# Things to do with kids in Multnomah County, OR

> 118 upcoming family events and 26 places and ongoing programs in Multnomah 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

- [Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/bella-organic-pumpkin-patch-and-corn-maze--listing-9dd6337f90fe3fdedc2aeb59) — Oct 14 – Oct 31 · Bella Organic · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 14. Sauvie Island farm with a pumpkin patch, free hayrides and activities (from Sept 26), and a 7-acre corn maze (2026 theme: 5 KIND ACTS) with about 2.7 miles of pathways. Pumpkin…
- [Curiosity Kids at OMSI (ages 3-5, bilingual)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/curiosity-kids-at-omsi-ages-3-5-bilingual--listing-21a5952b4c3f95527ae6ed7f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+5 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · OMSI Discovery Lab · Ages 3–5 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Hour-long, bilingual (English/Spanish) hands-on science and engineering workshops for children ages 3-5 and their families in OMSI's Discovery Lab. Each begins with a welcome and…
- [Explore Your Park at Mt. Tabor Park Playground](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/explore-your-park-at-mt-tabor-park-playground--listing-d9cd02e4a663e47544930ed9) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Mt. Tabor Park Playground · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Portland Parks' environmental educators kick off the fall Explore Your Park series beside the playground at Mt. Tabor. Families drop in any time during the two-hour window…
- [Fall Harvest Weekends at Topaz Farm](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fall-harvest-weekends-at-topaz-farm--listing-0a706d0df183926bd56ff402) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · Topaz Farm · From $12 · checked Oct 14. Timed-entry Fall Harvest weekends on Sauvie Island with limited attendance. Admission includes hayrides, the corn maze, the u-pick pumpkin field, farm animals, play areas…
- [Fiesta del Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fiesta-del-dia-de-muertos-day-of-the-dead-storytime--listing-bd4af9e99db85e892b54542e) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM · Fairview-Columbia Library · Free · checked Oct 14. Bilingual Spanish/English Day of the Dead celebration at Fairview-Columbia Library, with a special storytime, sugar skulls and crafts. Free and no registration needed; space and…
- [Howloween at the Oregon Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/howloween-at-the-oregon-zoo--listing-3d98a2325e3093653de09485) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM · Oregon Zoo · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Oregon Zoo's Halloween celebration runs over two October weekends (Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25), 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Kids are encouraged to come in costume (no full face masks…
- [Marigolds y Memorias – Milagro Día de los Muertos Production](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/marigolds-y-memorias-milagro-dia-de-los-muertos-production--listing-45ba6062c9d4d63c774068e2) — Oct 14 – Nov 8 · Milagro Theatre · All ages · From $24 · checked Oct 16. The centerpiece of Milagro's 31st annual Día de los Muertos Celebration is Marigolds y Memorias, an original ensemble-devised play inspired by the traveling carpa tradition…
- [The Halloween Ball (Northwest Children's Theater)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-halloween-ball-northwest-children-s-theater--listing-c37c164f2e00d31192d1d138) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM · The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts (Northwest Children's Theater) · Paid · checked Oct 14. Immersive Halloween event for the whole family at The Judy: a costume parade in the Grand Lobby, an interactive live story time, a dance party and Halloween treats at…
- [Witch Key (Portland Puppet Museum family show)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/witch-key-portland-puppet-museum-family-show--listing-b91ff5915e64afb7b1626bd1) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM · Portland Puppet Museum · Ages 3+ · From $15 · checked Oct 14. Live family puppet show based on the museum's film 'Witch Key': Sterling the Court Jester searches the enchanted forest and the Queen of Hearts' palace for the key to free Prince…
- [Artist-Led Tour: David Buckley Borden](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/artist-led-tour-david-buckley-borden--listing-0a69857654473f2ae94d6425) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Discovery Museum Gallery · Free · checked Oct 16. Meet with interdisciplinary designer, artist, and educator David Buckley Borden for a guided tour of our featured exhibition, Lookout Landscape. His colorful and immersive…
- [Artist-Led Tour: David Buckley Borden](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/artist-led-tour-david-buckley-borden--listing-4c198cb0f7c1c5595489c664) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM · Discovery Museum Gallery · Free · checked Oct 16. Meet with interdisciplinary designer, artist, and educator David Buckley Borden for a guided tour of our featured exhibition, Lookout Landscape. His colorful and immersive…
- [Fly Fishing: Learn the Basics (Metro workshop)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fly-fishing-learn-the-basics-metro-workshop--listing-70c6f3af3333d9b5004db171) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Blue Lake Regional Park (B1 picnic area), Fairview · Ages 7+ · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Introductory fly fishing workshop with fisheries biologist Anna Le at Blue Lake Regional Park's B1 picnic area. Participants learn fly casting, knot tying, rod setup, trout…
- [Free Day at the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/free-day-at-the-world-forestry-center-discovery-museum--listing-7c294e8ccaf30eae19e68584) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free admission to the Discovery Museum as part of World Forestry Center's 2026 Free Day Series celebrating its 60th anniversary (presented by Hampton Lumber). Explore interactive…
- [Full Moon Hike at Tryon Creek](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/full-moon-hike-at-tryon-creek--listing-bb3809919ba1bef348d069f9) — Sun, Oct 25 · 5:45 PM – 7:30 PM · Tryon Creek State Natural Area · Ages 13+ · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Friends of Tryon Creek staff and members invite the public on an early-evening full moon hike at Tryon Creek State Natural Area on Sunday, October 25, starting at 5:45 p.m…
- [hecho a mano: Elementos del Altar — Día de Muertos nicho workshop at Milagro](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/hecho-a-mano-elementos-del-altar-dia-de-muertos-nicho-workshop-at-mila--listing-357fd538b7f1e6bce3750814) — Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · El Zócalo at El Centro Milagro · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A hands-on Día de Muertos workshop in El Zócalo, the community gathering space at El Centro Milagro. Altar artist Ximena Morales explains the elements, offerings and stories that…
- [Morning Bird Walks at Tryon Creek](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/morning-bird-walks-at-tryon-creek--listing-e78a557bbee5f653cfb91e5b) — Sun, Oct 25 (+2 more dates) · 8:15 AM – 10:15 AM · Tryon Creek State Natural Area · checked Oct 20. Park Ranger Rhett leads morning bird walks at Tryon Creek State Natural Area on three Sundays this fall: October 25, November 8 and November 22. Each walk starts at 8:15 a.m. in…
- [Little Trout Play Park — pop-up indoor playground for ages 0–4](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/little-trout-play-park-pop-up-indoor-playground-for-ages-0-4--listing-ffdf403e082baa5a200486ea) — Wed, Oct 28 (+5 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Sam Cox Building, Glenn Otto Community Park, Troutdale · Ages 0–4 · From $2 · checked Oct 24. Troutdale Recreation's pop-up indoor playground returns to the Sam Cox Building in Glenn Otto Community Park on Wednesday mornings this fall. Designed for little ones ages 0–4…
- [Explore Your Park at Cathedral Park Nature Patch](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/explore-your-park-at-cathedral-park-nature-patch--listing-e901e36e66db0939cb489bf0) — Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Cathedral Park Nature Patch (along N Edison under the St. Johns Bridge) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the Friday before Halloween, Portland Parks' environmental education team sets up in the nature patch along N Edison Street, right under the St. Johns Bridge in Cathedral…
