Join us for Sprout & Shout Children's Summer Concert Series on the East Terrace at Leach Botanical Garden! Enjoy a lunchtime dance party featuring groovy tunes from Mr Ben, Talullah’s Daddy, Jessa Campbell & the Saplings, and the Kid’s Junk Orchestra! Explore the garden before or after the show. Fun for the whole family! Non-member cost: Adults $13, Child $7, >2 […]
In partnership with Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Opera will bring Opera a la Cart live performances featuring talented artists and musicians from the beautiful Pacific Northwest to The Square over the lunch hour.
Celebrate summer with our high-energy Wednesday concert series featuring your favorite local dance bands. Bring your blankets and low sand chairs. Outside food and beverage permitted (including beer, wine & seltzer). Delicious food vendors are also onsite weekly at Wednesday concerts. Dogs permitted on leash. Foothills Park: Wednesdays, July 10 through July 31 from 7-9pm […]
Portland Parks & Recreation’s popular outdoor pools will be open from June 20 through August 23. Creston Pool and Peninsula Pool will remain open through September 6 with a modified schedule. Each outdoor pool listed below will host a weekly free swim session in addition to regularly scheduled swim lessons, open play swims, and water fitness offerings: […]
Join us for songs, snuggles, and support! Meet with other caregivers (of brand new tiny humans) in a safe, clean, calm, accepting environment. We'll sing some lullabies and get to know one another. Due to the this particular age group's sensitivity, MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL ACCOMPANYING GROWNUPS.
Join us for our twice weekly Pop-Up Nature Stations in the Visitor Center Courtyard. We’ll be sharing and discussing topics like cones, ferns, seeds, berries, leaves, bark, and more! Participants will receive Pop-Up Nature! Passports to collect stamps and to take notes about featured topics week after week. Collect 5 stamps and earn a prize!
Play for days at Free Lunch + Play, where kids come to share a meal and have fun in the sun! Special Events at Free Lunch + Play! We're teaming up with over 25 program partners to bring even more play to Free Lunch + Play sites in the areas of Arts and Culture, Literacy, […]
Join Scappoose School District Librarian, Keely Nudo, for fun Storytime sessions this summer on the farm! This free event is part of our free weekday summer events for kids which include Wednesday's Animal Talk with Farmer Kat, Thursday's Storytime with Keely, and Friday's Tractor Talk with Farmer Jim. Stay afterward to enjoy: The farm grill […]
Join us twice a week in the Sellwood Park for stories, games, crafts, bubbles, and outdoor fun! (You provide your own picnic snacks). Follow the lawn signs to find us. Activities will be geared toward children ages 18 months-5 years, but all family members are welcome. We will be there every Tuesday and Thursday from […]
Last Thursday street closures, with street vendors and performers, only happens every June, July, August. In the meantime, you can support Alberta Street Galleries, restaurants, bars, and performance venues 12 months a year! Last Thursday is a community grown event, free for all artists and art vendors, musicians, performers & visitors. Alberta Street is closed […]
A local tradition spanning nearly 20 years, the Bethany Village Summer Concert Series involves three summer concerts during July and August that feature a variety of vendors, live music, intermission acts featuring local young talent, fun activities, pony rides and more!
Santa is coming to town early! Join the Hops for Christmas in July (July 25) and help spread that holiday cheer. Get your holly, jolly pictures with Santa, Barley, and Bacaanda. It’s a holiday celebration you won’t want to miss! Tickets can be purchased at hillsborohops.com.
Movie Events start at 7:30pm. Movie screenings begin at dusk and/or when it is dark enough to see the movie onscreen. July Movie Events Friday, July 12—Newsies (1992) PG | Overlook Park Thursday, July 18—Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) PG-13 | Colonel Summers Park Friday, July 19—Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) NR |Fernhill Park Saturday, July 20—Whale Rider (2002) PG-13 […]
ART IN THE DARK: MODEL NO. 19 Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty, and illuminated by the stars...A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater-style setting. Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor […]
The skies over Bend, Oregon will be filled with color and excitement from July 26th to July 28th as the annual ReMax Key Properties Balloons Over Bend takes flight. This three-day event will feature morning balloon launches that are free to attend and a paid night glow festival on Friday, July 26th that will be […]
Music Exploration is a Mommy & Me Music Class For Ages 1 - 5! Run by Teacher David, every week we learn about a different genre of music! Anywhere from Rock, to Jazz to TV Themes! We also learn about our ABC's, our 1,2,3's and have a whole lot of fun! These classes are every […]
Play for days at Free Lunch + Play, where kids come to share a meal and have fun in the sun! Special Events at Free Lunch + Play! We're teaming up with over 25 program partners to bring even more play to Free Lunch + Play sites in the areas of Arts and Culture, Literacy, […]
Each week, farmer Jim will talk about a different tractor or tool on the farm, and provide an opportunity for your little one to see it up close. Perfect for small children.
