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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!

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Teen Swim Night: “Almost” Summer Party

Welcome summer early at our Teen Swim Night! 

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Free Community Play Day

Join Columbia Play Project for our free first Sunday Community Play Day!

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Mother's Day Fun

Find big and small ways to celebrate the moms and mother-figures in your life! 

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101 Things to Do

The ultimate Portland bucket list!

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Spring Blooms Galore!

Find the best spots for gorgeous color.

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  • Period Power Project

    Period Power Project

    Looking for a simple way to give back as a family this spring? Positive Charge! PDX’s Period Power Project offers an easy, meaningful opportunity for kids and adults to help […]

    Free

  • PlayLab Open Play

    PlayLab Open Play

    Bring your little ones for drop-in fun! Drop-in for crafts, sensory exploration, open-ended play, and so much fun! Best suited to kids ages 0-5, though all are welcome. Children must […]

  • Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints

    Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints
    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

    Step into a world where nature-themed prints meet Portland Japanese Garden’s springtime vibrance in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints. Featuring the art of mokuhanga (木版画), Japanese-style woodblock printmaking, this exhibition […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Hillsboro Art Walk

    Hillsboro Art Walk
    Hillsboro Downtown Cultural Arts District

    Enjoy Art Walk in Hillsboro's Downtown Cultural Arts District! Hillsboro’s Art Walk is a grassroots-organized event produced by local businesses and creative spaces invested in art, creativity, and community connection. Let […]

    Free

  • Period Power Project

    Period Power Project

    Looking for a simple way to give back as a family this spring? Positive Charge! PDX’s Period Power Project offers an easy, meaningful opportunity for kids and adults to help […]

    Free

  • Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints

    Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints
    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

    Step into a world where nature-themed prints meet Portland Japanese Garden’s springtime vibrance in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints. Featuring the art of mokuhanga (木版画), Japanese-style woodblock printmaking, this exhibition […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Period Power Project

    Period Power Project

    Looking for a simple way to give back as a family this spring? Positive Charge! PDX’s Period Power Project offers an easy, meaningful opportunity for kids and adults to help […]

    Free

  • CHAP Art Club

    CHAP Art Club
    CHAP Hillsboro Art Studeio 136 SE 3rd Ave., Hillsboro, Oregon

    Have fun making art with CHAP! These workshops are designed for children with medical challenges at their Hillsboro Art Studio. Thursdays from 12pm-2pm and Saturday from 10am -12pm.

  • PlayLab Open Play

    PlayLab Open Play

    Bring your little ones for drop-in fun! Drop-in for crafts, sensory exploration, open-ended play, and so much fun! Best suited to kids ages 0-5, though all are welcome. Children must […]

  • Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints

    Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints
    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

    Step into a world where nature-themed prints meet Portland Japanese Garden’s springtime vibrance in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints. Featuring the art of mokuhanga (木版画), Japanese-style woodblock printmaking, this exhibition […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • DIY Sticker Making for Tweens

    Lake Oswego Public Library 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR

    Come make your own stickers to swap with friends or use to personalize your belongings! Participants will learn a method to make stickers with paper images, clear packing tape, and […]

    Free

  • Period Power Project

    Period Power Project

    Looking for a simple way to give back as a family this spring? Positive Charge! PDX’s Period Power Project offers an easy, meaningful opportunity for kids and adults to help […]

    Free

  • Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints

    Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints
    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

    Step into a world where nature-themed prints meet Portland Japanese Garden’s springtime vibrance in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints. Featuring the art of mokuhanga (木版画), Japanese-style woodblock printmaking, this exhibition […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Mother’s Day Botanical Crowns

    Tryon Creek State Natural Area

    This workshop is not for mothers only. We all have qualities of Mother Nature inside of us! Let’s honor your inner queen with your own beautiful botanical crown creation. Do […]

    $85

  • Period Power Project

    Period Power Project

    Looking for a simple way to give back as a family this spring? Positive Charge! PDX’s Period Power Project offers an easy, meaningful opportunity for kids and adults to help […]

    Free

  • CHAP Art Club

    CHAP Art Club
    CHAP Hillsboro Art Studeio 136 SE 3rd Ave., Hillsboro, Oregon

    Have fun making art with CHAP! These workshops are designed for children with medical challenges at their Hillsboro Art Studio. Thursdays from 12pm-2pm and Saturday from 10am -12pm.

