Events

Showing Science & Tech Events during Jan. 23, 2025–Jan. 22, 2026

Tours

Bridge Tour
Ongoing

Bridge Tour

Various Locations $20 - $30

This downtown Portland walking tour will take participants around, across, under, and inside the unique and storied spans that shape the experience of those living and visiting Portland. The route will include several bridges (with specific spans TBA), and on one of those, the tour will plan to meet a Multnomah County bridge operator to...

Guided Tour, Outdoors, Science & Tech, History
Intro to Plant Identification in the Pacific Northwest
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025

Intro to Plant Identification in the Pacific Northwest

Powell Butte $50 - $70

Would you like to learn to identify plants of this region and hear the ecological stories they tell? Join Dr. Jesse Miller and Alex Slakie for an afternoon hike focusing on forest plants of the Pacific Northwest (and maybe a few lichens, mosses and fungi) as the earliest signs of spring appear. This class is designed...

Guided Tour, Outdoors, Science & Tech

Exhibitions

Editor's Pick
Fall Mushroom Show
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025

Fall Mushroom Show

World Forestry Center TBA

Join the annual Oregon Mycological Society Fall Mushroom Show, where you can see beautifully displayed specimens from around the region and talk to mushroom experts. There will be vendors, books for sale, mushroom cooking samples, speakers and more. (The OMS Fall Mushroom Show is open to the public.)

Exhibition, Science & Tech
Exquisite Creatures Revealed
Oct. 5, 2024–Feb. 16, 2025

Exquisite Creatures Revealed

OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) $15 – $20

Discover Exquisite Creatures Revealed, a new and expanded showcase of work from artist and naturalist Christopher Marley. His intricate artworks feature rare organisms from around the world — including a 10-foot Japanese Spider Crab, a striking Amazonian stingray, and a never-before-preserved leafy seadragon from Australia — in stunning displays like you’ve never seen before. Oregon-based...

Exhibition, Science & Tech
Tualatin Valley Gem Club Rock and Gem Show
Mar. 7–9, 2025

Tualatin Valley Gem Club Rock and Gem Show

Forest Grove National Guard Armory $1

Tualatin Valley Gem Club, Rock and Gem Show (66th Annual). Exhibits consist of all varieties and combinations of private collections. These collections can consist of rocks (lapidary arts), fossils, gems and minerals. Choose your favorite Exhibit or pick up a bargain rock specimen at the silent auction table. All the raffle prizes, silent auction items,...

Exhibition, Science & Tech, Shopping
Free Day at the World Forestry Center
Sunday, Mar. 16, 2025

Free Day at the World Forestry Center

World Forestry Center

Join the World Forestry Center for a special FREE Admission Day to the Discovery Museum. From interactive exhibits to cool forestry facts, there’s something for every curious mind. Whether you’re visiting solo, with friends, or bringing the whole family, it’s a day you won’t want to miss. 

Exhibition, Science & Tech

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