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SmartTrips to Middle School is a Portland Safe Routes to School program offering incoming 6th grade students activity ideas and wellness tips during this important milestone. As part of our program, we collected a list of free, family-friendly events happening all summer long throughout Portland.
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Citywide events
- May 28 – June 10: Rose Festival Treasure Hunt
- June 1 – Aug. 31: Secret Roller Disco (Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.)
North Portland events
- June 11: Monthly Overlook Ride, Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth Street (9:30 a.m.)
- June 11: Paddlepalooza: Paddle to End the Era of Fossil Fuels!, Cathedral Park (11 a.m.-3 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Columbia Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Irving Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Kenton Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, McCoy Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Peninsula Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, St Johns Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 22 – Aug. 24: Free Open Play Swim, Pier Outdoor Pool (Thursdays, 1:45-4:30 p.m.)
- June 27 – Aug. 23: TeenForce - Kickball, Charles Jordan Community Center (Fridays, 4-5 p.m.)
- June 30 – Aug. 25: TeenForce - Dance: Hip Hop, Charles Jordan Community Center (Fridays, 5-6 p.m.)
- July 7 – Sept. 29: TeenForce - Pre-Teen Night Friday, Charles Jordan Community Center (Fridays, 4-6:30 p.m.)
- July 19 – Aug. 23: TeenForce - Basketball League, Charles Jordan Community Center (Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.)
- July 21: Arietta Ward, McCoy Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 30: Moms, Dads and Splash Pads, Peninsula Park (3 p.m.)
- Aug. 20: Soul (PG), Overlook Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 26: THe Kidz Outside Festival, George Park (2 p.m.)
Northeast Portland events
- June 2: Cully Neighborhood Bike Fair, Rigler Elementary School (2:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.)
- June 7: Junior Parade (1-3 p.m.)
- June 9: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Matt Dishman Community Center (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- June 10: Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- June 10: Clean River Ride and Scavenger Hunt, Boise Neighborhood - exact location TBD (10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 17: Group Ride Basics for Beginners, Irving Park (2 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Alberta Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 2 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Cully Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Khunamokwst Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Montavilla Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 23: Free Open Play Swim, Grant Outdoor Pool (Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m.)
- June 23: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Matt Dishman Community Center (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- June 24: New Parks on Bikes, Irving Park (1 p.m.)
- June 25: Northeast Sunday Parkways (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- June 25: BikeLoud: Disney Hits Sunday Parkway Ride, Kunamokwst Park (11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
- June 25: Sunday BARKways, Wellington Park (12 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Gateway Discovery Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11-11:45 a.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Luuwit View Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12:15-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Luuwit View Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12:15-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Wilkes Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Mobile Lunch + Play, East Gate Station Apartments (Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 27 – Aug. 22: Free Open Play Swim, Montavilla Outdoor Pool (Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.)
- June 27 – Aug. 22: Free Open Play Swim, Peninsula Outdoor Pool (Tuesdays, 1-3:30 p.m.)
- June 29: Summer Free For All Free Lunch + Play Kickoff, Khunamokwst Park (11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
- June 29 – August 31: TeenForce - Dungeons & Dragons: All levels, Montavilla Community Center (Thursdays, 4-7 p.m.)
- July 5: Prismagic, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- July 8: Kids NE Water Play Ride, Vestal Elementary (10:30 a.m.)
- July 12: Original Practice Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- July 14: TeenForce Teen Nights, Matt Dishman Community Center (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- July 16: Look Mom! No Pedals!, Woodlawn City Park (3-6 p.m.)
- July 16: Jurassic Park Dinosaur Onsie Ride, Irving Park (3:30 p.m.)
- July 19: Concert in the Park: Micah and Me, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- July 20: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, Spanish with English subtitles (PG), Wellington Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 22: Tiger Tiger: A Celebration of Our Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities, Fernhill Park (2 p.m.)
- July 22: Portland Taiko, People of Drum, Gateway Discovery Park (4:30-6:40 p.m.)
- July 23: DC League of Super Pets, English with Spanish subtitles (PG), King School Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 23: The Jeffersons: Live!, Peninsula Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 26: Concert in the Park: Olive and Dingo, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- July 28: Rae Gordon, Khunamokwst Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 28: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Matt Dishman Community Center (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- July 29: Pa'lante, Alberta Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 30: We Outside, Luuwit View Park (3 p.m.)
- June 30: DJ George the Mixologist, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- July 14: DJ George the Mixologist, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- July 21: DJ George the Mixologist, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- July 28: DJ George the Mixologist, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- August 2: Concert in the Park: DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- Aug. 4: DJ George the Mixologist, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- Aug. 5: Iron Prophecy, Kenton Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 9: Concert in the Park: Ballet Folklórico Corazones Alegres, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 10: 2nd Annual Cider Ride, Swift Cider, 100 NE Farragut Street (5:30-8 p.m.)
