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Pi Day in Portland, Oregon

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File:Lauretta Jean's, Southeast Portland, Oregon, 2022 - 6.jpg
The bakery Lauretta Jean's (exterior pictured in 2022) offers special pie varieties for Pi Day annually.

Various events and activities have been held to celebrate Pi Day in the American city of Portland, Oregon. The holiday was invented by Larry Shaw.[1] Some local celebrations have included people reciting many digits of pi as well as 3.14-mile runs. Some local restaurants also offer specials for the holiday, especially on pies and pizza pies; the bakery Lauretta Jean's celebrates annually and is particularly popular for the holiday.

Events and activities

Lewis & Clark College held a Pi Day celebration in 2009.[2] In 2017, one local boy recited the first 400 digits of pi during his school's Pi Day celebration.[3] Since c. 2019, a 3.14-mile run is held in Ladd's Addition. The runs often end at the bakery Lauretta Jean's, which sells pie.[4] A Pi Day celebration was organized at Tōv Coffee, with participants invited to recite as many digits of pi as they could. Approximately two dozen people attended, and the organizers have also hosted pi-themed bicycle rides in the city.[5]

Food

Some local businesses offer specials to celebrate the holiday such as limited menu items and discounts, especially on pies and pizza pies.[6]

Pie

File:New Cascadia Traditional, Portland, Oregon, 2022 - 4.jpg
The bakery New Cascadia Traditional (interior pictured in 2022) has celebrated Pi Day by offering special pie varieties.

Lauretta Jean's offers specials for the holiday annually. In 2013, the bakery's holiday celebration had live music and "pie-and-booze pairings".[7] The salty grapefruit variety debuted in 2022.[8] Ahead of the holiday in 2014, the bakery held a "March-Madness-style" pie bracket as well as food and drink specials.[9] In 2023, Lauretta Jean's had special flavors, extended hours, and "mystery boxes" with slices of three surprise varieties.[6][10] The "mystery boxes" returned in 2024.[11] The bakery offered specials through the weekend for the first time in 2025.[12] In 2026, Lauretta Jean's offered eight special flavors and made approximately 1,000 pies over the holiday weekend, twice that of a typically weekend.[4][13]

In 2013, the now-defunct The Original Dinerant sold small pies and distributed free pie slices to who could answer questions asked on social media correctly.[14] The bakery New Cascadia Traditional (NCT) held a week-long "Pie-A-Palooza" with special pie varieties to celebrate Pi Day in 2015.[15] NCT held a Pi Week celebration in 2026, culminating with a sale on pies on Pi Day.[4] The coffee shop Bipartisan Cafe offered discounts and special flavors for the holiday in 2024 and 2025.[11][12] Helen Bernhard Bakery and Screen Door also offered holiday specials in 2026.[16][17] Voodoo Doughnut offered banana cream pie doughnuts in 2026.[18]

For Pi Day in 2016, The Oregonian held a poll for readers to vote for Oregon's best pie shop.[19]

Pizza

The Portland location of Vancouver-based pizza restaurant chain Virtuous Pie offered a discount promotion in 2018.[20] One local comedy club hosted a dinner party and comedy show on Pi Day in 2026, serving pizza pies to commemorate the holiday.[21] The bakery and dessert shop Petunia's Pies & Pastries held a Pizza Pi Party in 2026.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Superabundant dispatch: Irish lamb stew with potato-dulse dumplings and this week's news nibbles". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Pi In The Sky". Willamette Week. 2009-03-11. OCLC 54813570. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Boy memorizes first 400 digits of Pi". KATU. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Acker, Lizzy (2026-03-14). "What was Pi Day like in Portland? We went to 3(.14) places to check it out". The Oregonian. ISSN 8750-1317. OCLC 985410693. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  5. ↑ "For Pi Day, Portlanders recite as many digits as possible of the famed number". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Happy Pi Day! Here are 5 ways to celebrate". The Oregonian. 2023-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2026-03-18. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (2013-03-14). "Today's Pi/e Day Celebrations; Andina Outbreak Update". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  8. ↑ "Lauretta Jean's Grapefruit Saltine Pie Is Bonkers Good". Portland Monthly. ISSN 1546-2765. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  9. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (2014-03-12). "More Details for SE's Renata; 'Pie Day' Deals for Friday". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  10. ↑ "10 pie places for Pi Day: Bakeries to explore in Portland and surrounding areas". KOIN. 2023-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2026-03-18. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Portland restaurants, markets offer Pi Day deals on pies, pizzas". KOIN.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "These Portland-area bakeries are slinging pies to celebrate National Pi Day". KOIN. 2025-03-14. Archived from the original on 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2026-03-18. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ "The Mercury's Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for March 9-15". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  14. ↑ "Eat Beat Weekly Planner". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  15. ↑ "Gluten-Free Pie for Pi Day: 3.14.15". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Portland-area shops offering special pies, and pizzas, for Pi Day 2026". KOIN. 2026-03-11. Archived from the original on 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-03-18. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ "Kohr Explores: Pi Day in Portland". KOIN.
  18. ↑ "Voodoo Doughnut celebrates Pi Day with Banana Cream Pie Doughnuts". Bake Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  19. ↑ Russell, Michael (2016-03-15). "Readers name Oregon's best pie shop". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2026-03-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ "Celebrating Pi Day at Virtuous Pie". KGW. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  21. ↑ Teich, Travis; Burris, Emily (March 11, 2026). "Kickstand Comedy serves up slices with a side of laughs". KOIN.

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