Explore Washington Park

ZooLights
2024-11-22 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
This year promises to be the brightest ZooLights yet, with a brand-new magical meadow light show, dozens of life-size animal lanterns along the train route, and more interactive displays than ever. Walk through the famous tunnels of sparkling lights, pose next to colorful animals and make holiday memories to last all year.

Tea Ceremony Workshop: Learn the Role of Guest with Jan Waldmann
2024-11-22 14:00 - 16:15, 2024-11-22 14:00 | Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Portland Japanese Garden’s Tea Ceremony Workshop offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the traditional practice of Chanoyu, or the Way of Tea. Experience the art of tranquility, mindfulness, and omotenashi, whole-hearted hospitality. It is not an exaggeration to say that through tea, one can understand much of Japanese culture. Tea’s influence can be found in many of the nation’s most beloved artforms, including arranging flowers, calligraphy, incense, ceramics and lacquerware. Japanese gardens are also deeply intertwined with tea ceremony. The four principles of tea, wa (harmony), kei (respect), sei (purity), and jaku (tranquility), are explored by the gardeners of Portland Japanese Garden in their work every day.

Cultural Demonstration: Tea Ceremony
2024-11-22 13:15 - 14:15, 2024-11-22 13:15, 2024-11-20 13:15 - 14:15, 2024-11-20 13:15 | Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Portland Japanese Garden will offer free public demonstrations of Chadō, the Way of Tea, at the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center from 1:15 – 2:15pm. The Way of Tea is intrinsically linked to Japanese gardens and understanding the kokoro (heart) of Japanese gardening.

ZooLights Sensory Friendly Night
2024-11-18 16:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-18 16:30 | Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Sensory Friendly Night allows guests with different sensory processing needs and their families to enjoy the wonder of ZooLights. Lighting and sounds are modified to provide a sensory-friendly experience, and guests can pause in available cool-down spaces. Participation is limited to minimize crowds.

Tree Time! Preschool Walk
2024-11-18 10:00 - 11:15, 2024-11-18 10:00, 2024-11-16 10:00 - 11:15, 2024-11-16 10:00 | Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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.

ZooLights Member Preview Night
2024-11-17 16:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-17 16:30 | Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Join us for Member Preview Night where zoo members are granted exclusive access to ZooLights. This is the perfect opportunity to experience the twinkling holiday wonderland of ZooLights with your family and friends before the event is open to the general public.

BrewLights
2024-11-16 17:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-16 17:30, 2024-11-15 17:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-15 17:30 | Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Join us for our sixth annual BrewLights, presented by TriMet, a ZooLights brew festival experience for the 21-and-over crowd with more than 45 Northwest breweries and cideries to sample from. This year promises to be the brightest BrewLights yet, with a brand-new rolling river light show on the central lawn, dozens of life-size animal lanterns along the train route and more interactive displays than ever. Walk through the famous tunnels of sparkling lights, pose next to colorful animals and make holiday memories to last all year. Enjoy live music, local food carts, and more.

Pop-Up Forest Crafts
2024-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Discovery Museum, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Join us for a special pop-up Forest Craft at the Discovery Museum with RAD Creative! We will be making forest bracelets and Forest in a Bottle! This activity is included with museum admission.

Forest Bathing
2024-11-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-16 13:00 | Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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.

Fall Mushroom Discovery Walk with Greg Hill
2024-11-16 10:30 - 12:30, 2024-11-16 10:30 | Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
As the rains have returned to the Northwest, the mushrooms have popped-up everywhere, and Hoyt Arboretum is a great place to see them. Join us to get what you need to start learning mushrooms at Hoyt Arboretum! Join naturalist Greg Hill for a walk around Hoyt Arboretum to see what fungi are fruiting. We’ll identify what we see, talk about fungal morphology, and explore characteristics for mushroom identification.

Peter Freedman Memorial Oregon State Go Tournament sponsored by Portland Go Club
2024-11-16 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-11-16 10:00 | Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Visit Portland Japanese Garden and watch players compete in the Peter Freedman Memorial Oregon State Go Tournament. Guests will also have the opportunity to learn more about Go, a game that is believed to have been played in Japan since the Nara Period (710-794).

Cultural Performance: Shinobue Flute & Piano Performance by Maido Mind
2024-11-15 13:15 - 14:15, 2024-11-15 13:15 | Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Join us for a free musical performance featuring shinobue flute and a piano performance by Maido Mind. This cultural performance will be held from 1:15 to 2:15pm in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center.

Living Fossils of the Tree World
2024-11-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-15 11:00 | Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
“Living fossils” generally refer to those taxa (organisms of a named lineage) that are alive today, have been documented in the fossil record for an unusually long time, and have seemingly experienced little change over time. At Hoyt Arboretum, we have several tree species considered to be “living fossils.” Some are well-known plants that simply appear to be morphologically unchanged for a very long time and are recognized from the wild or cultivated. Others were thought to be extinct and known only from the fossil record, until living populations were (re-)discovered by scientists. Come prepared to walk as we visit many of these distinctive trees.
