November 2026Portland · City of Roses

November in Portland with little kids.

14 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Portland in November 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

2 listings

Sunday, Nov 1

1 listing

Nov 2 to Nov 8

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2 listings

Nov 9 to Nov 15

5 listings

Nov 23 to Nov 29

Nov26Thu

Tofurky Trot

OMSI · 1945 SE Water Ave., Portland, OR 97214

ThanksgivingFree
When
Thursday, Nov 26
Time
9am
Price
Free for ages 0–6; adults $30 to Oct 31, then $35
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Nov26Thu

Turkey Trot at the Zoo

Oregon Zoo · 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221

Thanksgiving
When
Thursday, Nov 26
Time
Stroller start 7:39am; Tot Trot (ages 0–4) 8:30am; Gobble Gallop (5–10) 8:40am
Price
Register on RunSignUp; no race-day sign-up
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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4 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Nov20to 30

ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo

Oregon Zoo · 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221

Holiday lights
When
Nov 20 to Jan 3
Time
Nightly from 4:30pm; closed Nov 17–19, Nov 24–26 and Dec 25
Price
Adults $13–$35, youth $13–$30 by date
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

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Good questions

November in Portland: the FAQ

14 dated listings so far, including Día de los Muertos at Beaverton City Library (Nov 1), Native Games and Storytelling (St. Johns) (Nov 1), Santa at Washington Square (OR) (Nov 6) and Santa at the Tree Arrival, Pioneer Courthouse Square (Nov 10). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

The Thanksgiving weekend page lists the parades and turkey trots, plus what’s open on Thursday and Friday.

Yes, at the same address. After Nov 30, 2026 it switches to November 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Portland that weekend.

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