- [STEAM + Skate Day Camps at Oaks Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/steam-skate-day-camps-at-oaks-park--listing-587885eaa61e7ddd450a9c88) — Fri, Oct 30 (+10 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Oaks Park · From $40 · checked Oct 16. Oaks Park runs single-day and three-day STEAM + Skate camps on school days off. Campers in grades 1 through 8 start the morning with games and group activities, then do hands-on…
- [Altares y Muertos Tour — Milagro Central Eastside Muertos Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/altares-y-muertos-tour-milagro-central-eastside-muertos-celebration--listing-5da23e5b409cf7eddedee99c) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM · El Zócalo at El Centro Milagro (tour start) · Free · checked Oct 24. Milagro's free Día de Muertos altar tour starts in El Zócalo at El Centro Milagro, where each participant receives a garland of silk marigolds (cempasúchil) to wear or wrap…
- [Halloween at Pittock Mansion](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/halloween-at-pittock-mansion--listing-b4589443bb14f551d0579594) — Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Pittock Mansion · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Halloween day at Pittock Mansion: guests explore the mansion as 'guests of the Pittocks', collect sweet treats, and can take part in an optional scavenger hunt and craft…
- [Kids Creation Club: Spooky Halloween Crafts — Belmont Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kids-creation-club-spooky-halloween-crafts-belmont-library--listing-716555ce2c82fc32ec071737) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Belmont Library · checked Oct 20. Belmont Library's Kids Creation Club holds a special Halloween edition on Saturday, October 31, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the library's large community room. Children drop in to…
- [Lectura de los Muertos at Nossa Familia Coffee](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lectura-de-los-muertos-at-nossa-familia-coffee--listing-ed44c49987bafdd13eae9614) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Nossa Familia Coffee · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free Día de Muertos talk at Nossa Familia Coffee's Central Eastside café, one of the satellite events of the Milagro Central Eastside Muertos Celebration. IDEAL PDX artist…
- [Trick or Treat Troutdale](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/trick-or-treat-troutdale--listing-06e999aebbe58fbd69f7359c) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Historic downtown Troutdale · All ages · checked Oct 24. Downtown Troutdale's businesses hand out treats to costumed children of all ages on Halloween afternoon, giving families an early, daylight start to the evening. Kids walk the…
- [Trick-or-Treating and Halloween Party at McMenamins Kennedy School](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/trick-or-treating-and-halloween-party-at-mcmenamins-kennedy-school--listing-7b162f9c25f6414d3e7d0bd0) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM · McMenamins Kennedy School · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Kennedy School, McMenamins' hotel and pub complex in a former Northeast Portland elementary school, invites kids in costume to trick-or-treat around the property on Halloween…
- [Zombies and Goddesses – Halloween Performance and Party](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/zombies-and-goddesses-halloween-performance-and-party--listing-199a7538b69ae0a720cae55c) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM · Portland Puppet Museum · Ages 3+ · From $20 · checked Oct 14. Halloween puppet show and party: Melvin, a lovable zombie and former movie usher in an abandoned Parisian movie theater, is transformed by two goddesses into many forms of…
- [Laser K-Pop Demon Hunters — Kendall Planetarium laser show at OMSI](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/laser-k-pop-demon-hunters-kendall-planetarium-laser-show-at-omsi--listing-4aa62978b3679d3892681404) — Nov 1 – Nov 30 · 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Kendall Planetarium, OMSI · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A 30-minute laser show in OMSI's Kendall Planetarium set to the music of the animated hit K-Pop Demon Hunters, with laser effects swirling across the dome in time to the songs…
- [OMSI $5 Days](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/omsi-5-days--listing-500de9a18f77409135fca920) — Sun, Nov 1 (+1 more date) · OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 14. Discounted museum days at OMSI: museum admission is $5 per person, and tickets for Empirical Theater and Kendall Planetarium shows, USS Blueback submarine tours (ages 3+) and…
- [Fall Discount Days at the Oregon Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fall-discount-days-at-the-oregon-zoo--listing-d7aa824cdf4ac59c64d545d0) — Nov 2 – Nov 8 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM · Oregon Zoo · All ages · From $13 · checked Oct 16. For one week in early November the Oregon Zoo drops general admission to $13, a good chance for families to visit the elephants, sea otters, penguins and other animals at a lower…
- [Fiesta del Día de Muertos — Kenton Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fiesta-del-dia-de-muertos-kenton-library--listing-54ca38ae516354008dd134f8) — Mon, Nov 2 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Kenton Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Kenton Library invites families to celebrate Día de los Muertos with stories, crafts and plenty of fun in the branch's large community room. The program is presented in Spanglish…
- [Forest Stories storytime at the Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/forest-stories-storytime-at-the-discovery-museum--listing-2147f724833ae613f209522d) — Wed, Nov 4 (+1 more date) · 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center · With admission · checked Oct 14. Storytime on the first Wednesday of the month in the Discovery Museum's reading nook, featuring forests and forest-themed books that connect adults and children; coloring pages…
- [Chrysanthemum Floral Design Showcase at Lan Su](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/chrysanthemum-floral-design-showcase-at-lan-su--listing-26a4ffdfe404d9afbbf38a00) — Nov 5 – Nov 15 · 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Lan Su Chinese Garden · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Part of Lan Su Chinese Garden's Chrysanthemum Festival, in partnership with the PNW Florist Association: works by 18 local floral artists and featured designer Toni Tibbits on…
- [Nights of the Golden Flower (Lan Su Chrysanthemum Festival)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/nights-of-the-golden-flower-lan-su-chrysanthemum-festival--listing-2de1f9540e0ba201a4afd977) — Thu, Nov 5 (+3 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Lan Su Chinese Garden · All ages · From $32 · checked Oct 14. Evening opening of Lan Su's Chrysanthemum Festival: the illuminated works of 18 floral artists and featured designer Toni Tibbits among glowing lanterns, with gentle music, dance…
- [PJ Library Indoor Playground](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/pj-library-indoor-playground--listing-13a078cb1d055949ddbfbcff) — Thu, Nov 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mittleman Jewish Community Center · Free · checked Oct 14. A special monthly morning for parents/caregivers and their children up to 5 years old at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center: play, meet friends, run, have a snack, sing and…
- [Wee Wonders in Science with OMSI — Fairview-Columbia Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/wee-wonders-in-science-with-omsi-fairview-columbia-library--listing-23ba769953d4ba00af4bb330) — Thu, Nov 5 · 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM · Fairview-Columbia Library · Ages 3–6 · Free · checked Oct 16. OMSI educators bring an introductory science class for little ones to Fairview-Columbia Library. Children explore chemistry, physics and biology by making chemicals change color…
- [Nature Storytime at Tryon Creek (Bats; Mushrooms)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/nature-storytime-at-tryon-creek-bats-mushrooms--listing-79475b69829ec8e3dbdda446) — Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Tryon Creek State Natural Area (near the Nature Center) · With admission · checked Oct 14. Storytime series with local author, illustrator and naturalist Audrey Sauble: gather near the Nature Center for a story, activity and walk introducing children and adults to…
