06/17/2026
🌞 SUMMER FUN GUIDE FOR HILLSBORO, BEAVERTON & WASHINGTON COUNTY 🌞
School’s out, and if you’re like most parents and grandparents, you’re always looking for ways to keep the kids busy, active, and off their screens! Here are some of my favorite FREE and low-cost activities around the area:
🟢 FREE FUN
📚 Summer Reading Programs
Hillsboro Library • Beaverton Library • WCCLS
Story times, reading challenges, prizes, STEM activities, crafts, and special events.
🍎 The Outpost
Free lunches, games, crafts, Water Wednesdays, reading adventures, and activities for kids all summer long.
🟡 LOW-COST FAMILY FUN
⚾ Hillsboro Hops Baseball
🎥 Summer Movie Programs
Regal, AMC, and Cinemark all offer inexpensive family movie mornings during the summer.
🫐 Berry Picking
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and more at local farms.
🧸 Play & Ponder
A great indoor option for younger kids on hot or rainy days.
🌞 WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK FOR KIDS IN HILLSBORO & BEAVERTON?
Looking for something to do with the kids this week? Here’s a quick guide to some free and low-cost family activities around town.
🍎 The Outpost (FREE)
📍 Shute Park & Shadywood Park
🕥 Activities begin around 10:30 AM
🍽️ Free lunch is served around noon
🎨 Crafts, games, bubbles, sports, reading activities, and special events
👧 Ages 1-18 welcome
📚 Library Summer Reading Programs
📍 Hillsboro Brookwood Library
📍 Hillsboro Shute Park Library
📍 Beaverton City Library
Free story times, reading challenges, crafts, STEM activities, and teen programs all summer long.
💦 Splash Pads & Water Fun
📍 Hidden Creek Community Center
📍 Shute Park Aquatic Center
📍 Reed’s Crossing Splash Areas
Perfect for hot afternoons and a great way to burn off energy.
🥕 Farmers Markets
📍 Downtown Hillsboro Farmers Market
🗓 Saturdays
⏰ Morning through early afternoon
📍 Orenco Farmers Market
🗓 Sundays
⏰ Morning through early afternoon
📍 Beaverton Farmers Market
🗓 Saturdays
Great for fresh produce, pastries, flowers, live music, and family fun.
🎵 Showtime Concert Series
📍 Shute Park
🗓 Thursday evenings
⏰ Typically starts around 6:30 PM
Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and a picnic dinner. This week’s featured band is an Eagles tribute band.
🎬 Pix in the Park
📍 Various Hillsboro Parks
🗓 Friday evenings in August
🎥 Pre-movie activities begin before sunset
🍿 Movie starts at dusk
Bring blankets, lawn chairs, and snacks.
⚾ Hillsboro Hops
📍 Hillsboro Ballpark
🎆 Watch for fireworks nights, Kids Run the Bases, and special promotions.
🎥 Cheap Summer Movies
📍 Regal Evergreen Parkway
📍 Regal Movies on TV
📍 Cinemark Cedar Hills
Many summer family movies are just $1-$2 during weekday morning matinees.
🫐 Berry Picking
📍 Local farms throughout Washington County
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and fresh produce are in season right now.
🎬 Pix in the Park
Free outdoor movies under the stars in Hillsboro.
🌳 Favorite Parks & Playgrounds
• Hidden Creek Park
• Rood Bridge Park
• Noble Woods Park
• Shute Park
• Commonwealth Lake Park
• Reed’s Crossing Parks
💦 Splash Pads & Water Fun
• Hidden Creek Community Center
• Shute Park Aquatic Center
• Reed’s Crossing Splash Areas
• THPRD Swim Centers
🚴 Family Bike Trails
• Rock Creek Trail
• Waterhouse Trail
• Reed’s Crossing Trails
• Banks-Vernonia Trail
• Tualatin Hills Nature Park
🎣 Family Fishing
Hagg Lake, Progress Lake, and local stocked ponds are great places to introduce kids to fishing.
🥏 Disc Golf
• Orchard Park
• Dairy Creek
• Stub Stewart State Park
🔴 WEEKEND ADVENTURES
🌲 Tree to Tree Adventure Park
🦁 Oregon Zoo
✈️ Evergreen Aviation Museum
🌊 Wings & Waves Waterpark
🎠 Enchanted Forest
🏖️ Cannon Beach & Haystack Rock
🧀 Tillamook Creamery
🐠 Newport Aquarium
⚓ Astoria & Fort Stevens
✈️ Evergreen Aviation Museum
👇 Parents, grandparents, and caregivers:
What am I missing this week? Drop your favorite family activity, hidden gem, camp, park, trail, splash pad, restaurant, or day trip in the comments so we can create the ultimate Summer Fun Guide for local families! ☀️
