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Agricenter Farmers Market, Memphis · Memphis, TN

Food festivalsFree

Agricenter Pea Fest

Agricenter Farmers Market, Memphis

A summer market celebration centered on fresh-shelled peas and local growers.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Community & civic

JUL20

Hill Country Galleria, Bee Cave · Austin, TX

Community & civicFree

Hill Country Galleria Independence Day Celebration

Hill Country Galleria, Bee Cave

You can celebrate the Fourth at the Hill Country Galleria with family activities and an outdoor festival west of Austin.

OutdoorsHolidayBring the grandkids

Food festivals

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Carrie Blake Park, 202 N Blake Ave., Sequim · Seattle, WA

Food festivalsFree

Sequim Lavender Festival

Carrie Blake Park, 202 N Blake Ave., Sequim

Visit lavender farms and a free street fair with live music, a beer garden and 150 food and craft vendors.

GardeningArts and craftsMusic
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Markets

DATETBD

Sunriver · Bend, OR

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

2026 Sunriver Saturday Market

Sunriver

A free weekly market of local makers selling candles, mugs, artwork and food just south of Bend.

Food and wineOutdoors

Markets

MAY-OCTDATES

11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Brooks Alley, Downtown Bend · Bend, OR

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Bend Farmers Market

Brooks Alley, Downtown Bend

Pick up local farm produce and goods every Wednesday downtown all season long.

Food and wineOutdoors

Classes & arts

SEP19

2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Bend, OR

Classes & artsFreeHappens regularly

Bend Oktoberfest

A free downtown fall street party with a Bavarian theme, live music, local food, craft beer, and the famous wiener dog races. It is loud, silly, and very Bend. Held in mid-September.

Arts and craftsMusicIndoors

Senior programs

DATETBD

Larkspur Community Center (Bend Senior Center) · Bend, OR

Senior programsHappens regularly

Bend Senior Center Activities at Larkspur

Larkspur Community Center (Bend Senior Center)

The senior center hosts weekly social activities, hosted brunches, afternoon movies, classes and health clinics.

Classes & arts

JUN-JULDATES

Bend · Bend, OR

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Contemporary Landscape Painting Series

Bend

Work on your landscape painting skills in this recurring afternoon art series that runs weekly through the summer.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Markets

MAY-OCTDATES

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bend, OR

MarketsHappens regularly

Downtown Bend Farmers Market

A midweek market every Wednesday from 11am to 3pm in Brooks Alley downtown, running May through mid-October. Produce, flowers, and prepared food in a tucked-away alley setting. Easy to fold into a downtown errand.

Food and wineOutdoors

Classes & arts

DATETBD

Downtown Bend · Bend, OR

Classes & artsFreeHappens regularly

Downtown Bend First Friday Art Walk

Downtown Bend

Galleries stay open late on the first Friday of every month for free art, live music and strolling downtown.

Arts and craftsMusicIndoors

Community & civic

DATETBD

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bend, OR

Community & civicFreeHappens regularly

First Friday Art Walk

On the first Friday of each month from 5pm to 8pm, downtown galleries and shops open their doors for art, music, and a stroll. It runs all year, so it works in any season. Free and easy to wander.

Arts and craftsBring the grandkids

Tastings

DATETBD

Viaggio Wine Merchant · Bend, OR

TastingsHappens regularly

First Friday Oyster Night at Viaggio Wine Merchant

Viaggio Wine Merchant

Pair fresh oysters with wine on the first Friday of each month at this downtown wine merchant.

Food and wine

Lifelong learning

MAR-JUNDATES

Larkspur Community Center · Bend, OR

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

Great Trials of History (OLLI Course)

Larkspur Community Center

A Great Courses series on history's most influential trials, running weekly through mid-June for lifelong learners.

Classes and talksIndoors

Lifelong learning

JUL-AUGDATES

Central Oregon (OLLI) · Bend, OR

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

Hidden History of America (OLLI Course)

Central Oregon (OLLI)

A weekly OLLI series digging beneath the familiar narrative of American history with a historian's eye.

Classes and talksIndoors

Senior programs

DATETBD

High Desert Museum · Bend, OR

Senior programsFreeHappens regularly

High Desert Museum Senior Day

High Desert Museum

Visitors 65 and older get in free on Senior Day to explore the museum's wildlife and history exhibits.