- [Stewardship Day at Glendoveer Nature Trail](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/stewardship-day-at-glendoveer-nature-trail--listing-31cb41b5fca9baeec3dc97ce) — Fri, Nov 6 (+1 more date) · 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Glendoveer Nature Trail (parking lot at NE 148th Ave and NE Halsey St) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in volunteer morning on the Glendoveer Nature Trail in east Portland, where Metro's community education and stewardship team helps neighbors plant native plants and tend…
- [Kids Junk Orchestra's Rhythm & Motion Class](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kids-junk-orchestra-s-rhythm-and-motion-class--listing-85a5e86bead9883d87722aaa) — Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · St. Johns Library · checked Oct 14. Kids Junk Orchestra leads a rhythm and motion class at St. Johns Library. Using non-conventional items such as buckets and recycled objects, youth learn to create different…
- [Open Classroom at Tryon Creek Nature Classroom](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/open-classroom-at-tryon-creek-nature-classroom--listing-5fe2568dd148f626152ea0b0) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Tryon Creek State Natural Area (Nature Classroom) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Drop-in Nature Classroom for parents and children visiting Tryon Creek: nature-themed arts and crafts and learning about animals, plants and fungi. Nov. 7 theme: mushrooms and…
- [Prehistoric Life: Thriving in a Changing World](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/prehistoric-life-thriving-in-a-changing-world--listing-cc7eb7b6dd34a3cd2c0f7a63) — Sat, Nov 7 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Gregory Heights Library · All ages · checked Oct 14. The Fossil Team visits Gregory Heights Library with prehistoric fossils and modern animal bones. Participants travel back in time to explore how animals adapted, competed and…
- [Traditional Native Games & Storytelling with Drea Robideau — Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/traditional-native-games-and-storytelling-with-drea-robideau-central-l--listing-a9acd728140e183bf72bdb5d) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM · Central Library · Free · checked Oct 16. For Native American Heritage Month, community artist, teacher and storyteller Drea Robideau leads families in traditional Native games and stories at Central Library downtown…
- [African Song and Dance Workshop — Fairview-Columbia Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/african-song-and-dance-workshop-fairview-columbia-library--listing-6e3e0198c3dfc01dd91b9c88) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM · Fairview-Columbia Library · checked Oct 20. At Fairview-Columbia Library on Sunday, November 8, Habiba, a native of Ghana, leads a 45-minute interactive lesson in West African culture through song and dance. Wearing…
- [Crepes dulces para familias / Sweet Crepes for Families — Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/crepes-dulces-para-familias-sweet-crepes-for-families-central-library--listing-d80670699f014140c4bc03b0) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Central Library · Free · checked Oct 16. A bilingual (Spanish and English) cooking demonstration for families at Central Library. Learn a simple way to make fresh French crepes, get ideas for a range of sweet and savory…
- [Fly Fishing: Beyond the Basics at Blue Lake](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fly-fishing-beyond-the-basics-at-blue-lake--listing-127293770e3b566218419fc7) — Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Blue Lake Regional Park, Fairview · Ages 7+ · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. This follow-up workshop from Oregon Metro is meant for people who have already taken Metro's introductory 'Fly fishing: Learn the basics' class with fisheries biologist and…
- [Mushroom Mania at Tryon Creek](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/mushroom-mania-at-tryon-creek--listing-267488118b91cf0a6175a37a) — Sun, Nov 8 · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Tryon Creek State Natural Area · Free · checked Oct 14. Fall fungi celebration at Tryon Creek: scavenger hunt to find a mushroom figurine, guided mushroom-themed hikes, a presentation by a guest park ranger, a truffle dog demo…
- [Stimson Lumber Tree Arrival](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/stimson-lumber-tree-arrival--listing-aaac379d89df2fe5ef32b08c) — Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Pioneer Courthouse Square · checked Oct 14. Kick-off of the holiday season downtown as Portland's 75-foot Douglas-fir holiday tree is welcomed to Pioneer Courthouse Square ('Portland's Living Room'). Visitors can say hello…
- [Amazing Whales with OMSI](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/amazing-whales-with-omsi--listing-7ff81e719bf811dd9a0a2c95) — Wed, Nov 11 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Albina Library · checked Oct 14. OMSI brings its whale program to Albina Library. Young marine biologists take a close-up look at whales, examine baleen, and learn about the adaptations, habitat and stewardship…
- [Creature Teachers! — Midland Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/creature-teachers-midland-library--listing-ec6581920f78fd23e7356450) — Wed, Nov 11 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Midland Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Creature Teachers brings live animals to Midland Library in east Portland for an evening introduction to the animal kingdom. After learning a few cool facts about each animal…
- [Veterans Day Free Admission at the Oregon Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/veterans-day-free-admission-at-the-oregon-zoo--listing-a8dbcfebd0ed4e8885b57f41) — Wed, Nov 11 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM · Oregon Zoo · With admission · checked Oct 16. On Veterans Day the Oregon Zoo offers free admission to active military members, veterans and their families. Each active military member or veteran can receive up to three…
- [Forest Field Day: Dirt Day (homeschool program)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/forest-field-day-dirt-day-homeschool-program--listing-2b826888e1a1ef427fe8d7ec) — Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Hoyt Arboretum · Ages 5–14 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Hoyt Arboretum homeschool program exploring soil and what lives beneath our feet. Designed for children 5-14; one adult per family is required to attend (free); non-participating…
- [Celebrating Native Stories and Traditional Native Games — East County Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/celebrating-native-stories-and-traditional-native-games-east-county-li--listing-c31d799aa313dff9c03ef43e) — Sat, Nov 14 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · East County Library, Gresham · checked Oct 20. For Native American Heritage Month, East County Library in Gresham hosts community artist, teacher and storyteller Andrea "Drea" Robideau (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate; White Earth…
- [Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club 2026 Fall Show](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/columbia-gorge-model-railroad-club-2026-fall-show--listing-44c4d3b482c022be3d1ff2fb) — Sat, Nov 14 (+7 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club · From $15 · checked Oct 16. The Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club opens its large model railroad layout in North Portland to the public for its annual fall show over four weekends in November and early…
- [Comedia, magia, malabares y humor absurdo con Ángel Ocasio](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/comedia-magia-malabares-y-humor-absurdo-con-angel-ocasio--listing-8b939b2dcaab1a1408839825) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM · Rockwood Library · All ages · checked Oct 14. Bilingual (Spanish/English) family show with performer Ángel Ocasio at Rockwood Library: a wacky 45-minute show filled with comedy, magic, juggling and silly antics, aimed at…
- [Explore Your Park at Westmoreland Park Playground](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/explore-your-park-at-westmoreland-park-playground--listing-89dd3cee5a94d7046026a621) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Westmoreland Park Playground · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The fall Explore Your Park series stops at Westmoreland Park in Sellwood-Moreland. Portland Parks educators run a free drop-in morning built around a self-guided scavenger hunt…
