# Things to do with kids in Washington County, OR

> 50 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Washington 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.

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 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
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## Events ahead

- [Synthesizer Petting Zoo — Beaverton City Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/synthesizer-petting-zoo-beaverton-city-library--listing-a34f5f59be82adc0d422a0b9) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Beaverton City Library · All ages · checked Oct 20. Synth Library Portland, which keeps a circulating collection of electronic instruments, sets up a synthesizer 'petting zoo' at Beaverton City Library on Sunday afternoon, October…
- [Kids Costume Dance Party](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kids-costume-dance-party--listing-da2e4f153f085241152b0a68) — Mon, Oct 26 · 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Beaverton City Library · Ages 1–8 · checked Oct 14. Kids Costume Dance Party at Beaverton City Library: come in costume and dance to silly and slightly scary music, followed by an indoor costume parade. For ages 1–8 with family.
- [Halloween Dance-o-Rama](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/halloween-dance-o-rama--listing-887b3e7f26a119f1da84636a) — Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Tualatin Public Library · checked Oct 14. Halloween Dance-o-Rama at Tualatin Public Library: an action-packed dance party to favorite songs, trick-or-treating around the library and sensory stations in the Children's…
- [Día de los Muertos Celebration — Walters Cultural Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-walters-cultural-arts-center--listing-6658ed38ebce47221cc6176d) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro · Free · checked Oct 16. Hillsboro Parks & Recreation's free Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at the Walters Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, October 29, from 6 to 8 pm, with story and…
- [National Geographic Live: Wild Wolves of Yellowstone (with free OMSI owl-pellet lab)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/national-geographic-live-wild-wolves-of-yellowstone-with-free-omsi-owl--listing-06502d0c1b71941ccfc86f51) — Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM · Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton · From $31.75 · checked Oct 24. Wildlife biologist and National Geographic Explorer Doug Smith, who led the Yellowstone Wolf Project that brought gray wolves back to the park in the 1990s, presents…
- [Cooler Camp: Halloween Fun! (no-school day ice camp)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/cooler-camp-halloween-fun-no-school-day-ice-camp--listing-3cfc1ab9e4ac6d0a43ddec81) — Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Winterhawks ICE Center Beaverton · All ages · From $80 · checked Oct 14. One-day Cooler Camp at Winterhawks ICE Center Beaverton on the statewide school in-service day. Campers may come in costume for ice skating plus arts and crafts: decorating a…
- [Día de los Muertos — Tualatin Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-tualatin-public-library--listing-2bd30eb674e367a1a8f3ea48) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Tualatin Public Library · checked Oct 20. Tualatin Public Library celebrates Día de los Muertos on Friday, October 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the library's Community Room, honoring and remembering loved ones. The…
- [Trick or Treat Main Street — Downtown Tigard](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/trick-or-treat-main-street-downtown-tigard--listing-b0ae788235d97de519a21ad3) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM · Main Street, downtown Tigard · checked Oct 24. Downtown Tigard's Halloween afternoon invites families to trick-or-treat at participating businesses along Main Street, with most of the street closed to traffic so children can…
- [Creature Teachers](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/creature-teachers--listing-cca5ef29ae35cfc82bafd0a5) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Forest Grove City Library · checked Oct 14. Creature Teachers brings live reptiles to Forest Grove City Library for a Halloween-morning show: learn about and meet some not-so-scary reptiles. Costumes encouraged. The…
- [Kids Costume Parade — Beaverton City Library Murray Scholls](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kids-costume-parade-beaverton-city-library-murray-scholls--listing-3c2933123b26960a14b79cd6) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Beaverton City Library — Murray Scholls · Ages 2–8 · checked Oct 20. Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to the Murray Scholls branch of Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 31, from 11 a.m. to noon and join a dance around…
