Portland family weekend: Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25
105 events for the weekend of Oct 23–25, with 103 free and 104 indoors.
Updated
Top picks this weekend
Big outings first: festivals, farms, shows and attractions, mixing free and paid, for a range of ages.
Oct 16 – Oct 31
OMSI Kendall Planetarium — Portland · Multnomah Co. · Portland & Multnomah County
A 30-minute all-ages Halloween laser show in the Kendall Planetarium, daily in October.
Details at OMSI ↗
Oct 17 – Oct 25 · 9:30am–5:30pm
Oregon Zoo — Portland · Multnomah Co. · Portland & Multnomah County
Two weekends of costumed fun: trick-or-treat zones, keeper chats, animal pumpkin playtimes and roving characters.
Details at Oregon Zoo ↗ Library storytimes & programs (103, free)
From Multnomah County Library and Washington County (WCCLS) libraries. Some need registration; check the library page.
Friday, Oct 23
10amBookbabies · North Plains Public Library, North Plains
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:15amBabies & Ones Playgroup · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:15amBook Babies · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · Free
10:15amBook Babies · Midland Library, Portland
0-2 · Free
10:15amBook Babies (0-12 months) · Tigard Public Library, Tigard
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:15amFamily Storytime · Hollywood Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amHora de Cuentos Bilingüe para Bebés - Bilingua · Troutdale Library, Portland
0-2 · Free
10:15amInclusive Storytime · Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood, Hillsboro
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:15amSign & Sing with Tiny Talkers: Sign for Babies and Toddlers · Gregory Heights Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amTiny Tots · Woodstock Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amTiny Tots · Gregory Heights Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amTiny Tots · East County Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amToddler Storytime · Albina Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amToddler Storytime · Capitol Hill Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amTiny Tots · Northwest Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Rockwood Library, Gresham
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Kenton Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amFamily Playtime · Kenton Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amToddler Playtime (ages 2-3 years) · Central Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amFamily Storytime · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amTiny Tots · Midland Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amToddler Storytime · Woodstock Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amToddler Storytime · Capitol Hill Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:30amFamily Storytime · Kenton Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:30amHora de Cuentos · East County Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pmMaking Music with Ableton · East County Library, Portland
11+ · Free
1pmDAM Open Lab · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmAudio Production Drop In with EXT.606 · East County Library, Portland
11+ · Free
2:15pmPreschool Sensory Storytime · Capitol Hill Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2:30pmGuitar & Ukulele Lessons · Midland Library, Portland
11+ · Free
2:30pmTeen drop-in: Get creative at the makerspace! · Rockwood Library, Gresham
11+ · Free
2:30pmTeen Maker Drop-in · East County Library, Portland
11+ · Free
3:30pmBlack Family Playtime · Midland Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3:30pmRead to the Dogs · Woodstock Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmFriday Art Fun at 4 @ Murray Scholls · Beaverton Murray Scholls Library, Beaverton
6-10 · Free
4pmLego Club · Kenton Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4:15pmTeen Council · Holgate Library, Portland
11+ · Free
4:15pmTween Council · Woodstock Library, Portland
11+ · Free
4:45pmTween Game Night · Northwest Library, Portland
11+ · Free
5:30pmPumpkin Carving | Tallado de calabazas · Cornelius Public Library, Cornelius
11+ · Free
6pmPuzzle Swap · Garden Home Community Library, Portland
6-10 · 11+ · Free
6:30pmFall Fest & Maze · Cedar Mill Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · FreeSaturday, Oct 24
10amDigital Navigator · Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin
11+ · Free
10amMakerspace Open Lab · Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amFamily Storytime · Woodstock Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amFamily Storytime @ Murray Scholls · Beaverton Murray Scholls Library, Beaverton
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:15amHora de Cuentos Bilingüe | Bilingual Storytime · Tigard Public Library, Tigard
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:15amMusic and Dance · Capitol Hill Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amRainbow Family Storytime · Albina Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amRussian Storytime · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:15amTiny Tots · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amToddler Storytime · Midland Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:15amVietnamese-English Bilingual Storytime / Giờ kể chuyện song ngữ Việt - Anh · Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood, Hillsboro
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
10:30amBook Babies · Rockwood Library, Gresham
0-2 · Free
10:30amFamily Storytime · Northwest Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amFamily Storytime + Playtime · North Portland Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amRainbow Family Storytime with Special Guest LadyBerri! · Belmont Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amLego Club · Central Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amFiesta del Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead Storytime · Fairview-Columbia Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amGiờ Đọc Sách Song Ngữ/Bilingual Family Storytime · Midland Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amHora de Cuentos · Gregory Heights Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:15amWaqtiga sheekoyinka Familada Somaliyeed/Somali Storytime · Capitol Hill Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:30amBlack Family Storytime · Albina Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11:30amRainbow Family Storytime · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pmCentral Library Tour · Central Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmChess @ the Library / Ajedrez en la biblioteca · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmDesign and 3D Print Eye Mask for Teens · East County Library, Portland
11+ · Free
1pmFamily Storytime · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
1pmRead to the Dogs · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmTeen Time: Anime Afternoon · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
11+ · Free
1:30pmCasual Chess · Midland Library, Portland
11+ · Free
2pmBeading with Portland All Nations Canoe Family · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmBoard Gaming at the Library · West Slope Community Library, Portland
11+ · Free
2pmHouseplant Exchange · Albina Library, Portland
11+ · Free
2pmMakerspace: 5th Anniversary · Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmSuper Saturday: Macramé Monsters · Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin
6-10 · Free
2pm制作蜻蜓 / Crafting Dragonflies · Central Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2:30pmTeen drop-in: Get creative at the makerspace! · Rockwood Library, Gresham
11+ · Free
3pmDAM Open Lab · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pmDancing Feet & Talking Drums with Okaidja Afroso · Rockwood Library, Gresham
11+ · Free
3pmHora de Cuentos · Troutdale Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pmMonster Comics and Spooky Stories with Breena Bard · Hollywood Library, Portland
11+ · Free
3:30pmFollow the Reader · Gregory Heights Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmHora de Cuentos · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · FreeSunday, Oct 25
10:15amBook Babies/Libros para bebés · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
12:15pmGiờ Đọc Sách Song Ngữ/Bilingual Family Storytime · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12:30pmBook Babies · St. Johns Library, Portland
0-2 · Free
1pmMakerspace Open Hours | Horario abierto del espacio de creación · Cornelius Public Library, Cornelius
6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmRussian Storytime · Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood, Hillsboro
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
1:30pmArabic Storytime · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · Free
1:30pmMakerspace Open Lab · Tualatin Public Library, Tualatin
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1:30pmScience Storytime: The Science of Slime · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
6-10 · Free
2pmSynthesizer Petting Zoo · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
6-10 · 11+ · Free
2:30pmDogs & Tales · Tigard Public Library, Tigard
6-10 · Free
3pmDAM Open Lab · Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pmNative Family: Native Storytime · Belmont Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pmTeen Scene Shelf-Help · Tigard Public Library, Tigard
11+ · Free
3pm普通话故事时间 - Chinese (Mandarin) Storytime · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3:30pmBlack Family Storytime · St. Johns Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmRead to the Dogs/Lee a los perros · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
6-10 · 11+ · Free
4:30pmRead to the Dogs/Lee a los perros · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
6-10 · 11+ · Free
4:30pmУчимся со сказкой - Russian Storytime · Holgate Library, Portland
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
5pmRead to the Dogs/Lee a los perros · Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park, Hillsboro
6-10 · 11+ · FreeNothing matches those filters — try widening them.