Events

Join artist Susan Slocum Dyer in this creative workshop where watercolor and pastel chalk come together. Registration required.

Join Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden at the World Forestry Center (4033 SW Canyon Rd. Portland, OR 97221) in our shared home of Washington Park for the third in-person installment of Living Traditions, a series of focused conversations and talks that explore some of the most iconic facets of Japanese culture. This event is free, but registration is required through Portland Japanese Garden's website.

Tula-Tu is turning 1 and we're ready to celebrate! Join us at the zoo to wish her a happy birthday.

Enjoy a free koto performance by Oregon Koto-Kai, included with garden admission.

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

On the first Wednesday of the month, join us in the Discovery Museum’s reading nook for Forest Stories, included with museum admission.

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

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

Portland Japanese Garden is partnering with Emi Joyce, a Portland-based kintsugi restorer and instructor, to provide two modern kintsugi workshops.

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

Portland Japanese Garden is partnering with Emi Joyce, a Portland-based kintsugi restorer and instructor, to provide two modern kintsugi workshops.

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.

Hosted in the stillness of mid-winter, this workshop invites participants to slow down and gently reconnect with their senses within Hoyt Arboretum’s holly and conifer collections. Registration required.

Hosted in the stillness of mid-winter, this workshop invites participants to slow down and gently reconnect with their senses within Hoyt Arboretum’s holly and conifer collections. Registration required.

Portland Japanese Garden will offer free public demonstrations of Chadō, the Way of Tea, included with garden admission.

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

Are you interested in learning about volunteering for community science at Hoyt Arboretum? Join Hoyt Arboretum’s plant taxonomist and herbarium curator Mandy Tu for an online Zoom training to learn about how you can get involved with BudBurst. Registration required.

Join us for a free musical performance, included with garden admission.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend, bring your loved ones to enjoy tea with full service in traditional ceramic wares, paired with handcrafted seasonal sweets at the Umami Café. Reservations and garden admission required.

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

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

Join us for an ikebana presentation by Jeffrey Robson, included with garden admission.

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

Using the backdrop of seasonal changes at Hoyt Arboretum, Dr. Kiki Sanford will facilitate discovery of the many ways it is connected to its avian inhabitants, registration required.

Come hear Gael Sapiro talk about kimekomi dolls and demonstrate on a work in progress in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center. 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.

Enjoy the Discovery Museum for free today as part of World Forestry Center’s Free Day Series celebrating their 60th anniversary.

Join Meghan Kearns from the Oregon Maple Project to learn about the history, science, process, and best practices for maple sugaring in the PNW. Registration required.

Join us once a month and explore your creative nature here at World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum with our friend at RAD Creative, included with museum admission.

Join Meghan Kearns from the Oregon Maple Project to learn about the history, science, process, and best practices for maple sugaring in the PNW. Registration required.

Come hear Tsuru Tuenge talk about hina dolls and Hina Matsuri, included with garden admission.

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

In this Members Breakfast & Learn session, special guest and Hoyt Arboretum community member Rhonda Dorsett will help you learn ways to make your smartphone nature photography more engaging. Registration required.

Join us for a bonsai presentation by Andrew Robson, included with garden admission.

Enjoy a free koto performance by Mitsuki Dazai, included with garden admission.

Connect with nature with $13 zoo admission!

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

Winter draws us inward, and the trees do the same. In this season, evergreens become especially potent— their energy condensed, vibrant, and deeply palpable. In this workshop, we’ll explore these winter currents through gentle Qigong, Tree Transformation Cards, and direct connection with three tree species: Douglas-fir, cedar (deodar, western red, and incense), and redwood. Registration required.

Connect with nature with $13 zoo admission!

Celebrate Hina Matsuri at Portland Japanese Garden, a Japanese festival celebrating the happiness, growth, and good health of girls. Included with garden admission.

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.