Happy August, friends! Let’s ring it in with a super fun weekend full of music, science and gardening!

Aug 5

Music at Holladay Park

With such a beautiful forecast for Friday, a free lunch time concert in the park sounds perfect! Pack a little picnic, a blanket or low-back chairs, and scoop up the gang for a relaxing afternoon at Holladay Park. Italian mandolin player Brian Oberlin will have you tapping your feet to his swing and bluegrass rhythms! Free, portlandoregon.gov

Aug 5

Free Admission Day at PCM

It’s Free First Friday at Portland Children’s Museum, and with August being Outdoor Activity Month, it’s a great time to go play. This Friday, award-winning musical guest Suzi Shelton will be performing for the little ones, it’s tie-dye Friday, and there’s a dino dig in the Dig Pit! Free, portlandcm.org

Aug 6

Al’s Kids’ Club: Plant a Shoe!

If you’ve got an old shoe or boot laying around, head to Al’s Garden Center this weekend for their Plant a Shoe class. With an assortment of flowers to pick from, you’ll get to turn that old shoe into something beautiful, and the littles will learn just how creative gardening can be. Registration is required. $7.50, als-gardencenter.com

Aug 7

$2 Admission at OMSI

Sunday is $2 admission day at OMSI. Seize the opportunity to get your science fix, and check out the Laser Galactic Odyssey, food science demos, Discovery Lab, motion simulator, and SO much more! $2, omsi.edu

Aug 6-7

Summer Fest at the Rice Museum

It’s the 13th Annual Summer Fest at the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals this weekend! Take your little fossil diggers and geode lovers out to explore the museum, marvel at the beautiful rocks and minerals on display, make a pet rock, and ride in the Flintstone Mobile with Fred and Wilma. Bring some lunch or munch on refreshments provided by the museum. $5, students free (age 17 and under!), ricenorthwestmuseum.org