- [Fall Festival of Shakespeare](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fall-festival-of-shakespeare--listing-59b729c49b2705b45eade87b) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM · Winningstad Theatre · All ages · From $23.30 · checked Oct 20. Students from Portland-area middle and high schools take the stage at the Winningstad Theatre for this two-day festival of Shakespeare performances. Each ticketed performance…
- [Karts with SCRAP!](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/karts-with-scrap--listing-efee05f8a89f20024229c218) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Capitol Hill Library · checked Oct 14. Creative-reuse workshop with SCRAP PDX at Capitol Hill Library. Crafters design zany, unique karts from reused materials, learn how to make working wheels and axles, and can race…
- [NAHM Celebrating Native Stories: Author Michaela Goade](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/nahm-celebrating-native-stories-author-michaela-goade--listing-31038a50b754ca0c6b01271d) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · East County Library, Gresham · All ages · checked Oct 14. Native American Heritage Month program at East County Library: a family discussion with Tlingit picture-book artist and author Michaela Goade, whose award-winning artwork for the…
- [A Defiant Voice: Metropolitan Youth Symphony plays Shostakovich's Fifth](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/a-defiant-voice-metropolitan-youth-symphony-plays-shostakovich-s-fifth--listing-de03913ff191d987a0c82ac8) — Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · All ages · From $27.80 · checked Oct 24. Metropolitan Youth Symphony's student musicians take the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall stage for an evening built around Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, the composer's defiant…
- [The Mountain That Loved a Bird (Oregon Symphony Family Series)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-mountain-that-loved-a-bird-oregon-symphony-family-series--listing-73b6817f24ffb27da9954dd3) — Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Ages 5–12 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Oregon Symphony Family Series concert: Caroline Shaw's musical setting of Alice McLerran's children's book about a barren mountain and a visiting bird named Joy, narrated live by…
- [Home for the Holidays: Holidays from Around the World at Pittock Mansion](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/home-for-the-holidays-holidays-from-around-the-world-at-pittock-mansio--listing-87ec435d5b252c3b4ea1725a) — Nov 16 – Jan 10 · Pittock Mansion · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Pittock Mansion's annual holiday celebration: eighteen rooms in the mansion and Gate Lodge decorated with displays inspired by holiday traditions from Europe, the Middle East…
- [Cooking History: Black Eyed Peas — Gregory Heights Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/cooking-history-black-eyed-peas-gregory-heights-library--listing-7e28b4af73a3b4c0e0f6eaa7) — Tue, Nov 17 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Gregory Heights Library · checked Oct 20. Gregory Heights Library hosts Cooking History: Black Eyed Peas, presented by Stones, Bones and Black-Eyed Peas, on Tuesday, November 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. Chef Michelle Guinn…
- [Creature Teachers — Sellwood-Moreland Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/creature-teachers-sellwood-moreland-library--listing-2b53e86573023d79abe62aaf) — Tue, Nov 17 · 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · Sellwood-Moreland Library · checked Oct 20. Creature Teachers brings its animals to the Sellwood-Moreland Library for an after-school program on Tuesday, November 17. The library pitches it as a tour of the weird and…
- [Indoor Playground at the MJCC Sportsplex](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/indoor-playground-at-the-mjcc-sportsplex--listing-4e8bb9815f6d9309d913afad) — Fri, Nov 20 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mittleman Jewish Community Center (Sportsplex) · From $12 · checked Oct 14. Once-a-month Friday open play for babies, toddlers and preschoolers in the MJCC's climate-controlled Sportsplex. Toys and equipment are set out, including a trampoline and…
- [Nature Journaling: Mushrooms at Tryon Creek](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/nature-journaling-mushrooms-at-tryon-creek--listing-759b593330fcb34f806d1707) — Fri, Nov 20 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Tryon Creek State Natural Area · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. Friends of Tryon Creek's nature journaling class on Friday, November 20, focuses on mushrooms, which are in season in the park's fall forest. Local author and science illustrator…
- [ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/zoolights-at-the-oregon-zoo--listing-acb73f86295b3f2cefadffbb) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 4:30 PM · Oregon Zoo · All ages · From $13 · checked Oct 14. The Oregon Zoo's holiday lights festival: wildlife-inspired light displays, a zoo train route past dozens of life-size animal lanterns, walk-through light tunnels and seasonal…
- [Explore Your Park at Mill Park Playground](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/explore-your-park-at-mill-park-playground--listing-a66467388770ca7f36c334af) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Mill Park Playground · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Portland Parks Environmental Education brings its free, all-ages Explore Your Park morning to Mill Park in east Portland's Mill Park neighborhood. At the check-in station near…
- [Illuminating Origami with Yuki for Kids](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/illuminating-origami-with-yuki-for-kids--listing-f6e05e105b61e4aea08c1a86) — Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Fairview-Columbia Library · checked Oct 14. Instructor Yuki Martin teaches kids to fold several kinds of origami lampshades step by step at Fairview-Columbia Library; the lampshades are lit with LED battery tealight…
- [Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition at OMSI](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/universal-theme-parks-the-exhibition-at-omsi--listing-ff57568abdc343febebce8ee) — Nov 21 – Apr 18 · OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) · All ages · From $17.50 · checked Oct 24. OMSI's big winter exhibition goes behind the scenes of Universal's theme park attractions to show the science and engineering behind the thrills, with nods to Jaws, Jurassic…
- [The Crown Maker: Portland Opera To Go](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-crown-maker-portland-opera-to-go--listing-1b64ef9eb751434d99ae4c3c) — Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Albina Library · checked Oct 14. Portland Opera To Go performs The Crown Maker at Albina Library, part of its Our Oregon series of original youth operas about extraordinary Oregon women. The opera tells the…
- [Explore Your Park at Wallace Park Playground](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/explore-your-park-at-wallace-park-playground--listing-44dacb30f770bbbb67d919fa) — Mon, Nov 23 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Wallace Park Playground · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The last stop of Portland Parks' fall Explore Your Park series lands at Wallace Park in Northwest Portland on the Monday of Thanksgiving week. Educators set up activity tables by…
- [Fall Into Science at Hoyt Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/fall-into-science-at-hoyt-arboretum--listing-63c601b1b6b596eb733cb28d) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Free drop-in nature-based science experiments led by Hoyt Arboretum Nature Educators during PPS Thanksgiving break, held indoors at the Visitor Center. Experiments are designed…
- [NWCT Wizard School (Thanksgiving-week camp)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/nwct-wizard-school-thanksgiving-week-camp--listing-9990207fccd85c2028e010bc) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · The Judy (Northwest Children's Theater) · Ages 6–12 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Three-day full-day theater camp from Northwest Children's Theater and School: 'NWCT's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry', where campers discover fantastic beasts, learn to cast…