- [Día de los Muertos — Beaverton City Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-beaverton-city-library--listing-ae9c217af094f38612c4f5ea) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Beaverton City Library · checked Oct 20. Beaverton City Library celebrates Día de los Muertos with an afternoon of creativity and color on Sunday, November 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the main library on SW Fifth Street…
- [Día de los Muertos Altar and Pan de Muerto — Cornelius Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-altar-and-pan-de-muerto-cornelius-library--listing-a4a8dd887ca5b825abf97276) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Cornelius Public Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Cornelius Public Library and OCDC invite the community to honor departed loved ones for Day of the Dead by building a shared altar together and enjoying traditional pan de…
- [STEAM Lab: Sugar Skulls — Aloha Community Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/steam-lab-sugar-skulls-aloha-community-library--listing-10c34a98216700c3217b81e3) — Thu, Nov 5 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Aloha Community Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Children decorate an edible sugar skull (calavera de azúcar), the molded sugar-paste confection made for Mexico's Day of the Dead, at this STEAM Lab at Aloha Community Library…
- [Make a Thing! Let's LEGO](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/make-a-thing-let-s-lego--listing-3473ed7c53013c306508aab6) — Fri, Nov 6 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Tigard Public Library · checked Oct 14. Make a Thing! Let's LEGO at Tigard Public Library: a drop-in afternoon of designing, building and exploring with LEGO; the library provides the supplies and no registration is…
- [Photos with Santa at Washington Square](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/photos-with-santa-at-washington-square--listing-02838143b2c0c7d3133e9518) — Nov 6 – Dec 24 · Washington Square · Free · checked Oct 21. Santa sets up near Din Tai Fung inside Washington Square mall from the first weekend of November through Christmas Eve. A visit with Santa is always free; families can buy a…
- [STEM: Journey into the Past: Exploring Cave Structures and Art | Viaje al pasado: Explorando las estructuras y el arte de las cuevas](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/stem-journey-into-the-past-exploring-cave-structures-and-art-viaje-al--listing-535b9388aff7f4fd7df55932) — Fri, Nov 6 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Cornelius Public Library · Ages 7–12 · checked Oct 14. Bilingual English/Spanish STEM program at Cornelius Public Library: kids explore natural cave structures and prehistoric cave art by building caves with furniture and other…
- [Natural Pigments: Corn and Mexican Marigold (bilingual)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/natural-pigments-corn-and-mexican-marigold-bilingual--listing-3c0d1cad5f2d4f9208b0b718) — Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Chehalem Ridge Nature Park (Colibri shelter), Gaston · Ages 7+ · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Bilingual Metro class exploring the colors of corn and Mexican marigold, native Mexican plants cultivated in Portland, their use in art, and how to create eco-friendly artworks…
- [Mushroom Hike at Chehalem Ridge Nature Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/mushroom-hike-at-chehalem-ridge-nature-park--listing-9b6cdb517d3921b68c32cc00) — Fri, Nov 13 · 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Chehalem Ridge Nature Park (Colibri shelter), Gaston · All ages · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Local mushroom guide Leah Bendlin leads a hike exploring the ecological roles of fungi, their forms and how they eat and reproduce, with hands-on exercises in mushroom…
- [STEM: M&M Survival Challenge for Teens — Cornelius Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/stem-m-and-m-survival-challenge-for-teens-cornelius-library--listing-de3d2d2b76ea2a41548b0e42) — Fri, Nov 13 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Cornelius Public Library · Ages 13–18 · Free · checked Oct 16. Teens learn about camouflage, natural selection and predator-prey dynamics using M&M's and Skittles at this bilingual Cornelius Public Library STEM program. Participants use lots…
- [Powwow Presentation of Fancy Shawl Dance — Sherwood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/powwow-presentation-of-fancy-shawl-dance-sherwood-public-library--listing-7e73a02fc5d66b20a3b2e8cc) — Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Sherwood Public Library · Free · checked Oct 20. Sherwood Public Library celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a powwow presentation of the fancy shawl dance by Veronica Yellowhair, who will dance and share educational…
