Oh boy! It’s gonna be roasting this weekend. If you’re like half the city, you’ll be escaping to the coast. Staying in town? Check out some of these awesome events, stay cool, and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

Jun 26-28

30th Annual Festival of Balloons

A colorful fundraiser supporting many non-profit community groups! See the dawn launch of hot air balloons, marvel at the brightly lit balloons at night, shop at craft and other vendor booths, check out the Festival of Cars on Sunday, and enjoy the carnival, live music, and craft beer. $5-7 weekend pass, kids 6 and under free, tigardballoon.org

Jun 27-28

World Beat Festival

Immerse yourself in a multicultural experience with music, food, and art from around the globe. Featuring a drum performance that blends drumming from across continents, crafts from countries including Sweden, Japan, and Nigeria, and various interactive workshops – it’s a good thing you have two days to do it all. Free, donations welcome, worldbeatfestival.org

Jun 27-28

10th Annual Recycled Arts Festival

See the amazing and creative ways local artists have made trash into treasure! Kids can make their own recycled art masterpieces and learn how to live eco-consciously. Enjoy juggling, clowning, and stilt-walking performances and other family fun. Free, recycledartsfestival.com

Jun 27

Kids for Recycling Fundraiser

Come support a new program to benefit kids and families at Friendly House. Bring recyclables to turn into cash for donation to local school programs, dance to family-friendly music and a live DJ, make art, and more. Free, kidsforrecycling.com

Jun 27

Oregon Children’s Theatre End of Summer Celebration

Beat the heat with slushies (cold beer for the grownups), improv performances by local youth and music by local artists, theater games, raffle prizes, and plenty of family-friendly fun! Free, donations welcome, octc.org