The Short List: May 29-31

What’s on deck for this weekend? If you missed it last weekend, CityFair is still in full swing. You could also play with dinosaurs, spectate a sparkly parade, and help make a street mural!

 

May 29

dino nite

Dino Nite at Laughing Planet

Come for the yummy food and dino-mite fun at the Mississippi Ave location! Kids can enter a dinosaur coloring contest and get free dinosaur tattoos and mini dino-toys. Free, laughingplanetcafe.com

 

May 30

starlight parade

Starlight Run & Parade

Dress up in costume and run the beautiful 5k downtown course under the stars in the biggest fun run in the PacNW, then stay for the brightly-lit nighttime parade with colorful floats and marching bands. $5-25 to run, parade is free, starlightrun.com, rosefestival.org

 

May 30

passport

Passport to a Healthy Future

The 2nd Annual Transition Fair (hosted by The Institute on Development and Disability and OHSU) features celebration and resources for a healthy transition into adulthood for youth who experience disability. Come learn about community support and win raffle prizes! Free, facebook.com/OHSUIDD

 

May 31

crafts and drafts

Crafts & Drafts Street Fair

You may have noticed several brightly painted street intersections in town. Here’s your chance to be a part of creating one! Join local artists and Buckman Elementary students in transforming the pavement into a work of art, and enjoy street musicians, BBQ, and beverages, too. Free, facebook.com/events/753849091398441

 

May 31

alphabeticians

The Alphabeticians CD Release and 5th Birthday Party

Get ready for some kindie rock fun! The Alphabeticians will be playing as a 5-piece band to celebrate turning 5 and giving away free t-shirts and having a “most awesome pants” contest in honor of their new album “Pants!”. $5-7, thealphabeticians.com