It’s free parking day at Metro regional parks, the perfect time to take a dip at Oxbow or Blue Lake Park. $

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Learn something new and eat strawberry shortcake cupcakes? Yes please, at the Strawberry Short Course Festival at Mount Hood Community College. 10 am-2 pm. $

Celebrate diversity and strengthen community at the Good in the Hood festival at King School Park. 10 am- 10 pm.

Check out the

very cool Run

Wild! event at Fallen

Leaf Lake in Camas,

Wash, with nature-

based activities,

music, face painting

and more. Sign up

at treesongnature

awareness.org.

Salute Old Glory

during the Flag Day festivities at

Fort Vancouver. 5 pm. $

Take a stroll

through Beaver-ton’s Cooper Mountain Nature Park and have your kids try to spy the Western Tiger Swallow-tail and Lorquin’s Admiral butterflies. $ B

Portland Parks and Rec debuts Thomas Cully Park, which boasts student- designed play areas and accessible elements, including a sensory wall. At NE 72nd and NE Killingsworth. Opening day activities include Native American drumming and storytelling, live music, a plant give-away and a youth soccer clinic. 11:30 am- 4 pm. $

Hit the Hollywood Theatre for the International Youth Silent Film Festival Global Awards Show. PNW kids have taken home the top prize two years in a row!

The Festival of Flowers returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square with a design that honors our beloved Columbia River Gorge and reminds us of nature’s resiliency. $

Bust out those Snow White

costumes: The weekend’s theme at CityFest is princes and princesses. Waterfront Park, downtown Portland. Gates open at 11 am.

It’s the last day of school for many public school kids! Celebrate by staying up late to see a flick at Newberg’s 99W Drive-In, the last drive-in movie theater in the metro area.

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Tuesday of

every month,

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Outlets in Troutdale

offers free kids’

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meet ’n greets and

snacks at their

Adventure Club for

Kids. 9 am-10 am. $

Stock up on the glow bracelets for the Rose Festival’s 40th annual Starlight Run. 7:45 pm. Starts and ends at Lincoln High School. Then stay for the Starlight Parade.

Roll over to the 8 am Stroller Run and Mom Expo at the Oregon Zoo. Prizes for best stroller decoration! B

Kids from across the metro area march to the beat as the Fred Meyer Junior Parade winds its way through Hollywood. 1 pm. $

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Score a strike — sign up your littles at kidsbowlfree.com for bowling fun all summer long. Local lanes like KingPins in SE Portland and Big Al’s in Beaverton participate.

Libraries Rock! We agree 100 percent with the slogan of this year’s Multnomah County Library Summer Reading program. Sign your kids up for prizes

and a cool t-shirt. (Washington County Libraries kick off their program on June 1!) $ B

Portland Parks and Rec’s free lunch and play starts today at many parks around the city. (Even more start June 18!) Check it out at one of our favorites, Khunamokwst Park. Lunch at 12:30 pm, activities from 11 am- 3 pm. $

It’s the first annual PDX Parent

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festival at Oaks Park! Free concerts and kids activities, plus great giveaways! 10 am-2 pm. $ B

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See Disney’s Incredibles 2 after the opening weekend crowds have dwindled.

Grab your rainbow gear and cheer on the participants of the Portland Pride parade as they wind their way through downtown. $

The Festival of Balloons

in Tigard kicks off today.

The balloons sail off super

early in the morning,

aka the time your kid

usually wakes up. Later

in the morning, volunteer

with PDX Parent staffers

at SCRAP. Sign up at

pdxparent.com/pdx-parent-

cares-scrap.

Penny’s Puppets puts on a free performance for the Little Ears Concert series at the Old Church in downtown PDX. 10:30 am. $ B

The gorgeous Vancouver Community Library is worth the drive, especially when your little “treble makers” can do a DIY instrument craft. 2 pm. $

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Be prepared to be amazed by the quick hands of juggling master Rhys Thomas. Midland Library, 2 pm-2:45 pm. $

Get creative at the Hollywood Library’s painted rock animals craft time, 1:30 pm- 3:30 pm. (Try to convince your kid to leave a rock where other kids might find it!) $

Dogs playing baseball? That’s what you’ll see when an agile team of performing border collies stops by the Holgate Library. 2pm-3 pm. $

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Despicable Me 2 or

How to Train Your

Dragon 2 at Regal

Stark Street 10

in Gresham. $

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org. Still hungry? It’s the first family night of the Pickles baseball season and kids eat free.

