Share your love of music with the entire family at one of the Oregon Symphony’s many family-friendly programs.

As the CDC and the schools announce plans for gatherings in the concert hall and in schools for the 2020/21 school year, we will provide more information about youth concert offerings. In the meantime, visit our Resources Page and the Resources and Music Educators Toolbox from our partners at Carnegie Hall for educational guides and activities that are free and available for all.

Kids Concerts

These three Kids Concerts are designed especially for Portland’s up-and-coming music lovers. Both entertaining and educational, they last about an hour – perfect for kids and their families!

• Designed for ages 5–10
• Affordable family ticketing – buy all three and save!
• Duration: About an hour

Learn more & buy tickets

Symphony Storytimes

Introduce younger children to music with a fun, interactive storytime at a local public library. A reader from the library will tell the stories while an Oregon Symphony musician brings them to life with live music. At the end, the kids get to try the instruments for themselves!

Kinderkonzerts

Give your children in grades K–2 an up-close musical experience with these entertaining, educational programs hosted by three Portland-area schools.

Young People’s Concerts

Bring your kids in grades 3–8 to the concert hall as the Oregon Symphony orchestra performs a concert that connects music to their education and the world around them.

The 2021 Young People’s Concert, Music That’s Out of This World, will take place on February 18, 2021. 

For more information, contact Steve Wenig, vice president and general manager.