April 24-April 26: Weekend Washington County Events! 🌷

Hello, Washington County! 🎉

Listen up, Tigard! The new and improved library is reopening this Tuesday the 28th 🎉 The last day of the express library services at Tigard City Hall has already ended, so wait and get excited for the library to open. You can learn more about it HERE!

Always check the event source before heading out, as details can change last minute. I collect events and create this list by hand, so events aren’t automatically updated if there’s a change.

✅ means it’s a free event to attend. If you’re enjoying a free event, show some love by supporting the venue by purchasing food, drinks, or goods!

Friday, April 24

• Targeting Your Resume (Resume Essentials Workshop with Goodwill Industries) ✅
  10:30am-11:30am, Brookwood Library, Hillsboro
  Learn how to decode job descriptions and turn your full range of experience into a stronger application. This workshop focuses on identifying key responsibilities and requirements in postings and showing how to highlight paid work, volunteer roles, and academic experience to help you stand out as a candidate.
• Crafty Bingo
  5pm-8pm, AR Workshop, Hillsboro
  Get ready for a fun, creative twist on game night at Crafty Bingo, where each round brings a chance to win surprise bag prizes. Enjoy exclusive workshop discounts while you play, and grab snacks and drinks to keep the good times going throughout the evening. Make sure to register!
• Back Up Organ Trio – Live Music ✅
  6pm-9pm, Hillsboro Downtown Station Food Carts, Hillsboro
  Enjoy great food and drinks while grooving to the music of Back Up Organ Trio.
• 3rd Annual Hillsboro Film Festival
  starts 6:30pm on Friday and 12pm on Saturday (check website for full schedule), The Vault Theater, Hillsboro
  Celebrate storytelling on the big screen at the Hillsboro Film Festival, a community driven event that brings together filmmakers, film lovers, and curious audiences for a lineup of thought provoking films from creators of all ages and experience levels, with a focus on uplifting underrepresented voices and accessible filmmaking, while also offering a chance to explore Hillsboro’s growing creative scene and connect with local artists and fellow movie fans.
• Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra: A World of Dance
  7:30pm, The Walters, Hillsboro
  Enjoy a lively, dance filled evening with ensembles from the Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra, featuring music inspired by styles from around the world, from Viennese waltz and European polkas to Caribbean cha cha and salsa and the rhythms of Brazilian samba. This high energy performance invites all ages to move along with the music, whether you are dancing in your seat or on the floor, in a celebration of rhythm, culture, and community.
• Cognizart by MetroArts Inc. Presents Young Artists Debut
  7:30pm, The Reser, Beaverton
  Celebrate rising young talent at Cognizart’s 32nd Young Artists Debut, a one night showcase featuring performers ages 10 to 17 across music, dance, and visual arts. From classical pieces by composers like Mozart and Debussy to Bharatanatyam dance and original visual art, the evening highlights an impressive range of skills, with early exhibits, special performances, and a final award presentation including a $1,000 prize to support a standout artist.
• Jacob Westfall – Live Music
  7:30pm-9:30pm, Murrayhill Taphouse, Beaverton
  Settle in for a lively night of music with Jacob Westfall, featuring powerful vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and an energetic mix of pop, rock, and indie sounds. Grab a drink, enjoy some great food, and relax by the lake while taking in the performance.
• Laugh & Giggle
  7:30pm-9:30pm, Tap & Table, Tigard
  Monthly comedy is at Tap & Table, featuring host Julia Corral, feature James Hartenfeld, and headliner Arlo Weierhauser for a night of sharp stand up and big laughs. Arlo brings national festival and TV experience, including appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Epix’s Unprotected Sects, and multiple major comedy festivals, plus a reputation as one of Portland’s standout comics.

