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Bust out those Snow White 1 2 costumes: The weekend’s theme at CityFest is princes and princesses. Waterfront Park, downtown V UYETAKE Portland. Gates open at 11 am. Stock up on the glow bracelets for the KEY Rose Festival’s 40th annual Starlight Run. $ $5 or less, or free 7:45 pm. Starts and ends at Lincoln High B Baby-friendly event School. Then stay for the Starlight Parade.

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3 The Festival of 4 On the first 5 Kids from 6 Hit the Hollywood 7 It’s the last day of 8 Roll over 9 Flowers returns across the Theatre for the school for many Tuesday of International Youth public school kids! to Pioneer Courthouse metro area march to the Square with a design every month, Silent Film Festival Celebrate by staying that honors our beloved Columbia Gorge to the beat as the Global Awards Show. up late to see a flick at 8 am Stroller Gorge Fred Meyer Junior PNW kids have taken Newberg’s 99W Drive-In, Outlets in Troutdale home the top prize two the last drive-in movie Run and and reminds us of Parade winds Sign the kids up for a nature’s resiliency. $ offers free kids’ years in a row! theater in the metro area. its way through Mom Expo cooking class at King activities, character Farmers’ Market. Spring Hollywood. 1 pm. $ at the veggie omelets meet ’n greets and are on the menu. snacks at their Zoo. portlandfarmersmarket. Adventure Club for Prizes for org. Still hungry? It’s the first family night of the Kids. 9 am-10 am. $ best stroller Pickles baseball season and kids eat free. decoration! B

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Check out the 10 11 Portland Parks 12 Salute 14 Libraries Rock! 15 16 and Rec’s free Old Glory We agree very cool Run during the Wild! event at Fallen lunch and play Flag Day festivities at 100 percent with Leaf Lake in Camas, starts today at Fort Vancouver. 5 pm. the slogan of this $ Wash, with nature- many parks around year’s Multnomah the city. (Even more County Library based activities, Take 13 start June 18!) Summer Reading music, face painting a stroll Check it out at one through Beaver- program. Sign your and more. Sign up Score a strike — ton’s Cooper Mountain of our favorites, kids up for prizes It’s the first annual sign up your littles at Nature Park and have at treesongnature h PDX Parent kidsbowlfree.com for K unamokwst Park. your kids try to spy the and a cool t-shirt. awareness.org. Celebrates the City bowling fun all summer Lunch at 12:30 pm, Western Tiger Swallow- (Washington County festival at Oaks Park! long. Local lanes like activities from 11 am- tail and Lorquin’s Admiral Libraries kick off Free concerts and kids KingPins in SE Portland butterflies. $ B 3 pm. $ their program on activities, plus great and Big Al’s in Beaverton giveaways! 10 am-2 pm. participate. June 1!) $ B $ B

Penny’s Puppets The Learn something 17 See Disney’s 18 puts on a free 19 20 It’s free 21 22 new and eat 23 Incredibles 2 performance for the gorgeous parking strawberry shortcake after the Little Ears Concert series Vancouver cupcakes? Yes please, at the Old Church in day at at the Strawberry opening weekend downtown PDX. Community Short Course Festival at Metro TIGARD FESTIVAL OF BALLOONS crowds have 10:30 am. $ B Mount Hood Community Library is worth $ regional The Festival of Balloons College. 10 am-2 pm. SHELBI DAY dwindled. the drive, parks, the in Tigard kicks off today. The balloons sail off super Grab your rainbow especially perfect time early in the morning, gear and cheer on the when your little participants of the to take a dip aka the time your kid Portland Pride parade “treble makers” usually wakes up. Later as they wind their way can do a DIY at Oxbow or in the morning, volunteer through downtown. $ with PDX Parent staffers instrument Blue Lake at SCRAP. Sign up at pdxparent.com/pdx-parent- craft. 2 pm. $ Park. $ DISNEY PIXAR PENNY’S PUPPETS cares-scrap.

