Events

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest in Washington Park!

Enjoy a free koto and cello performance by SamaZama, included with garden admission.

Volunteer to care for Hoyt Arboretum’s trees and trails with the Saturday Crew! Registration required.

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

Join Angela from The Nature Atelier for a ceramic workshop that celebrates the beauty of plants. Registration required.

Experience a guided forest bathing walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s unique tree collection and forested areas. Forest Bathing offers many health benefits from stress relief to immune system and mood support. Registration required.

Kodomo no Hi, also called Children’s Day, is commemorated each year in Japan to celebrate the growth and good fortune of children.

Explore one of Hoyt Arboretum’s three nationally-accredited collections with a knowledgeable guide. Sign up for free in the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center.

Join curator Martin Nicholson to experience spring blooms around the Arboretum on the annual members-only Spring Blossom Tour! Registration required.

Join community herbalist Missy Rohs for a stroll around the Arboretum to explore the medicinal trees, weeds, and native plants we encounter. Registration required.

Portland Japanese Garden is partnering with textile artisan Judilee Fitzhugh to offer a series of four immersive textile workshops. In each session, participants will relax and enjoy the rhythmic dance of needle and thread while learning the meditative art of hand-stitching to create Japanese- and garden-inspired projects. Registration required.

Join us in the Discovery Museum’s reading nook for Forest Stories, included with museum admission.

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest in Washington Park!

Join us for a free musical performance featuring shinobue flute, Tsugaru shamisen and a piano performance by Maido Mind, 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.

Celebrate Mother’s Day by crowning your inner queen in this hands-on botanical crown workshop. Registration required.

This intimate tour focuses not on meditation, but instead on learning to bring mindful awareness to oneself, and the world around us, through intentional observation and connections. Reservations required.

Explore one of Hoyt Arboretum’s three nationally-accredited collections with a knowledgeable guide. Sign up for free in the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center.

Join our Forest Field Day in May to learn the basics of how to know what tree you are looking at. Registration required.

Join our Forest Field Day in May to learn the basics of how to know what tree you are looking at. Registration required.

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest in Washington Park!

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

World Forestry Center is honored to partner with Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir and Third Angle New Music to present Eras—a world premiere wildfire oratorio exploring the intersection of past, present, and future for both people and planet.

Volunteer to care for Hoyt Arboretum’s trees and trails with the Saturday Crew! 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.

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

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

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the animal kingdom before the zoo opens to the public!

Be Wildfire Aware is a free, community-focused event designed to help individuals and families learn practical ways to reduce wildfire risk and build resilience.

Explore one of Hoyt Arboretum’s three nationally-accredited collections with a knowledgeable guide. Sign up for free in the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center.

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

Experience a guided forest bathing walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s unique tree collection and forested areas. Forest Bathing offers many health benefits from stress relief to immune system and mood support. Registration required.

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest in Washington Park!

This intimate tour focuses not on meditation, but instead on learning to bring mindful awareness to oneself, and the world around us, through intentional observation and connections. Reservations required.

Explore one of Hoyt Arboretum’s three nationally-accredited collections with a knowledgeable guide. Sign up for free in the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center.

Join us for an ikebana presentation by Nana Bellerud from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, included with garden admission.

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

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the animal kingdom before the zoo opens to the public!

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.

Explore one of Hoyt Arboretum’s three nationally-accredited collections with a knowledgeable guide. Sign up for free in the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center.