Looking for fun things to do in Portland, OR? Read on for five of our favorite Portland-area events from our family-friendly Kids Calendar.
(Heads up for next week: This Weekend will get its next update on Thursday, June 26, but you can find everything you need on our events calendar in the meantime.)
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Be sure to double-check details on the event host websites, as they are subject to change.
🎪 PDX Parent Family Festival at Topaz Farm
We’ll be out at Topaz Farm this Saturday for our big event of the year, the PDX Parent Family Festival — and it’s FREE! Come meet the PDX Parent team, grab a swag bag (while they last!), and enjoy kids activities, live music, delicious food, and all the farm fun.
📍 Topaz Farm
🕙 June 21, 9 am-2 pm
💲 Free
Can’t get enough festivals? You’ve got options:
Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
Columbia Play Project’s Family Play Day
Portland Thai Festival
Portland Poké Fest
Oregon Renaissance Faire
🎶 Zoo Nights at the Oregon Zoo
Live music, food carts, and animal watching after hours? Yes, please. Zoo Nights is one of our favorite summer traditions.
📍Oregon Zoo
🕙 Fridays, 6:30-8:30 pm
💲0-$30
Looking for more family-friendly tunes?
Tallulah’s Daddy & Friends at Mississippi Pizza
Friday Nights on the Farm at Hoffman Farms
Juneteenth Celebration Parade (NE Portland)
Celebrate Black joy and community with this annual parade and day of festivities. Expect music, food, vendors, and good vibes.
📍 Lillis Albina Park
🕙 June 21, 11 am-7 pm
💲 FREE
And here’s another celebration in Lake Oswego!
🌈 Pride at the Museum (OMSI)
Enjoy story time with Poison Waters, laser shows in the Kendall Planetarium, community booths, and hands-on science activities at this joyful, inclusive celebration.
📍 OMSI
🕙 June 20, 6-10 pm
💲 $8-$18
Speaking of museums: Miller Family Free Day at Portland Art Museum is also this weekend!
Prefer your Pride celebration outdoors? Pride Picnic at Leach Botanical Garden is a beautiful choice.
🚜 Big Trucks & Wacky Boats
Got a kiddo who loves anything with wheels or floats? This weekend delivers!
At Touch-a-Truck at Randall Children’s Hospital, little ones can climb into fire trucks, ambulances, diggers, and more.
📍 Randall Children’s Hospital
🕙 June 21, 9 am-noon
💲 FREE
Then head to Westmoreland Park for the hilarious Royal Rosarian Milk Carton Boat Race, where homemade vessels attempt to stay afloat.
📍 Westmoreland Casting Pond
🕙 June 22, 12-2 pm
💲 FREE
Looking for even more events?
🎉 These activities are just a fraction of the offerings on our popular Kids Calendar. There’s enough to fill your weekend to bursting, including Space Day! at Rice Museum and the Hillsboro Gem Faire. And if you’re raising a comedy fan, check out Kickstand Comedy in the Park — a free improv show at Laurelhurst Park this Friday. It’s all ages, and comics are instructed to perform their “clean” material (though there may be adult themes).
🍓 PS: It’s officially berry season. Our berry picking guide has everything you need to plan your first, second, or thirteenth u-pick of the year. (Pro tip: check farm social accounts before heading out — they usually update when the fields are picked over.) Prefer to let someone else do the picking? Pick berries up at your local farmers market.
We hope you have the best weekend!
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