Celebrate Get creative at the Dogs playing Regal movie Soccer is a universal Portland Parks 24 Hollywood Library’s 25 baseball? That’s 26 27 Be 28 language. Come 29 and Rec debuts 30 theaters offer diversity and painted rock animals what you’ll see prepared cheer on all the Thomas Cully Park, strengthen craft time, 1:30 pm- when an agile team of $1 kids movies to be amazed immigrant and refugee which boasts student- 3:30 pm. (Try to convince performing border collies on Tuesday and players at the Portland designed play areas community your kid to leave a rock stops by the Holgate by the quick World Cup Soccer and accessible at the Good where other kids might Library. 2pm-3 pm. $ Wednesday Tournament at . elements, including a find it!) $ mornings through hands of 9 am. $ sensory wall. in the Hood At NE 72nd and the summer. juggling festival at NE Killingsworth. This week, catch master Opening day activities King School Despicable Me 2 or include Native Park. Rhys Thomas. American drumming How to Train Your Midland and storytelling, live 10 am- Dragon 2 at Regal music, a plant give- 10 pm. Library, 2 pm- away and a youth Stark Street 10 soccer clinic. 11:30 am- $ in Gresham. $ 2:45 pm. 4 pm. $ FRICKEN CUTE

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Oregon’s most 1 Pregame the fourth 3 Stay up late to 4 Read a book 5 Spread out a 6 Frozen fans 7 international with family-friendly catch the fireworks outside with the blanket at shouldn’t miss ice summer festival is in fireworks and fun at at Oaks Amusement friendly folks at sculptor James full swing all day today the Oregon Garden in Park with the kids (if they the Water Resource Kenilworth Park Stugart at the Portland at Salem’s reinvigorated Silverton. Free admission are over 48 inches, they Education Center in at dusk to catch Children’s Museum. River- after 6 pm. $ can ride the cool new Vancouver, then catch a screening of He’ll be carving a front Adrenaline Peak coaster some critters and Moana. For more 300-pound block of ice Park. before the big smell some flowers in free films all around into an amazing animal Find show). Pro their garden. 10 am on creation, 11 am-1 pm. B Been awhile since music, tip: Park near Thursdays, all summer the area, check you’ve been to 2 dance, long. $ B your local the ? food and walk or parks and There are lots of new and tra- take TriMet animals to meet and recreation ditions to avoid a greet, from goats and department from jammed lot on

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Take your little Blueberry season Three chances The Vancouver Llama, Llama, It’s Halfway-to- Come one, come all 8 should be in full 9 today to catch Latin 10 Pops Orchestra 11 where are your red 12 13 to the 2nd annual 14 Cars fan to the Halloween Portland Art Museum swing. Pick enough Grammy winner 1 2 kicks off the noon- pajamas? Maybe Muslim cultural for muffins, freezing, and 3 Andrés rocking out at time concert series at Rojo the Llama will night — at the festival at today to check out general snacking at library shows in Wash- Esther Short Park today sport a pair during his in downtown Portland. the new “Shape of Portland Pickles Blue Bee Farms on ington County. This hip (More shows on Wednes- appearance today at the field. Come cheer Bring your bathing Speed” exhibit on Sauvie Island. B bilingual singer performs days through August 15). Beaverton City Library, suits, too, because the sleekest cars at 11 am in Aloha, 2 pm Come at 11 am for free 11 am-noon. $ B on the team, and when you’re done, you and motorcycles in Sherwood and 7 pm in hands-on science crafts put the kids in can take the MAX to around. Plus, a few Tualatin. $ B and experiments for kids. costume, so they the waterfront for this select vehicles from $ B year’s edition of the Big the exhibition will can go trick-or- Float, featuring a slip be on display in the treating while and slide! , rooting for the from 1 pm-5 pm. home team. Free admission for ages 17 and under.