  • PlayLab Open Play

    PlayLab Open Play

    Bring your little ones for drop-in fun! Drop-in for crafts, sensory exploration, open-ended play, and so much fun! Best suited to kids ages 0-5, though all are welcome. Children must […]

  • Woodstock Neighborhood Association’s Annual Plant Sale & Street Fair

    Woodstock Community Center 5905 SE 43rd Ave., Portland, Oregon

    The Woodstock Neighborhood Association (WNA) will hold its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Woodstock Community Center (5905 SE 43rd Avenue). […]

    Free to attend

  • Bike to Books Family Ride

    Woodstock Library 6008 SE 49th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Join the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) for a fun, family-friendly bike ride exploring bikeways connecting two Southeast libraries. We will meet at the Woodstock library at 10 am and […]

    Free

  • Portland Saturday Market: Mini Makers Market

    Portland Saturday Market 2 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, Oregon

    Get ready to shop small and support the next generation of creativity! On May 9th, Portland Saturday Market will host a special Mini Makers Market, a vibrant pop-up featuring artists and entrepreneurs ages 3–18 sharing their handmade goods, […]

    Free

  • Indoor Nature Play Park

    Indoor Nature Play Park
    Tualatin Hills Nature Center 15655 SW Millikan Way

    Join us for our Indoor Nature Play Park! Enjoy self-guided, nature-based activities with your child! We will be open rain or shine! Cost is $5.75- $8 per child. We can't […]

    $5.75 – $8

  • Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints

    Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints
    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

    Step into a world where nature-themed prints meet Portland Japanese Garden’s springtime vibrance in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints. Featuring the art of mokuhanga (木版画), Japanese-style woodblock printmaking, this exhibition […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Mother’s/Auntie’s Day Spring Indigenous Marketplace

    800 SE 10th Avenue 800 SE 10th Avenue, Portland

    Portland Indigenous Marketplace supports Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs by providing barrier-free, culturally respectful spaces that encourage cultural resilience and economic sustainability by promoting public education through cultural arts. Support local […]

    Free to attend

  • Mamas and Llamas at Powell’s City of Books

    Powell's Books 1005 W Burnside St, Portland, Oregon

    Celebrate Mother's Day weekend with us and our llama friends at Powell's City of Books on Saturday, May 9 at 10:30am. Bring the whole family to the Rose Room at […]

    Free

  • Reptiles at The Portland Aquarium

    Reptiles at The Portland Aquarium
    The Portland Aquarium 603 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Come and join us in welcoming PDX Critters to the Portland Aquarium. Learn about ethical wildlife conservation while gaining hands-on experience holding several super cool reptiles. PDX Critters are wildlife […]

    Free!

  • Mother’s Day Market

    Mother’s Day Market
    WonderLove 262 SE MAIN ST., PORTLAND, OR, United States

    Celebrate Mother's Day at WONDERLOVE! Enjoy their public market, brunch, live music, gifts and more. Editor’s note: This event is a community submission.

    Free

  • Candle Making for Teens

    Lake Oswego Public Library 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR

    Register now for this free craft program! Teens will pour their own soy wax candle, choose from a variety of fragrances to make it scented, and then take it home […]

    Free

  • Period Power Project

    Period Power Project

    Looking for a simple way to give back as a family this spring? Positive Charge! PDX’s Period Power Project offers an easy, meaningful opportunity for kids and adults to help […]

    Free

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Stay Dry at Indoor Play Spaces

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Farmers Markets

There’s a market for every day of the week!

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Birthday Freebies Scavenger Hunt

Birthdays don’t have to be expensive! 

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Free Things to Do

We’ve got plenty of ideas for cost-free fun.

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