McMenamins Kennedy School

Name: McMenamins Kennedy School
Address: 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR, 97211, US
Telephone: (503) 249-3983
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Remember when the worst thing you could imagine was being kept after class? My, how things have changed! At Kennedy School, you'll never want to leave.

Here you can have a pint in a classroom, enjoy an aged whiskey in detention, enjoy a movie in the old auditorium.... The possibilities here are endless. (Just don't run in the hallways, please. You might spill your beer.) Welcome to our Facebook community! This is a hub for conversation and sharing, but we do have some house rules. We expect that our fans will not post content that violates any fe

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06/24/2026

USA vs Turkiye is one of those matches that feels way too close to call ⚽

The experts can debate probabilities and predictions all they want. We have a different strategy:

Show up. Be loud. Cheer like the team can somehow hear you from Kennedy School.

Because if there's one thing World Cup fans know, it's that watching a match with a room full of people who are all equally invested is infinitely better than yelling at your TV alone.

Join us in the Kennedy School Theater on Thursday, June 25 at 7pm. It's free, all ages, and we'll have beer, burgers, tots, and enough collective optimism to power a small city.

The match may be too close to call. Our support for Team USA isn't.

06/22/2026

Turns out being the teacher’s pet finally paid off 🍎🍸✨

Welcome to the Honors Bar, where detention has been replaced with cocktails and extra credit comes in liquid form.

06/19/2026

Father’s Day is THIS WEEKEND, and we’ve got the perfect spot to celebrate him right. 🍻

Bring Dad out to the Courtyard Restaurant for good food, cold drinks, and a relaxed kind of celebration that says “thanks” without making it awkward.

No tie required. No big speeches needed. Just a table in the courtyard, a meal he didn’t have to cook, and maybe an extra round because, well… it’s his day.

Make the reservation on our website, bring the family, and let us take it from there

06/17/2026

Happy Summer Solstice to all who celebrate the return of staying outside until 9pm and completely losing track of time. ☀️😌

The longest day of the year is Sunday, June 21st, which means you have even more daylight to ask, "Should we have one more?" and answer, "Yeah, probably."

To help honor the occasion, we'll have Sunflower IPA specials all day:

🌻 Happy hour pricing on pints
🌻 $1 off 4-packs to go
📖 Plus a just-for-fun Passport stamp

Think of it as a small reward for making it through the dark days of January and February.

06/15/2026

We took a poll, and five out of five people agree: ice cream is the best summer sweet treat. 🍦☀️

Armed with that rock-solid research, we really only had one option... Give the people what they want.

We've teamed up with Lopez Island Creamery to bring in locally made, small-batch ice cream in four flavors:
🍨 Vanilla Bean
🍫 Chocolate Chocolate Chip
🫐 Blackberry Bramble
☕ Cosmic Coffee

And for those who believe moderation is overrated, there's also Satin's Mocha Madness Ice Cream Sandwich waiting for you.

Find your favorite flavor, grab a pint, and consider your summer plans handled.

06/12/2026

Neon Astronaut is what happens when three breweries decide the atmosphere needs a little more electricity. ⚡🍺✨

A collaboration from McMenamins, Ecliptic Brewing , and Urban Family Brewing Company, this NW x NZ Style Pilsner is crisp, dry, and orbiting somewhere between tropical and dangerously drinkable.

Nectaron leading the charge, Mosaic and El Dorado bringing the bounce, and a pilsner backbone that keeps it all grounded… just barely. 🚀🌿

On tap and in cans now!

06/10/2026

World Cup soccer is not a "watch the highlights later" situation. ⚽🔥

It's shouting at the screen.
It's celebrating with complete strangers.
It's convincing yourself your cheering is somehow helping.

On June 12th, catch USA vs Paraguay on the big screen at Kennedy School Theater.

World Cup. Big screen. Free admission. We know. It's a pretty good deal.

That's how the World Cup is supposed to be watched.

06/09/2026

43 years ago, McMenamins opened the doors of its very first pub.

22 years after Kennedy School closed its doors, McMenamins helped open them again. ✨

That's one of our favorite things about this company: seeing possibility where others see an ending.

What was once a condemned school became a neighborhood gathering place filled with art, music, food, laughter, and stories. And nearly three decades later, those halls are still full of life.

So as we celebrate McMenamins' 43rd Anniversary, we're also celebrating places like Kennedy School! Saved, reimagined, and given a second chapter.

Join us June 13th for:
🍻 All-day happy hour on pints of 1983 Lager
🥔 All-day happy hour on Cajun tots
🎟️ A special anniversary Passport stamp

Here's to 43 years of beer, history, creativity, and keeping great places alive.

06/05/2026

🚨 STUDIO GHIBLI SUMMER AT KENNEDY SCHOOL 🚨

Okay. Deep breath... For the next SEVEN WEEKS we're bringing a lineup of Studio Ghibli films to the big screen.

🌱 My Neighbor Totoro - June 5th
🏰 Howl's Moving Castle - June 12th
🐺 Princess Mononoke - June 19th
☁️ Castle in the Sky - June 26th
🦋 Nausicaä - July 3rd
🚂 Spirited Away - July 10th
🐈 Kiki's Delivery Service - July 17th

This is your chance to watch them the way they were meant to be seen: in a dark theater, surrounded by fellow fans, hearing that iconic music hit through the speakers and immediately becoming emotional for absolutely no reason (Or maybe a very good reason.)

If you've ever wished you could experience Spirited Away for the first time again...
If Totoro still feels like an old friend...
If Howl's castle made you want to live in a moving pile of magical nonsense...

This is your sign.

Check out the full schedule on our website and start coordinating your group chat now.

We'll see you in the theater. ✨

06/04/2026

We know your teachers always said “don’t linger in the halls”… 👀✨

We’re just going to go ahead and say the opposite.

Take your time. Look up. Notice the details. Follow the artwork, the light, the little surprises you’d miss if you were rushing through.

Here, lingering is kind of the point.

Address

5736 NE 33rd Avenue
Portland, OR
97211

Telephone

(503) 249-3983

Website

https://www.mcmenamins.com/kennedy-school

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