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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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  • Ladybug Explorers at The Shack at Sellwood Park

    Ladybug Explorers at The Shack at Sellwood Park
    The Shack at Sellwood Park SE 7th Avenue & SE Miller Street, Portland, United States

    In this 30 minute introductory class, we will introduce outdoor nature elements to children ages 2-5 and go on a nature-based adventure through the park (activity examples: pine cone bird feeders, planting seeds in pots, bird watching, park BINGO, plant & animal identification). Advance registration necessary, register here! Editor’s note: This event is a community […]

    $10

  • 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

  • Farm Crafts at Topaz Farm

    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

  • Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower season is here, and there's tons of opportunities to see beautiful blooms all over the Portland area! From full-on festivals to lovely strolls through fields (and plenty of photo ops), we've gathered a comprehensive list of some of our favorite local farms hosting sunflower fun this season. View the list here and enjoy!

  • Junior Nature Photography

    Patagonia Portland 1106 W Burnside, Portland, United States

    Join us for Juniour Nature Photographers-a hands-on workshop designed to help young explorers engage with nature and the outdoors through curiosity,, creativity and care. Through guided photography activities, kids will practice trail etiquette, learn the basics of Leave No Trace, and discover how to observe wildlife respectfully while telling meaningful stories through their images. The […]

    Free

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • 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

  • 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

  • Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower season is here, and there's tons of opportunities to see beautiful blooms all over the Portland area! From full-on festivals to lovely strolls through fields (and plenty of photo ops), we've gathered a comprehensive list of some of our favorite local farms hosting sunflower fun this season. View the list here and enjoy!

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • 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

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • 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

  • Honeybee Hikes at Leach Botanical Gardens

    Honeybee Hikes at Leach Botanical Gardens
    Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, Portland, United States

    Honeybee Hikes for littles are back! 🐝 Head to Leach Botanical Gardens every Thursday this summer, June 18 to Aug. 27 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for slow, curiosity-driven exploration of Leach Botanical Garden designed for little ones ages 2–5 and their grown-ups. June dates open now! Dedicated volunteers lead each hike at the gentle […]

    $8

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • Ladybug Explorers at The Shack at Sellwood Park

    Ladybug Explorers at The Shack at Sellwood Park
    The Shack at Sellwood Park SE 7th Avenue & SE Miller Street, Portland, United States

    In this 30 minute introductory class, we will introduce outdoor nature elements to children ages 2-5 and go on a nature-based adventure through the park (activity examples: pine cone bird feeders, planting seeds in pots, bird watching, park BINGO, plant & animal identification). Advance registration necessary, register here! Editor’s note: This event is a community […]

    $10

  • 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

  • Farm Crafts at Topaz Farm

    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

  • Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower season is here, and there's tons of opportunities to see beautiful blooms all over the Portland area! From full-on festivals to lovely strolls through fields (and plenty of photo ops), we've gathered a comprehensive list of some of our favorite local farms hosting sunflower fun this season. View the list here and enjoy!

  • Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival

    Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival
    Bella Organic Farm 16205 NW Gillihan Rd., Portland, OR, United States

    Celebrate summer at Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival, open August 1–September 12! Families can wander vibrant sunflower fields, let kids run and play, cut their own sunflowers, visit baby goats and farm animals, ride the Cow Train, enjoy seasonal food and drinks, and explore the farm store. Admission is just $10 per person, […]

    $6 – $10

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • 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

  • 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

  • O’Keefe Farms Annual Sunflower Festival

    O’Keefe Farms Annual Sunflower Festival
    O'Keefe Farms 17604 NE 182nd Ave, Brush Prairie, Washington

    Enjoy beautiful blooms at the Annual Sunflower Festival at O'Keefe Farms! You'll have access to the sunflower fields, photo ops, face painting, food, music, and amazing vendors, plus unlimited time to wander the fields. Hay rides are available at $1 per person. Dates are August 8, and 9, and August 15 and 16. Pricing: 5 […]

    Free – $10

  • Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower Festivals

    Sunflower season is here, and there's tons of opportunities to see beautiful blooms all over the Portland area! From full-on festivals to lovely strolls through fields (and plenty of photo ops), we've gathered a comprehensive list of some of our favorite local farms hosting sunflower fun this season. View the list here and enjoy!

  • Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival

    Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival
    Bella Organic Farm 16205 NW Gillihan Rd., Portland, OR, United States

    Celebrate summer at Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival, open August 1–September 12! Families can wander vibrant sunflower fields, let kids run and play, cut their own sunflowers, visit baby goats and farm animals, ride the Cow Train, enjoy seasonal food and drinks, and explore the farm store. Admission is just $10 per person, […]

    $6 – $10

  • Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival

    Swan Island Annual Dahlia Festival
    Swan Island Dahlias at 995 NW 22nd Ave, Canby, OR 979013

    Stroll through almost 50 acres of breathtaking fields and a beautiful display garden of stunning dahlias featuring over 375 varieties! Take photos, enjoy their shop, and have some food from food truck vendors while you're there! There's live music on the weekend — it's the perfect easy outing in a colorful, beautiful setting. This year […]

    Free to attend

  • 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

  • O’Keefe Farms Annual Sunflower Festival

    O’Keefe Farms Annual Sunflower Festival
    O'Keefe Farms 17604 NE 182nd Ave, Brush Prairie, Washington

    Enjoy beautiful blooms at the Annual Sunflower Festival at O'Keefe Farms! You'll have access to the sunflower fields, photo ops, face painting, food, music, and amazing vendors, plus unlimited time to wander the fields. Hay rides are available at $1 per person. Dates are August 8, and 9, and August 15 and 16. Pricing: 5 […]

    Free – $10

  • Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival

    Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival
    Bella Organic Farm 16205 NW Gillihan Rd., Portland, OR, United States

    Celebrate summer at Bella Organic Farm’s 4th Annual Sunflower Festival, open August 1–September 12! Families can wander vibrant sunflower fields, let kids run and play, cut their own sunflowers, visit baby goats and farm animals, ride the Cow Train, enjoy seasonal food and drinks, and explore the farm store. Admission is just $10 per person, […]

    $6 – $10

  • 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

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