# Things to do with kids in Clackamas County, OR

> 34 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Clackamas County, OR, in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Monster Mash](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/monster-mash--listing-a38381725b66a4012c0dc804) — Wed, Oct 28 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Happy Valley Library · checked Oct 14. Drop-in Halloween fun at Happy Valley Library: come in costume for trick-or-treating, decorate a treat bag and take a picture at the photo booth in Community Room A.
- [2026 Monster Mash](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/2026-monster-mash--listing-38040c73d29ae79ff0ce0d05) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Christ Church Parish, Lake Oswego · Ages 0–12 · Free · checked Oct 14. Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation's Halloween Day family event: walk through trick-or-treat 'streets' collecting candy, toys and trinkets at stations, visit Lake Oswego Fire and…
- [Creepy Crawly Encounters — Sandy Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/creepy-crawly-encounters-sandy-community-center--listing-24c537ff3f6f8648cc625171) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · Sandy Community and Senior Center (Auditorium) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. On Halloween afternoon, Sandy residents Judit and Andy, members of Sandy's Bee City USA Action Group, bring their collection of critters to the Sandy Community and Senior Center…
- [Great Pumpkin Toss](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/great-pumpkin-toss--listing-9cc12b1a8f71985f9f999faf) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Westlake Fire Station (Westlake Park), Lake Oswego · Free · checked Oct 14. Post-Halloween event where participants climb the training tower at the Westlake Fire Station and toss their pumpkins (carved or not) at a target below. Hosted by the Lake Oswego…
- [Day of the Dead Celebration — Wilsonville](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/day-of-the-dead-celebration-wilsonville--listing-ea16544a9711e451a75c209c) — Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Wilsonville High School · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Wilsonville's free Day of the Dead celebration takes place in the evening at Wilsonville High School. The program includes live mariachi, a catrina contest and a live performance…
- [Pony Bead String Lights for Tweens — Lake Oswego Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/pony-bead-string-lights-for-tweens-lake-oswego-library--listing-248a561fd0da49d538cc970d) — Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Lake Oswego Public Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Tweens brighten up the darker months by making a 4.5-foot beaded garland from an assortment of pony beads and a battery-powered string of LED lights at this Lake Oswego Public…
- [Nerd-Con 2026 Library Takeover — West Linn](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/nerd-con-2026-library-takeover-west-linn--listing-72ae3a0c56e3e1aa05baa5db) — Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · West Linn Public Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. West Linn Public Library's sixth annual Nerd-Con takes over the whole building for an evening of fandom fun. Expect prizes, free comic books, trading cards, LEGO and Mario Kart…
- [Drive A Robot (grades K-5) — West Linn Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/drive-a-robot-grades-k-5-west-linn-library--listing-59ddad86397a6a41ef1ab3cf) — Fri, Nov 6 · 10:30 AM · West Linn Public Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Kids in kindergarten through fifth grade meet robots built by West Linn High School's 2B Determined FRC robotics team and get to drive one themselves during a short 15-minute…
- [Irving Berlin's White Christmas at Lakewood Theatre Company](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/irving-berlin-s-white-christmas-at-lakewood-theatre-company--listing-b36e6271c349d3d79ab5ab55) — Fri, Nov 6 (+27 more dates) · Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego · Paid · checked Oct 24. Lakewood Theatre Company stages the holiday musical Irving Berlin's White Christmas on its main stage at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego. Built around Irving…
- [Light Up the Night Community Bike Ride — Wilsonville](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/light-up-the-night-community-bike-ride-wilsonville--listing-31a983279bed79c442facfcd) — Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · SMART Welcome Center, Wilsonville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. SMART, Wilsonville's transit agency, hosts a family-friendly evening bike ride celebrating bright bikes and being seen after dark. Riders gather at the SMART Welcome Center at 5…
- [Planting at Scouters Mountain Nature Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/planting-at-scouters-mountain-nature-park--listing-9f578f958b4843b5fd5310a9) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Scouters Mountain Nature Park, Happy Valley · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Metro invites volunteers to Scouters Mountain Nature Park in Happy Valley on Saturday, November 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to plant native plants along the park's hiking…
