Built Festival 2026: Annual gathering of Oregon consumer products folks reveals entire line up

If I’ve echoed it once, I’ve echoed it a million times: “Oregon is the Silicon Valley of consumer products.” Food and beverage. Footwear. Apparel. Knives. The list goes on and on. And if you’re one of the people building a CPG company — or you just want to spend a day around all of the amazing folks who are — Built Oregon‘s annual festival is a sure fire way of running into your peers and heroes in one room. Built Festival is back for another year.

The Built Festival is where Oregon’s Consumer Brands come together. Starting in 2017, this annual event transforms Oregon’s entrepreneurial energy into a celebration of community, connection and growth. The Built Festival isn’t just an event, it’s where Oregon’s consumer products community comes together to learn, grow, connect and celebrate what makes our state special.

Built Festival remains the largest annual gathering of Oregon’s robust and diverse consumer product community. From the earliest stage startups to the most well established brands.

If you’d like to attend, tickets are $50 per person. Doors open for check-in at 9:00AM. The program runs from 10:00AM until 5:00PM on Friday, September 25, 2026 at The Redd (831 SE Salmon St).

Speakers for 2026 include:

• Robert and Kristy Batulayan — Koa Roots
• Jason Bolt — CEO, Revant Optics
• Kim Freeze, PsyD — Founder & CEO, Seed Collective Foundation & Launch Pad Studio; Director, Southern Oregon Innovation Hub
• Precious Hannah-King — CEO, Mister OK’s Essentials
• Nora Hernández & Oscar Villaseñor — Al Xile PDX
• Amber Holland — Executive Director, Portland Farmers Market
• Randi Holm — Founder, Holm Made Toffee Co.
• Ron Khormaei — CEO, Steelport Knife Co.
• Lynn Le — VP of Operations, Zembula
• Brianne Mees — Co-Owner, Tender Loving Empire (keynote)
• Iggy Perillo & Katie Beaumont — Rad Pop
• Ginger Rappaport — Market Manager, Beaverton Farmers Market
• Corey Scholibo — CEO, Dayo
• Yvonne Smoker — Prosper Portland
• Hazel Valdez — Executive Director, Oregon Farmers Markets Association (OFMA)
• Peter Zelenka — Managing Director, Woodlawn Farmers Market

For more information or to register, visit the Built Festival ticketing page.

[Full disclosure: I am the cofounder of Built Oregon. I continue to serve as an advisor to the organization.]