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15 Get ready to high- 16 17 Take them out to 18 19 Sherwood’s Robin 20 Shake off 21 five a dinosaur the ballgame! The Hood Festival is summer — rockin’ kids musician Hillsboro Hops take on back all this weekend — Jenks takes over the the Boise Hawks today build castles, enter the torpor at the Kids Cedar Mill and Garden at a 1:05 pm game at archery contest and get Obstacle Course Home libraries today. the open-air Ron Tonkin your medieval on with Challenge. It’s a Shows at Field. Maid Marian, Bad King

PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION PORTLAND PARKS 10 am and John and the rest of the 2-mile course with 1 pm. PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION gang. B about 15 muddy Get the whole $ B family moving at Time to get wet! Open LUCKY DIAZ MUSIC obstacles the $5 5K series this swim is free today (and along the morning at Gabriel Tuesdays all summer Jam out with Latin way. Park in SW Portland, long) at Montavilla Pool Grammy award winner featuring a fun run for from 1 pm-2:30 pm. Lucky Diaz, who plays kids at 8:45 am, plus ac- Check with local parks the Midland Library at tivities to keep the littles for more free summer 2 pm and Hillsdale busy while you break a swim times. $ Library at 6:30 pm. $ B sweat. $ HILLSBORO HOPS SHERWOOD ROBIN HOOD FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION

Enjoy some mellow Grab lunch at the Port- Did someone Preschoolers have Time for The hula competi- jazz in a gorgeous 22 land Farmers Market in 24 the run of the 25 26 tion is on today at 27 28 say climate- setting at the (free!) Pioneer Square, then place at Oaks Park downhome fun Esther Short Park in Cathedral Park Jazz take the MAX over to controlled, video this morning (and at the Washington Vancouver, as the best Festival, at the foot of Old Town to cool off in game/laser tag on Tuesdays and County Fair, which in the (Pacific North)west the Legacy Wednesdays throughout compete as part of the the St. Johns Bridge. wheels? Every kid BOB WAYT/THPRD Fountain at the foot of the summer). Unlimited opens today and annual Three Days of $ B we know is in. The the Burnside Bridge. B ride bracelets for all the runs through the Aloha festival. $ B Washington It’s time for the capital kiddie rides are $9.50 weekend. We’re P Party in the Park, County Library’s from 9:30 am-11:30 am. 23 partial to The an all-day festival of game truck sports, movement and pulls up to the Growing Grove wellness hosted by downtown play area, where Tualatin Hills Parks and kiddos can learn to Rec. Think climbing Beaverton library walls, inflatables, and a branch today at be farmhands. family-friendly triathlon 5 pm. $ at the Terpenning Rec center in Beaverton.

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29 Get lost amidst 30 Some air 31 the aisles in conditioning sounds pretty good around the children’s now, right? Splurge on a OAKS PARK KE KUKUI FOUNDATION section of the first-run movie and take downtown branch of the kids to see Teen Titans Go to the Movies, Powell’s Books, then now open. take the streetcar

PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION over to for some fun KEY The sounds of the fountain play. Hit Orquestra Pacifico Tropical drift over up Laughing Planet $ $5 or less, or free Washington Park across the street B tonight. Pack a picnic, a if tummies start to Baby-friendly event bottle of wine and your growl. sweeties. $ Editors’ pick CARTOON NETWORKN

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Come crack up at 1 All the coolest 2 Your kids have 3 4 the freestyle comic kids you know seen the movie, stylings of are heading to the Zaniac, aka Pickathon today. Tag now treat them Alex Zerbe, a along for a kids’ music to a live show of two-time Guinness stage, workshops with Beauty and the World Record the staff of Trackers Beast, put on by holder who Earth, Circus Cascadia the players of the can slice a and more. B BOB WAYT/THPRD vegetable in Journey Theater KEY two with — Arts Group, Head to the Conestoga no joke — a today at 7 pm, Rec Center in Beaverton $ $5 or less, or free flying playing at the Washburn to get behind the card. 3 pm, Performing wheels of bulldozers, fire Gresham Library. engines, tow trucks and Arts Center in B Baby-friendly event $ B more at the aptly named Washougal, Wash. Big Truck Day. 10 am-