- [All Ages Family Day! Catching Snowflakes](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/all-ages-family-day-catching-snowflakes--listing-f156a0bdea74d8b111b8e4e0) — Wed, Nov 25 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Bottle & Bottega - Portland, OR · All ages · From $40 · checked Oct 16. Paint All Ages Family Day! Catching Snowflakes in a guided class at Bottle & Bottega - Portland, OR. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [42nd Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/42nd-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony--listing-a25a363b7d57e2d3b9ed0260) — Fri, Nov 27 · 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM · Pioneer Courthouse Square · checked Oct 14. Portland's official holiday tree lighting at Pioneer Courthouse Square: a community sing-along led by Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini with Portland musical artists and chorale…
- [Holiday Express steam train](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/holiday-express-steam-train--listing-6d6cabdcd475f3e60903801d) — Fri, Nov 27 (+16 more dates) · Oregon Rail Heritage Center · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 14. Holiday train ride with Santa Claus and his elves behind a historic steam locomotive; heated vintage rail cars run along the Willamette River from the Oregon Rail Heritage…
- [Winter Wonderland Holiday Lights at Portland International Raceway](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winter-wonderland-holiday-lights-at-portland-international-raceway--listing-ac705a1371f29592c1edaa38) — Nov 27 – Dec 31 · Portland International Raceway · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Drive-through holiday light show at Portland International Raceway, a Portland tradition for more than 30 years; one ticket per carload. It is the largest fundraiser for Sunshine…
- [Breakfast with Santa at McMenamins Kennedy School](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-mcmenamins-kennedy-school--listing-59cf5267519c28c042fd2243) — Sat, Nov 28 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM · McMenamins Kennedy School · All ages · From $36 · checked Oct 20. McMenamins sets up Breakfast with Santa in the gymnasium of Kennedy School, its hotel and pub complex in Northeast Portland, on the two weekends after Thanksgiving. Instead of…
- [Cinderella (Northwest Children's Theater holiday musical)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/cinderella-northwest-children-s-theater-holiday-musical--listing-e369599588309a50dfeb483c) — Nov 28 – Jan 3 · The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts (Northwest Children's Theater) · Paid · checked Oct 14. NWCT's original holiday tap musical by Ezra Weiss: young Cinderella knows she's destined for the stage, but jealous relatives stand between her and the spotlight. Estimated run…
- [The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra & Paquita (The Portland Ballet)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-young-person-s-guide-to-the-orchestra-and-paquita-the-portland-bal--listing-ed37700b54638d7107095cbd) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM · BodyVox Dance Center · From $10 · checked Oct 16. The Portland Ballet's Thanksgiving-weekend performances pair two short ballets that work well as a first ballet outing for children. In The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra…
- [Forest Crafts w/ Rad Creative Space](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/forest-crafts-w-rad-creative-space--listing-3730e652ce44792bee9cdf11) — Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center · With admission · checked Oct 16. Join us once a month and explore your creative nature here at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum with our friend at RAD Creative. From Forests in a Bottle to paper snails…
- [Forest Crafts with RAD Creative Space](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/forest-crafts-with-rad-creative-space--listing-a155ad3b4676c15ce667b240) — Sun, Nov 29 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center · With admission · checked Oct 14. Monthly drop-in craft session in the World Forestry Center's Discovery Museum with RAD Creative: projects such as forests in a bottle, paper snails, seed shares and fairy houses…
- [A Xmas Cuento Remix at Milagro](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/a-xmas-cuento-remix-at-milagro--listing-47dad365319da759b3f776e5) — Wed, Dec 2 (+12 more dates) · 7:30 PM · Milagro Theatre · All ages · From $24 · checked Oct 16. Milagro, Portland's Latino arts and culture center, stages A Xmas Cuento Remix, a bilingual remix of A Christmas Carol full of Christmas songs in Spanish and English. Anita Chapa…
- [Breakfast with Santa at McMenamins Edgefield](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-mcmenamins-edgefield--listing-512ae6ce044ad8a2fde3efab) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM · McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale · All ages · From $36 · checked Oct 20. McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale holds its Breakfast with Santa in Blackberry Hall on the first weekend of December. It is a seated meal rather than a photo line: families get a…
- [George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (Oregon Ballet Theatre)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/george-balanchine-s-the-nutcracker-oregon-ballet-theatre--listing-2a055870587f584e5f1a201c) — Sat, Dec 5 (+10 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Keller Auditorium · Paid · checked Oct 14. Oregon Ballet Theatre's holiday production set to Tchaikovsky's score: Marie's godfather gives her a magical Nutcracker that comes to life, and she and the Nutcracker Prince…
- [Windy Wonderland & Tree Lighting — Troutdale](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/windy-wonderland-and-tree-lighting-troutdale--listing-1c62d1a3e9416a782c07957b) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM · The Troutdale House and Mayors Square, downtown Troutdale · All ages · checked Oct 24. Troutdale's two-day holiday festival fills its historic downtown on the first weekend of December. A holiday market of local makers with music and seasonal treats runs inside The…
- [Winter Family Crafts — Kenton Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winter-family-crafts-kenton-library--listing-0739959567269a5c0cbe197a) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Kenton Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Library staff at Kenton Library help families make cards and crafts celebrating winter and the holidays. It is a relaxed drop-in morning: come when you can and leave when you…
- [WinterFest & Wreath Sale at Leach Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winterfest-and-wreath-sale-at-leach-botanical-garden--listing-f0771e751be62177f38bf156) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · Leach Botanical Garden · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Annual Winterfest & Wreath Sale weekend at Leach Botanical Garden: stroll the winter grounds, shop a holiday market with artisan and nature-themed gifts, enjoy hot beverages and…
- [Holiday Cheer: 57th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors at OHS](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/holiday-cheer-57th-annual-celebration-of-oregon-authors-at-ohs--listing-e1213317151cf20a293ac3a7) — Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Oregon Historical Society · Free · checked Oct 24. 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…
- [Lev el Lev (Heart to Heart) — Chanukah Edition](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lev-el-lev-heart-to-heart-chanukah-edition--listing-b10c88c24cb043010d0f91ed) — Sun, Dec 6 · 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Rose Schnitzer Manor · Ages 0–5 · From $9 · checked Oct 21. A Chanukah-themed Jewish music class for babies, toddlers and preschoolers with the grown-ups in their lives — parents, grandparents and 'grandfriends' are all welcome. Led by…
- [The Midwinter Revels: Bread & Roses](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-midwinter-revels-bread-and-roses--listing-cf9aff6e9967eb99ef1b4c25) — Fri, Dec 11 (+5 more dates) · 7:30 PM · Scottish Rite Center · From $22 · checked Oct 16. Portland Revels' annual Midwinter Revels is a winter solstice celebration in song, dance and storytelling, with a large community cast that includes children. The 2026 show…
- [Holiday Pops Spectacular (Oregon Symphony)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/holiday-pops-spectacular-oregon-symphony--listing-9a295c0606a7651de5e379a6) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Paid · checked Oct 14. Oregon Symphony holiday concert with upbeat holiday music, guest performers including electric violinist and aerialist Janice Martin, the Oregon Chorale, sing-alongs and a visit…
- [Kid Creation Club: Create Your Own Terrarium — Belmont Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kid-creation-club-create-your-own-terrarium-belmont-library--listing-f501f1d91510a6c98da15716) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Belmont Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Amy Bryant Aiello, author of Terrarium Craft: Create 50 Magical, Miniature Worlds, leads a terrarium-making session at Belmont Library. She starts with a short history of…
