Portland.^[1]
January 18 – Portland bar and restaurant Interurban closes.^[2]
January 30
- The Skanner, one of Oregon's only Black community newspapers, closes after 50 years of publication.^[3]^[4]
- 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.^[5]^[6] A protest at a federal building in Eugene is declared a riot, and tear gas is deployed.^[7]
January 31 – Over 1,000 protestors, including children and labor groups affiliated with unions like the SEIU, Oregon Education Association, and Oregon AFL–CIO, 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,^{[from whom?]} criticism from city officials, and increased scrutiny of previous uses of crowd control munitions at the facility.^[8]^[9]

February 2 – The 2026 legislative session begins.^[10]
February 5 – The Portland Chamber Orchestra announces its dissolution, citing financial reasons.^[11]^[12]
February 20 – 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.^[13]^[14]
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.^[15]
- The 2026 Fisher Poets Gathering begins in Astoria.^[16]