Arts/Crafts

Name: Summer Splash! Festival of Fun
Start: 2026-08-31T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-08-31T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Hands On Children’s Museum

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August 2026
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 21 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
Farm Crafts at Topaz Farm

Aug 21 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Farm Crafts at Topaz Farm

Topaz Farm 17100 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, OR, United States

Bring your littles for arts and crafts on the farm, "Farm Crafts!" This is a great way to help kids see all the fun you can have with things found on a the farm. Some weeks they will be creating art with flowers, other weeks they will be painting together, or creating a bug hotel. […]

Free
PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology)

Aug 21 @ 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology)

OMSI

PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology) August 18th-23rd Individual Screening $12 Adult, $10 Senior, $9 Youth All Ages Before 5pm More info: pdxfestofcinema.com Tickets: https://omsi.edu/events/pfcat/ A full list of films and animations along with trailers and descriptions can be found at www.pdxfestofcinema.com. All screenings and events before 5pm are designed to be a good fit for […]
CHAP Art Club

Aug 22 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.
Cyanotype Workshop at Sunflower Farm

Aug 22 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sunflower Farm 6001 SW Garden Home, Portland, OR, United States

Join Inheritance Studio at Sunflower Farm in SW Portland for a morning of cyanotype printmaking. We'll start by preparing our paper, take a tour of the farm to gather natural materials, and then develop our prints in the sun. August is a gorgeous time to visit — expect chickens, ducks, and flowers in full bloom. […]

$20
Open Saturday at Pearson Field Education Center

Aug 22 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Open Saturday at Pearson Field Education Center

Pearson Field Education Center 201 A E Reserve St, Vacouver, WA, United States

Welcome to Open Saturday at Education Center on Pearson Field in Vancouver, WA! Join us on Saturdays from 10am-3pm for a day of STEAM education through aviation. Our center is perfect for youth of all ages to experience hands-on learning and exploration. Explore our flight simulator lab featuring Kerbal Space Program and Microsoft Flight Simulator, […]

Free
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 22 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 22 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
Musical Playground

Aug 22 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR

Musical Playground is a FREE, fun, interactive event for families with children ages 10 and under where participants can explore music and instruments from around the world. This inclusive experience offers a variety of music stations where children can play drums, guitars, pianos, violins, and ukuleles with support from trained instructors, creating music together in […]

Free
Author Event with Aron Nels Steinke

Aug 22 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Maggie Mae's Bookshop 50 NW 1st St, Gresham, United States

On Saturday, August 22nd at 11:30am we are thrilled to once again welcome the wonderfully talented and kind Aron Nels Steinke to the bookshop! Join us as Aron shares his newest book in the beloved Mr. Wolf's Class series, "The New Student" Come talk all things drawing, enjoy a live drawing demonstration, get your new book […]

Free to attend.
PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology)

Aug 22 @ 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology)

OMSI

PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology) August 18th-23rd Individual Screening $12 Adult, $10 Senior, $9 Youth All Ages Before 5pm More info: pdxfestofcinema.com Tickets: https://omsi.edu/events/pfcat/ A full list of films and animations along with trailers and descriptions can be found at www.pdxfestofcinema.com. All screenings and events before 5pm are designed to be a good fit for […]
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 23 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 23 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology)

Aug 23 @ 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology)

OMSI

PFCAT (Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology) August 18th-23rd Individual Screening $12 Adult, $10 Senior, $9 Youth All Ages Before 5pm More info: pdxfestofcinema.com Tickets: https://omsi.edu/events/pfcat/ A full list of films and animations along with trailers and descriptions can be found at www.pdxfestofcinema.com. All screenings and events before 5pm are designed to be a good fit for […]
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 24 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 24 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 25 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 26 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 26 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
CHAP Art Club

Aug 27 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.
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 27 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 28 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
Farm Crafts at Topaz Farm

Aug 28 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Farm Crafts at Topaz Farm

Topaz Farm 17100 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, OR, United States

Bring your littles for arts and crafts on the farm, "Farm Crafts!" This is a great way to help kids see all the fun you can have with things found on a the farm. Some weeks they will be creating art with flowers, other weeks they will be painting together, or creating a bug hotel. […]

Free
CHAP Art Club

Aug 29 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.
Open Saturday at Pearson Field Education Center

Aug 29 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Open Saturday at Pearson Field Education Center

Pearson Field Education Center 201 A E Reserve St, Vacouver, WA, United States

Welcome to Open Saturday at Education Center on Pearson Field in Vancouver, WA! Join us on Saturdays from 10am-3pm for a day of STEAM education through aviation. Our center is perfect for youth of all ages to experience hands-on learning and exploration. Explore our flight simulator lab featuring Kerbal Space Program and Microsoft Flight Simulator, […]

Free
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]
Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Aug 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Woven Light: Washi Sculptures by Yuri Kinoshita

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

This summer, Portland Japanese Garden is host to a glowing world of light. Woven Light showcases the illuminated washi sculptures of Yuri Kinoshita, a Seattle-based artist who artfully crafts floating landscapes of light through her sculptural lamps that bridge the art and design world. Guests who visit the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery will see […]

Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden
My Voice Music Block Party & Ascending Flow Show

Aug 30 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

My Voice Music 8911 SE Stark St, Portland, Oregon

My Voice Music and Ascending Flow are partnering to transform a block of SE 89th Avenue in East Portland into a celebration of youth creativity, community collaboration, and two major unveilings: a youth-designed community mural covering our studio exterior and the launch of BUS-A-Flow, a new mobile recording and media arts studio that will bring […]

Free
Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Aug 31 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Summer Splash! Festival of Fun

Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

Each week brings new adventures during the Summer Splash! Festival of Fun! Our event calendar is filled with exciting activities and special guests that spark creativity, curiosity, and wonder. Enjoy roller-skating parrots, circus performers, inspiring artists, border collie athletes, sand carvers, a 25-foot rock wall, and so much more! Editor’s note: This event is a […]

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