Events

Experience a guided forest bathing walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s unique tree collection and forested areas. Registration required.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

Portland Japanese Garden is partnering with textile artisan Judilee Fitzhugh to offer a series of four immersive textile workshops.

Join instructor Steven for a calming Qigong session beneath the canopy of the Hoyt Arboretum. Registration required.

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

Photographer-level Members and their guests are exclusively invited to capture Portland Japanese Garden’s beauty during twilight hours.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! 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.

Gather friends or bring a date for a festive summer night and come see what’s brewing at the zoo!

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. Reservations recommended.

Join this playful, hands-on watercolor workshop where we’ll explore the many moods of green—from mossy and muted to bright and electric—right in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Registration required.

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

Gather friends or bring a date for a festive summer night and come see what’s brewing at the zoo!

During this 2-hour sensory photography walk at Hoyt Arboretum, we will follow morning light as the sun slowly rises through the landscape, revealing tiny worlds, glowing leaves, and quiet details that often go unnoticed. Registration required.

Let’s travel back in time to the roots of the plant family tree to understand the evolution of terrestrial plants! Registration 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.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

Join instructor Steven for a calming Qigong session beneath the canopy of the Hoyt Arboretum. Registration required.

Discover what fascinating organisms are on the trail and how their adaptations help them stand out, blend in, and survive! Registration required.

Discover what fascinating organisms are on the trail and how their adaptations help them stand out, blend in, and survive! Registration required.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

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.

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

This intimate member-only 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. Reservation required.

Come celebrate the elegant beauty of irises at the Greater Portland Iris Society Show, included with garden 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.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

Join instructor Steven for a calming Qigong session beneath the canopy of the Hoyt Arboretum. Registration required.

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

Join us for a special evening at the zoo, exclusively for our valued members! Reservations are required for this member event.

The Trees For All Public Tour explores Hoyt Arboretum from accessible paved trails. Registration required.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

Gather friends, bring the family or take a date and come together for wildlife this summer at ZooNights!

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

Portland Japanese Garden will offer a free public demonstration of Chado, the Way of Tea, in the Kashintei Tea House, included with garden 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.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

Join instructor Steven for a calming Qigong session beneath the canopy of the Hoyt Arboretum. Registration required.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

Gather friends, bring the family or take a date and come together for wildlife this summer at ZooNights!

Portland Japanese Garden will offer a free public demonstration of Chado, the Way of Tea, in the Kashintei Tea House, included with garden admission.

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

This intimate member-only 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.

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.

Enjoying tai chi in the Arboretum allows us to connect deeply to nature! Registration required.

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