2nd Annual McMenamins History Ball

Name: 2nd Annual McMenamins History Ball
Start: 2026-01-24T20:00:00-08:00
Location: Crystal Ballroom

Schedule

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Crystal Ballroom | Portland, OR

2nd Annual McMenamins History Ball
Crystal Ballroom
Saturday, January 24, 2025
7pm doors, 8pm-10:30pm – Grand Ball
10:30pm to close – Lola's Room after-party
$35/$45 day of show
16 & over
Food & drinks available for purchase
Special menu in Lola’s Room
Live music by Fireside Social Orchestra, Triplum,
and Musica Universalis
English Country Dancing with caller Laura Hatch
Sword fighting demonstration by Academia Duellatoria
Puppet show by Jacob Breedlove
Late night after-party with classical dance remixes in Lola’s Room
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡-𝑓𝑜𝑟-𝑓𝑢𝑛 𝑀𝑐𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑝.
McMenamins cordially invites you to our second annual History Ball at the Crystal Ballroom, this year with two floors of live entertainment—the Crystal Ballroom main stage & Lola’s Room!
This grand affair celebrates the historical costumes of the world before 1920, inspired by 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒐𝒏, Jane Austen, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒈𝒆, and more! Whether you love Renaissance fashion, the Court of Versailles, Regency elegance, Victorian styles, or the Edwardian age, don your chosen fashion and dance the night away to classical ballroom music spanning centuries, performed by three live ensembles: Fireside Social Orchestra, Triplum, and Musica Universalis.
Over the course of this magical evening, you’ll get the chance to learn traditional English Country Dancing with dance caller Laura Hatch, watch a sword fighting demonstration from Academia Duellatoria, experience an old-fashioned puppet show, and fill out your keepsake dance card. There will also be free dancing, partner dancing, a photo station, and time for simply enjoying the music and the historical ambience.
Plus...stick around for the late night after-party in Lola’s Room with classical music techno dance remixes. Imagine Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Vivaldi supercharged with electronic beats. Party in your powdered wigs and minuet ‘til midnight – and beyond!