Music Exploration is a Mommy & Me Music Class For Ages 1 – 5! Run by Teacher David, every week we learn about a different genre of music! Anywhere from Rock, to Jazz to TV Themes! We also learn about our ABC’s, our 1,2,3’s and have a whole lot of fun! These classes are every […]
Ed Edmo is a Shoshone-Bannock poet, playwright, performer and traditional storyteller on Northwest tribal culture. He will be at the park from 11am-12pm every Friday providing storytelling and poetry for kids and adults alike. Oregon Public Broadcast has described his stories as, '...breathing life into characters like Nasho, a monster woman, and cultural tricksters like […]
Explore the Children's Garden with all your senses. Learn all about what is growing and how to use it with Nature Nurture Farmacy! Sponsored by Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel
FATHOM is a new immersive art experience produced by local Portland-based creative collective Roboto Octopodo. Featuring oodles of otherworldly undersea-themed creations in the heart of downtown Portland, FATHOM will delight and inspire visitors of all ages! Over 100 installations by 40+ local artists. Fully interactive, with touchable, climbable, and delightful artworks. ADA Accessible and stroller […]
Nothing says summer in Portland like a warm evening outdoors with good food and live entertainment. Over the course of 10 Friday's from June to August, the Oregon Zoo hosts Zoo Nights: evenings filled with local music, food carts, activities for all ages, and the chance to get to know some of the animals active […]
From Diagon to Knockturn Alleys, you'll find book and movie trivia, costume contests and other fun! We'll be serving up butterbeer and magical food specials. Accio, school supplies! Bring school supplies to the Great Hall to donate for local schools. Monetary donations welcome too! Hermione-approved donations: 50% of movie ticket sales are donated to Basic Rights […]
Free events, all summer long, at local parks: July Concert/Performance Events Saturday, July 6 | 6pm— East Portland Summer Arts Festival: Allen Stone, Soul-stirring R&B melodies and energetic vibes | Ventura Park Sunday, July 7 | 6pm—East Portland Summer Arts Festival: Sheila E., World famous singer, drummer, and queen of percussion | Ventura Park Thursday, July 11 | 6:30pm—Melao de Cuba […]
A bilingual family concert by Nathalia Colombian-born songwriter and performer, Nathalia, hosts a fun and interactive presentation of her original bilingual music. Exploring a variety of imaginative themes, Nathalia and her dynamic ensemble paint a world of musical colors by fusing popular styles with traditional Latin American sounds and rhythms. From start to finish, her […]
Start your weekend off right with the Free Friday Night Movies presented by HAPO Community Credit Union. Arrive at 7 p.m. to enjoy fun activities from our community partners before the movie begins. All movies are close captioned. Food and refreshments are available to purchase from local vendors or bring a picnic to enjoy. Alcohol […]
OPS Fest is Back for a 16th Season! ORIGINAL PRACTICE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (OPS Fest) is back in the parks for a 16th season! Come celebrate our sweet sixteenth year of free Shakespeare, wild audience interaction, and onstage moments that are too good to be rehearsed with OPS Fest’s company of dynamic actors out in the Portland […]
Movie Events start at 7:30pm. Movie screenings begin at dusk and/or when it is dark enough to see the movie onscreen. July Movie Events Friday, July 12—Newsies (1992) PG | Overlook Park Thursday, July 18—Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) PG-13 | Colonel Summers Park Friday, July 19—Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) NR |Fernhill Park Saturday, July 20—Whale Rider (2002) PG-13 […]
ART IN THE DARK: MODEL NO. 19 Suspended in trees, surrounded by beauty, and illuminated by the stars...A-WOL's Art in the Dark annual performance is a fantastical, illuminated, full-length, evening production set in a unique and rare outdoor theater-style setting. Transforming a dirt plot into a performance spot, each show is packed with the flavor […]