Saturday, April 25

• Shred Day & Canned Food Drive with Tigard Police (food donation required)
  9am-12pm, Tigard City Hall parking lot, Tigard
  Safely dispose of sensitive documents at a community shred event hosted by the Tigard Police Department in partnership with Pride Recycling. Drive up service only, no walk ups allowed, and a canned food donation is required to support the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.
• Yard Debris Drop Off Days (food donation required)
  9am-1pm, Grimm’s Fuel Co, Tualatin
  Clear out your yard debris at this community drop off event, accepting leaves, weeds, grass clippings, and branches up to 4 inches in diameter and 8 feet long. Bring proof of Tualatin residency, and instead of a fee, donate non perishable, non expired items to support the Tualatin Food Pantry.
• Hillsboro Neighborhood Household Waste Collection Event ✅
  9am-2pm, Hillsboro High, Hillsboro
  Metro is hosting a free household hazardous waste collection event to help residents safely dispose of items like paint, batteries, pesticides, automotive products, and medical sharps (no medications). These items shouldn’t go in regular trash. Check the Metro website for the full list of accepted items, how to prepare your drop-off, and the spring event schedule
• Adopt a Dog ✅
  9am-5pm, PetSmart 12375 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton
  Animal Rescue Kingdom is helping you find your new best friend as they transport dogs and puppies from Texas to the Pacific Northwest. These events offer same-day adoptions for visitors who arrive early, and pre-adoption applications are also available online for those who want to start the process in advance.
• Nature’s Story & Song – Julian Saporiti ✅
  10am-11am, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, Hillsboro
  Celebrate Earth Day with a mini concert at the wetlands featuring music by Julian Saporiti, blending folk and instrumental pieces inspired by the natural world, including a work based on the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Along with the performance, he’ll share insight into his creative process, making this a thoughtful mix of music and nature.
• Forest Grove Neighborhood Household Waste Collection Event ✅
  10am-1pm, Centro Cultural, Forest Grove
  Safely dispose of items like paint, batteries, pesticides, automotive products, and medical sharps (no medications). These items shouldn’t go in regular trash. Check the website for the full list of accepted items, how to prepare your drop-off, and the spring event schedule
• National Prescription Drug Take Back ✅
  10am-2pm, Sherwood Police Department, Sherwood
  Bring your prescriptions to be disposed of safely.
• Dahlia Tuber Pop-Up Sale ✅
  10am-2pm, Pearl Street Urban Farm, Sherwood
  Shop a special tuber sale featuring a variety of garden tubers for $5 each or potted tubers for $10, with all proceeds supporting Embrace Compassion’s farm programs. While you’re there, browse natural products and handmade goods in the barn market, all supporting a farm that uses organic practices and creates a healing space for children in cancer treatment and their families.
• Annual Drug Take Back Day ✅
  10am-2pm, Forest Grove Police Department, Forest Grove
  Drop off unwanted medications safely at this drive up disposal event, just pull up and hand them off, no need to leave your car. They accept unused or expired prescriptions, over the counter meds, pet medications, and supplements in both solid and liquid form, with or without original packaging. Sharps and inhalers are not accepted.
• Century High Spring Market ✅
  10am-4pm, Century High School, Hillsboro
  Support Century High School while also supporting local, handmade artisans!
• Sparkle & Shell
  reservations starting at 11am, Cooper Mountain Vineyards, Beaverton
  Celebrate the return of Tocai Friulano Bubbles with a tasting that pairs this vibrant, biodynamically grown sparkling wine with fresh Hama Hama oysters, bringing together vineyard and ocean in one glass. This gathering honors the connection between land and sea, farmer and forager, and invites you to raise a glass to community, vitality, and the simple magic of sharing food and drink together.
• Charlotte’s Web
  11am and 1pm and various times through May 3, Beaverton Civic Theatre, Beaverton
  Step into the classic story of Charlotte’s Web, often called one of the greatest children’s books of all time, and meet beloved characters like Wilbur the pig, Fern, Templeton, and the unforgettable Charlotte. This event brings the tale to life as Charlotte spins her famous “Some Pig” message, celebrating friendship, loyalty, and a little bit of barnyard magic.
• Repair Fair ✅
  1pm-4pm, Cornelius Library, Cornelius
  Got something broken and collecting dust? Bring it to the Washington County Repair Fair, where skilled volunteers will help fix it or at least give it their best shot. Register ahead so they can match you with the right fixer, and if you’re handy yourself, you can volunteer and put those skills to good use.
• Seeds and Bees ✅
  1pm-4pm, Winona Grange, Tualatin
  Celebrate pollinators and gardening at the Seeds & Bees Fair, a family friendly event packed with hands on activities and learning. Enjoy free seeds, build your own mason bee house, join talks on hummingbirds, bees, and no till gardening, and get tips from local gardeners, all topped off with free ice cream sundaes.
• The Mummy Trivia
  5pm, Hops on Tap, Tigard
  Test your knowledge of early 2000s adventure classics at a themed trivia night at Hops on Tap, focusing entirely on The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Expect a fun, casual evening where fans can compete, show off their movie memory, and relive the chaos, curses, and campy action of the first two films.
• Sherwood Night Out + Auction
  7pm for in person event, auction available online now, Generations Bar & Grill, Sherwood
  Enjoy a lively night out at Sherwood Night Out 2026, a community fundraiser supporting the Class of 2027 Grad Night The evening features live music, dancing, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, wine pull, and even karaoke. Admission includes one drink ticket, with food and additional drinks available for purchase. You can also participate in the auction without buying an event ticket.
• Oregon Ballet Theatre Presents OBT by Design
  7:30pm, The Reser, Beaverton
  See the next generation of ballet talent take center stage in this annual showcase from Oregon Ballet Theatre, where company dancers and OBT2 collaborate on a collection of 12 brand new works. Featuring choreography from a lineup of emerging artists, this performance offers a fresh, behind the scenes look at creativity in motion as rising stars debut original pieces.

