Tony Starlight’s Mother’s Day Brunch
Tell your mom “Thanks for giving birth to me” by taking her to a Vegas lounge act in Southeast Portland, complete with performances by Neil Diamond (Tony Starlight), Liberace (David Saffert), and Judy Garland (Jillian Snow Harris).
12:45 pm, The Tony Starlight Showroom, $30-74

Out of This World Mother’s Day
A special installment of the Portland Saturday Market celebrating you guessed it: Mom! Stop by the market for Mother’s Day weekend and enjoy live music while browsing handmade art from over 252 booths and indulging in snacks and treats from an array of food carts. Plus, the first 100 guests to drop by the Visiting Media booth will receive a free VR viewer and a demo on how to use it.
11 am, Portland Saturday Market, free

Mother’s Day Tea: Special Sparkling Edition
The regular Mother’s Day event gets a sparkly upgrade for 2017, featuring 10 sweet & savory treats (including smoked salmon, bacon dates, macarons, quail eggs, and more,) plus a pot of Townshend’s tea and a glass of sparkling wine.
2 pm, 3:30 pm, Pix/Bar Vivant, $16-36

Run Mama Run
Spend Mother’s Day at scenic Mt. Tabor park and take in a full day of outdoor activities including a kids’ fun run, family yoga, the Run Mama Run 5k/10k, a raffle, fire truck activities with the Portland Fire Department, kids crafts from Spark Arts Center, and a planting table courtesy of Portland Nursery.
8:30 am, Mt. Tabor Park, $49-175

Mother’s Day Brunch Cruise
Spend Mother’s Day aboard the Portland Spirit or Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler and teat mom to a brunch buffet, champagne or sparkling cider, juice, hot coffee, hot tea, and dessert while taking in the sights along the Willamette River
9 am, 1:30 pm, Portland Spirit, $30-60

Oregon Zoo Mother’s Day Brunch
The Cascade Crest ballroom hosts a feast among the animals at the Oregon Zoo with menu items including made-to-order omelets, brioche French toast, bagels and lox, and more, before heading into the Zoo proper to visit with the many mother-and-child couples on display (Brunch price does not include zoo admission).
9 am, Oregon Zoo, $45

Mom & Me
Ken Wadrop’s documentary about three very different Oklahoma men, their complicated mothers, and the vulnerable, universal relationships they share.
7 pm, Clinton Street Theater

Memories of Mom
Wanderlust Circus and 3 Leg Torso invite mothers and their loved ones to celebrate their day with some of the Northwest’s finest circus performers as they provide comic relief and acrobatics in the story of a bunch of kids fighting the power.
1 pm, Alberta Rose Theatre

Mother’s Day Brunch at Punch Bowl Social
Treat mom to a day of bowling, ping-pong, bocce, and more, while indulging in delicious buffet style brunch featuring omelette, taco, and salad stations, fruit, bacon, sausage, fruit, potatoes, gravy, and a slew of other tasty morning treats. Plus, if mom bowls a strike on her first attempt, her brunch is on the house!
10 am, Punch Bowl Social, $12-25

Urban Farmer Mother’s Day Brunch
Executive Chef Matt Christianson has your Mother’s Day brunch all set, with menu items including citrus-smoked salmon, house-made charcuterie and cheeses, Belgian waffles, cherry vanilla macarons, an omelet station, and more.
9 am, Urban Farmer, $59