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  • Last Wednesday FREE PLAY Party! (October 2025)

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

    Ready to go for a high score or find your new favorite classic game? Every 2nd Thursday and last Wednesday of the month, over 120 classic arcade games and pinball machines are playable with unlimited credits for just a $6 cover during our all ages hours of noon-5pm or $12 after 5pm (21+ only)! Full […]

    $12

  • Blue Side Opening Late at 6:30pm Due to a Private Event

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    The blue side of Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closed for a private event until 6:30pm on Thursday, October 30th. The red side of the arcade will remain open to the public, and the blue side will open at 6:30pm. As a reminder, Ground Kontrol is 21+ after 5pm. Ground Kontrol is a fantastic […]

  • Indie Game Night: Vampire Survivors Co-op

    Indie Game Night invites you to play some of our favorite independently-developed video games in Ground Kontrol's lounge. These games are made by small teams (often just a few people) and are usually retro-inspired with refined game play that's easy to pick up in just a couple of rounds. This month we're featuring Vampire Survivors […]

  • Giga-Fright XIII: Halloween Free Play Party & Costume Contest

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

    Giga-Fright is back this Halloween for a night of ghoulish games, spooky surprises, and of course Portland's favorite costume contest! Slither out to the arcade for Free Play on all of our games all night and stay for the costume contest at 9pm with cash and bonus prizes from Movie Madness, StormBreaker Brewing, and Drink […]

    $12

  • November Mixer Tournament | Killer Queen PDX

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

    Join us for a fun (and FREE) Mixer Tournament the 1st Monday of every month @ 7pm. This is a great tournament for people of all skill levels that want to play with new people in a more relaxed competitive environment. CODE OF CONDUCT: Please review our community Code of Conduct before attending, as ALL […]

  • Rock Band x Ground Kontrol (November 2025)

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    Rock Band x Ground Kontrol is BACK AGAIN! Head to the blue side lounge of Ground Kontrol for an all-night karaoke party featuring pro gear, pro sound and now over 5,000 songs! Rock Band is organized like karaoke, with song books and slips. It's free to play on other people's songs all night, and $1 […]

  • Killer Queen Community Night

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    Join other Killer Queen arcade players every Monday night for community night! The 5-vs-5 hit indie game is set to free play from 6-9pm with a live feed of the gameplay on the projector, friendly for spectators and new players. Come learn how to play and make friends!

  • Double Head-To-Head Pinball Tournament (November 2025)

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    Popular new pinball tournament format, monthly on 2nd Mondays! 2-player games, but playing a 4-player game with player 1 playing positions 1 and 3 and player 2 playing positions 2 and 4.Players get two points for higher total points and an extra bonus point for beating both scores. If they don’t beat both scores, the […]

  • Smash Bros. Night: Ultimate Tournament (November 2025)

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

    Ready for more Super Smash Bros. action at Ground Kontrol? We want to see you duke it out with your friends up on our big screens! Head to Ground Kontrol on Tuesday 11/11 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate battles starting at 6pm. We'll host a 1v1 tournament around 7pm, free to enter and with prizes […]

  • Stern Army Pinball Tournament (November 2025)

    Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

    Join us 2nd Wednesdays for our monthly Stern Army pinball tournament, with cash prizes and goodies from Stern Pinball! We'll be doing another "pace match play" tournament this month, with four games guaranteed for all players before players begin getting eliminated from the tourament. The final four players will receive cash prizes from the prize […]