- [Reimagining Birding at Newell Creek Canyon](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/reimagining-birding-at-newell-creek-canyon--listing-90df147e2f3864adb67d8287) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park, Oregon City · All ages · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Oregon Metro's free nature walk at Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park in Oregon City is led by local nature educator Gladys Ruiz. Rather than a checklist-style bird count, the…
- [Celebrate Diwali: Classical Indian Dance Performance — Lake Oswego Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/celebrate-diwali-classical-indian-dance-performance-lake-oswego-librar--listing-825470d3d2718d148a0b06c3) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM · Lake Oswego Public Library · Free · checked Oct 16. In honor of Diwali, dancers from the Nartana School of Kuchipudi Dance in Beaverton perform Kuchipudi, a centuries-old classical dance form from southern India known for its…
- [Indian Classical Dance](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/indian-classical-dance--listing-130ade0a89fab5a7350d6691) — Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Happy Valley Library · checked Oct 14. Performance introducing Kathak, a dance style from Northern India, with artist Shivani Joshi and traditional Indian music, in Community Rooms A & B at Happy Valley Library…
- [No School Day Camp at North Clackamas Aquatic Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/no-school-day-camp-at-north-clackamas-aquatic-park--listing-6a3e17b88c798051697d0e39) — Tue, Nov 10 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · North Clackamas Aquatic Park, Milwaukie · From $112 · checked Oct 16. On a school day off, kids in grades K-5 spend the day at North Clackamas Aquatic Park making friends, doing crafts and activities, and swimming under supervision in the wave pool…
- [Kenny雙語手工時間 / Craft Time with Kenny](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kenny-craft-time-with-kenny--listing-946b6b660f81bcabc64f894f) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Happy Valley Library · checked Oct 14. Bilingual Chinese/English monthly craft session with Kenny at Happy Valley Library, held on the second Saturday of each month to explore the creativity of different cultures…
- [Mushroom Hike at Mount Talbert Nature Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/mushroom-hike-at-mount-talbert-nature-park--listing-f6990da291499a0bfb9f7681) — Sat, Nov 14 · Mount Talbert Nature Park (picnic shelter), Clackamas · All ages · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Local mushroom guide Leah Bendlin leads a two-hour, easy-rated hike through Mount Talbert Nature Park to explore the weird and wonderful world of fungi in peak mushroom season…
- [Young Chefs Club (ages 11-14) — Sandy](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/young-chefs-club-ages-11-14-sandy--listing-cf34225fb918c41e6fcbf8c9) — Wed, Nov 18 (+1 more date) · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Sandy Community & Senior Center · Ages 11–14 · From $10 · checked Oct 16. A hands-on monthly cooking series for middle-schoolers at the Sandy Community & Senior Center. Participants practice knife skills and different cooking techniques while making…
- [Trillium Creek Planting Party — Damascus](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/trillium-creek-planting-party-damascus--listing-4bfb00973ffb0d0db9b6d000) — Sat, Nov 21 · Trillium Creek Park, Damascus · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District invites volunteers to a planting party at Trillium Creek Park in Damascus on Saturday, November 21. Volunteers explore the riparian…
- [Lake Oswego 62nd Annual Tree Lighting Festival](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lake-oswego-62nd-annual-tree-lighting-festival--listing-e6df181eaacf54abac64c2a6) — Fri, Nov 27 · 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Millennium Plaza Park, Lake Oswego · checked Oct 14. Lake Oswego's holiday tree lighting festival at Millennium Plaza Park with a holiday marketplace, photos with Santa, Timberview Farm reindeer, letters to Santa with LO Police…
- [Letters to Winter Wonderland — Wilsonville Parks & Recreation](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/letters-to-winter-wonderland-wilsonville-parks-and-recreation--listing-312884f78ad5e36c7fac03a6) — Nov 30 – Dec 17 · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Wilsonville Parks and Recreation Administrative Offices · checked Oct 24. Wilsonville Parks and Recreation sets up a 'Letters to Winter Wonderland' station at its administrative office for the first weeks of December. Children can stop by on any…
- [Wilsonville Community Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/wilsonville-community-tree-lighting--listing-e6dd44e26a904408ed1f597e) — Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM · Town Center Park, Wilsonville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Wilsonville's annual Community Tree Lighting brings families to Town Center Park on a Thursday evening in early December. Along with the lighting of the tree there is hot cocoa…