Sunday, April 26

• ASO’S 24th Annual Autism Walk ✅
  9am, 50 NW 158th Ave, Beaverton
  Celebrate and support the Autism community at this family friendly, Autism friendly event featuring activities, resource tables, and indoor sports in a new Beaverton location. Enjoy free ice cream samples, while connecting with others in a welcoming, inclusive environment designed with sensory needs in mind.
• Nature Walk: Dirksen Nature Park ✅
  12pm-2pm, Dirksen Nature Park, Tigard
  Slow down and soak in nature on a guided Tree Walk at Dirksen Nature Park with Liz Saufley. This easy one mile stroll moves at a botanical pace, with plenty of stops to explore the park’s 100 year old trees, wetlands, and local wildlife while learning about the importance of Tigard’s natural spaces. Rain or shine, so come prepared for the weather and a little dirt.
• Community Plant Swap ✅
  1pm-3pm, 9620 NE Tanasbourne Dr., Suite 300, Hillsboro
  Trade cuttings and grow your indoor jungle at a relaxed houseplant swap focused on sharing, chatting, and discovering new plants. Bring healthy, pest free cuttings or small rooted plants, labeled if possible, and set them out to exchange informally with other plant lovers. It’s open to all experience levels, from beginners to seasoned collectors, and a great way to expand your collection.
• Día de los niños ✅
  1pm-4pm, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton
  Celebrate Día de los Niños with a fun filled family event featuring colorful crafts, plenty of toys to play with, and free books for kids to take home while supplies last. It’s a lively, drop in style afternoon where all ages can create, play, and enjoy time together in the community.
• Baby Goat Party ✅
  1pm-5pm, Hillsboro Downtown Station Food Carts, Hillsboro
  Get ready for some serious cuteness overload at this free, family friendly event where you can cuddle, play, and take photos with baby goats. It’s all about fuzzy fun and adorable moments, so don’t miss your chance to hang out with these little stars.
• Día del Niño ✅
  2pm-5pm, M&M Marketplace, Hillsboro
  Celebrate Día del Niño at M&M Marketplace with a fun filled afternoon designed just for kids, featuring games, a bouncy house, goodie bags, talent performances, and live entertainment. It’s a relaxed, come as you are community event where families can enjoy local vendors, let the kids play and shine, and spend an easygoing day together full of smiles and energy.
• The Rose City Pride Band Presents An American Question: Who Gets to Be Heard?
  3pm, The Reser, Beaverton
  Experience an evening of music and reflection with the Rose City Pride Bands in An American Question: Who Gets to Be Heard? This thought provoking concert explores whose voices are amplified or overlooked through a powerful program featuring works like American Salute, Shenandoah, and Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, inviting audiences to consider identity, belonging, and the role of music as a form of expression and care.

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