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Grab lunch at the Port-land Farmers Market in Pioneer Square, then take the MAX over to Old Town to cool off in the Bill Naito Legacy Fountain at the foot of the Burnside Bridge. B

Read a book outside with the friendly folks at the Water Resource Education Center in Vancouver, then catch some critters and smell some flowers in their garden. 10 am on Thursdays, all summer long. $ B

Llama, Llama, where are your red pajamas? Maybe Rojo the Llama will sport a pair during his appearance today at the Beaverton City Library, 11 am-noon. $ B

Blueberry season should be in full swing. Pick enough for muffins, freezing, and general snacking at Blue Bee Farms on Sauvie Island. B

Been awhile since you’ve been to the Oregon Zoo? There are lots of new animals to meet and greet, from goats and sloths to porcupines and tortoises. B

Take your little Cars fan to the Portland Art Museum today to check out the new “Shape of Speed” exhibit on the sleekest cars and motorcycles around. Plus, a few select vehicles from the exhibition will be on display in the South Park Blocks, from 1 pm-5 pm. Free admission for ages 17 and under.

Oregon’s most international summer festival is in full swing all day today at Salem’s reinvigorated

River-front Park. Find music, dance, food and tra-ditions from almost

70 nations at the World Beat Festival. $ B

Spread out a blanket at Kenilworth Park at dusk to catch a screening of Moana. For more free films all around the area, check your local parks and recreation department website. $

It’s Halfway-to- Halloween night — at the Portland Pickles field. Come cheer on the team, and put the kids in costume, so they can go trick-or-treating while rooting for the home team.

Three chances today to catch Latin Grammy winner 1 2 3 Andrés rocking out at library shows in Wash-ington County. This hip bilingual singer performs at 11 am in Aloha, 2 pm in Sherwood and 7 pm in Tualatin. $ B

Pregame the fourth with family-friendly fireworks and fun at the Oregon Garden in Silverton. Free admission after 6 pm. $

Frozen fans shouldn’t miss ice sculptor James Stugart at the Portland Children’s Museum. He’ll be carving a 300-pound block of ice into an amazing animal creation, 11 am-1 pm. B

Come one, come all to the 2nd annual Muslim cultural festival at Director Park in downtown Portland. Bring your bathing suits, too, because when you’re done, you can take the MAX to the waterfront for this year’s edition of the Big Float, featuring a slip and slide!

The Vancouver Pops Orchestra kicks off the noon-time concert series at Esther Short Park today (More shows on Wednes-days through August 15). Come at 11 am for free hands-on science crafts and experiments for kids.

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Stay up late to catch the fireworks at Oaks Amusement Park with the kids (if they are over 48 inches, they can ride the cool new Adrenaline Peak coaster

before the big show). Pro

tip: Park near Sellwood Park and walk or take TriMet to avoid a jammed lot on your way out.

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Jam out with Latin Grammy award winner Lucky Diaz, who plays the Midland Library at 2 pm and Hillsdale Library at 6:30 pm. $ B

Get ready to high-five a dinosaur — rockin’ kids musician Jenks takes over the Cedar Mill and Garden Home libraries today.

Shows at 10 am and 1 pm.

$ BGet the whole family moving at the $5 5K series this morning at Gabriel Park in SW Portland, featuring a fun run for kids at 8:45 am, plus ac-tivities to keep the littles busy while you break a sweat. $

Sherwood’s Robin Hood Festival is back all this weekend — build castles, enter the archery contest and get your medieval on with Maid Marian, Bad King John and the rest of the gang. B

Time to get wet! Open swim is free today (and Tuesdays all summer long) at Montavilla Pool from 1 pm-2:30 pm. Check with local parks for more free summer swim times. $

Shake off summer torpor at the Kids Obstacle Course Challenge. It’s a 2-mile course with about 15 muddy

obstacles along the way.

Take them out to the ballgame! The Hillsboro Hops take on the Boise Hawks today at a 1:05 pm game at the open-air Ron Tonkin Field.

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Time for downhome fun at the Washington County Fair, which opens today and runs through the weekend. We’re partial to The Growing Grove play area, where kiddos can learn to be farmhands.

Enjoy some mellow

jazz in a gorgeous

setting at the (free!)

Cathedral Park Jazz

Festival, at the foot of

the St. Johns Bridge. $ B

The hula competi-tion is on today at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, as the best in the (Pacific North)west compete as part of the annual Three Days of Aloha festival. $ B

Did someone say climate-controlled, video game/laser tag on wheels? Every kid we know is in. The Washington County Library’s game truck pulls up to the downtown Beaverton library branch today at 5 pm. $

It’s time for the capital P Party in the Park, an all-day festival of sports, movement and wellness hosted by Tualatin Hills Parks and Rec. Think climbing walls, inflatables, and a family-friendly triathlon at the Terpenning Rec center in Beaverton. $ B

Preschoolers have the run of the place at Oaks Park this morning (and Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the summer). Unlimited ride bracelets for all the kiddie rides are $9.50 from 9:30 am-11:30 am.

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Get lost amidst the aisles in the children’s section of the downtown branch of Powell’s Books, then take the streetcar over to Jamison Square for some fun fountain play. Hit up Laughing Planet across the street if tummies start to growl.