- [Sandy Tree Lighting 2026 (Winterfest Kickoff)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/sandy-tree-lighting-2026-winterfest-kickoff--listing-f6236027aba9bd879938d04c) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Centennial Plaza, Sandy · checked Oct 14. Kickoff of Sandy's Winterfest with the city's annual tree lighting in Centennial Plaza: meet Santa, cookies, hot cocoa and carols by the high school choir, then the lights are…
- [Sandy Winterfest 2026 – Meinig Park Holiday Lights](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/sandy-winterfest-2026-meinig-park-holiday-lights--listing-bf82af06d5b00644376d9d83) — Dec 4 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy · checked Oct 14. Sandy's 5th annual Winterfest: Meinig Park is lit for the holidays from December 4 to January 3 for everyone to enjoy, with free community events through the season (tree…
- [Christmas in the Country at Philip Foster Farm](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/christmas-in-the-country-at-philip-foster-farm--listing-6faebd9c663220b426fd227a) — Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Philip Foster Farm, Eagle Creek · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Philip Foster Farm, the Oregon Trail-era homestead in Eagle Creek run by the Jacknife-Zion-Horseheaven Historical Society, opens its grounds for a free country Christmas on the…
- [The Peppermint Bear & The Unhappy Princess](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-peppermint-bear-and-the-unhappy-princess--listing-11f915264339dd701480b442) — Sat, Dec 5 (+5 more dates) · 11:00 AM · Lakewood Center for the Arts (Side Door Stage), Lake Oswego · Ages 3+ · From $17 · checked Oct 16. Lakewood Theatre Company's long-running children's holiday show comes back with a new 45-minute episode on the Side Door Stage, in the lower level of the Lakewood Center for the…
- [West Linn Annual Holiday Parade 2026 – "Light Up the Night" with Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/west-linn-annual-holiday-parade-2026-light-up-the-night-with-tree-ligh--listing-6f5491158881e54039df16e6) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM · Historic Willamette Main Street area (directions point: Willamette Fire Station, TVFR #59), West Linn · checked Oct 14. West Linn Parks & Recreation's annual holiday parade through the Historic Willamette Main Street area, combined this year with the Historic Willamette Main Street holiday tree…
- [Winterfest Holiday Market 2026](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winterfest-holiday-market-2026--listing-f319c472626a4079cf94916b) — Sat, Dec 5 (+2 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy · checked Oct 14. Evening holiday market in Meinig Park during Sandy's Winterfest with locally made and inspired goods: handcrafted items, arts and crafts, antiques, seasonal decorations and…
- [Winterfest Jolly Trolley 2026](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winterfest-jolly-trolley-2026--listing-89eb7ac6aa3a7b5b06057458) — Sat, Dec 5 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM · Meinig Park Lower Parking Lot, Sandy · Free · checked Oct 14. Free holiday trolley rides around Sandy to see lights and festive decorations, ending with a stop at Meinig Park. Each rider gets a goodie bag with a keepsake ornament. Seating…
- [Happy Valley Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/happy-valley-tree-lighting-ceremony--listing-62627d9a03c0db7e54592ca6) — Sun, Dec 6 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Happy Valley City Hall Parking Lot · checked Oct 14. Happy Valley's annual tree lighting celebration in the City Hall parking lot with festive entertainment, seasonal treats, visits with Santa and a countdown to lighting the…
- [Christmas Ships Trolley 2026 — Willamette Shore Trolley](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/christmas-ships-trolley-2026-willamette-shore-trolley--listing-ed82ba81cca1fe2280084007) — Tue, Dec 8 (+4 more dates) · 6:30 PM · Willamette Shore Trolley depot, Lake Oswego · From $49 · checked Oct 21. Watch the lighted Christmas Ships parade on the Willamette River from a vintage trolley car. The Willamette Shore Trolley runs evening excursions from its Lake Oswego depot along…
- [Family Trivia Night — West Linn Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/family-trivia-night-west-linn-library--listing-e2a50a221d2b48a31f2940cf) — Tue, Dec 8 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · West Linn Public Library (Community Room) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Teams of up to five people compete in five 10-question rounds, each on a different category, at West Linn Public Library's quarterly Family Trivia Night in the Community Room…
- [Tinseltown Trolley — Willamette Shore Trolley](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/tinseltown-trolley-willamette-shore-trolley--listing-50b5ebd8e8d7402809953d43) — Fri, Dec 11 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM · Willamette Shore Trolley depot, Lake Oswego · Paid · checked Oct 21. A 45-minute holiday ride on the historic Willamette Shore Trolley from its Lake Oswego depot. The decorated trolley is strung with holiday lights, and children get sweet treats…
- [Santa in Sandy 2026](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/santa-in-sandy-2026--listing-cae59a98fb3093156f9d1a87) — Fri, Dec 18 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy · checked Oct 14. Winterfest night with Santa Claus at Meinig Park: meet Santa, take a holiday photo and drop off letters to the North Pole.

