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No Pun Intendo – Stand-Up Comedy Night Featuring Kirsten Kuppenbender!

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Stand-Up Comics & Stand-Up Games! Every Third Thursday, No Pun Intendo brings fantastic comedians to our lounge! Plus - video game competitions between teams of audience members with fabulous prizes! Each month, we feature fantastic comics from Portland & beyond. This month's lineup: Kirsten Kuppenbender Zoë Proval Jon Washington Jake Silberman Dylan Jenkins Hosted by […]

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DJ Alan Hart – The Excellence of Traxicution

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Swing through the arcade for the most awesome power jams of all time! DJ Alan Hart holds it down with video game tunes, classic 80's, and super smooth deep cuts! $3 cover from 7:30pm-12:30am, 21+ only after 5pm

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DJ Earth World

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Beam into the arcade for some outer space jams as DJ Earth World rocks some classic synth, retrowave, and extraterrestrial melodies. $3 cover from 7:30pm-12:30am, 21+ only after 5pm

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Pokémon Go Party!

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Calling all trainers: Join us at Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade for another Pokémon Go Party! Pokémon Go is celebrating a year of taking over our phones, so it’s the perfect opportunity to turn Ground Kontrol’s newly-remodeled space into an IRL Pokégym for a night of challenges and giveaways! Enjoy Pokémon-inspired food and drink specials, special […]

Cosmotrons Arcade Tour

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

We’re excited to announce that the developers of Cosmotrons are bringing their game to Ground Kontrol for an entire day of retro style, multiplayer space shooter action! Two Cosmotrons arcade cabinets will be set up in our lounge and set to free play from open til close, with gameplay being displayed on our big screens! […]

Small Town Brewery League Night

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Every Monday night at 7pm, the first 20 games of Killer Queen are on Small Town Brewery as free credits will be added to the machine to kick off the evening. This is a great opportunity for newer players to come try out this addicting game, meet other eager members of the community, and learn […]

Reaganomix DJ: Robert Ham

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 511 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209, USA 2 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

DJ Bob Ham does not shy away from making strange connections between '80s radio pop and deeply underground sounds: Post-punk, early hip-hop, punk, glossy R&B, and a touch of metal to boot. And he'll do so while dancing and playing air bass along with every track. It might not make you any better at Indiana […]

Geeks Who Drink

Geeks Who Drink is a homegrown Pub Trivia Quiz modeled after those in Ireland and the UK.Our quizzes cover everything from celebrities in trouble to wordplay to bad television. You can get a feel for the questions we ask by playing a sample round here.Each quiz has two audio rounds: a "Name that Tune” style […]

All Ages Free Play!

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

We're unlocking unlimited play on every single arcade game and pinball table in our new space so you can bring the entire family down for a day of gaming that won't break the bank! Arcade classics from Galaga to The Simpsons and primo pinball from Addams Family to The Hobbit will be ready to play […]

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Closed 4:30-5:00PM for Free Play Party Set Up!

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Ground Kontrol will be CLOSED from 4:30 - 5PM today to set up for tonight's 21+ FREE PLAY PARTY! Join us at 5PM!