- Aug. 10: Dance United, Peninsula Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 10: Encanto (PG), Wilshire Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 11: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Matt Dishman Community Center (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 12: Tonga Day Festival, Gateway Discovery Park (12-5 p.m.)
- Aug. 16: Aaron Nigel Smith, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 17: Jujuba, Alberta Park (6:30 p.m.)
- August 18: DJ George the Mixologist, Gateway Discovery Park (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- Aug. 18: Jumanji (PG), Luuwit View Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 19: A Cara O Cruz Band, Wilkes Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 23: Lloyd Eco Rode & Sunset Dock Party, Holladay Park (5:30-6:45 p.m.)
- Aug. 24: Mo Philips and the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band, Irving Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 25: Outer Orbit, Denorval Unthank Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 25: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Matt Dishman Community Center (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 25: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG), Thompson Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 26: Cars (G), Glenhaven Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 27: Community Day at Rose City Golf Course, BridgeCity Soul (6 p.m.)
- Sept. 2: Te Ata (PG), Khunamokwst Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Sept. 30: Bike Fair at Parkrose Pedal
Northwest Portland events
- July 13: Bloco Alegria, Fields Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 13: Woman in Gold (PG–13), Fields Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 23: Splish, Splash It's a Wet, Wet Portland Ride!, Jamison Square (2-5 p.m.)
South Portland events
- July 15: Aw Biscuits: The Bluey Ride, Willamette Park Playground (2 p.m.)
- July 27: The Incredibles (PG), Elizabeth Caruthers Park (7:30 p.m.)
Southeast Portland events
- May 7: East Portland Sunday Parkways (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- June 2 – Aug. 18: TeenForce: Teen Nights, East Portland Community Center (Fridays, 6-9 p.m.)
- June 3: Our Space of Possibilities, SE Division Street and 166th Place (12-8 p.m.)
- June 7: Hidden Portland Ride, Gorges Beer and Rainbow Plaza, SE Ankeny Street and 27th Avenue (6 p.m.)
- June 9: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Mt. Scott Community Center (Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- June 10: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- June 10: World Wide Knit in Public Day, Starlight Knitting Society, 7028 SE 52nd Avenue (10 a.m.)
- June 10: Pedalin' Puppeteers, Laurelhurst Park (5-7:40 p.m.)
- June 10: Our Space of Possibilities, SE Division Street and 138th Place (12-8 p.m.)
- June 11: Ride to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Magical Forest, Essex Park (1 p.m.)
- June 11 – 16: Help Construct a Natural Cob Bench, SE 127th Avenue between E Burnside and SE Stark streets
- June 17: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- June 17: Adaptive BIKETOWN - Bike with a Buddy Group Ride!, Kerr Bikes, 1945 SE Water Avenue (11 a.m.)
- June 17: Portland Synth Expo Ride, Laurelhurst Park (1 p.m.)
- June 17: The Slow Ride!!!, OMSI Plaza (1 p.m.)
- June 17: Our Space of Possibilities, SE Division Street and 121st Avenue (12-8 p.m.)
- June 18: Block Party, SE 127th Avenue between E Burnside and SE Stark streets
- June 19: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Lents Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Creston Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Essex Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Mt. Scott Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 23: Free Open Play Swim, Sellwood Outdoor Pool (Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.)
- June 23: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Mt. Scott Community Center (Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- June 24: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- June 24: Our Space of Possibilities, SE Division Street and 93rd Avenue (12-8 p.m.)
- June 25: Birding by Bike, Save the Giants Park (10:30 a.m.)
- June 25: Wizards on Wheels, Mt. Scott Park (12 p.m.)
- June 26: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- June 2 – Aug. 21: Free Open Play Swim, Creston Outdoor Pool (Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Lincoln Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12:30-1p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Raymond Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-12:30 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Ventura Park (Mondays - Fridays, 12-12:30 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Free Lunch + Play, Verdell Burdine Rutherford (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Mobile Lunch + Play, Mill Park School (Wednesdays & Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Mobile Lunch + Play, Arbor Glen Apartments (Mondays & Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Mobile Lunch + Play, Bellrose Station Apartments (Tuesdays & Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 25: Mobile Lunch + Play, Vine Maple Apartments (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 26 – Aug. 28: TeenForce - Archery Basics and Intermediate Level, Mt. Scott Community Center (Mondays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.)
- June 29–Aug. 31: TeenForce - Dungeons & Dragons: All levels, Mt. Scott Community Center (Thursdays, 4-7 p.m.)
- July 1: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- July 3: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- July 8: East Portland Summer Arts Festival, Celebrating Black Excellence: Sebe' Kan Youth African Dance + special events, Ventura Park (4 p.m.)
- July 8: East Portland Summer Arts Festival, Celebrating Black Excellence: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG-13), Ventura Park (6 p.m.)
