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Looking for something fun to do with the kids? Our Kids Calendar is packed with family-friendly events happening all around Portland! Please confirm event details with the host— we do our best to keep things accurate, but event details can change!
These Portland-area events make it easy to honor the planet in the City of Roses.
Go enjoy a fun-filled day meeting and interacting with adorable farm animals! Get up close and personal with goats, alpacas, ostrich chicks, and more! This is a great opportunity for animal lovers of all ages to learn about these sweet creatures and maybe even make some new furry friends. They provide a fun, guided educational […]
Shop local and support local makers at Triskelee Farm's Earth Day Market! Enjoy baby goat tours, local vendors, food and drink while you're there!
Portland Parks Environmental Education is starting a new program called Explore Your Park series! These pop-up events will have a scavenger hunt, creature feature, and fun hands-on activities to help participants learn about the plants and animals that call that park home. The program is free, open to all ages, and drop in style. Come […]
Check out this free, multi-day, all ages, pet-friendly market to celebrate your beloved fur family members! Enjoy vendors, food carts, and more! This event is free to attend, pet friendly, all ages, and packed with fun! See over 15+ incredible local vendors offering a range of goods and services such as pet supplies, pet fashion, […]
Go enjoy a fun-filled day meeting and interacting with adorable farm animals! Get up close and personal with goats, alpacas, ostrich chicks, and more! This is a great opportunity for animal lovers of all ages to learn about these sweet creatures and maybe even make some new furry friends. They provide a fun, guided educational […]
Come and join us in welcoming PDX Critters to Mike's new studio! Learn about ethical wildlife conservation while gaining hands-on experience holding several super cool reptiles. Reptiles include lizards, snakes, geckos and more!! PDX Critters are wildlife educators committed to starting conversations around ethical conservation, rescue, and captive bred animals. Editor’s note: This event is […]
Check out this free, multi-day, all ages, pet-friendly market to celebrate your beloved fur family members! Enjoy vendors, food carts, and more! This event is free to attend, pet friendly, all ages, and packed with fun! See over 15+ incredible local vendors offering a range of goods and services such as pet supplies, pet fashion, […]
Go enjoy a fun-filled day meeting and interacting with adorable farm animals! Get up close and personal with goats, alpacas, ostrich chicks, and more! This is a great opportunity for animal lovers of all ages to learn about these sweet creatures and maybe even make some new furry friends. They provide a fun, guided educational […]
Each April, Ag Fest is presented as a two-day, hands-on, activity-filled festival. It’s held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. The goal is to provide an educational experience for the whole family that is really fun. And, they keep it affordable! Kids age 15 and under are free! With over 25 hands-on activities and […]
Have fun clearing invasive blackberry and feeding it to the goats at TLC Farm! We are proud to partner with SOLVE.org as part of its Oregon Spring Cleanup month. Learn to recognize invasive and native species, visit our new baby goats, and join us for snacks afterward. Editor’s note: This event is a community submission.
Celebrate Earth Day at the Faubion School Earth Day Clean-Up & Celebration! There will be: -Chicks, Goats & Bunnies! - Visit with chicks, baby goats, and bunnies. -Art Projects & Upcycled Printed T-Shirts -Create recycled art! Make a solar print! Snag a shirt with the Faubion Earth Day logo. -Community - Food, music, face painting […]
Go enjoy a fun-filled day meeting and interacting with adorable farm animals! Get up close and personal with goats, alpacas, ostrich chicks, and more! This is a great opportunity for animal lovers of all ages to learn about these sweet creatures and maybe even make some new furry friends. They provide a fun, guided educational […]
Each April, Ag Fest is presented as a two-day, hands-on, activity-filled festival. It’s held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. The goal is to provide an educational experience for the whole family that is really fun. And, they keep it affordable! Kids age 15 and under are free! With over 25 hands-on activities and […]
Marsh & Mallow is launching their almost every Sunday Goat Series — where you can hang with real goats while enjoying your favorite s’mores by the fire pits! Go pet goats, snack, and spend your Sunday at Director Park.
The spring season has finally arrived! Celebrate with us! On May 1st, the gates open at Frog Pond Farm in Wilsonville where baby animal season is officially underway. Have you ever met a baby llama? Now is your chance! Come meet camels, llamas, mini donkeys, goats, pigs, cows, and more, plus all the spring babies […]
The spring season has finally arrived! Celebrate with us! On May 1st, the gates open at Frog Pond Farm in Wilsonville where baby animal season is officially underway. Have you ever met a baby llama? Now is your chance! Come meet camels, llamas, mini donkeys, goats, pigs, cows, and more, plus all the spring babies […]
The spring season has finally arrived! Celebrate with us! On May 1st, the gates open at Frog Pond Farm in Wilsonville where baby animal season is officially underway. Have you ever met a baby llama? Now is your chance! Come meet camels, llamas, mini donkeys, goats, pigs, cows, and more, plus all the spring babies […]
Marsh & Mallow is launching their almost every Sunday Goat Series — where you can hang with real goats while enjoying your favorite s’mores by the fire pits! Go pet goats, snack, and spend your Sunday at Director Park.
Marsh & Mallow is launching their almost every Sunday Goat Series — where you can hang with real goats while enjoying your favorite s’mores by the fire pits! Go pet goats, snack, and spend your Sunday at Director Park.
Coyotes can survive and even thrive in many different kinds of environments – including in cities and our backyards. Coyote-palooza is a family- and pet-friendly event that will feature booths where you can learn about coyote identification and biology, participate in hands-on activities for adults and kids, and discover ways to keep pets and people […]
The 2nd Annual Chicken Fashion Show is BACK — and 2026 is going to be absolutely unforgettable! Saturday, June 20th, 2026 11 AM – 5 PM Stellar Luxe – 415 N Amboy Ave, Yacolt, WA FREE to attend & participate! Last year was a full-blown phenomenon — packed crowds, outrageous costumes, nonstop laughter, and runway moments we’re still […]
It’s cold outside, but campground reservation season starts early.