- [Black Light Painting for Kids — Beaverton City Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/black-light-painting-for-kids-beaverton-city-library--listing-098ca3bba1d1cd44d9b556d8) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Beaverton City Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Kids in grades 3 through 8 create a vibrant painting that glows under black light at this hour-long after-school art program at Beaverton City Library. Participants paint with…
- [Dive-in Movie at Conestoga Pool](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dive-in-movie-at-conestoga-pool--listing-eea7542f092d627b96f6d77a) — Fri, Nov 20 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Conestoga Recreation & Aquatic Center, Beaverton · Paid · checked Oct 16. Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District turns the pool at Conestoga Recreation & Aquatic Center in Beaverton into a movie theater for a Friday evening: families swim and float…
- [National Native American Heritage Month Celebration — Cornelius Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/national-native-american-heritage-month-celebration-cornelius-library--listing-8725a4e2effdb2bdcb520427) — Fri, Nov 20 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Cornelius Public Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. For Native American Heritage Month, Cornelius Public Library hosts an evening exploring Native American traditions: the artistry of basketry, traditional lifeways and Traditional…
- [Cooler Camp: Dinosaur Days! (Thanksgiving break ice camp)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/cooler-camp-dinosaur-days-thanksgiving-break-ice-camp--listing-97f371533c78289be474c1e1) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Winterhawks ICE Center Sherwood · All ages · From $80 · checked Oct 14. Thanksgiving-break Cooler Camp at Winterhawks ICE Center Sherwood, November 23–25, 2026. Campers play paleontologist, uncover fossils, hunt for dinosaur eggs and play dinosaur…
- [Let's Bring Out All the Toys! — Beaverton City Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/let-s-bring-out-all-the-toys-beaverton-city-library--listing-aec85e2c23da31fb97d0a641) — Mon, Nov 23 · 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Beaverton City Library · Ages 1–8 · Free · checked Oct 16. During Thanksgiving week, Beaverton City Library brings out its whole collection of toys for an all-day drop-in play session for children aged 1 to 8. Families can stop by any…
- [Mini Mini Golf — Bethany Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/mini-mini-golf-bethany-library--listing-5a14cae10a7dc8b777f5b617) — Wed, Nov 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Bethany Library (Bethany Library Annex) · Free · checked Oct 16. Kids design and build their own teeny tiny mini golf course, complete with traps, then test it with a pom-pom ball and a finger putter. The hands-on building challenge takes…
- [Forest Grove Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/forest-grove-tree-lighting--listing-f6b1a9338437ac6918230b9c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Pacific University campus — tree at College Way and 21st Avenue, then Washburne Hall, Forest Grove · checked Oct 21. Forest Grove's community tree lighting on the Pacific University campus on the evening after Thanksgiving. The program starts at 6 pm at the tree where College Way meets 21st…
- [Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in México at The Reser](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/campana-sobre-campana-christmas-in-mexico-at-the-reser--listing-9b2723cf59a08cf307bcbd1d) — Sat, Nov 28 · 3:00 PM · Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton · From $39.50 · checked Oct 24. Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklórico del Río Grande present a bilingual holiday show built around Mexican Christmas traditions and named for the beloved…
- [Portland's Singing Christmas Tree](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-s-singing-christmas-tree--listing-77e4d9d4c5082313ee5412f4) — Sat, Nov 28 (+4 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Sunset Church · All ages · From $33.50 · checked Oct 21. A 90-minute Christmas stage spectacular that Pacific Northwest families have attended for more than six decades. Adult and youth choirs sing from a towering 'tree', joined by…
