Join us for a free musical performance featuring shinobue flute and a piano performance by Maido Mind.
Join us for an exclusive evening of wine tasting with Torii Mor Winery, the official winery of Portland Japanese Garden. Grown and produced on 10 acres in the Dundee Hills, Torii Mor produces high quality Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay year after year. Learn about wine making, tasting, and pairing with a representative from Torii Mor while enjoying a selection of complementary bites from a local caterer.
Tree Time! preschool walks are a safe and fun way to get outside with your little one. Come join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum.
Join arborist Casey Clapp of podcast Completely Arbortrary to explore our collection and spotlight his (unabashed) favorite type of trees.
Experience a two-hour guided forest bathing walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s unique tree collection and forested areas. Forest Bathing (also known as Forest Therapy) offers many health benefits from stress relief to immune system and mood support.
Portland Japanese Garden will offer free public demonstrations of Chado, the Way of Tea.
Enjoy a free koto harp performance by Oregon Koto-Kai.
Tree Time! preschool walks are a safe and fun way to get outside with your little one. Come join us for a story and guided walk on the trails at Hoyt Arboretum.
Mature Pacific Northwest forests host birds that are uniquely adapted to live in the forest’s different layers. This workshop will teach you which birds to expect in our coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests, and which adaptations help them survive and thrive. You will be introduced to kinglets, creepers, nuthatches, woodpeckers, and owls. Learn how to find and recognize these sometimes elusive species using location, behavior, plumage, and sound.
Connect with nature from the comfort of your home. Join watercolor artist, Elizabeth Higgins, each week to learn new techniques that can bring your nature sketches to life with color. She will guide you in layering colors, practicing brush strokes, matching details, and more. No previous nature drawing necessary; just bring your love of learning and creativity.
After two seasonal residencies in Portland, Japan Institute’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, Rui Sasaki, will exhibit her site-specific works inspired by the natural beauty of Portland Japanese Garden in an exhibition titled Subtle Intimacy: Here and There.
Volunteer to care for Hoyt Arboretum’s trees and trails with the Saturday Crew! With 189-acres and more than 6,000 trees along 12 miles of trails, volunteers are incredibly important to maintaining Hoyt Arboretum’s tree collection and trail system, and it’s a unique opportunity for volunteers to learn about and care for rare and unusual trees and plants from around the world.
