July 2026 Edition
Empowered IDD Resources
Information•Resources•Community•Support
We help people with IDD, their families, and their support teams find good things to do all across Oregon.
Happy Independence Day — America’s 250th · July 4, 1776 → 2026. For our community, independence is a daily pursuit — making your own choices, setting your own goals, and living a self-directed life. A Celebration of Freedom for Everyone → · Sensory-friendly & no-boom celebrations ↓
Find 175+ events, camps, classes, and supports across Oregon this month — all in one place. This guide is for people with IDD, their families, and the people who support them. You choose what sounds fun to you.
Holiday weekend (Jul 3–4): some events may change their hours. Check before you go.
This is the July 2026 edition of the Empowered Services monthly guide to IDD-friendly events, camps, adaptive recreation, and support programs across Oregon, organized by county and updated at the start of each month.
Every event has a link or an email. Use it to check the date, time, cost, and access needs before you go. Things can change.
Tap one big button. We will show you what fits.
Tap a date to see everything happening that day.
Try a different county, type, or word — or reset to see everything.
Tap the one that sounds like you.
Our top picks for July. Tap a card to see the details.
Events from Empowered Services this July. Everyone is welcome — come join us! Please check details before each outing.
Tap a category to filter every listing and jump to your first match.
All July events collated and organized by region and category, with a link or email contact on each listing. Tap a region to expand it — or use the filters above and matching regions open automatically. Save events with the ❤ button to build your own July plan. Many recurring listings run all summer.
Every person and family is different. Before you go, a quick call or message to the organizer can confirm any of these so an outing matches your own interests, comfort, and needs.
Tip: for this population, a smaller predictable event is often more useful than a larger, busier one.
For DSPs, families, and caregivers — a quick pre-departure run-through before any activity in this guide.
Bingo Night (McMinnville) · REFIT High (Florence) · Buford Park volunteering (Eugene)
ES Bowling (Sherwood) · Craft Group (McMinnville) · Woodburn Music in the Park · Creswell & Eugene markets
ES Bowling (Wilsonville) · Autistic Adults Zoom group · Art in the Park (McMinnville) · Corvallis & Seaside markets
Live Music on the McKenzie · Summer Sounds (Harrisburg) · 21+ Bingo (Damascus)
ES Bowling (Keizer) · KindTree Zoom Social 4:30 PM · ASO Drop-In Hours (Portland) · Lego Club (Florence)
Farmers markets everywhere · Live Music on the McKenzie · SOOR State Games weekend (Jul 10–12)
Game Night (McMinnville) · Public Fun Days (Molalla Train Park) · Slice of Summer (Canby)
McMinnville · Newberg · Hillsboro · Sheridan · Beaverton · Sherwood · Dallas
Portland · Gresham · Seaside & Astoria · Online supports
Salem · Keizer · Woodburn · Corvallis · Dallas · Bend
Oregon City · Happy Valley · Clackamas Community College
Eugene · Springfield · Blue River · Junction City · Creswell · Cottage Grove · Florence
Medford · Ashland · Grants Pass · Roseburg · Bend · Coos Bay · Klamath Falls
Washington County (THPRD) · Central Oregon · Polk · Linn · Statewide
IDD, autism, and all-abilities camps across Oregon. Many fill early — check registration and waitlist status now for late-summer sessions.
Ask each camp about staff ratios, medical support, and sensory accommodations.
Support groups, advocacy, and information available to every Oregon family — wherever you live, all year round.
Statewide support groups (in-person and Zoom), social events, drop-in hours, and family resources.
Year-round training and competition in 13+ sports for athletes with intellectual disabilities — free to athletes. Fall and winter seasons follow the Summer Games, and volunteers and new athletes are welcome anytime.
State developmental disability services, events, and health resources.
Statewide self-advocacy: leadership development, rights and policy work, and peer connection led by and for people with IDD, with regular self-advocate meetings.
One-to-one friendships between people with and without IDD, plus leadership development, jobs, and family support — school and community chapters across Oregon.
Volunteer-run nonprofit connecting Oregon autism families to existing resources, community events, and the Family Holiday Assistance Project.
July is Disability Pride Month and the ADA marks its 36th anniversary on July 26. These statewide programs celebrate, advocate, and get people moving — this month and beyond.
Meaningful work is a right, not an afterthought. These programs help people with IDD prepare for, find, and keep community jobs — and Oregon’s Employment First policy backs them up.
Community connection is part of wellness. Explore how Empowered Services builds a culture of wellbeing for the people we support and the teams who support them.
Everything in this guide starts with a person — what you enjoy and what you want to try. These photos show people having fun their own way: making art, getting outside, and making friends. Families and support teams are right there with them.
Explore attendant care, community inclusion, and how Empowered Services helps turn events like these into a real, supported routine.
Turn community connection into a career. Empowered Services is hiring Direct Support Professionals across the Willamette Valley.
Annual ES Provider & Customer Picnic · 11 AM–2 PM · save the date
Next Salem Sensory Movie — registration opens about 10 days prior
ES Disc Golf · Woodmansee Park, Salem · 11 AM–1 PM
KindTree Friends & Family Camp, Florence — registration fills early
McMinnville Adaptive Youth Soccer registration · season Sept 13–Oct 4
Woodburn Music in the Park (Tue, thru Aug 11) · Clackamas Movies in the Park (Sat, thru Aug 8) · Creswell Movies (Aug 1, 15 & 29) · Harrisburg Summer Sounds (Thu, thru Aug 6) · Studio 7 exhibit (thru Aug 25)
More tools and resources from Empowered Services and our partners.