- [Magic-O Fantastic-O Show! Mágic-O y Fantástic-O espectáculo](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/magic-o-fantastic-o-show-magic-o-y-fantastic-o-espectaculo--listing-a38bca5145c7b60c31898067) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Kenton Library · checked Oct 14. Bilingual English/Spanish comedy magic show with Stefano Iaboni at Kenton Library. Witty humor and illusions, with audience members becoming stars of the show through clever…
- [Merry Make a Gift — free family craft night in Troutdale](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/merry-make-a-gift-free-family-craft-night-in-troutdale--listing-e51863c9e5b117a9ee668f85) — Sat, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Reynolds High School (multipurpose room), Troutdale · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Troutdale Recreation turns the multipurpose room at Reynolds High School into a free holiday workshop where families make a handmade gift for someone special. All supplies are…
- [Doug Fir Day — Free Day at the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/doug-fir-day-free-day-at-the-world-forestry-center-discovery-museum--listing-4d0c42ff8ffa1aa602fb01de) — Sun, Dec 13 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The World Forestry Center celebrates Oregon's state tree with a free, family-friendly day at its Discovery Museum in Washington Park. Children and grown-ups can make their own…
- [Noche de Lotería — Kenton Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/noche-de-loteria-kenton-library--listing-43d58dec02fb29715e7a3337) — Sun, Dec 13 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kenton Library · Free · checked Oct 20. Kenton Library invites families to a Noche de Lotería on Sunday, December 13, from 4 to 5 p.m. Families play Lotería, the traditional Mexican bingo game, together, and the…
- [Paletas Mexicanas / Mexican Popsicles — Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/paletas-mexicanas-mexican-popsicles-central-library--listing-9a978bb50d36ba89a5f5da50) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Central Library · Free · checked Oct 16. A bilingual cooking class at Central Library where families learn to make three kinds of Mexican-style paletas (fruit popsicles): strawberry cream and mango cream made with milk…
- [Peacock Lane Holiday Lights](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/peacock-lane-holiday-lights--listing-0c846ac01ee6041f9c4c241c) — Dec 15 – Dec 31 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Peacock Lane · Free · checked Oct 20. Since 1932, the residents of Peacock Lane, a short street of mostly Tudor-style homes in Southeast Portland, have decorated their houses for Christmas with nativity scenes…
- [12th Annual Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/12th-annual-great-figgy-pudding-caroling-competition--listing-57af5867cf7583c69f47e238) — Fri, Dec 18 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Pioneer Courthouse Square · Free · checked Oct 14. Hundreds of carolers perform in front of shops, restaurants and hotels within a ten-block radius of Pioneer Courthouse Square, with the top three caroling groups holding a…
- [35th Annual Tuba Christmas Concert](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/35th-annual-tuba-christmas-concert--listing-6a5fca40dcac506683d76b70) — Sat, Dec 19 · 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM · Pioneer Courthouse Square · Free · checked Oct 14. Holiday brass tradition at Pioneer Courthouse Square: nearly 300 tubas play holiday music together while the crowd sings along. One of the largest Tuba Christmas performances in…
- [Crafty Natureland at Hoyt Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/crafty-natureland-at-hoyt-arboretum--listing-2487cddd6c9012ded34f1c8e) — Sat, Dec 19 · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Free drop-in nature crafts at the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center during PPS winter break. Nature Educators help visitors make simple crafts from leaves, cones, acorns, sticks and…
- [Create Your Own Terrarium with Amy Bryant Aiello — Holgate Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/create-your-own-terrarium-with-amy-bryant-aiello-holgate-library--listing-3f280904ceabbfc4dad2f2ce) — Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Holgate Library · Ages 8+ · checked Oct 20. Amy Bryant Aiello, author of Terrarium Craft: Create 50 Magical, Miniature Worlds, leads a terrarium-making workshop at Holgate Library on Saturday, December 19, from 2 to 3:30…
- [Home Alone in Concert (Oregon Symphony)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/home-alone-in-concert-oregon-symphony--listing-c62347f3cf57de2e815bbede) — Sat, Dec 19 (+1 more date) · 7:30 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Paid · checked Oct 14. The 1990 holiday comedy Home Alone screened with John Williams' score performed live to picture by the Oregon Symphony, conducted by Evan Roider. Billed as holiday fun for the…
- [Oregon Reptile Man — Fairview-Columbia Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/oregon-reptile-man-fairview-columbia-library--listing-bda4f9a7c65bd29e74ffc400) — Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Fairview-Columbia Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Rich Ritchey, the Oregon Reptile Man, brings 15 live reptiles to Fairview-Columbia Library and presents them one at a time, teaching about each. The lineup includes large…
- [Charlie FM Christmas Skate at Oaks Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/charlie-fm-christmas-skate-at-oaks-park--listing-51466c9a2da7b627c7ffd5de) — Mon, Dec 21 · 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Oaks Park Roller Rink · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 16. A holiday roller skating night at the Oaks Park Roller Rink with 97.1 Charlie FM on December 21 from 5 to 9:30 pm. The session is open to all ages and tickets are $20 per skater…
- [Dominic Walsh's Storybook Nutcracker (sensory-friendly)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dominic-walsh-s-storybook-nutcracker-sensory-friendly--listing-01376ce1a765ea278915e92f) — Wed, Dec 23 · 10:30 AM · Keller Auditorium · Paid · checked Oct 14. World-premiere sensory-friendly Nutcracker for young children and the neurodiverse community: a short, playful reimagining with easy-to-follow narration and new choreography by…
- [Portland Youth Philharmonic 65th Annual Concert-at-Christmas: Classical Top Ten](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-youth-philharmonic-65th-annual-concert-at-christmas-classical--listing-d95670946c150d8229f43970) — Sat, Dec 26 · 7:30 PM · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Portland Youth Philharmonic's holiday tradition, performed by young musicians: Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld Overture, Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5 and Rossini's William…
- [A Magical Cirque Christmas](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/a-magical-cirque-christmas--listing-1c25b4134a9578477d55561e) — Wed, Dec 30 · 7:30 PM · Keller Auditorium · All ages · From $68.30 · checked Oct 14. Holiday cirque show presented by Portland'5: acrobatics, strength and agility acts, comedy and magic set to modern holiday hits, billed as beloved by audiences of all ages…
- [Interactive Kid-Friendly Music with Maeve Stier — Woodstock Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/interactive-kid-friendly-music-with-maeve-stier-woodstock-library--listing-de0794a3dd4762da0d1fa1c5) — Wed, Dec 30 · 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Woodstock Library · checked Oct 20. In the week between Christmas and New Year's, Woodstock Library hosts accordionist and singer Maeve Stier for a 30-minute educational music performance on Wednesday, December 30…
- [Noon Year's Eve Party!](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/noon-year-s-eve-party--listing-e91e0c13b8c38e21f8c2ea86) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Capitol Hill Library · Free · checked Oct 14. Noon Year's Eve Party at Capitol Hill Library: balloons, activities and crafts in a free, family-friendly way to ring in the new year at midday. Aimed at families with little…
- [Noon Year's Eve Storytime / ¡Fiesta de Año Nuevo!](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/noon-year-s-eve-storytime-fiesta-de-ano-nuevo--listing-f4b955e56acf83e747fec47c) — Thu, Dec 31 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Fairview-Columbia Library · Free · checked Oct 14. Bilingual English/Spanish Noon Year's Eve Storytime at Fairview-Columbia Library with music, dancing, books and a special craft, a free family-friendly way to ring in the new…
