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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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The Best Pumpkin Patches

Wholesome fun awaits! 

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Portland Regional Gem & Mineral 2025 Annual Show

The Portland Regional Gem & Mineral Show is a family-friendly event focused on Geology and Paleontology.

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Free Things to Do in October

Kids are expensive. Your fun doesn’t have to be!

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Restuarants Where Kids Eat Free

Or close to it! 

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Halloween Re-Engineered

Get ready for an exciting Halloween adventure! 

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Free Hayrides to the Bella Organic Farm’s Pumpkin Patch

Free Hayrides to the Pumpkin Patch at Bella Organic Farm are now running every day all the way until Halloween.

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SMILE Bike Bus to the Shack

SMILE Bike Bus to the Shack

Llewellyn Elementary 6301 SE 14th Ave., Portland, OR

Every Friday the Bike Bus will leave from the front of Llewelyn Elementary School, ride a loop on bike-friendly roads and greenways, and end at Sellwood Park! The ride will […]

Free

Music with Mr. Hoo at Taborspace

taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Join Mr. Hoo every 1st and 3rd Friday as he plays live music for children of all ages. A mix of original and classic songs, egg shakers for the kids […]

$10 – $20
Free Lunch + Play

Free Lunch + Play

Play for days at Free Lunch + Play, where kids come to share a meal and have fun in the sun! These events are fun, and when you attend them, […]

Free
Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians

Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians

World Forestry Center's Discover Musuem 4033 SW Canyon Road World Forestry Center, Portland, OR, United States

“We must walk lightly when we are between worlds with this sacred being.”  – Phillip Cash Cash Indigenous peoples have long been in relationship with and shared stories about sacred forest […]

$8
Brick Bending LEGO Art with Jeff Sanders

Brick Bending LEGO Art with Jeff Sanders

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

Don’t miss Brick Bending LEGO Art with viral sensation and Portland-based LEGO artist Jeff Sanders, whose mesmerizing, curved LEGO structures have enchanted over 250 million viewers online (check him out […]

Free with museum admission
LEGO® Brick Bending with Jeff Sanders

LEGO® Brick Bending with Jeff Sanders

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

Join viral LEGO artist Jeff Sanders for a four-day building adventure! Learn how to create curved geometric shapes using LEGOs, explore Jeff’s stunning designs, and take part in collaborative builds. […]

$11 – $25
Summer FUNgarden

Summer FUNgarden

Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR

See, smell, taste, listen, and feel—the summer fun of Lan Su! We invite families, students, and young creators to explore Lan Su in joyful, hands-on, and thoughtful ways this summer. […]

$11 – $25

2025 Vancouver Arts and Music Festival

Esther Short Park, 605 Esther Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 605 Esther Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Get ready to dive into a world of electrifying creativity July 31-Aug. 3, with the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, Washington!   There is […]

Free

PP&R Ladybug Nature Walk – Pre-registration required (10:00am)

Peninsula Park - Gazebo Meet near the covered gazebo near the intersection of N Albina Avenue and Holman Street., Portland

Ladybug Nature Walk at Peninsula Park – 10:00am Register for this Ladybug Walk here: LINK Ladybug Nature Walks are SLOW nature hikes for young children (ages 2-6) and their grown-ups. […]

$5

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39 Ideas for Fall Fun

It’s time for rain boots, y’all! 

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U-Pick Apple Orchards

Fall never tasted so sweet.

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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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