Portland Blues Experience (PBEx) is a free, community-centered festival — and it’s powered by dancers, music lovers, and supporters like you!

Your donation is tax-deductible and goes directly toward:

• Paying local musicians and sound crew
  
• Providing dance floors, staging, and equipment
  
• Keeping this joyful cultural celebration free and open to all
  

💸 Dancer-Donor Levels

• $10 – Feels like your favorite song on a sunny day
  
• $25 – Supports live music for one dance lesson or set
  
• $50 – Helps pay a local artist or sound tech
  
• $100 – Puts power behind our mission and music
  

👉 Donate Now via PayPal

We’ve already raised $3,000 and are working toward our next milestone!

• ✅ $3,000 raised – First milestone met!
  
• 🟡 Next Goal: $3,000 more by June 23
  
• 🎯 Final Goal: $12,000 by July 6
  

Help us get there and keep the music alive!

Support the artists who make this day possible!
Choose your favorite band or performance to sponsor and enjoy public recognition, VIP seating, and the joy of helping live music thrive in Portland.

🎵 2025 Lineup – Available for Sponsorship

• Webfoot Brass Band
  
• LaRhonda Steele’s Gospel Hour
  
• Ms Vee and a Badass Band feat. Chance Hayden
  
• Reggie Houston’s Hot 5
  
• Bobby Torres Ensemble
  
• The Norman Sylvester Band
  
• Jujuba
  
• Cascade Zydeco’s Fais-do-do
  
• Bloco Alegria
  

🎟 Band Sponsorship Levels

$500 – Band Co-Sponsor

• 2 shaded VIP seats
• Name listed as co-sponsor (e.g., “Presented in part by The Johnson Family”)
• Recognition in program, signage, and online

$500 – Cultural Presentation Sponsor

• 2 shaded VIP seats
• Perfect for nonprofits, cultural orgs, or heritage supporters
• Recognition alongside culturally rooted sets (e.g., “Bloco Alegria presented by Cascadia Cultural Alliance”)

$1,200 – Band Presenting Sponsor

• 4 VIP seats + PBEx merch & food/bev vouchers
• Name/logo on signage, schedule, and website
• Recognition like: “Cascade Zydeco’s Fais-do-do – Presented by [Your Name]”
• Exclusive sponsor of a major band set
• Logo on all promos, program, signage
• Stage and social media shout-outs

$2,000 – Headlining Band Sponsor

• 6 shaded VIP seats + hospitality package

$5,000 – PBEx Festival Co-Sponsor

• 10 VIP seats
• Logo on signage, website, and social
• Stage mentions and merch thank-you package

$10,000 – PBEx Presenting Sponsor

• Festival co-branded with your name
• 16 VIP seats + private shaded sponsor area
• Recognition across print, PR, and digital channels
• Option to speak or present at the event

PBEx is rooted in over 20 years of music and dance traditions that uplift Black American art forms and bring our community together in joy and connection. Your support keeps that legacy alive.

📅 Sunday, July 6 | 10am–10pm
📍 Director Park, Downtown Portland
🎟 Free & All Ages

💙 Donate or Sponsor Now »
📧 PortlandBluesExperience@gmail.com
🌐 www.PortlandBluesExperience.com