Calling all heroes!

Hundreds of costumed crawlers will take to the streets this Saturday for the third annual Superhero Pub Crawl, for which participants dress as superheroes and trek from bar to bar, all in the name of charity.

The crawl will begin at Paddy’s Bar and Grill, at 65 SW Yamhill St., at 1 p.m., before continuing on to other locations. The event is scheduled to conclude at 10 p.m. There is no cover charge for entry to the bars.

The pub crawl is organized by the Stumptown Crawlers, a volunteer group that specializes in putting on pub crawls and walks for charity. All proceeds from the event will be donated directly to p:ear, a local charity that helps homeless and transitional youths through education, art and recreational programs.

“We did p:ear last year,” said Jon Simmons, founder of the Stumptown Crawlers. “We raised over $900 for them.”

Simmons said he has a personal connection to organizations like p:ear. Having been homeless twice in his life, first as a teen and again after the recent housing crisis, Simmons finds this cause important.

“I believe in what they do and I believe it’s a great organization to support,” Simmons said.

This year’s crawl will attempt to break the current world record for the largest number of people dressed as recognizable superheroes in one location at a time. The current record is 1,580 heroes and was set in 2010 with the help of actor Will Ferrell. That record was set during a promotional event for the movie Megamind.

Rumors have been circulating that Ferrell would make an appearance at the crawl, but Simmons couldn’t substantiate that rumor.

“I can’t confirm that Will Ferrell will be showing up, but I can say that Ricky Bobby and his wife will be there. They’ll be rolling up in a zebra-printed limo,” Simmons said.

Simmons isn’t just relying on Facebook RSVPs and allusions to celebrity attendance to ensure the record is broken, though. He has also been getting help from local organizations such as The Portland League of Geekery.

The league is a group that organizes monthly meet-ups focusing on different aspects of nerd culture, including Dungeons & Dragons, cosplaying and costuming, Magic the Gathering, live-action role-playing and anything else that fits the bill. They have also started attending charity and non-charity events in costume.

“We all read comic books of some sort, we attend any and all comic book conventions, we love cosplaying and we believe in supporting local causes,” said Deanna Uutela, co-founder of The Portland League of Geekery. “So being part of the Superhero Pub Crawl was a given.”

Uutela said that at least 10 members of the league were already planning on attending. While some members had purchased costumes for the crawl, several had built their own, she said. Regardless of how members are obtaining their costumes, they’re all adhering to the guidelines of the event, which are fairly strict because of the record attempt.

“There are specific guidelines in order to have your costume qualify,” Uutela said. “One qualification is it has to be a superhero, not a villain, and it has to be a recognizable character, not one you just made up.”

Those looking to attend the Portland Superhero Pub Crawl need only show up at Paddy’s Bar and Grill on July 13. The counting for the world record is open to all ages, but the crawl itself is a 21 and over event.