River Dragon Public Art Ribbon Cutting & SWIM at Cathedral Park dock
Day
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Meet
12:00 PM
Rolls
12:30 PM
Ends
5:00 PM
Where
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2299 N Jessup St
“N Jessup and N Omaha Ave Treeway”
Portland, OR 97217 · Overlook
Meet in the Omaha Treeway on the SOUTH side of Jessup
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- 72 N Killingsworth & Omaha · 3 min walk
Distance
3–8 mi
Audience
General
About
WEAR DRAGON ATTIRE / COSTUMES and/or bring/wear a swimsuit too !
Bike Ride to a ribbon cutting with a street closure from 1-2pm then continue to Cathedral Park Beach for a party supported by PopCartPDX and lifeguards.
Dress like a dragon and bring loud music for the ride.
Following the 1:00 PM ribbon cutting, attendees are invited to join a festive community parade to Cathedral Park Beach for a celebratory swim at 2:00 PM, honoring the community’s deep connection to the Willamette River and celebrating Human Access Project’s recently completed $50,000 boom line installation protecting the Cathedral Park Swimming Dock from large floating river debris.