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Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:30 pm

Dancing, Drumming,Games & more!

When: Sat Jul 18, 2015 8AM-8:30PM
Where: Mt. Hood Community College26000 SE Stark St
Gresham OR
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The Portland Highland Games is a fun, family-friendly event, featuring parades, dancing, music, food, raffles, athletic competition and more. Advance tickets are available.
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Start: 8:30 am
End: 2:00 pm

Saturdays May thru October!
When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM
Where: NW Miller & Third St
Historic Downtown
Gresham, OR
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Fresh & Local
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market.
Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday now through Oct. 25.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

Hillsdale to the River
When: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9AM-11AM
Meet: Wilson High School parking lotSW Sunset Blvd and Capitol Highway
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Cost: Free

Hillsdale to the River
Hike a challenging route through George Himes and Willamette Parks on trails, sidewalks and hidden stairways along SW Trail #4.
Saturday, July 18 – 9am
Thursday, August 20 – 6pm
Meet: Wilson High School parking lot, SW Sunset Blvd and Capitol Highway
2.5 hours
4.5 miles or 9,000 steps

Let's Go Walking!
Join us on another great Ten Toe Express walk throughout inner-city Portland sponsored by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The Ten Toe Express program is a series of guided walks held Thursdays @ 6PM and Saturdays @ 9AM from May 07th through September 19th 2015.
Each easy and informal Ten Toe Express walk explores the area neighborhood, architecture and unique history. Walk takes about 2 hours, cover 2-4 miles and are open to all ages and skill levels. Did we mention it's free!

Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

Art In The Heart of the City
The City of Gresham presents the 2015 Gresham Arts Festival on Saturday, July 18, the biggest festival in 14 years. More than 150 talented artists plus a Guinness World Record Event. It's a day filled with "Look at that!" art, music, food and community, turning the city's historic downtown into a giant art gallery.
There's fun for all ages on the third Saturday in July

Gresham becomes a giant outdoor gallery and stage for the Gresham Arts Festival, a regional event celebrating art, culture and music.
More than 140 talented artisans will fill the streets of historic downtown Gresham 9AM to 5PM Saturday, July 18.
This family-friendly event is free and includes art for sale, live music all day, cultural performances, free children’s arts and crafts, and unique shops and restaurants in the downtown core.
At the heart of the Gresham Arts Festival is the showcase of fine artisans. Art for sale includes pottery, photography, beadwork, watercolors, textiles, glass, wood, oil paintings, garden art, recycled art, and much more. People meet the artists behind the work.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

Guinness World Record Event
When: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9AM-3PM
Where: Third Street
Between Hood and Kelly Street)
Gresham OR
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Grab Some Chalk! Help Us Set A World Record!
Inspired by the Youth Advisory Committee, the Chalk of Fame event is a one-time addition to the Gresham Arts Festival.
The Gresham community will come together to color in 350 chalk drawings – the most ever put to pavement – on the streets of historic downtown.

  • Drop in between 9AM - 3PM to color
  • Stay for the celebration from 4PM - 5PM

Reserve your square today!
We need your help to break the record – come be a #GreshamChalkStar and color your spot on the Chalk of Fame!

Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:30 pm

When: Sat Jul 18, 2015 11AM-12PM
Where: Meet at Main City Park
Spring Water Corridor entrance
Gresham OR
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Tour Gresham's Pioneer Cemeteries
Join us for a walk through history as we wind our way through Gresham's Pioneer Cemeteries.

Join us for a walk through history as we wind our way through Gresham’s pioneer cemeteries, visiting some of Gresham’s historic and significant graves, and learning about the lives of those within them. The tour group will meet up at the Springwater Corridor entrance in Main City Park shortly before 11AM. The tour will last approximately an hour and half. There is no charge for the tour (suggested donation $5.00-$10.00).
Please RSVP if you would like to attend the tour by no later than July 17 , 2015. RSVP by calling the museum at 503-661-0347 or emailing us at greshamhistorical@gmail.com to let us know you're coming!

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Dog Days of Summer!

When: Sat Jul 18, 2015 Noon-4PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham, OR
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A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots --->
A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.

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