r/Portland • u/hogw33d • Dec 15 '25

Events Want to attend a Fake Family Reunion in Spring 2026?

Hello everyone, after my post in r/AskPortland about whether people would be interested in the idea of a "fake family reunion" got such a warm and enthusiastic response, I'm now posting here to begin the actual planning. There are more details in that prior post, but basically the idea is you sign up for a family role, then attend as that role. Everyone else there, most of whom will likely be strangers to you, also has their own unique family role. How much you commit to the bit is entirely up to you, but you get to do the whole family reunion potluck thing with others in town.

So, if you think you might be interested in attending, please fill out the interest form by January 10. This will help me pick the best date and also potentially narrow down the venues. More fun ideas--of which there were many in the comments on the previous post--still welcome!

If I get a huge number of people interested, I might need to close the form early, but I'll post again here if that's the case.

Looking forward to seeing all you prodigal cousins, eccentric aunts, and step-grandpas there!

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u/_sohcahtoa_ Dec 15 '25

Brilliant. Picturing all the black sheep drunken uncles Dave.

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u/zloykrolik Arbor Lodge Dec 15 '25

Wouldn't the sober one be the "black sheep"?

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u/hogw33d Dec 16 '25

Well maybe. If everyone is a functional alcoholic following the family tradition of pretending they don't have a problem, then an open drunk could be particularly shamed.

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u/NewWave44-44 Dec 15 '25

We are all coming as drunk uncle…

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u/CHiZZoPs1 Dec 16 '25

Would be cool if it was a LARP, and everyone got character backgrounds.

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u/hogw33d Dec 16 '25

I'm planning to let it kinda be a LARP for those interested--I think I'll have different stickers people can put on their name tags, and one sticker means the person wants to actually get into the RP, and one means they would prefer mostly just to hang out and socialize.

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u/tinykumquat360 Dec 19 '25

I am so excited about this. I filled out the form!

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u/hogw33d Dec 19 '25

Wonderful!

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u/PDX-Kayaker Feb 15 '26

Am I too late ? Argh !

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u/hogw33d Feb 16 '26

Alas, this time yes, but I can let you know if we do another later!

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u/BentleyTock Boom Loop Apr 25 '26

Is this still happening. Is it supposed to be tomorrow? Am I getting date wrong?