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OAD: PNW Forests

Apr 23, 2025 | 6-10pm

For 21+ Only
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Presale tickets for this event have sold out. We will be selling a limited number of additional tickets at the door starting at 6:00pm. $27 Per Person | 15% Member Discount

The trees, the moss, the lichen, the invasive plants you gotta stop to rip out. You love it, we love it, so we’d like to celebrate it for this year’s Earth Day-themed OMSI After Dark: PNW Forests! Our vendors, speakers, and activities will all revolve around the ecosystem we’ve grown to know so well.

OMSI After Dark is for guests 21 and over, where you can have a drink while you roam the museum. These events are hosted every month, and are given a unique theme so that we keep things fresh each time. In keeping with these themes, we host science demos, performances, DJs, artisan food and beverage vendors offering samples, food and drink for purchase, as well as after-hours parking pricing.

21+ Only | A valid government issued ID is required for entry for all attendees.

Ticket Options:

OMSI After Dark General Admission
$27.00 per person | 15% OMSI member discount
Includes access to OMSI’s turbine hall, natural science hall, all activities, performances, Planetarium shows, lectures, and vendors taking part in the event.

OMSI After Dark GA + Jurassic World by Brickman®
$34.00 per person | 15% OMSI member discount
Includes all of the above plus access to our newest featured exhibition!

Featured Exhibits

No food or drink is allowed into the exhibit halls and access ends at 9:30pm.

Jurassic World by Brickman® (Additional ticket required) | With over 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes, and activities made from over 6 million LEGO® bricks, Jurassic World by Brickman® is an immersive must-do adventure that takes inquisitive explorers on an interactive and thrilling journey through stories and characters from the Jurassic World franchise.

 

Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest | This exhibit focuses on the biodiversity and global importance of our northern-most forests through first-person stories, commissioned objects, interactive experiences and exquisite photography and videography. The boreal forest stores more carbon than most tropical forests and plays a significant role in stabilizing our climate. It is also home to hundreds of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and communities.

Attractions

Vendors | See below for a full list of artisan food and beverage vendors, as well as themed vendors that will be tabling around the museum.

 

OMSI Photo Booth | Main Lobby

Meet Timber Joey! | At the Portland Timbers table.

 

Seed Swap | Bring a packet of seeds, take a packet of seeds! Native seeds encouraged.

 

Wandering Gnomes | With Risk of Change

 

Textile Art Display | By Darci Phenix Art

 

Freeform PDX | Live DJing – Turbine Hall

Science Demonstrations

What Seed Is It? | From small seeds grow mighty trees. But which seeds become which trees?

Rainfall Ranking | Test your water cycle knowledge and try to identify how much rainfall each of these places receives.

Owl Pellet Dissection | What do owls eat? Let’s dig in and find out while we learn about forest food webs.

Timed Activities

Empirical Theater
7:45 PM | The Lost Fish: The Struggle to Save Pacific Lamprey, a documentary with live introduction and following Q&A by Jeremy FiveCrows

Kendall Planetarium
6:45 PM | Dinosaurs: A Survival Story
7:30 PM | Starry Nights Live! (a live presentation)
8:15 PM | Laser Grateful Dead
9:00 PM | PNW Laser Medley

Food + Beverage

Our Theory restaurant will be open from 5-10pm! Grab dinner or a drink before the event begins at 6pm. Enjoy wine, beer, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages. Our bars will close at 9:30pm, and alcohol samples given by vendors will end at 9:45pm.

Questions? Email events@omsi.edu.
Ticketing questions call 503.797.4000 x0

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions? Email events@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0.

Is this event 21 and over only?

Yes, you must be 21+ to attend. Minors are not allowed. Everyone must present a valid government issued ID.

If I’m unable to attend, can I get a refund?

Yes. If your plans change, if you are feeling sick or have been potentially exposed to COVID please stay home. To request a refund email concierge@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0. We will give refunds until 5pm the night of the event.

Is there food and beverage at this event?

Yes, our restaurant, Theory will be open. Plus, we will have bars with beer, wine, cider and non-alcoholic drinks. We also typically have a couple artisan vendors giving out free samples of alcohol or snacks.

Do I have to pay for parking?

Parking is $2 for after-hours events.

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