This Weekend in PDX
Every week we share the very best of our popular Kids Calendar.
Pick out your holiday wreath and enjoy hot beverages and activities in the winter garden! Choose from a wide assortment of traditional or botanically decorated wreaths, each one is hand decorated and unique. Keep an eye out for woodland animal shapes as you explore the garden, then stop by the gift shop and Manor House …
Drop by the garden on the shortest day and longest night of the year for a special event. Decorate a rock, leave a note on the 2023 Gratitude Tree, and enjoy warm drinks by the fire. Bring your friends and family for a cozy time as we mark the turning point of the season and …
Join us for the inaugural TCF Holiday Makers Market! Indie creators, chill vibes, live music, and holiday spirit — what’s not to love?
Open Space presents their unconventional winter DANCE show, NOT-Cracker! Get it? Experience Portland’s very own holiday spectacular, set in the city we all love. NOT-Cracker tells the tale of Ted, an unfortunate friend who thinks they can’t dance–until they are swept up by a cast of wilding characters. Join Ted as they enter NOT-Cracker‘s colorful world, where dance finds …
Portland Village School invites you to our Craft Fair, Saturday, November 18th, 10am-4pm. We have 25 professional vendors, 60 student vendors, crafts, cake bingo, food, pocket fairy, and so much more! We hope to see you there.
Mischief managed. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are back on the big screen this month at THE JUDY! What’s It About: In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione return as teenagers to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve …
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“Yer a wizard, Harry!” It’s all aboard the Hogwarts Express this month at THE JUDY. What’s It About: On his eleventh birthday, a boy learns that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Whisked away from his life as an unwanted child, he enrolls at …
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With equal measures of pluck and positivity, Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage in the 1930’s. Confident that “the sun will come out tomorrow,” she finds a new home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his personal secretary, Grace — but will the …
Catalyst: NWCT’s Youth Company presents Annie JR. Read More »
Diwali, “the festival of lights,” is a holiday celebrated all across India. In collaboration with the Indian-American community, Northwest Children’s Theater is bringing the festivities to THE JUDY – our new home in downtown Portland. Decorate Rangoli, get a Mehendi (Henna) decoration, and learn a Diya (lamp) dance! Plus, there will be savory and sweet …
Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with internationally acclaimed Celtic folk group The Gothard Sisters. The three sisters present a high-energy, festive evening weaving together Christmas carols, Celtic tunes and songs, irish dancing and more. Great for the whole family – a perfect Christmas tradition!
Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with internationally acclaimed Celtic folk group The Gothard Sisters. The three sisters present a high-energy, festive evening weaving together Christmas carols, Celtic tunes and songs, irish dancing and more. Great for the whole family – a perfect Christmas tradition!
Join us for our DIY Winter Workshop at Frosted Fete! Design your own dollhouse dreamhouse (maybe the Barbie Dreamhouse you always wanted!) using a curated DIY dollhouse kit, make your own beeswax candle, and/or your own garland. Great for ages 4 through 104. Purchase a kit and show up to Frosted Fete to join the …
The holiday classic soars off the screen in this musical adaptation of the beloved television special. Because of his shiny nose, Rudolph doesn’t feel like he belongs in Christmastown and sets off to find a place that accepts him. Along his journey, he encounters fellow misfits, only to realize that home is where he has …
You’ll feel like a local in no time.
If not, get a sitter, because this show is nothing short of magical.
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In 2022, Portland got a generous serving of exciting and inventive new dessert shops, serving up goodies like New Zealand-style ice cream, vegan paletas, French-Asian pastries, and reimagined cinnamon rolls. So grab your kids and head to one of these tempting new treat spots.
Take out the family to Pono Brew Labs in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood. This easy, relaxed brew pub offers a South Pacific twist not only on craft brews, but on typical pub food. Plus, there are arcade games!
Here are our favorite, kid tested and approved bakeries around the Portland area.
Enter to win a free ticket & swag to the Sand Island Sand Castle Competition & Pirate Encampment in St. Helens.
Enter to win a Family Four-Pass to OCT’s “Me…Jane”
Enter to win a Family Four-Pass to OCT’s “Me…Jane”