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Blue Side Closed From 5-9PM For a Private Event

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

The blue side of Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closed during the following period for a private event: *Sunday 12/22, 5-9pm The red side of the arcade will remain […]

CLOSED – Happy Birthday, Lemmy!

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be CLOSED for business on Tuesday 12/24 and Wednesday 12/25 in honor of Motörhead frontman and Tempest fan Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. Please raise a glass to 70 years of rock's most legendary figure with your family and friends, and join us at Noon on Thursday 12/26 when we resume […]

CLOSED – Have A Very Mario Christmas!

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be CLOSED for business on Christmas Day. Our games have been very good this year, so we're giving them a day off! We'll re-open for normal business at noon on December 26. Thanks for your support and have a fun Christmas!

DJ Nate C.

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Nate C. cues up 80s hits, anthem rock, hair metal, movie soundtracks and good time retro fantasy OTT fun! $3 cover from 7:30pm-1am, 21+ only after 5pm

$3

DJ Chip

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

DJ Chip jams the box with a vinyl-exclusive set of R&B, dance-pop and smooth hip-hop guaranteed to keep you groovin'. $3 cover from 7:30pm-1am, 21+ only after 5pm

$3

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater FREE SKATE Night

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Join us on the last Sunday night of the month for FREE SKATE, a night dedicated to the music from the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video games! PHNM and Easy Egg will be spinning tunes from 8pm-midnight while we run classic PS2-era THPS games up on our projector, free for anybody to play! THPS Free […]

Monday Night Fights: Ultra Street Fighter IV Tournament

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Throw down on the best entries in the biggest fighting game franchises ever at Monday Night Fights! This month, we’re hosting a FREE tournament on Ultra Street Fighter IV. Winners walk away with Ground Kontrol credit and bragging rights! Sign-ups begin at 6pm, and we'll run casual matches until we start the tournament at 7:30pm. […]

All Ages Free Play NYE 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

Wrap up 2019 with an afternoon of family-friendly FREE PLAY fun at Ground Kontrol! Our All Ages FREE PLAY Party offers you another chance to introduce your young ones to the games you grew up with, in their original condition! Everything from Donkey Kong to The Simpsons will be available to play with no quarters […]

$10

New Year’s Eve FREE PLAY 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

We’re wrapping up another big year at Ground Kontrol the only way we know how: by flipping the “free play” switch on all of our 150+ games and inviting YOU to party like it’s 1985! Leave the 2010s at the door at our New Year’s Eve FREE PLAY Party with an arcade full of classic […]

$10 – $20

OPEN Regular Hours New Year’s Day!

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be OPEN for regular business on New Year's Day, January 1. We're all-ages from Noon-5pm, and 21+ from 5pm-close. If you've got the day off, come on down and start the new year off with some classic gaming!