Events

Connect with nature with $13 zoo admission!

Join one of our volunteer guides on a free Garden tour for members and their guests only, during member hours.

Join Portland Japanese Garden in celebrating the opening of Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints during member hours.

Come join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. Registration required.

Step into a world where nature-themed prints meet Portland Japanese Garden’s springtime vibrance in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints. Featuring the art of mokuhanga (木版画), Japanese-style woodblock printmaking, this exhibition reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival among artists around the world, who use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking to create captivating works of art. Included with garden admission.

Join us in the Family Studio for a joyful community storytime celebrating Japanese culture and the power of nature to spark curiosity and wonder, included with garden admission.

This intimate tour for members focuses not on meditation, but instead on learning to bring mindful awareness to oneself, and the world around us, through intentional observation and connections. Please check the venue's website for current details. Some events sell out, and pre-registration may be required.

Portland Japanese Garden is partnering with Karen Illman Miller, a Corvallis-based katazome artist who has worked in the artform since 1994, to provide an introductory workshop. Registration required.

Come join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum. Registration required.

Forest Hope Through Innovation is an interdisciplinary art-forest-science exhibition at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum that explores how creativity, research, and community action can shape a sustainable future for the forests we rely on. Included with museum admission.

In this program, students will learn about our watershed, discover who lives in the Arboretum’s creek. Registration required.

In this program, students will learn about our watershed, discover who lives in the Arboretum’s creek. Registration required.