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5 Crushing nostalgia 6 Spend the 7 Explore the 8 Starting from 9 10 Beat a path to the 11 alert! Ewan Tualatin River lower Macleay Park Beaverton Night McGregor stars as an night with National Wildlife trailhead in NW Portland, Market, for delicious all-grown-up Christopher your neighbors Refuge today. Crafts hike through Forest Park and varied food choices Robin who has misplaced and activities for ages to the Pittock Mansion and world-accented his sense of adventure for some of the best-ever performances. $ B at a National 10 and under start at CONNIE GIBSON and needs his pals from views of downtown PDX. Or join the Festival Night Out 10 am; a nature walk the 100-Acre woods $ B Latino at Cully Park, Paddle peacefully in the for preschoolers Columbia Watershed to help him find it. In block party, ALI KING where they’ll be screen- is set for Council’s annual regatta theaters now. and bring ing Pixar’s fantastic 1 pm. $ flick Coco in Spanish. $ today, 10 am-2 pm. They’ll Tune up your bike, have kayaks and canoes extra cookies in preparation for this available for free floats for your local weekend’s BridgePedal down the Columbia party, including a free Slough, where public safety 3-mile kids pedal over you’ll spot wildlife officers, too. $ B the Hawthorne and Steel and make new friends. $ Bridges. $ B

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Join the star-gazers Join PDX Parent Settle in for All aboard Celebrate from OMSI to see 12 13 favorite Aaron Nigel 14 15 16 17 Portland’s robust 18 the Perseid Meteor Smith for an outdoor the opening the Oregon Pacific Islander showers at Rooster concert at the Holgate day performance Coast Scenic community at Tonga Rock or Stub Stewart Library. Smith’s home- of Aladdin and Day at the new State Park through giant grown reggae should get Railroad today, Gateway Discovery telescopes. Free, but $5 kids of all ages bopping the Magic Lamp Park. The fun starts at parking fee per vehicle. $ to the beat. 2 pm. $ B for a lovely ride 1 pm. $ B MT. HOOD SKIBOWL from the wizards at Broadway that chugs FLICKR/CREATIVE COMMONS Spend the day exploring Rose Theater. Put the finishing touches Mount Hood Skibowl’s between on your soapbox derby summer adventure park, Get tickets at Garibaldi and car — or just make sure where you can zipline, broadwayrose.org. you’ve got your picnic bungee jump, tube and Rockaway blanket ready to go: hike to your heart’s Beach. B Tomorrow is the annual content. soapbox derby at Park. $ B PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION PORTLAND PARKS

19 Ladies 20 It’s Wild Things 21 School’s starting 23 24 Kids love 25 week at the soon, so work those bugs and and gents, Portland Children’s brain muscles Museum. Head to the today with a anything bug- start your museum’s Outdoor free Chess adjacent. Indulge Adventure area for for Success them at Al’s engines and BRIDGEPORT VILLAGE 22 storytime, and you just session at Garden Center in might encounter a real- Director Park PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION PORTLAND BUREAU go old-skool Did someone say back- Wilsonville today, B life Wild Thing or two. to-school shopping? in downtown where kiddos Get those bike helmets today at the Today’s the day. Portland. out for Sunday Parkways can plant their Sykart Indoor Pro tip: There are free 10 am-2 pm. in outer NE Portland. activities to keep the (Loosen up very own “hairy OREGON STATE FAIR Streets around the Park- Racing go- kiddos occupied at afterwards in caterpillars” rose neighborhood will the Bridgeport Village the nearby The Oregon State Fair at a special be closed down to allow kart track in Kids Club between splash kicks off in Salem today. for a 6.4-mile rolling bike workshop. 11 am. Tigard. 11 am-12:30 pm every fountain.) $ Say farewell to summer parade. 11 am-4 pm. $7.50 per kid. Wednesday from July 11 on the state’s biggest $ B to August 29. midway of them all.

HARPER & ROWN Take a stroll 26 Hoist those 27 And … 28 29 It will be chilly out 30 End summer 31 down venerable backpacks, kiddos! soon enough, so with a splash! Hawthorne School starts exhale. take advantage of There’s a dive-in Boulevard for the annual today for many Oregon summer while you still movie tonight at the street fair. Be sure to districts. Take can and go check out the Shute Park Aquatic stop off at Kids at Heart brand new splash pad at preschoolers & Recreation Toys on 32nd Avenue for Fernhill Park in Northeast Center in Hillsboro. the kidzone. $ B to OMSI, Portland. $ B Ghostbusters (the where they’ll original version!) have the run screens at LEACH GARDEN LEACH 9 pm. of the place, since the big Go on a Honeybee Hike at Leach Botanical kids are back Garden with a city naturalist and your in school. favorite toddler. $ B PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION

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