- [Magic-O Fantastic-O Comedy Magic Show — Holgate Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/magic-o-fantastic-o-comedy-magic-show-holgate-library--listing-054d6179865487f3c4d49312) — Sat, Jan 2 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Holgate Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Start the new year with a bilingual comedy magic show at Holgate Library. Stefano Iaboni combines witty humor and illusions, and audience members become part of the act through…
- [Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Broadway in Portland)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/disney-s-beauty-and-the-beast-broadway-in-portland--listing-aa01a57c9d50a849f42bde94) — Tue, Jan 5 (+5 more dates) · Keller Auditorium · Paid · checked Oct 14. Touring production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast presented by Broadway in Portland at Keller Auditorium, January 5–10, 2027. All guests entering the theater, regardless of…
- [Oregon Symphony Symphony Storytime at Northwest Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/oregon-symphony-symphony-storytime-at-northwest-library--listing-a814b51bb87054bc7677bb90) — Mon, Jan 11 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Northwest Library (Multnomah County Library) · Free · checked Oct 14. Free library storytime where a library reader tells stories while an Oregon Symphony musician plays the 'soundtrack' live; ends with an instrument petting zoo where children try…
- [Spectacular Arcade for Kids with Tinker Camp — Rockwood Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/spectacular-arcade-for-kids-with-tinker-camp-rockwood-library--listing-2f5314f89352fad8d8ff3245) — Wed, Jan 13 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Rockwood Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Tinker Camp, a nonprofit dedicated to STEAM education, turns Rockwood Library into an arcade. The story: an evil landlord is about to close the library, and kids save it by…
- [Low Sensory Hours at OMSI](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/low-sensory-hours-at-omsi--listing-130c4ba9a99f5c45867795d0) — Thu, Jan 14 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) · All ages · From $9 · checked Oct 16. OMSI opens in the evening with lower lighting, quieter exhibit audio and capped attendance for guests who are sensitive to noise, crowds, smells and bright light. It is aimed at…
- [Painting Alebrijes with Corazón Arts — Albina Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/painting-alebrijes-with-corazon-arts-albina-library--listing-a2f6030a27ec46a88de504ce) — Sat, Jan 16 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Albina Library · checked Oct 20. Daniel and Erika of Corazón Arts teach a bilingual (Spanish and English) workshop at Albina Library on Saturday, January 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., in which participants paint their…
- [Celebration of Novy God — East County Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/celebration-of-novy-god-east-county-library--listing-15c56b72c2cd79a78e5a4399) — Sun, Jan 17 · East County Library, Gresham · checked Oct 20. East County Library in Gresham hosts an annual Novy God celebration, a Russian-language New Year's party, on Sunday, January 17, 2027, the Sunday of the MLK holiday weekend…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Blue Lake Regional Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/blue-lake-regional-park--listing-bd147a47297267ec1239d560) — Open daily; Sept. 15-Oct. 31 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Nov. 1-March 14 8 a.m.-5 p.m. · Blue Lake Regional Park, Fairview · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Metro regional park in Fairview with a spring-fed natural lake for fishing and swimming, a spray ground (open seasonally Memorial Day to Labor Day when it reaches 80 degrees), a…
- [Free First Thursdays at Portland Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/free-first-thursdays-at-portland-art-museum--listing-f22bac4d6da70f30de473e6f) — First Thursday of every month, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. · Portland Art Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Museum admission at the Portland Art Museum is free for everyone on the first Thursday of every month from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with free programs at the Tomorrow Theater in…
- [Homeschool Skate at Oaks Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/homeschool-skate-at-oaks-park--listing-e9ced3fdc52cb2657ea6e848) — 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month during the school year, 10 am-12:30 pm · Oaks Park Roller Rink · From $13 · checked Oct 16. A school-year skating session at the Oaks Park Roller Rink just for homeschoolers and their families, held from 10 am to 12:30 pm on the first and third Mondays of the month…
- [Hoyt Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/hoyt-arboretum--listing-f9b96b105ab592b6b33cd626) — Grounds 5 a.m.-10 p.m. daily; Visitor Center 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily · Hoyt Arboretum · All ages · checked Oct 14. Founded in 1928, Hoyt Arboretum covers 190 ridge-top acres with 12 miles of trails (a mix of paved, packed dirt and gravel) just minutes from downtown Portland, and is home to…
- [Kids' Morning Skate at Oaks Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kids-morning-skate-at-oaks-park--listing-e5561f8f3283a68f61f27705) — Every Saturday, 10-11:30 am · Oaks Park Roller Rink · Up to 10 · From $13 · checked Oct 16. A Saturday-morning roller skating session for children 10 and younger at the Oaks Park Roller Rink, every Saturday from 10 to 11:30 am. Tickets are $13 per child and are sold…
- [Lan Su Chinese Garden](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lan-su-chinese-garden--listing-74a066ddc0214c2cd380d967) — Fall/Winter Hours (October 2026 – March 2027): daily 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, last entry 4:00… · Lan Su Chinese Garden · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 14. A classical Chinese walled garden occupying a city block in Old Town Chinatown, with the Yun Shui Teahouse inside offering traditional tea service daily and free rotating art…
- [Leach Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/leach-botanical-garden--listing-c31b350fced696d236362184) — Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (last entry 3:30 p.m.) · Leach Botanical Garden · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 14. Botanical garden in outer SE Portland with trails, an Upper Garden with accessible pathways, Pollinator Garden, Aerial Tree Walk and covered arbor, plus the East 5 community…
- [Mimosa Studios paint-your-own pottery](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/mimosa-studios-paint-your-own-pottery--listing-65d2ce0432294cf52fc2395b) — Daily 10am-5pm · Mimosa Studios · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Paint-your-own-pottery studio on NE Alberta Street, open seven days a week 10am-5pm. Choose a piece, paint it in the studio, and pick up the finished, fired pottery within a…
- [MJCC Vacation Day Camp (no-school days and winter break)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/mjcc-vacation-day-camp-no-school-days-and-winter-break--listing-2a8076605b623dc50f5f521b) — Selected no-school days, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm · Mittleman Jewish Community Center · Ages 3–12 · From $125 · checked Oct 14. Day camp at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for days when school is out: sports, gymnastics, arts and crafts, games and more. Kids must be potty-trained. Fall dates still…
- [OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/omsi-oregon-museum-of-science-and-industry--listing-e317ffb42b5153f8faa18aed) — Tue–Fri 9:30 am–5:30 pm; Sat 9:30 am–7 pm; Sun 9:30 am–5:30 pm; Mon closed (some… · OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) · All ages · From $15.50 · checked Oct 14. Portland's science museum on the east bank of the Willamette. General admission covers the Nancy Stueber Natural Sciences Hall, Science Playground, Turbine Hall + Curium and…
- [Oregon Ballet Theatre School Pre-Ballet (Winter Term 2027)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/oregon-ballet-theatre-school-pre-ballet-winter-term-2027--listing-307c0cc75d273297d726f34b) — Weekly 45-minute sections Tue 4:15 PM, Fri 4:00/4:45 PM, Sat 8:15 AM–1:00 PM slots, Sun… · Oregon Ballet Theatre School - Portland Studio · Ages 3–6 · From $241 · checked Oct 14. Pre-Ballet and Creative Movement classes at Oregon Ballet Theatre School for ages 3–6: imagery-based movement that builds coordination, listening skills, musicality and basic…
