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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!
Celebrate Indigenous Heritage Month at our next Free Day at the Discovery Museum.
Kick off the holidays at with fresh pre-cut Christmas trees and festive family fun!
Set sail to Maybeland with Cinnamon Bear and friends aboard the Portland Spirit!
Director’s Park transforms into a Snowy Village.
Classical Up Close is an annual festival of FREE concerts from the world-class musicians of the Oregon Symphony and their friends. Audience experience is friendly and relaxed; allowing for interactions with the musicians in a way no other concert series in Portland offers. There are no tickets for these concerts, and seating is first-come first-seated. […]
Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Wild Arts Festival Celebrates its 45th year, at the Wingspan Event Center December 6 & 7, 2025 (10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 |10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7). The festival is one of the giving season’s biggest holiday shopping events, featuring unique local artisan […]
Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Wild Arts Festival Celebrates its 45th year, at the Wingspan Event Center December 6 & 7, 2025 (10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 |10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7). The festival is one of the giving season’s biggest holiday shopping events, featuring unique local artisan […]
Music, Culture, and Puro Corazón. This event is crafted to connect families, lift local voices, and create economic empowerment for our artists and entrepreneurs. Head to Las Posadas Navideñas, Portland’s first celebration of its kind—a luminous, family-friendly event designed to honor the warmth, culture, and shared journey that defines us. This is more than a […]
The third annual Bing in the New Year celebration, presented by 1847 Food Park, will take place from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 31, 2025, in downtown Milwaukie, Oregon, birthplace of the Bing cherry. This free, family-friendly outdoor event includes live music, cultural performances, food, drinks and vendors. The evening culminates with the lowering, by crane, of a 7-foot lighting Bing […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
Join us for the 11th annual Portland Winter Light Festival, now entering its second decade of illuminating art and creativity. This free and inclusive event will take place from February 6 - February 14, 2026, at various locations throughout the city. Event Highlights: Theme: “All The Little Things”: This year’s theme explores how the smallest […]