Hiking and natureIndoors

Classes & arts

DATETBD

Mud Lake Studios · Bend, OR

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Intro to Wheel Throwing: One-Day Pottery Workshop

Mud Lake Studios

A beginner-friendly one-day pottery workshop to try the wheel for the first time.

Arts and craftsClasses and talksIndoors

Dance & fitness

DATETBD

Legend Cider, La Pine · Bend, OR

Dance & fitnessHappens regularly

Line Dance in La Pine at Legend Cider

Legend Cider, La Pine

Kick up your heels at a monthly line dancing night at the cider house just south of Bend.

Dance and fitness

Music & concerts

JUL-AUGDATES

5:30 p.m.

Bend, OR

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Munch & Music

A free Thursday-evening concert series in summer, with live bands, a row of food vendors, and a kids zone. People bring low chairs and blankets and make an evening of it. A long-running Bend tradition.

MusicBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

JUL-AUGDATES

5:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Drake Park · Bend, OR

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Munch & Music Free Concert Series

Drake Park

Bend's beloved free outdoor concert series returns to Drake Park every Thursday evening through the summer.

MusicOutdoors

Markets

MAY-SEPDATES

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bend, OR

MarketsHappens regularly

NorthWest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market

A Saturday market from 10am to 2pm in the NorthWest Crossing neighborhood, running late May through late September. Local farms, food, and makers fill the street. Walkable and relaxed.

Food and wineOutdoors

Classes & arts

DATETBD

Old Mill District · Bend, OR

Classes & artsFreeHappens regularly

Old Mill District First Friday Art Walk

Old Mill District

Stroll the Old Mill on the first Friday afternoon of the month for a free art walk along the river.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Lifelong learning

MULTIPLEDATES

Deschutes Public Library · Bend, OR

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

OLLI-UO Free Public Lectures (Deschutes Library Partnership)

Deschutes Public Library

OLLI partners with the library to offer free public lectures open to everyone on select Fridays.

Classes and talksIndoors

Community & civic

DATETBD

Old Mill District · Bend, OR

Community & civicFreeHappens regularly

Paws & Pints in the Old Mill District

Old Mill District

A dog-friendly social afternoon in the Old Mill with adoptable pets, vendors and drinks.

Bring the grandkids

Pickleball & rec

DATETBD

Pine Nursery Park & Quail Park · Bend, OR

Pickleball & recFreeHappens regularly

Pickleball Open Play at Pine Nursery & Quail Park

Pine Nursery Park & Quail Park

Public pickleball courts at Pine Nursery and Quail Park are open to drop-in play except during limited partnership use.

PickleballOutdoors

Classes & arts

JUL20

Synergy Ceramics · Bend, OR

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Pottery Classes at Synergy Ceramics

Synergy Ceramics

A two-week, five-class pottery course on the wheel and handbuilding at a Bend ceramics studio.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Markets

DATETBD

Gathered Wares · Bend, OR

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Second Sunday Market at Gathered Wares

Gathered Wares

A monthly makers market gathering local artisans on the second Sunday of each month.

Food and wineOutdoors

Markets

DATETBD

220 S. Ash St., Sisters , OR, 97759 · Bend, OR

MarketsHappens regularly

Sisters Farmers' Market

220 S. Ash St., Sisters , OR, 97759

Food and wineWeeklyOutdoors

Markets

DATETBD

51530 The Dalles-California Highway, La Pine, OR, USA · Bend, OR

MarketsHappens regularly

Vegetable Man of La Pine Farmers Market

51530 The Dalles-California Highway, La Pine, OR, USA

Food and wineWeeklyOutdoors

Lifelong learning

MAY-JUNDATES

Central Oregon (OLLI) · Bend, OR

Lifelong learningHappens regularly

World Heritage Sites (OLLI Course)

Central Oregon (OLLI)

Explore archaeology, architecture and nature treasures around the globe in this weekly OLLI Great Courses series.

Classes and talksIndoors

Markets

DATETBD

Worthy Brewing · Bend, OR

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Worthy Brewing Farmers Market

Worthy Brewing

A relaxed Sunday farmers market on the brewery grounds with local vendors and a pint nearby.

Food and wineOutdoors