- [The Amazing Bubble Man at The Reser](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-amazing-bubble-man-at-the-reser--listing-9e57857e9dcd744e7106cb52) — Sun, Nov 29 · 2:00 PM · Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. Louis Pearl, the Amazing Bubble Man, brings his family bubble show to The Reser in Beaverton for a Sunday matinee. Over more than 30 years of touring, including 14 sell-out…
- [Beaverton Winter Light Displays at City Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/beaverton-winter-light-displays-at-city-park--listing-6cc506ad9524d2636f9d6b79) — Dec 1 – Jan 3 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 AM · Beaverton City Park · checked Oct 16. Winter light displays are switched on at Beaverton City Park from December 1, 2026 to January 3, 2027, lit each day from 4 pm to 8 am. All displays are wheelchair accessible and…
- [Tumble Tots Special Event: Polar Party](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/tumble-tots-special-event-polar-party--listing-3b00984aee616aba77679ece) — Tue, Dec 1 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Garden Home Recreation Center · Up to 5 · Paid · checked Oct 16. A themed morning of Tumble Tots at THPRD's Garden Home Recreation Center for children five and under with their grown-up. Along with the usual tumbling and free play, little ones…
- [Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) — Bag&Baggage, Hillsboro](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/every-christmas-story-ever-told-and-then-some-bag-and-baggage-hillsbor--listing-14aff1555b2e2330cbbc52f7) — Thu, Dec 3 (+11 more dates) · The Vault Theater & Event Space, Hillsboro · From $30 · checked Oct 24. Hillsboro's professional theater company, Bag&Baggage, stages the holiday comedy Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) at The Vault Theater on Main Street. Three…
- [Beaverton Winter Lights & Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/beaverton-winter-lights-and-tree-lighting--listing-0371b6ee0f5456c79627fdf3) — Fri, Dec 4 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Beaverton City Park · checked Oct 16. The City of Beaverton's annual Winter Lights & Tree Lighting event fills Beaverton City Park on the evening of Friday, December 4. Winter markets run from 4 to 8 pm: the…
- [Build Your Own Flashlight / Construye tu Propia Linterna — Cornelius Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/build-your-own-flashlight-construye-tu-propia-linterna-cornelius-publi--listing-0b0a2e3c569cf87c67d5c848) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Cornelius Public Library · Ages 7–12 · checked Oct 20. In this bilingual STEM workshop at Cornelius Public Library, kids find out that there is more to a flashlight than sticking a battery on a light bulb. The session starts with the…
- [Downtown Tigard Holiday Tree Lighting & Holiday Market](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/downtown-tigard-holiday-tree-lighting-and-holiday-market--listing-86d3ab149404b3d103d3fd33) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Universal Plaza, Tigard · All ages · checked Oct 24. The Tigard Downtown Alliance brings its holiday tree lighting and holiday market back to Universal Plaza, the city's newer community plaza just off Main Street. The evening opens…
- [Lego Robotics — Cornelius Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/lego-robotics-cornelius-public-library--listing-7486ef469c3dc32aa4c4a38a) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Cornelius Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 20. Cornelius Public Library hosts a hands-on LEGO robotics afternoon on Saturday, December 5, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., run in partnership with High Voltage, FIRST Tech Challenge team…
- [Santa Sing-Along at Broadway Rose](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/santa-sing-along-at-broadway-rose--listing-ff361764c1d1872f9cc8f973) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM · Broadway Rose New Stage, Tigard · Paid · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 21. A morning holiday sing-along for young children on the Broadway Rose New Stage in Tigard, hosted by the Broadway Rose Theatre Guild. Broadway Rose performers lead favorite…
- [The Nutcracker — Oregon International Ballet Academy at The Reser](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/the-nutcracker-oregon-international-ballet-academy-at-the-reser--listing-572aaef49bd064990c47c391) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton · From $44 · checked Oct 24. Oregon International Ballet Academy (OIBA) brings its holiday Nutcracker back to the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton for three performances over the first weekend…
- [Beaverton Menorah Lighting at City Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/beaverton-menorah-lighting-at-city-park--listing-c33b20e8e57145355e408215) — Tue, Dec 8 · 5:00 PM · Beaverton City Park · Free · checked Oct 16. The City of Beaverton and Chabad Jewish Center of Hillsboro hold a menorah lighting at Beaverton City Park at 5 pm on Tuesday, December 8. It is free to the public, and…
