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July at Spring Garden Park

Friends of Spring Garden Park provides opportunities for neighbors to activate the park! Join us!

In this Newsletter:

• Movie in the Park

• Stewardship Events

• Family Picnic

• Monthly Meetings beginning Fall

• Spring Garden Halloween

• Archives

• Garage Sale Day

Movie in the Park July 25

Free movie in the park!  "Coco" at the bottom of Spring Garden Park Friday, July 25, 2025. Gather at 7:30pm for pre-show entertainment: music by Multnomah Village's own Otto Lange, visit from a fire truck at the top of the park, and Kona Ice treats for purchase.  Movie begins at dusk. about 8:30pm.  "Coco" is rated PG and will be screened in English w/ Spanish subtitles.

Stewardship Events

All ages join us to work on various tasks getting reading for the 7/25 movie in the park event and more! 

Register Here

Family Picnic July 14

An invitation to join an informal gathering at the top of the park! Meet new neighbors and enjoy our awesome park in summertime.  Do you have a great idea for an engaging activity you'd like to organize for one of the August family picnics?! Bubbles? -? Email us, we'd love to incorporate it in our event plan and let families know!

Send Your Idea

FSGP Meetings Begin Fall

Friends of Spring Garden Park (FSGP) is currently 2 people :) We're looking for volunteers to join our team.  We'll begin monthly meetings this fall to start drafting a 2026 schedule of events.  Please email us if you'd like to work with us to maintain the park and activate this civic space for community engagement! Current ideas are not limited to, but include: 

• Fitness classes at the bottom of the park

• Neighborhood playdate with special activity

• Native plant sale fundraiser

• 2026 summer free for all event

• Spring Garden Halloween

• Librarian lead "storywalks" for children

• Free ice cream in the park

• Free family music in the park

• Stewardship events

• Future of The Nest

I want to join!

Spring Garden Halloween

Since 2023 several streets in the park area have teamed up to organize "car free trick or treating" 5-8pm on Halloween using a free PBOT Block Party permit.  We create a public Google map designed for sharing with neighbors via text message.  It would be awesome to expand the network of road closures for 2025.  Does your street in the park area want to join this? Email us and learn more and view the below guide to planning a car free trick or treating event on any street in Portland

Instructions

Archives Received

We are excited to have received all the archives from this Friend group extending back to it's founding in 2008.  Our goal is to digitize and share information of interest on our website. Stay tuned for gems from that treasure trove.

Garage Sale Day July 20  

There are going to be a lot of individually hosted garage sales in the park area--currently 97 sales through out Multnomah Neighborhood on Sunday, July 20 for Garage Sale Day.  Check out digital and printable event maps to plan your participation at the website. Yes you can still register a sale! (Note: sales registered after July 9 will appear on the digital event map only)

Garage Sale Website

June Updates at Spring Garden Park

• Meet our staff!

• Annual Block Party June 28

• PGE Park Champion Lori Willis

• Volunteer Updates

• June Family Picnics

• Pumpkins & Parkway

• Splashpad Opening

• Movie in the Park July 25

Meet Nick & Heike

Meet Nick and Heike, the friendly Portland Parks & Recreation staff who care for Spring Garden Park (SGP). Heike is the horticulturalist overseeing our park and 12 others on the west side. She leads our ongoing stewardship events (along with PP&R westside outreach coordinator Kayla Miles) and handles plant/landscaping decisions for most of SGP topics.  Heike works Mon-Fri and can be seen often in SGP, but not daily.

Nick is the new park tech working daily Tuesday-Saturday at SGP unlocking the restroom in the morning, picking litter, managing irrigation and its repair, locking the restroom at night and conducting other daily operations.  On Sundays or Mondays during Nick's days off you may see Erica or Michael doing this work.  Nick also works in nearby Burlingame Park, "A" Park, Holly Farm Park and Marshall Park.  Say hello to them! Their work makes all the difference for our treasured outdoor space.

Annual Neighbor Block Party

June 28

Friends and Family of the Spring Garden Park community please join neighbors at the 4th annual block party Sat June 28 @ 3:30-8:30 in the closed section of Spring Garden Street between SW 30th and 35th Ave.  Bring your own chairs, drinks, and a dish to share! Want to help? Click here to RSVP your food and see what's needed (link no longer active)

PGE Park Champion
Lori Willis Award Nominee

May 21 at the Portland Parks Foundation (PPF) Spring Friends & Allies Summit event we honored Lori Willis, nominee for the PGE Parks Champion Award.  Lori was the former Friends of Spring Garden Park chair 2008-2018 who organized neighbors and community events through out the development process of the park.  She is celebrated for her vision, advocacy, and years of dedication to SGP and for establishing a tradition of inclusive social connection.  This event provided an opportunity for former and current Friends leaders to meet in person for the first time, and pass the mantel!

Get involved!
Volunteer Updates

At our last stewardship event May 14 several yards of mulch were spread in the beds at the NW corner of the park. Trail surface was also improved near the adjacent fenced off daylit portion of Tryon Creek, in preparation for the May 18 Sunday Parkway event. A two year old park-goer with his dad spontaneously joined the fun shoveling with our group!

Stewardship June 11 & 25, 9-11am

Join stewardship events 9-11am on Wednesdays June 11 & June 25th. Amid the changing budget environment, your volunteerism at our ongoing stewardship events is especially impactful. These events are lead by Multnomah NA with Portland Parks & Recreation.

We host inclusive, accessible volunteer events for individuals with all skills and abilities. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Kayla Miles at  kayla.miles@portlandoregon.gov, 503-278-9001

Sign Up

Join a Family Picnic
Mon Jun 9 & Wed Jun 18

Our next Family Picnic is Monday evening June 9 at 5-7pm.  These events are free and open to the public, no RSVP needed. The first one May 20 was a blast, hope to see you there!

Planting Pumpkins

At Heike's suggestion for something extra fun we've planted about a dozen pumpkin starts in the NE corner of the park near the stormwater facility.  Seeds from these starts came from Martin, a former friend and PP&R employee who planted pumpkins near the community garden at Gabriel Park last season. Martin passed away this last year and these seeds came from last year's Gabriel Park pumpkins. We are happy to continue the tradition of trying for a small pumpkin patch that young park goers will especially enjoy.

2025 Sunday Parkways Was A Blast on May 18!

Let's cross our fingers for another SW Sunday Parkway on this same route for the 4th year in a row in 2026. Routes are announced Spring 2026 and are repeated at each location for either 3 or 4 years.

Splashpad Opens Any Day!

Get ready for summer fun! It will be operating by Sat., June 14 through Labor Day

Summer Free For All Event
Fri July 25, 7:30PM Movie in the Park!

Save the date! Featuring pre-show live music, visit from a fire truck at the top of the park and a sweet treat from Kona Ice! Pre show entertainment by Otto Lange.  Movie screens at dusk, roughly 8:40pm.