Let's FREE PLAY! On Second Thursdays and Last Wednesdays each month, Ground Kontrol helps you stretch your gaming dollar by setting all of our video games and pinball tables to FREE play! Beat your personal best scores, shatter a world record, or just try something new! We've got the best-maintained arcade and pinball selection in […]
DJ EPOR dropping the best in electronic jams for you to boogie down while you Pac out! 21+
DJ Mechlo programs a powerful sequence of chiptune and retrowave! $3 cover from 7:30pm-1am, 21+ only after 5pm
DJ "Showtime" Dylan Reiff takes a break from slammin' and jammin' to bring you an open-format head-bob kinda night, with everything from disco grooves and house jams to hip hop […]
Ending the weekend can feel like a drag, but we're here to help: Black Sunday is our night dedicated to a variety of the heaviest metal to push your arcade […]
Ground Kontrol's biggest Killer Queen tournament is coming up! The Competitive Clash, sponsored by Not Your Father's Root Beer, is running on the third Monday of every other month. Sign up to compete on the world's only 10-player arcade game, Killer Queen, in our party room! This game's hard to find and harder to miss […]
After 10 years of holding down the decks at Star Theater, Lovecraft, Crush, Analog, Funhouse Lounge, and many other Portland venues, DJ Aurora is here to rock Ground Kontrol with […]
The blue side of Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closed during the following period for a private event: *Tuesday 12/18, Noon-9pm The red side of the arcade will remain open to the public, and we’ll re-open the blue side at 9pm! As a reminder, Ground Kontrol is 21+ after 5pm. Ground Kontrol is a […]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally here! Join us on the night of Tuesday 12/18 for our very first Ultimate tournament on the Nintendo Switch, with beer specials and prizes from our bros at Grains of Wrath brewing! We'll kick off the night with casual matches and beer specials at 5pm, and then we'll begin […]
Proqxis and rotating guests provide a compelling mix of electronic and progressively abstract tunes. Electroacoustic ambient, electro, breakbeat, techno, trip hop, IDM - mood changes and occassional appearances of other […]