- [Knights in Training](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/knights-in-training--listing-b564ec53f3115da72ef86c5e) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Cedar Mill Library · Ages 6–11 · checked Oct 14. Knights in Training at Cedar Mill Library: kids find out if they have what it takes to earn knighthood and slay a dragon by creating armor, coloring a family crest and firing…
- [Memories of a Czech Christmas — Garden Home Community Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/memories-of-a-czech-christmas-garden-home-community-library--listing-e32a25494fb4c65757c83388) — Tue, Dec 15 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Garden Home Community Library · All ages · checked Oct 20. Mark and Helena Greathouse bring an all-ages musical program about Christmas in another country to Garden Home Community Library on Tuesday evening, December 15. The audience…
- [Gingerbread Houses / Casitas de Jengibre — Cornelius Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/gingerbread-houses-casitas-de-jengibre-cornelius-public-library--listing-0ea4efd546778b69949f391c) — Fri, Dec 18 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Cornelius Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 20. Cornelius Public Library holds its traditional gingerbread house-making night on Friday, December 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Participants show off their construction skills by…
- [Tape Town — Cedar Mill Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/tape-town-cedar-mill-library--listing-55fa02c3a4a5aa1e41316724) — Tue, Dec 22 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Cedar Mill Library · Ages 2–6 · checked Oct 20. Tape Town turns part of Cedar Mill Library into a miniature village made for little ones. Masking-tape streets lead to pretend community sites, and children cruise toy cars along…
- [Dragon Puppets \[at Bethany Library Annex\]](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/dragon-puppets-at-bethany-library-annex--listing-899242df1b0a5e293bd1f241) — Wed, Dec 23 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Bethany Library · checked Oct 14. Dragon Puppets at the Bethany Library annex of Cedar Mill Community Library: kids make a flapping dragon puppet. Best for ages 6–11; children under 10 must be accompanied by an…
- [A Musical Journey with Peter and the Wolf](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/a-musical-journey-with-peter-and-the-wolf--listing-cf40d3e8d86a6cb7a69a50b6) — Mon, Dec 28 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Cedar Mill Library · Ages 6+ · checked Oct 20. Cedar Mill Library's A Musical Journey with Peter and the Wolf is an interactive workshop on Monday, December 28, from 2 to 3 p.m. Children discover how Sergei Prokofiev's music…
- [Countdown to Noon](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/countdown-to-noon--listing-0e098d33d5578d90ee573427) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Cedar Mill Library · Ages 2–6 · checked Oct 14. Countdown to Noon at Cedar Mill Library: a kid-friendly New Year's countdown at noon with crafts, activities, dancing and a photo booth before welcoming 2027 with balloons and…
- [Kids' New Year's Eve! at The Reser](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/kids-new-year-s-eve-at-the-reser--listing-45760330d08e8be27d0768f8) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM · Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton · Up to 10 · From $15.50 · checked Oct 24. The Reser's daytime New Year's Eve party lets young children ring in the new year without staying up until midnight. Now in its fourth year, the late-morning celebration has live…
- [Noon Year's Party / Año Nuevo sin Desvelo — Cornelius Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/noon-year-s-party-ano-nuevo-sin-desvelo-cornelius-public-library--listing-144e84a920818b0d5727cbd9) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Cornelius Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 20. Not every child can stay up until midnight, so Cornelius Public Library throws a Noon Year's Party on New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families can…
