We’re celebrating the start of the summer season on Thursday, June 26th, and you’re invited. Enjoy a laid-back day filled with live music, BBQ and drinks, swag giveaways, and more still to come. The Bike Park, Sunset Dinners and ZipTour will also open for the season, making the day even more exciting.
August 2-13, 2025 Sunriver Music Festival fills Central Oregon with music! In August 2025, Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell will lead world-class orchestra musicians and acclaimed soloists in a remarkable 48th season. The Summer Festival opens August 2 at the iconic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend and closes August 13 at Sunriver Resort’s historic Great Hall. Four […]
The High Cascades 100 Presented by 10 Barrel Brewing is your chance to live the dream. The community of Bend, Oregon, is unique in so many ways, from endless singletrack and beer to landscapes that are hard to beat. Finishing what you start is challenging in our busy world of demands, but somehow we all make […]
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There are three chances to see the Music in Public Places Series from the Central Oregon Symphony Association. There will be performances of classical music at the Prineville, Sisters and Redmond libraries at 2 p.m. featuring different ensembles from the Central Oregon Symphony. Free. Various locations.
Bend Boulder Bash is a community bouldering competition where top competitors from across the Pacific Northwest compete for cash prizes. This is a free and fun event for the public of all ages to come spectate and hangout. There will be a raffle supporting Bend Endurance Academy and beer from Silver Moon available for purchase. Free. […]
Astronomy lecturer Scott Fisher will reveal the wonders of the Universe during a lecture on "The Cosmic Perspective." Using images and videos from observatories including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Pine Mountain Observatory, Scott will use an easy-to-grasp scale that relates us to the actual size of the Universe we inhabit. With that new […]
Kids and families will enjoy the Virginia Riggs Children’s Concert, where musicians from the Central Oregon Symphony will perform an interactive and engaging classic musical concert. Get to the concert early to take part in the “instrument petting zoo,” when kids can get up close to the instruments and learn more about how they work. […]
Acclaimed science journalist Mary Roach will be in Bend as part of the Author! Author! series from the Deschutes Public Library. She’s published seven books including Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and most recently Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. Her meticulous research is paired with smart humor that educates and […]
Head to Mt. Bachelor for the sixteenth annual Great Nordeen cross-country ski and fat bike races. Choose from the 18k or 30k cross-country ski races that starts at the West Village Lodge and end at Wanoga Sno-Park. There is also a 15k fat bike race at the event. Prices vary. Mt. Bachelor West Village Lodge.
In the third installment of the BendBroadband Jazz at the Oxford series, musicians Paul Creighton and Jarrod Lawson will be performing A Tribute to Stevie Wonder. The performances on Friday and Saturday will feature the jazz and soul songs of Stevie Wonder. $49. Oxford Hotel.
This is the third year for the A Cappella Festival, a singing competition that takes over the Tower Theatre and downtown Bend for a weekend in February. A Cappella groups from junior high, high school, college and beyond come to Bend to perform and compete. If you can’t make the main stage performances, head to […]
Head to Hoodoo for a daylong festival featuring games and activities for the whole family. From a ski javelin throw and a team tube race to a pie eating contest and Frisbee golf, the Hoodoo Winter Carnival will be sure to entertain when you and your family need a break from the slopes. Hoodoo Ski […]
Brave the chilly water of the Deschutes River for a good cause. The Polar Plunge is an annual benefit for Special Olympics Oregon, where participants take part in an early morning dip into the river. $50 minimum. Riverbend Park.
