Featured Events

In a pairing that ensures the music gods were looking out for Bend this summer, singer-songwriter Ray Lamontagne and Neko Case (with her first solo album in five years) will be performing at the Les Schwab Amphitheater and opening a summer concert lineup of your dreams.

The annual event kicks off with a crawfish boil on Friday and ends with a party on the lawn at Imperial River Company.

Watch cowboys and cowgirls from across the country compete for one of the largest purses in classic competitions such as bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling and more. There are events and parades for families as well.

Classic rock favorite Jethro Tull comes to the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Jethro Tull just released a new album and is on its 50th-anniversary tour.

Reggae band Slightly Stoopid will be in town again this summer. If last year’s performance is any indication, the reggae band will throw a party the whole town will be talking about.

Rockhounds should head to Prineville for the annual Rockhound Pow Wow. The free event is a showcase for the minerals, rocks and gems that are found just below the surface in Central Oregon.

Foodies take over the streets of downtown Bend for three days of tasting, sipping and culinary competitions from the region’s best restaurants, chefs, bartenders and brewers. Bite of Bend showcases the innovative people in Bend’s culinary scene.

One of the region’s best places to listen to live music in the summer is also one of the most scenic. Elk Lake Resort hosts a series of outdoor concerts for everyone. This season kicks off with Corner Gospel Explosion.

It is Kitchen Kaleidoscope Home Tour at Tetherow, Saturday, June 16, 2018. It is a tour of 7 homes at Tetherow with local chefs featuring the best of the best tapas. There will be beer tastings at 2 homes. Local artisans will display their crafts for sale at each home as a fundraiser for Assistance League […]

Each year, 4 Peaks Music Festival brings in some of the best acts in bluegrass, folk, Americana and more to a four-day festival in Bend. The event includes plenty of camping sites and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Rock bands Primus and Mastodon take the stage by the Deschutes River. These two acts bookend the “prog” rock genre but share a cult-like following. Pack your “moshing” shoes and your ear protection. It’s about to get loud.

Spend one of the longest days of the year, at least in daylight terms, up at Elk Lake for an outdoor concert featuring Bill Keale. Pack some chairs for a picnic or eat at the lodge while you listen.

Central Oregon’s rodeo season continues at the Crooked River Roundup in Prineville. Watch entertaining and family-friendly rodeo performances all weekend.

This Prineville festival is an all-ages free event accompanying the Crooked River Roundup PRCA Rodeo. With over seventy local businesses and arts and crafts vendors, free musical entertainment and a stick horse race for the kids, this event has a little something for the whole family. Friday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. […]

One of Central Oregon’s original destination resorts, Sunriver Resort broke ground in 1968. The resort is celebrating the anniversary with live music, a benefit run and more.

ZuhG is a jam group from Sacremento that will surely have the crowd on its feet at Elk Lake Resort.