- July 8: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- July 9: East Portland Summer Arts Festival, Celebrating Black Excellence, Ventura Park (4 p.m.)
- July 14: Ben Fowler Quintet, Lincoln Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 14: The Fifth Element (PG-13), Colonel Summers Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 14: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Mt. Scott Community Center (Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- July 15: Conjunto Alegre Latin Band, Sellwood Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 15: Muppet Treasure Island (G), Kenilworth Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 15: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- July 15: Oak Grove Festival Ride, Milwaukie Bay Park (10:30 a.m.)
- July 16: Sander's Playground to Creek Kids Ride, Sellwood Park (10:30 a.m.)
- July 17: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- July 21: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (PG-13), Brentwood Park (7:30 p.m.)
- July 22: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- July 23: Double Sunset Ride, Colonel Summers Park (7 p.m.)
- July 24: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- July 28: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Mt. Scott Community Center (Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- July 29: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- July 29: Bike to the Pickles, Vvolt, 2101 SE 6th Ave (4:45-5:45 p.m.)
- July 29: A Celebration of Somali American Communities, Earl Boyles Park (6:30 p.m.)
- July 31: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- Aug. 3: The Bayou Boyz, Essex Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 3: Housing in a Human Right Ride, Ladd's Circle (4:30-5:45 p.m.)
- Aug. 4: Comedy in the Park, Laurelhurst Park (6 p.m.)
- Aug. 5: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- Aug. 5: Donna Jones and the Delegation, Gilbert Heights Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 7: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- Aug. 11: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Mt. Scott Community Center (Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 12: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- Aug. 14: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- Aug. 18: Pedalpalooza Chronicles: Share Your Summer Story!, Ladds Circle (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 19: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- Aug. 19: Love in Public: Asian Solidarity Ride, Laurelhurst Park (4:30-6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 19: Hidden Figures (PG), Sewallcrest Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 20: Bookswap Birthday Bash, Brooklyn Park (2 p.m.)
- Aug. 20: Multicultural Kids Festival NW, Ventura Park (12 p.m.)
- Aug. 21: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- Aug. 24: Southeast Bike Faire, 72 Foster (5 - 7 p.m.)
- Aug. 25: TeenForce - Teen Nights, Mt. Scott Community Center (Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 26: PSU Farmers Market Ride, SE Clinton Street and 41st Avenue (10 a.m.)
- Aug. 27: Providence Stage Band, Laurelhurst Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 28: Slide Ride!, Creston Park (10:15 - 11:15 a.m.)
- Aug. 31: Medicine Robe, Woodstock Park (6:30 p.m.)
Southwest Portland events
- June 2: First Friday - Arts for All, Multnomah Arts Center - Auditorium (6-8 p.m.)
- June 3: Rose Festival Starlight Parade (8-10 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Holly Farm Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, Stephens Creek Crossing Apartments (Mondays - Fridays, 12-1:30 p.m.)
- June 21 – Aug. 18: Free Lunch + Play, The Fields Park (Mondays - Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
- June 22 – Aug. 24: Free Open Play Swim, Ida B. Wells Outdoor Pool (Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m.)
- June 22 – Sept. 1: Pop-Up Nature!, Hoyt Arboretum - Visitor Center Courtyard (Thursdays & Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
- July 7: First Friday Bike Ride, Healy Heights Parks (5 p.m.)
- July 23: Southwest Neighborhood Bike Fair, Mittleman Jewish Community Center - Schnitzer Family Campus (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
- June 24: Family Forest Days, Hoyt Arboretum (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- July 7: First Friday - Arts for All, Multnomah Arts Center - Auditorium (6-8 p.m.)
- Aug. 4: First Friday Bike Ride, Healy Heights Parks (5 p.m.)
- Aug. 4: First Friday - Arts for All, Multnomah Arts Center - Auditorium (6-8 p.m.)
- Aug. 11: Washington Park Summer Festival: NW Dance Project, Rose Garden Amphitheater (6 p.m.)
- Aug. 12: Washington Park Summer Festival: Portland Cello Project present Purple Reign: The Music of Prince, Rose Garden Amphitheater (6 p.m.)
- Aug. 13: Washington Park Summer Festival: Opera in the Park Portland presents a Puccini Extravaganza, Rose Garden Amphitheater (6 p.m.)
- Aug. 18: Aaron Nigel Smith, Pendleton Park (6:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 24: Dr. Suess' The Lorax, English with Spanish subtitles (PG), Hoyt Arboretum - Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial (7:30 p.m.)
- Aug. 26: Family Forest Days, Hoyt Arboretum (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Sept. 1: First Friday Bike Ride, Healy Heights Parks (5 p.m.)
- Sept. 2: Big (PG), Hamilton Park (7:30 p.m.)
- Sept. 10: Southwest Portland Sunday Parkways (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)