8 Best Performing Arts Venues in Central Oregon, Oregon

This local film festival, among the most popular in the state, takes place in October.

The autumn season is welcomed in late September or early October with food and craft vendors, live music, and special seasonal activities for kids.

For a weekend in July, a section of Downtown Bend is taken over by food and craft stalls and a play area for kids, with live music performances in the afternoon and early evening.

February brings music, food, brews, wine, ice carving, and other winter sports to Bend's Old Mill District.

Bend's popular ski, bike, run, and kayak or canoe race is held in May.

A celebration of American music is held in late September or early October.

The second Saturday in July, Sisters transforms into a western town covered with colorful quilts hanging from building exteriors.

Multiple rodeo and community events, held annually for more than 75 years, take place over the second weekend in June.