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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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Kumoricon

Step into the exciting world of Anime and Japanese pop culture at Kumoricon!

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Spooktacular Halloween Carnival

Sellwood’s favorite Halloween festival returns, with tricks and treats for all!

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Free Day at the Discovery Museum

Explore the wonders of World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum at no cost. 

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Catlin Gabel – Beginning & Lower School Open House

Catlin Gabel School 8825 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, OR

Beginning & Lower School (Preschool - 5th Grade) Catlin Gabel’s open house events offer prospective families an opportunity to explore what makes us Oregon’s top independent school. Visit our 67-acre […]

Free

Trunk or Treat at Troutdale Market

Country Coffee Troutdale 26820 SE Stark St, Troutdale, OR

Grab your kids and costumes and head over to the Troutdale Market for an evening of festive, FREE family fun! Local businesses will have their trunks decorated and ready for […]

Free
Parents’ Night Out

Parents’ Night Out

Hidden Creek Community Center 5100 NE Hidden Creek Dr, Hillsboro, OR, United States

Parents can enjoy an evening out while kids have fun with arts & crafts, group games, and more! Don't worry about dinner - this fun night includes pizza, juice, fruit […]

$30
Grandma’s Halloween House

Grandma’s Halloween House

2210 SW 208TH Ave, Beaverton OR 97003 2210 SW 208th Ave, Beaverton, OREGON

FREE family-friendly walk-through Halloween display created by a  mother and daughter duo. Every year it gets bigger and better. This is our 3rd year as CARNAVAL DES ZOMBIE. Ringmaster tour […]

Free
Speed Puzzling Night

Speed Puzzling Night

Hillsboro Downtown Station 320 SE Baseline St, Hillsboro, O, United States

Think you’re the fastest puzzler in town? 🧩 Join us for Speed Puzzling, hosted by @portlandpuzzle starting Thursday, October 23rd at 7PM at Hillsboro Downtown Station! Complete a 500-piece puzzle as fast […]

$35
Evergreen

Evergreen Performance

Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, United States

World Forestry Center is proud to partner with Third Angle New Music to celebrate the place 3A has called home for 40 years. This special performance features a string quartet and clarinet […]

Visit a Haunted House

Visit a Haunted House

There's nothing like a good scare for Halloween and the Portland metro area has lots of frightful opportunities. Many have coupons on their sites or through internet coupon sites, so […]

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Open Play at PlayLab!

Open Play at PlayLab

PlayLab 7810 SE 15th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Looking for a cozy, FUN place to explore and play with your little as we head into the inclement fall & winter months? Join us for sensory play, creative building, […]

$10
THPRD Indoor Play Parks

THPRD Indoor Play Parks

Conestoga Recreation and Aquatic Center

Indoor Play Parks are officially back! 🎉 Cozy up in the Conestoga Recreation Center! Families with children up to 6 years of age can gather to interact and develop motor and […]

Free – $8
Triskelee Farm Fall Fest

Triskelee Farm Fall Fest

Triskelee Farms 29700 SW Mountain Rd., West Linn, Oregon

Want to a low key, crowd free fall pumpkin experience? Head to Triskelee Farm. Free admission to the market and pumpkin area. Come for kids fall activities! Kids activity pass […]

Free admission
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
2025 Cornlandia! MAiZE

2025 Cornlandia! MAiZE

The Maize at The Pumpkin Patch 16511 NW Gillihan Rd, Portland, OR, United States

The MAiZE at The Pumpkin Patch, the premier destination for family-friendly entertainment and fall harvest bounty on Sauvie Island, is thrilled to announce the celebration of our “Cornlandia” themed corn […]

$11

Pumpkin Patch Pool Party

Aloha Swim Center 18650 SW Kinnaman Road, Aloha, OR

Enjoy a fun spooky swim and pick a pumpkin (one pumpkin per child) in a floating pumpkin patch between 5-5:30 pm and then stay for open swim 5-6:30 pm. Fee […]

$10 – $12.50

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Fall never tasted so sweet.

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Birthdays don’t have to be expensive! 

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