Hand-Blown Glass Hearts Are Yours to Find and Keep in Tualatin, Oregon

by | Jan 19, 2023 | Adventures, Family Fun, Featured, Things To Do, Western Oregon, Willamette Valley

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Beginning on February 1st, 2023, you can celebrate the "Month of Love" in local Tualatin parks. In an event similar to the Oregon coast's Finders Keepers, 175 beautiful hand-blown heart-shaped glass baubles will be hidden around local parks and trails. Be lucky enough to find one to take home as a treasured souvenir, or leave it and spread the love for someone else to find.

glass hearts tualatin oregon 2023

Image via / City of Tualatin

This year's artist is Tacoma, Washington glass-blower Timothy Jaquet who's been making gorgeous objects in that medium since 2015.

The official website for the event offers some helpful hints for discovering your own heart:

  • The hearts are hidden throughout the month of February.
  • The hearts will be hidden in Atfalati Park, Browns Ferry Park, Ibach Park, Jurgens Park, Little Woodrose, Lafky Park, Stoneridge Park, Commons Park, Tualatin Community Park, the Lake of the Commons, and along greenways including Chiefton Dakota, Hedges Greenway, and the Tualatin River Greenway Trail.
  • There is no specific day of the week or time of day that they are hidden.
  • You will not need to climb or dig for the hearts.

From past events, we know that great places to look are in the crooks of trees, on or near park benches, and right along the trails.

glass hearts tualatin oregon 2023

Image via / City of Tualatin

Most importantly, the Share the Love event is a fantastic excuse to get out there with friends and family in Oregon's great outdoors.

If you find a heart, share it on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag, #sharethelovetualatin.

glass hearts tualatin oregon 2023

Image via / Facebook / Jamie Drake


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Written By Danielle Denham

Danielle Denham is an award-winning and published photographer who loves her home state of Oregon. Recently she was featured on a regional-Emmy-winning episode of Oregon Field Guide, and is currently writing a book on Abandoned Oregon. When she isn't out and about exploring for derelict places to photograph, you may find her hanging around in Eugene Oregon with Tyler Willford and his two awesome kiddos.

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