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  • 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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • 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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $8

  • Tree Time! Preschool Walks

    Tree Time! Preschool Walks
    Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR

    Join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. We will use all of our senses to explore the natural surroundings and maybe even get our hands dirty! Staff and trained Arboretum volunteers will introduce you and your family to the plants, trees, insects, mushrooms, and more found at Hoyt […]

    $5 – $8

  • Garden Magic Morning

    Little Nestlings Early Learning Center 19200 Willamette Drive, West Linn, O, United States

    A free hands-on garden morning for young children to explore seeds, nature materials, and creative discovery at Little Nestlings. Editor’s note: This event is a community submission.

    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 wait to see you!

    $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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $8

  • Midsummer Folk Market

    Hedgerow 811 E Burnside St., Portland, Oregon

    Enjoy this celebration of community, craft, and the old ways. This festive market brings local makers beneath one roof to share the foods, creations, and traditions that root us to place. 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨, 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 […]

  • Dragonfly Day Bioblitz

    Tegart Pond in SW Gresham SW Brixton Ave & SW 43rd St, Gresham, United States

    Dragonfly Day Bioblitz! We’re celebrating our favorite flying friends with a bunch of fun activities that kids and adults will enjoy! Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 1pm – 3pm at Tegart Ponds in SW Gresham. You can… Add dragonflies and damselflies to our iNaturalist Bioblitz project Try your hand at catching dragonflies Learn […]

    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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $8

  • Tree Time! Preschool Walks

    Tree Time! Preschool Walks
    Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR

    Join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. We will use all of our senses to explore the natural surroundings and maybe even get our hands dirty! Staff and trained Arboretum volunteers will introduce you and your family to the plants, trees, insects, mushrooms, and more found at Hoyt […]

    $5 – $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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • 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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • 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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Growing Vegetables for Ages 10-13

    Jenkins Estate 8005 SW Grabhorn Rd, Beaverton, OR

    Growing Vegetables in the Willamette Valley (Ages 10 - 13) Learn how to grow vegetables in the Willamette Valley.  This beginning, interactive and hands-on class will teach students about soils, what vegetables grow well in the PNW, starting plants from seeds, and discuss good and bad bugs in the garden.  Master Gardeners will demonstrate how to successfully plan, plant, […]

    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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $8

  • Tree Time! Preschool Walks

    Tree Time! Preschool Walks
    Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR

    Join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. We will use all of our senses to explore the natural surroundings and maybe even get our hands dirty! Staff and trained Arboretum volunteers will introduce you and your family to the plants, trees, insects, mushrooms, and more found at Hoyt […]

    $5 – $8

  • Ladybug Release Bash

    All Al's Garden Center Locations

    Head to the 3rd Annual Ladybug Release Bash and celebrate a favorite garden traditions! Bring the family for a morning of kid-friendly activities, hands-on fun, and the excitement of releasing thousands of ladybugs into our greenhouses. These tiny garden helpers are a natural way to support healthy plants and keep pests in check. You can […]

    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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $8

  • Score, A Baker Fair

    Zenger Farm

    Score, A Baker Fair is returning to Zenger Farm for its second year! Celebrating Portland's independent bakers and the incredible things they make, Score is a chance to meet talented bakers, discover new favorites, and connect over everything from crusty breads and flaky pastries to elaborate cakes, hand-rolled pretzels, and so much more. We're going […]

    $10

  • 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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Visit Leach Botanical Garden

    Visit Leach Botanical Garden
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Explore 16 acres of cultivated and natural gardens in outer Southeast Portland! Families especially love The Aerial Tree Walk (fully ADA accessible) and the gathering meadow with room to relax, run and explore at this gem of a garden.  The garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, […]

    Free – $8

  • Tree Time! Preschool Walks

    Tree Time! Preschool Walks
    Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR

    Join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. We will use all of our senses to explore the natural surroundings and maybe even get our hands dirty! Staff and trained Arboretum volunteers will introduce you and your family to the plants, trees, insects, mushrooms, and more found at Hoyt […]

    $5 – $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 reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking […]

    Included with daily admission to Portland Japanese Garden

  • Free Parking Day at Metro Parks

    Free Parking Day at Metro Parks

    Get out and explore nature in 2026! Enjoy free parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp and Chinook Landing Marine Park on 19 days in 2026. The dates for 2026 free parking days are: Jan.1, 15 and 19 Feb. 16 and 19 March 19 April 16 May 21 June 18 and 19 July 16 Aug. […]

    Free

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