- [National Geographic Live: Diving the Great Barrier Reef (with free OMSI whale session)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/national-geographic-live-diving-the-great-barrier-reef-with-free-omsi--listing-deca95672c4fcc09f3170a90) — Thu, Jan 21 · 7:30 PM · Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton · From $31.75 · checked Oct 24. Marine biologist, divemaster and virtual-reality filmmaker Erika Woolsey, a National Geographic Explorer, takes the audience on a series of dives on the Great Barrier Reef, from…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Chehalem Ridge Nature Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/chehalem-ridge-nature-park--listing-e1ed8346d71e8c9022b9b776) — Open sunrise to sunset · Chehalem Ridge Nature Park, Gaston · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Metro's 1,260-acre nature park near Gaston with 10 miles of trails for walking, off-road bicycling and horseback riding, through habitat ranging from old Oregon white oaks to…
- [Code Ninjas Bethany: CREATE and JR coding programs](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/code-ninjas-bethany-create-and-jr-coding-programs--listing-08b23493508a9432b1a182a0) — Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday (session times by booking) · Code Ninjas Bethany · Ages 5–14 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Kids coding center (dojo) in Bethany, NW Portland. CREATE, for ages 8–14, has kids build their own video games while progressing from white belt to black belt and learning real…
- [Cooper Mountain Nature Park](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/cooper-mountain-nature-park--listing-7859386d3ab22f6717a6045e) — Open sunrise to sunset · Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton · All ages · checked Oct 14. Metro nature park in Beaverton with more than three miles of trails through forests, prairies and oak woodlands, where visitors might glimpse Northern red-legged frogs and…
- [Portland Rock Gym Beaverton fall and winter break climbing camps](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/portland-rock-gym-beaverton-fall-and-winter-break-climbing-camps--listing-a05d85fde3d8362f00993247) — Fall break Nov 23–25 and winter break Dec 21–23 & 28–30, 2026, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · Portland Rock Gym Beaverton · Ages 9–13 · From $129 · checked Oct 14. School-break rock climbing day camps at Portland Rock Gym Beaverton for kids ages 9–13: climb, learn and play group challenge games. Fall Break camp days are November 23, 24 &…
- [Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/tualatin-river-national-wildlife-refuge--listing-4dab35da7a7e45b3ce213351) — Trails dawn to dusk daily; Visitor Center Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. · Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. National wildlife refuge near Sherwood with year-round and seasonal walking trails, a wetland overlook and a visitor center on refuge history. Trails open dawn to dusk; Visitor…
- [Winterhawks Ice Center Beaverton Public Skating](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winterhawks-ice-center-beaverton-public-skating--listing-9b3a171f263f5a66ecc71870) — Public sessions per the online Beaverton schedule · Winterhawks Ice Center Beaverton · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 14. Public skate sessions at Winterhawks Ice Center Beaverton for all ages and skill levels; admission includes free skate rental. Ages 5 and under free with a paid chaperone; group…
- [Winterhawks ICE Center Learn to Skate (Mini Hawks & Basic Skills)](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winterhawks-ice-center-learn-to-skate-mini-hawks-and-basic-skills--listing-cee437431032e585f0ce14ac) — Term-based weekly classes (Fall Term Sept 7 - Nov 1, 2026) · Winterhawks ICE Center Beaverton · Ages 3–14 · Paid · checked Oct 14. Year-round Learn to Skate USA skate school at Winterhawks ICE Centers in Beaverton and Sherwood. Skaters are sorted by age: Mini Hawks Series for ages 3-5, Basic Skills Series…
- [Winterhawks Ice Center Sherwood Public Skating](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/winterhawks-ice-center-sherwood-public-skating--listing-33745da09ef68deeb33b5d97) — Public sessions per the online Sherwood schedule · Winterhawks Ice Center Sherwood · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 14. Public skate sessions at Winterhawks Ice Center Sherwood for all ages and skill levels; admission includes free skate rental. Ages 5 and under free with a paid chaperone; group…

## Recently ended

- [Special Children's Author Event with Dawn Babb Prochovnic](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/special-children-s-author-event-with-dawn-babb-prochovnic--listing-4d4a09b85674722dd58d2aca) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [Halloween Silly Walk & Dance Party](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/halloween-silly-walk-and-dance-party--listing-1f34046a757c3683f2e9a3bb) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Science Sunday: LED Light Wands](https://grassyknees.com/portland/activities/science-sunday-led-light-wands--listing-f02dbef0ffc1218ff61258f6) — ended Sun, Oct 18

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