Portland: Hopscotch Immersive Art Gallery & Food Experience

Walk Through 14 Artist Installations in One Sprawling Portland Gallery

You walk through fourteen immersive art installations across 23,000 square feet, with access to a food program and artist-driven gift shop included in your ticket. The gallery is wheelchair accessible and designed for all fitness levels, so you move at your own pace through light, sound, and technology-based work created by artists from around the world. General admission covers everything.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Hopscotch immersive art gallery

• Enter Hopscotch art gallery
• View 14 immersive art exhibits
• Experience art with light and sound
• Enjoy award-winning food and bar
• Shop artist-driven gift merchandise

The experience

The space is 23,000 square feet, which sounds like a number until you're actually inside it and realize you're moving through fourteen separate worlds. Each installation (created by artists from Portland, across the US, and internationally) plays with light, sound, and technology in ways that don't feel like gimmicks. You're not standing in front of art. You're walking into it, and the experience shifts as you move through the rooms. Some pieces are loud and immersive, others quieter and more contemplative. There's no prescribed route, so you end up discovering things in your own order, which changes how you see them.

What makes Hopscotch different from a traditional gallery is that it's built around the idea of artists experimenting with new mediums and reaching audiences who might not usually walk into a white-box museum. The work here is sustainable and intentional. You can feel the difference. Between the installations, there's a food and bar program that's actually good, not just a café selling overpriced sandwiches. The gift shop is curated by artists too, so if you want to take something home, it's not mass-produced merch. General admission gets you access to the entire space, and the whole thing is wheelchair accessible, so mobility isn't a barrier.

PBS called it a "must-do bucket list item in Portland," which sounds like hype until you're in there and you understand why. It's the kind of place where you lose track of time because you're too busy looking at what's in front of you. Public transportation is nearby, and if you're driving, parking in that part of Portland is manageable. Plan for at least two to three hours if you want to actually sit with the installations instead of rushing through.

What’s included

Your ticket includes general admission to all 14 immersive art installations across the 23,000 sq. ft. gallery space, access to the food and bar program, and entry to the artist-curated gift shop. The entire space is wheelchair accessible, and you can move through at your own pace.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except Tuesday and Wednesday24 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 21:30

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AgesAdult (16 to 64 years) · Senior (65 and older) · Child (4 to 15 years) · Infant (under 4): free

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Hopscotch Portland

Is this one for you?Right for anyone wanting to spend a few hours with contemporary art that doesn't feel like a traditional museum visit. The space is open-ended, you set the pace, which makes it work whether you're solo, with a partner, or bringing kids and elderly family members along.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 15 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How long does it take to go through Hopscotch?

Most visitors spend two to three hours, though you can move through faster or linger longer depending on how you engage with each installation.

What's included in general admission?

Access to all 14 installations, the food and bar program, and the artist gift shop. Your ticket covers entry to the entire 23,000 sq. ft. space.

Is Hopscotch wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the gallery is fully wheelchair accessible, and service animals are allowed.

Can I bring my service animal?

Yes, service animals are welcome throughout the space.

Is there parking nearby?

Public transportation options are available near Hopscotch, and the area has accessible transportation options. Street and lot parking are also available in the neighborhood.

Can I eat or drink at Hopscotch?

Yes, there's an award-winning food and bar program on-site as part of your visit.

Are the artists' works for sale?

The gift shop features artist-driven merchandise and curated pieces, though the main installations themselves are part of the immersive experience.