ForestFest: Free Day at the Discovery Museum
- Date
- July 18th
- Time
- 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Age
- Ages 2–12
- Cost
- Free; optional workshops cost extra
Location
World Forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221 · Directions
Washington Park
ForestFest is a free, family-centered day of forest discovery across the museum and grounds. Families can explore children’s zones, forest crafts, lawn games, a traveling sawmill, community booths, live music, workshops, and food vendors. Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl make appearances, and a new Woodsy Owl exhibit opens.
Selected activities
- Children’s author storytimes at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- A chance to record a personal forest story.
- Dedication of a Douglas-fir “Moon Tree” grown from seed carried around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission.
- Live music, family activities, and optional paid plant-mounting workshops.
The afternoon drag hike may use language unsuitable for children. General festival admission and the core family activities are free.