Try This: All dressed up for history

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will offer free admission inside the reconstructed settlement as part of National Public Lands Day. The fort’s costume and textile department will also be hosting a Summer’s End Promenade, a Victorian tradition for families and couples to walk along an area in order to be seen. Volunteers of all ages will be dressed to represent a range of period costumes during their stroll along Officers Row. Visitors can learn about each era and traditional clothing construction and style from the costumed interpreters. In case of inclement weather, the event will be in the Pearson Air Museum. Photography is encouraged.

When: Promenade runs from 1 to 3 p.m.; the fort will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

Where: Promenade near the Grant House, 1101 Officers Row; Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1001 E. Fifth St., Vancouver.

Admission: Free.

Web: nps.gov/fova

The promenade is among many options for getting out and about this weekend. Here are some other suggestions:

2. Outdoors by bike

Camas Bike and Sport will put on its annual Take a Kid Mountain-Biking Day, a group ride for children and their parents through Lacamas Lake Park, featuring a mini skills course, fun ride and scavenger hunt. Helmets and closed-toe shoes required.

When: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Near Lacamas Park, 2610 N.E. Everett St., Camas.

Admission: Free.

Telephone: 360-210-5160.

Web: www.camasbikes.com

3. Harvesting fun

Harvest Fun Day and Food Drive lets visitors connect with Clark County’s agricultural heritage through hands-on activities. Families can get down in the dirt to help harvest food for the Clark County Food Bank, with food donations encouraged. Participants in the Clark County Historical Museum event will also make homemade ice cream, create a natural bird-feeder, hold a corn-shucking contest, decorate pumpkins and meet the farm’s animals.

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Where: 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver.

Admission: Free, canned food donations encouraged.

Telephone: 360-993-5679.

Web: www.cchmuseum.org

4. ‘Prost!’ and ‘cheers!’

Harvest time is also a celebration for wine and beer makers. Wine enthusiasts can head to Rusty Grape Vineyards for StompFest, the annual crushing of the grape harvest. Teams of two are invited to sign up to stomp a barrel of grapes with their feet by registering for a 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 or 7:30 p.m. time slot. If the slots are all filled, spectators can watch the teams of two squish, dance and jump grapes to juice.

When: Noon to 8 p.m. today.

Where: Rusty Grape Vineyard, 16721 N.E. 219th St., Battle Ground.

Admission: Free; $15 for grape-squishing pairs.

Telephone: 360-606-4303

Web: rustygrape.com/event/stompfest.

Alderbrook Park’s second annual Oktoberfest will feature live entertainment, polka dancers, games and prizes along with German food and a beer garden at the 63-acre private park. The festival will feature a family-friendly period from noon to 6 p.m., as the event is mostly aimed at those 21 and older.

When: Noon to 11 p.m. today.

Where: Alderbrook Park, 24414 N.E. Westerholm Road, Brush Prairie.

Admission: $15.

Telephone: 360-882-4444.

Web: www.alderbrookparkevents.com

5. Curious case of ‘Boxtrolls’

Beneath the streets of Cheesebridge, mischievous creatures known as the Boxtrolls have raised a human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright). But the humans above ground believe that Boxtrolls snatch and eat children, and Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) vows to exterminate them. In a trip above ground, Eggs meets Winnie (Elle Fanning) who becomes an ally in helping the Boxtrolls survive. “The Boxtrolls” is rated PG.

Where: Battle Ground Cinema, 1700 S.W. Ninth Ave., Battle Ground; Cinetopia Mill Plain, 11700 S.E. Seventh St.; Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive; Regal Cinemas, various locations, Vancouver.

Cost: Varies by location.

Telephone: Battle Ground Cinema: 360-666-7200; Cinetopia: 360-213-2800; Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23: 360-448-4100; Regal Cinemas: 800-326-3264.

Web: www.cinetopia.com, www.regmovies.com, www.battlegroundcinema.com.