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June 07, 2023
Parks & Recreation’s Summer Free For All Returns
Annual Festival
includes
Free Movies,
Concerts, Free
Lunch + Play,
and More
Portland Parks & Recreation
(PP&R) is bringing back an
amazing series of Summer Free
For All events for 2023. The
wildly popular annual program
will begin with Free Lunch +
Play on Wednesday, June 21 at
17 parks in the Portland Public
School district area and at seven
school district sites located in
East Portland on Monday, June
26, 2023. PP&R’s Free Lunch
+ Play events will kick off doz-
ens of amazing outdoor citywide
events all summer long.
There will be free cultur-
al events for everyone and free
meals and activities for kids,
adults, and families. This year’s
program includes 50 events, in-
cluding multicultural festivals,
free outdoor movies, concerts,
and other special events across
the city.
Children enjoy Portland Parks & Recreation’s free lunch program.
The 2020 Parks Local Option
Levy (Parks Levy) is making
Summer Free For All possible
and the program would not be
occurring without this critical
community investment. The
Parks Levy will, in part, deliver
recreational programs, includ-
ing family-friendly movies and
concerts, fitness and art classes,
teen- and senior-focused pro-
grams, life-saving swim lessons,
and Free Lunch + Play. The Parks
Levy also committed to removing
financial barriers eliminating cost
as a barrier to participation. “It’s
just not summer in our city until
the Portland Parks & Recreation
Summer Free For All returns,”
notes an excited Culture & Liv-
ability Commissioner Dan Ryan.
“I look forward to the series of
festivals and performances each
year, and this is one of the most
exciting overall lineups yet. For
more information and dates for
events please visit www.portland.
gov/parks.
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