The sounds of the Orquestra Pacifico Tropical drift over Washington Park tonight. Pack a picnic, a bottle of wine and your sweeties. $

Some air conditioning sounds pretty good around now, right? Splurge on a first-run movie and take the kids to see Teen

Titans Go to the Movies, now open.

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Paddle peacefully in the Columbia Watershed Council’s annual regatta today, 10 am-2 pm. They’ll have kayaks and canoes available for free floats down the Columbia Slough, where you’ll spot wildlife and make new friends. $

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Starting from lower Macleay Park trailhead in NW Portland, hike through Forest Park to the Pittock Mansion for some of the best-ever views of downtown PDX. $ B

Crushing nostalgia alert! Ewan McGregor stars as an all-grown-up Christopher

Robin who has misplaced his sense of adventure and needs his pals from the 100-Acre woods to help him find it. In theaters now.

Your kids have seen the movie, now treat them to a live show of Beauty and the Beast, put on by the players of the Journey Theater Arts Group, today at 7 pm, at the Washburn Performing Arts Center in Washougal, Wash.

Tune up your bike, in preparation for this weekend’s BridgePedal party, including a free 3-mile kids pedal over the Hawthorne and Steel Bridges. $ B

Spend the night with your neighbors at a National Night Out block party, and bring extra cookies for your local public safety officers, too. $ B

Head to the Conestoga Rec Center in Beaverton to get behind the wheels of bulldozers, fire engines, tow trucks and more at the aptly named Big Truck Day. 10 am- 2 pm. $ B

Beat a path to the Beaverton Night Market, for delicious and varied food choices and world-accented performances. $ B Or join the Festival Latino at Cully Park, where they’ll be screen-ing Pixar’s fantastic flick Coco in Spanish. $

Explore the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge today. Crafts and activities for ages 10 and under start at 10 am; a nature walk for preschoolers is set for 1 pm. $

Come crack up at the freestyle comic

stylings of the Zaniac, aka Alex Zerbe, a two-time Guinness World Record holder who

can slice a vegetable in two with — no joke — a

flying playing card. 3 pm,

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Spend the day exploring Mount Hood Skibowl’s summer adventure park, where you can zipline, bungee jump, tube and hike to your heart’s content.

Join the star-gazers from OMSI to see the Perseid Meteor showers at Rooster Rock or Stub Stewart State Park through giant telescopes. Free, but $5 parking fee per vehicle. $

Put the finishing touches on your soapbox derby car — or just make sure you’ve got your picnic blanket ready to go: Tomorrow is the annual soapbox derby at Mount Tabor Park. $ B

Join PDX Parent

favorite Aaron Nigel Smith for an outdoor concert at the Holgate Library. Smith’s home-grown reggae should get kids of all ages bopping to the beat. 2 pm. $ B

Celebrate Portland’s robust Pacific Islander community at Tonga Day at the new Gateway Discovery Park. The fun starts at 1 pm. $ B

Settle in for the opening day performance of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp from the wizards at Broadway Rose Theater. Get tickets at broadwayrose.org.

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School’s starting soon, so work those brain muscles today with a free Chess for Success session at Director Park in downtown Portland. 10 am-2 pm. (Loosen up afterwards in the nearby splash fountain.) $

Ladies and gents, start your engines and go old-skool today at the Sykart Indoor Racing go-kart track in Tigard.

Get those bike helmets out for Sunday Parkways in outer NE Portland. Streets around the Park-rose neighborhood will be closed down to allow for a 6.4-mile rolling bike parade. 11 am-4 pm. $ B

The Oregon State Fair kicks off in Salem today. Say farewell to summer on the state’s biggest midway of them all.

It’s Wild Things week at the Portland Children’s Museum. Head to the museum’s Outdoor Adventure area for storytime, and you just might encounter a real-life Wild Thing or two. B

Kids love bugs and anything bug-adjacent. Indulge them at Al’s Garden Center in Wilsonville today, where kiddos can plant their very own “hairy caterpillars” at a special workshop. 11 am. $7.50 per kid.

Did someone say back-to-school shopping? Today’s the day. Pro tip: There are free activities to keep the

kiddos occupied at the Bridgeport Village Kids Club between

11 am-12:30 pm every Wednesday from July 11 to August 29.

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It will be chilly out soon enough, so take advantage of summer while you still can and go check out the brand new splash pad at Fernhill Park in Northeast Portland. $ B

End summer with a splash! There’s a dive-in movie tonight at the Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center in Hillsboro. Ghostbusters (the original version!)

screens at 9 pm.

Hoist those backpacks, kiddos! School starts today for many Oregon districts.

Take a stroll

down venerable

Hawthorne

Boulevard for the annual

street fair. Be sure to

stop off at Kids at Heart

Toys on 32nd Avenue for

the kidzone. $ B

And … exhale. Take preschoolers to OMSI, where they’ll have the run of the place, since the big kids are back in school.

Go on a Honeybee Hike at Leach Botanical Garden with a city naturalist and your favorite toddler. $ B

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