# Holiday Cheer: 57th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors at OHS > Event for families in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro area (OR / WA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM - Where: Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205 - Ages: Family-friendly - Price: Free and open to the public (books for sale) - Organizer: Oregon Historical Society - Official page: https://www.ohs.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/holiday-cheer-57th-annual-celebration-of-oregon-authors-at-ohs--listing-e1213317151cf20a293ac3a7 ## About The Oregon Historical Society opens the holiday season with its long-running Holiday Cheer, a free afternoon in its downtown museum where dozens of Oregon authors sit at long tables to chat with readers and sign their books. Families can look for children's and young-adult authors and pick up personally signed books as gifts for young readers, sip hot cocoa, and visit OHS's annual Meier & Frank Santaland display. Drop in any time between noon and 4 p.m.; there is no admission charge for the event, and books are bought through the OHS Museum Store at checkout stations rather than at the authors' tables. 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