10 signs it is football season in Portland

10 signs it is football season in Portland.

Instead of traditional team flags, everyone’s flying flannel-patterned banners from their porches and cars..

Tailgating parties are less about grilling and more about which local craft beer pairs best with the game.

The referees don’t use traditional whistles. Instead, they blow into upcycled glass bottles.

Touchdown celebrations involve players sharing their favorite vegan recipes with the crowd.

The traffic isn’t from cars heading to the stadium; it’s from fleets of bicycles with team-colored streamers.

Fans show up with their faces painted, but the paint is all organic, gluten-free, and sustainably sourced.

Instead of a traditional halftime show, there’s a massive hacky sack circle in the middle of the field.

The scoreboard is powered by a combination of solar panels and fans pedaling stationary bikes.

Forget sports cleats; the real fans show up in waterproof rain boots.

When the home team scores, fans don’t cheer with regular air horns. They use hand-crafted, locally-made instruments that sound suspiciously like vuvuzelas.