Come Play with Us!

Vancouver First Friday
Oct
4

Vancouver First Friday

Join Columbia Play Project for an evening of creative fun. We’ll bring lots of fun activities to entice “kids” of all ages. Thanks to Umpqua Bank for sponsoring this event and sharing their amazing community space.

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Old Apple Tree Festival
Oct
5

Old Apple Tree Festival

Join Columbia Play Project at the Old Apple Tree Festival. The Mobile Children’s Museum will be on hand to provide lots of fun. Bring the whole family! Thanks to City of Vancouver for sponsoring this event.

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Grandparents Play Day
Sep
15

Grandparents Play Day

Second Annual Grandparents Play Day — it doesn’t matter if you are the grandparent, parent, kid, caregiver or anyone else. Join Columbia Play Project for a fun, free, day of play at Marshall Park!

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KIDS’ DISCOVERY DAY
Sep
8

KIDS’ DISCOVERY DAY

Join Scouting America and Columbia Play Project for Kids’ Discovery Day at Camp Lewis. Bring your friends for a fun and engaging day — lots of games and activities too! Bring your water and wear closed toe shoes!

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Art & Nature in the Park
Aug
24

Art & Nature in the Park

Columbia Play Project will bring the Mobile Children’s Museum filled with lots of family fun to Fourth Plain Forwards Ar & Nature in the Park event. Expect some creative art fun to join the usual repertoire of games, toys and activities.

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Art & Nature in the Park
Aug
10

Art & Nature in the Park

Columbia Play Project will bring the Mobile Children’s Museum filled with lots of family fun to Fourth Plain Forwards Ar & Nature in the Park event. Expect some creative art fun to join the usual repertoire of games, toys and activities.

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Family Play Day
Jun
22

Family Play Day

Join us for a Day of PLAY on June 22, 2024 at the Vancouver Waterfront Park from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

We Love Our Sponsors! This amazing day of play is made possible by:

Gramor Development The Waterfront

The Columbian Vancouver Family Magazine AC Hotel EOCF

City of Vancouver Parks, Recreation & Culture

Columbia Play Project will be joined by 28 child-serving nonprofits and businesses and each will offer something fun to do at their booth. Visit each of these booths:

Columbia Play Project — City of Vancouver - Parks & Rec, Urban Forestry & Water Resources Center — The Gardner School — Partners in Careers — Journey Theater — Rooted School Vancouver — Fosterful — Harper’s Playground — EOCF — YMCA Clark County — Fort Vancouver Regional Library — Airway Science — Enspire Arts — Cowlitz & Clark County Child Advocates (CASA) — The Columbian Newspaper — Burgerville — My Gym in Fisher’s Landing — Police Activities League — Foster + Cloth — Ke Kukui Foundation — Coordinated Care Health — YWCA Y’s Care — Lightfoot Music — Columbia Springs — Hough Foundation — ESD 112 Early Learning — Columbia Pediatric.

ON STAGE!

New this year, Columbia Play Project is proud to offer several wonderful performances by local talent. Enjoy a full day of entertainment on the main stage:

10:00 AM — Vancouver Community Concert Band — playing your patriotic and old-time favorites. Get up and dance — we won’t mind!

11:00 AM — Journey Theater — will treat you to entertaining live performances and keep the fun going.

12:00 NOON — ANTS ANTS ANTS — will perform their enthusiastic musicians singing their original kid-oriented rock favorites.

1:00 PM — KeKekui Hawaiian Dance — will transport you to the Islands with music and dance.

1:30 PM — Groove Nation — Dancers will own the stage with their high energy dance routines!

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