- [Oregon Historical Society Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/oregon-historical-society-museum--listing-74573f8944f04eb212441769) — Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 12pm–5pm. Closed Nov 11, Nov 26, Dec 24–25, 2026 and Jan 1, 2027… · Oregon Historical Society Museum · All ages · From $14 · checked Oct 14. Museum of Oregon history in downtown Portland with three floors of exhibitions, including three permanent installations, drawing on the society's collections and archives. Hours…
- [Oregon Rail Heritage Center](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/oregon-rail-heritage-center--listing-831a5c935a831e75bb84e00a) — Thu–Sun 1pm–5pm; closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day · Oregon Rail Heritage Center · All ages · From $4 · checked Oct 14. Home of Portland's historic steam locomotives next to OMSI on the east bank; admission includes entrance to the Center to see historic locomotives, exhibits and the machine shop…
- [Oregon Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/oregon-zoo--listing-733bead7d5ffb5f7155397f3) — Sept. 8–Oct. 31 daily 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Nov. 1–30 daily 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (closed… · Oregon Zoo · All ages · From $21 · checked Oct 14. The Oregon Zoo in Washington Park, run by Metro. Daytime admission is by advance timed ticket (tickets available up to 30 days ahead; all guests including children under 2 must…
- [Pittock Mansion](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/pittock-mansion--listing-50248b1f68422ed72720c1ca) — Seasonal hours (September listed as 9:00am–4:00pm); opens at noon on Tuesdays; closed… · Pittock Mansion · All ages · From $14 · checked Oct 14. 1914 French Renaissance-style historic house museum in the West Hills. Admission includes the Mansion, the Gate Lodge and the current special exhibit (fall 2026: Portland Then…
- [Portland Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-art-museum--listing-286ffaa9ede4dd4075aab352) — Tue–Sun 10am–5pm; Mon closed; first Thursday of each month free 10am–7pm · Portland Art Museum · All ages · From $27.50 · checked Oct 14. Oregon's largest art museum on the South Park Blocks downtown. Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10am–5pm, closed Monday; closed every year on January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving and December…
- [Portland Child Art Studio: Art Exploration for Children and Parents (drop-in)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-child-art-studio-art-exploration-for-children-and-parents-dro--listing-57e8a27e16dee43975fbf3f1) — Thursday and Friday mornings (drop-in) · Portland Child Art Studio · Paid · checked Oct 14. Portland Child Art Studio, a nonprofit art studio for ages 3-16, offers weekly drop-in 'Art Exploration for Children and Parents' classes on Thursday and Friday mornings for…
- [Portland Japanese Garden](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-japanese-garden--listing-6a99cd2a6cf7fb0770e5d46c) — Public hours generally 10:00 am – 4:30 pm (posted day by day; closed Tuesday 10/13 in… · Portland Japanese Garden · All ages · From $16.50 · checked Oct 14. Japanese garden in Washington Park with timed-entry tickets (book up to 10 days in advance; tickets non-refundable). Admission includes the garden, gift shop, Umami Café and art…
- [Portland Puppet Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-puppet-museum--listing-025d56cde7dfeb1d7a7a3c71) — Thu–Sun 2 pm–8 pm (closed until Thursday, October 15 for exhibit change) · Portland Puppet Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Museum dedicated to the history and preservation of puppetry in the Sellwood neighborhood, opened in May 2012; each exhibit shows 200 to 400 puppets from around the world. The…
- [Portland Rock Gym Northeast fall and winter break climbing camps](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-rock-gym-northeast-fall-and-winter-break-climbing-camps--listing-aadc20f7c97c94a837397428) — Fall break Nov 23–25 and winter break Dec 21–23 & 28–30, 2026, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · Portland Rock Gym Northeast · Ages 9–13 · From $129 · checked Oct 14. School-break rock climbing day camps at Portland Rock Gym Northeast for kids ages 9–13: climb, learn and play group challenge games. Fall Break camp days are November 23, 24 &…
- [Preschool Skate at Oaks Park Roller Rink](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/preschool-skate-at-oaks-park-roller-rink--listing-5057cb790465fec605f61a0d) — Every Tuesday & Wednesday, 10-11:30 AM · Oaks Park Roller Rink · Up to 6 · From $13 · checked Oct 16. Every Tuesday and Wednesday morning the historic Oaks Park roller rink opens just for children six and younger and their grown-ups. Little skaters go at their own pace to toddler…
- [School of Rock Portland: Little Wing, Rookies and Rock 101](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/school-of-rock-portland-little-wing-rookies-and-rock-101--listing-683624c658f01327ebef041e) — Weekly group lessons/rehearsals (times by enrollment) · School of Rock Portland · Paid · checked Oct 14. Performance-based music school on SE Hawthorne. Little Wing is a weekly group music lesson for preschoolers and toddlers using classic rock songs to learn rhythm, song structure…
- [Sky Zone Gresham trampoline park and Toddler Zone](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/sky-zone-gresham-trampoline-park-and-toddler-zone--listing-e54099ecf7814df0514d06fb) — Open jump per park hours (see park page) · Sky Zone Gresham · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Indoor trampoline park (Sky Zone Gresham) with open jump time, attractions such as a ninja course and a dedicated Toddler Zone, an exclusive area where toddlers and parents can…
- [The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-pumpkin-patch-on-sauvie-island--listing-b1a6a206ce692156fb1c5956) — October: open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; hayrides daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Oct. 30 · The Pumpkin Patch · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Family farm on Sauvie Island since 1967, open daily in October 10 a.m.-6 p.m. with no admission fee and free parking. Free access to the 1929 Big Red Animal Barn and the Giant…
- [Tree Time! Preschool Walks at Hoyt Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/tree-time-preschool-walks-at-hoyt-arboretum--listing-c1778efde4a5beb56f6ea4b2) — Mondays and Saturdays 10:00-11:15 a.m., year-round (upcoming: Oct. 17, 19, 24, 26, 2026) · Hoyt Arboretum (Stevens Pavilion) · Ages 2–6 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Story, song and guided walk on Hoyt Arboretum trails for children ages 2-6, led by staff and trained volunteers. Families explore with their senses and discover plants, trees…
- [World Forestry Center Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/world-forestry-center-discovery-museum--listing-de983664454c49803db2e4e9) — Tue–Sun 10 am–4 pm; closed Thanksgiving and the day after, Dec 24–25, Dec 31 and Jan 1 · World Forestry Center Discovery Museum · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 14. Two-story museum in Washington Park about forests and society: a rotating art gallery (featured exhibition Lookout Landscape through February 28, 2027), a five-screen immersive…

## Recently ended

- [Lenny Pearce – Toddler Rave World Tour](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lenny-pearce-toddler-rave-world-tour--listing-963bedce07f93531f1517b48) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Reimagining Birding: Waterfowl](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/reimagining-birding-waterfowl--listing-597527768634d77efc30bf95) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Paint Your Own Bag! All Ages Family Day!](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/paint-your-own-bag-all-ages-family-day--listing-7285c021ee4aa78ac37a79c4) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Salmon Bake at Tryon Creek](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/salmon-bake-at-tryon-creek--listing-3af9616a3a87f6492f22447e) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Salmon Days at Blue Lake Regional Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/salmon-days-at-blue-lake-regional-park--listing-febd35bc9ce559cc38b316c1) — ended Fri, Oct 16
- [Lookout Landscape Reception](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lookout-landscape-reception--listing-a27ff62e08908c2a9842f751) — ended Thu, Oct 15

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