Events

Artist Abney Wallace gives a talk.

One of the most popular Mountain Bike Races in Central Oregon!

Local organizers are putting the finishing touches on the sixth annual TEDx conference that will take place this Saturday, May 13 at Bend Senior High School. TEDxBend is a day-long event that showcases the ideas and creations of local entrepreneurs, inventors, teachers and community members. There will be twenty-five talks throughout the day based on […]

Come celebrate Central Oregon’s thriving craft beer industry. Central Oregon's brewers throw open their doors for samples, tours, events and more.  Visit the COBW website for information on specific events, partnerships and schedule.

Pole Pedal Paddle is the classic Central Oregon racing event. The multi-sport race includes skiing/snowboarding, cross country skiing, running, biking, canoeing/paddleboarding/kayaking and sprint finish. The event brings out Central Oregon’s best athletes as well as teams who are there to have fun. The prize is bragging rights and the ubiquitous ceramic mug.

Food, drinks, families and ultimately a river clean up.

Live demonstration of battles, as well as people in period clothing showing different aspects of their life during the time.

The annual Civil War reenactment has a live demonstration of battles, as well as people in period clothing.

The idea of PNREC came to Charles Tiebout, the noted and highly respected Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at the University of Washington, in 1966. He had observed that economic organizations in other parts of the U.S. — the New England Council, for example, and the Southern Economic Association — were undertaking studies that […]