## Places and ongoing programs

- [End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/end-of-the-oregon-trail-interpretive-center--listing-57aa6a0bbce7888c2e272602) — Mon–Sat 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec… · End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Information Center, Oregon City · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 14. Interpretive center at the western terminus of the Oregon Trail in Oregon City. Admission includes the Interpretive Center with interpreters, historic artifacts, wagons, a…
- [Family LEGO Club](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/family-lego-club--listing-17be80b7a57955bb0c4ba01e) — Third Saturday of the month, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, Community Room (page shows next session… · West Linn Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 14. Drop-in Family LEGO Club at West Linn Public Library on the third Saturday of each month: free play building with LEGO bricks and a chance to display creations. No experience or…
- [Family Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/family-storytime--listing-5c60a74508048e21e64169e6) — Thursdays 10:00–10:30 am in The Hollow. · West Linn Public Library · checked Oct 14. Weekly Family Storytime at West Linn Public Library with stories, songs and signing for families with young children (5 and under). No registration; capacity limited to the first…
- [Indoor Playground at LORAC (ages 0-4)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/indoor-playground-at-lorac-ages-0-4--listing-6d4e976589a6f99e1660a215) — Tuesdays + Thursdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. · LO Recreation & Aquatics Center (LORAC), Lake Oswego · Ages 0–4 · From $4 · checked Oct 16. A drop-in indoor play space for babies, toddlers and preschoolers up to age 4 at the Lake Oswego Recreation & Aquatics Center, open Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Children climb…
- [KidStrong Lake Oswego weekly classes and holiday camps](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kidstrong-lake-oswego-weekly-classes-and-holiday-camps--listing-51d05add1055d29c08792b26) — Weekly classes by age; camps during summer and holiday weeks · KidStrong Lake Oswego · Paid · checked Oct 14. Child-development training center where kids from crawling through age 11 take weekly coach-led classes built around developmental milestones (physical strength, cognitive skills…
- [Pokémon Club Trading Card Day — West Linn Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/pokemon-club-trading-card-day-west-linn-library--listing-0bc0c7d1029a1a92424e0555) — First Wednesday of every month, 4:30-5:30pm (November: at Nerd-Con, Thursday Nov. 5) · West Linn Public Library (The Hollow) · Free · checked Oct 16. On the first Wednesday of each month, kids through grade 12 bring their Pokémon card collections to West Linn Public Library to trade, meet other fans and show off favorite…
- [The Little Gym of Lake Oswego: Parent/Child, Pre-K and Grade School gymnastics](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-little-gym-of-lake-oswego-parent-child-pre-k-and-grade-school-gymn--listing-66a49aa21ea5d01a47035d64) — Weekly classes by age group (see gym schedule) · The Little Gym of Lake Oswego · Paid · checked Oct 14. Weekly progressive gymnastics and movement classes at The Little Gym of Lake Oswego, starting with Parent/Child classes for babies and toddlers (for example Bugs for 4 months to…
- [Toddler Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/toddler-storytime--listing-e0959113d2fd789427b3df63) — Wednesdays 10:15–11:00 am in Community Room A; dates currently posted run through… · Happy Valley Library · checked Oct 14. Drop-in toddler storytime at Happy Valley Library for 2-year-olds and their caregivers: a short and silly storytime followed by open play with books and toys. The library asks…

## Recently ended

- [Young Teen DIY: Duct Tape Wallet](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/young-teen-diy-duct-tape-wallet--listing-58d24bf7cb76b0ee753fca6c) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Kindergarten Carnival](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kindergarten-carnival--listing-ddc76bad68f77c3c862a4261) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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