Woodstock Neighborhood Association Annual Plant Sale & Spring Festival
Next Year's Main Event
Saturday, May 8, 2027 (9 AM to 3 PM)
Woodstock Community Center
5905 SE 43rd Ave, Portland, OR
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Event History
Event History
The Woodstock Community Center depends
on the annual plant sale and festival to survive and thrive.
Proceeds from the plant sale and festival, held in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation since 2004, support essential maintenance of the Woodstock Community Center. The event is also supported in part by funding from the City of Portland Office of Community & Civic Life and the SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition.
This volunteer-led fundraiser and community event features many opportunities for community involvement and interests for all ages including a neighborhood-driven plant sale, a local business street fair, and a local artist showcase. The plant sale has been the main revenue generator, featuring a plethora of donated plants from neighborhood gardens, regional nurseries, and local wholesale distributors.
In 2026, the event raised a record-setting $11,300, thanks to 70 generous plant donors, 5 regional nurseries, and 50 dedicated volunteers. Together they delivered and prepared more than 2,900 plants and staffed the event. Additionally, we welcomed 12 neighborhood businesses and 10 local artisans to our new expansions, a street fair and artist showcase hosted inside and adjacent to the Woodstock Community Center. Multiple street fair vendors also supported our first raffle. In all we awarded 18 prizes valued at a total of $2,300, thanks to the generosity of our raffle sponsors and participants. We look forward to building on this inspiring community effort in 2027.
Planting the Seeds for 2027
Planting the Seeds for 2027
Woodstock Farmers Market Booths (2026):
Aug 23 & Sept 20, 2026 (10am-2pm)
The Plant Sale Team will be hosting two Woodstock Farmers Market Community & Neighborhood Growers booths this summer in collaboration with local businesses, providing eco-friendly garden education.
We will also be launching the "Growing Together" series of free fall/winter classes (propagation, permaculture, winter gardening) at the Community Center. There will be opportunities to sign up for more information about the classes as well as to volunteer for the festival season.
Come stop by and say hello and get some free giveaways!
Looking Forward to Next Year
Looking Forward to Next Year
Return of the Raffle, which was a big hit in 2026. Vying for over $2300 in raffle prizes we sold over 800 raffle tickets, netting about $770. Prizes included festival and sponsor merchandise, gift cards, and a spinning compost bin. We can’t wait to see what amazing raffle donations we get next year from our local business community.
Street Fair Expansion. Featuring 12 local businesses selling food and drink, merchandise, and marketing their services, our first ever street fair shared the spotlight with our already popular plant sale. The fair was held on SE Knight Street, north of the community center. For next year, we will expand out to 43rd Ave in front of the Community Center so we can welcome more vendors and special features. Stay tuned…
Artist showcase. Our expansion in 2026 of the artist sale from two to 10 local arts and crafts persons (and a kids arts table) was a priceless addition to our event. Our artists grossed over $4000 in total sales. We had ceramics, print-making, handcrafted soaps and body care, woodworking, jewelry design, a live blacksmith demonstration, and two kids activity stations!
More plant types. We’re currently in collaborative efforts to host educational workshops for our community on seed starting and plant propagation, which we hope to mean more plant diversity!
How can I help with the 2027 sale now?
How can I help with the 2027 sale now?
Plan and plant your fall and winter garden with extra plants or plants that you can divide and share with us in the spring. Also, consider us when you start your indoor seeds or propagate your backyard trees and shrubs. Don’t know how to propagate? Join the mailing list for updates about our fall/winter education series!
Sign up to receive updates about plant donation and volunteer opportunities prior to and during the sale and to receive updates and reminders about the plant sale.
Sponsor the event: Consider sponsoring a plant or a plant table, donate gift certificates and merchandise for raffle, and/or rent tent space at the Street Fair. We will offer tiered sponsorship levels for businesses that provide promotional recognition and community visibility. Sign up on our mailing list to vend or sponsor and we will send you the 2027 sponsorship brochure and application link when it is published in February 2027.
Mark your calendar for Saturday May 8, 2027 from 9 AM–3 PM, to attend the plant sale and festival. Buy plants for your garden, support our street fair vendors, purchase raffle tickets, and support the community center. And don’t forget to tell your neighbors about the event!
Plant Donations
Plant Donations
We are looking for non-invasive perennials and annuals, vegetable starts, herbs, ground covers, succulents, ornamental grasses, trees, and shrubs with special emphasis on Willamette Valley native plants. Click here to download the Portland Metro Native plants for Willamette Valley yards booklet. English and Spanish versions available. Plants listed in the ODA Noxious Weeds Profiles and in Section 4.1 (Nuisance Plants) of the Portland Plant List will not be sold (exception: Watch List plants are sold but recommended only for pots).
We recommend potting your plants by March or early April in preparation for the sale. Plants will be accepted for drop off between April 14 and May 3 (plant donation window extended!). For drop-off location and instructions, or if you need empty pots, contact plantsale@woodstockpdx.org.
Vendor and Artist Participation
Vendor and Artist Participation
There’s a variety of opportunities to contribute and participate, before and at the event:
Sponsor a Plant or Table: Donate monetarily or in kind (raffle items, nursery stock) and receive promotional benefits at the plant sale and on social media.
Raffle: Donate gifts cards or merchandise for our on-site raffle. Promotional benefits apply.
Vend at the Street Fair or at the Artist Showcase—We are looking for:
Local artisans who are interested in selling their creations at the plant sale.
Application for garden artists for 2027 will be published by late February. Join the Woodstock Create mailing list for more opportunities.
Local businesses to sell or promote food, drinks (non-alcoholic), merchandise, and services at the Street Fair.
Application for street fair vendors will be published by late February.
For more information on ways to get involved, contact plantsale@woodstockpdx.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
🪴Volunteer signup link will be published by mid March
Perk for festival volunteers and donors: pre-shop the plant sale and celebrate with your fellow contributors Friday, May 7 from 4-6 PM.
We’re always looking for volunteers who are knowledgeable about native and non-native plants and vegetable varieties to help answer customer questions on the day of the sale.
We also need help with the following important tasks leading up to and during the event:
Pre-event Activities
February - post event: Event planning and coordinations. Contact us now to join our close-knit team at plantsale@woodstockpdx.org!
April 12–13: Poster distribution to local businesses.
April 14–May 5: Plant intake and care at the storage site: identifying, labeling, sorting, repotting, and watering plants.
May 5-6: Equipment (tables and canopies) and plant delivery to the sale site — truck drivers especially needed.
May 5–7: Sale site set up: organize equipment layout and plants, plant care
Saturday, May 8 — Plant Sale and Festival Day!
8–9 AM: Final sale preparations: water plants, pick up food donations for volunteers, set up the break room, and assist vendors and artists with setup.
9 AM–3 PM: Help customers find and carry plants, assist cashiers by totaling purchases and marketing raffle, hand out promotional material for festival vendors, monitor lines for bottlenecks and safety, support the raffle manager by promoting and entering participants. Food and refreshments provided!
3–5 PM: Cleanup and breakdown: clean and stow tables and canopies, load and return remaining plants and borrowed equipment, tidy and leaf blow sale and festival sites.
We've Got Merch!
We've Got Merch!
The Plant Sale now has merchandise available for purchase with our yearly art logo. 10% of the proceeds go to supporting the Woodstock Community Center. Get yours before the event and show your community spirit at the sale! Visit Redbubble today
More Photos from 2026
More Photos from 2026
Thank you to all our #PlantSalePics
Photo Contest Participants!
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