Save the Date: Map out fun coming events at Plankhouse, Rose Festival

There’s plenty to enjoy this weekend, between Dozer Days and the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands. The calendar is just getting started, with more events on the horizon.

Cathlapotle Plankhouse will feature a special evening presentation and night hike from 7 to 9:30 p.m. May 26 on the Carty Unit at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Enthnobotanist and author Kat Anderson will give a presentation on the connections between California and Pacific Northwest tribes through edible wildflowers and biodiversity. The talk will be followed by a “Refuge at Dusk” hike at 8:30 p.m., exploring the Oaks to Wetlands trail. The hike space is limited, so RSVP to reserve a spot. Admission is $3 per vehicle. 360-887-4106, Sarah_Hill@fws.gov or www.fws.gov/refuge/Ridgefield/visit/Cathlapotle_Plankhouse.

The Portland Rose Festival will kick off three weeks of celebration with the opening of CityFair, featuring music, attractions, arts and crafts, local food and brews, plus a variety of carnival rides. There will also be festival treasures from year’s past on display in the Rose Festival Museum. There will be fireworks to celebrate opening night, which runs 5 to 11 p.m. May 26 at the Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park,1020 S.W. Naito Parkway, Portland. The fair continues 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. May 27-29, June 2-5 and June 9-11. The final weekend of CityFair will also be Fleet Week. Admission $8 for ages 7 and older, free admission for military members. www.rosefestival.org/waterfront/city-fair

The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad will be offering some late spring excursions, as its diesel train carries passengers on a 13-mile round trip through North Clark County, including crossing the Lewis River, a stop to see Yacolt Falls and traveling through a 330-foot tunnel. The train rides begin at noon and 2:30 p.m. May 27 and 28 from the station, 207 N. Railroad Ave., Yacolt. Tickets are $16, $15 for seniors, $11 for youth, $9 for ages 2 to 4. Reservations recommended. 360-686-3559 or www.bycx.com

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill will host its first event of the season with Bread and Butter Day, noon to 4 p.m. May 27. Visitors can explore the 1876 building, while enjoying fresh bread made from wheat milled on site, topped with butter churned by hand. Recipes and flour will be available at the grist mill, 43907 N.E. Grist Mill Road, Woodland. Admission is free, donations welcomed. 360-225-5832 or http://cedarcreekgristmill.org

Nashville musician and Camas native Matt Brown is back for a performance from 3 to 6 p.m. May 28 at Confluence Vineyards and Winery, 19111 N.W. 67th Ave., Ridgefield. Tickets are $5 to $7. 360-887-2343 or www.confluencewinery.net

The Race to Remember Memorial Day Race will honor the men and women in the armed forces from 2 to 6 p.m. May 29. This race includes a half marathon, 5K, 10K and Honor One Mile family walk, each starting from the Vancouver “Remembrance Wall” on Columbia Street and Phil Arnold Way. Race-day registration opens at 12:30 p.m. The race starts at 2 p.m. Registration is $65 for the half, $45 for 10K, $35 for 5K and $25 for the mile. 503-806-7145 or www.facebook.com/RacetoRemember

Vancouver’s Downtown Association will host Downtown Pedals — a Decorated Bike Parade for kids of all ages, held in conjunction with First Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. June 2. Rider registration begins at 6 p.m., where kids can decorate their bikes and helmets. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. The parade begins at 7 p.m. led by Couve Cycle with cheerleaders from Groove Nation Dance along Main Street. A dance party follows with Get A Life marching band and root-beer floats from Heathen Brewing Feral Public House, 1109 Washington St., Vancouver. Admission is free, registration recommended. vdausa.org/vda-projects/dtvanpedals

Ridgefield takes to the water during the annual Big Paddle, celebrating an ongoing connection to the water from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 3 along the waterfront at Port of Ridgefield, 5 W. Mill St., Ridgefield. There will be interpretive paddles for those in canoes, kayaks and paddleboards, a Paddler’s Village with live music, activities and an obstacle course at the waterfront. There will be an opening ceremony with a blessing by the Chinook Indian Nation. The closing ceremony will have a bonfire and s’mores. Registration is required for the interpretive paddles, which are $5 to $20. 360-887-3557 or ridgefieldwa.us/event/big-paddle

The annual Hockinson Fun Days will celebrate with the theme “Hometown Heroes” from 6 to 9 p.m. June 2 with a family bingo night at Hockinson High School, 16819 N.E. 159th St., Brush Prairie. An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast is from 7 to 11:30 a.m. June 3 at the First District 3 station, plus a 5K fun run, carnival and the annual Fun Days parade at noon as bands, floats, vintage cars and the community celebrate throughout Hockinson. www.hockinsonboosters.com/fun-days.html