Xi Wang Gala moves to NEW venue. Panda Gala on site! Tickets will sell out.
Date: FRIDAY, February 28th, 2025
Time: Receptions opens at 5PM
Location: World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221
Online Auction: Launches Friday, February 21st at xiwanggala.com
What’s New for 2025?
We are moving our Gala across the parking lot from the Oregon Zoo to the World Forestry Center, who granted Hope 50% off their event rental fees for our Xi Wang Gala in 2025!
This means that the Panda Gala will be able to be on site. I repeat, the Panda Gala for children ages 4 to 12 will not be at the school, but at the World Forestry Center in Cheatham Hall – right next to Miller Hall, where the adults will be dining and bidding for auction items!
Exclusive Museum Reception! In addition, we will have private access to the World Forestry Center’s two-story museum for our reception from 5 to 6PM. Guests will tour the treasures of the museum with drinks and appetizers, see amazing class art projects, and take memorable photos and videos while they are dressed to impress. Panda Gala attendees are welcome to visit the Museum with their parent, but must be checked-in at Cheatham Hall by 6PM.
Dessert Donations can be homemade! As we are not working with an in-house caterer, we are able to bring in homemade desserts for the dessert dash. If you’d like to donate a dessert (must feed 10), let the Gala Committee know.
Help Make the Gala Successful
In one night, we could raise over 30% of our goal for the entire 2024-2025 year! But only with your help and support.
There are many things you can do, even if you can’t attend the Gala this year. Please see the list below and reach out to the Gala Committee at [email protected] as soon as possible.
Your business (or your boss’s) can receive great promotion as a sponsor!
Several sponsor tiers are available from $500 to $10,000 and custom packages can be created as well.
Set up, clean up, or help staff the Panda Gala! Plus, more volunteer opportunities will be available for those who are best able to donate their time.
Ticket will sell out!
One last reminder to get your tickets ASAP. The new venue is smaller this year, which means fewer tables.
PRO TIP: Instead of buying individual tickets, go in with others and reserve an entire table (10 people per table) for a discounted price. This results in a savings of $20 per person!
Wee don’t want you to miss the celebration.
Check out these highlights from last year’s Xi Wang Gala:
