After a pow-filled winter & spring, it's time to give the season a proper send-off and skim into summer with the return of our annual North American Pond Skimming Championships! Join us on Monday, May 26 for the final day of our 2024/25 season to take your last run of the season in style across […]
π‘ππͺ ππ₯ππ‘π§πππ¦. ππ’πππ π£ππ¦π¦ππ’π‘. πππ¦π§ππ‘π ππ π£πππ§. $300,000 in funding. 20 standout projects. Each one helping shape the sounds, flavors, and stories that make Bend what it is. Hereβs a look at whatβs getting funding in 2025: πππ₯ππ π ππ₯πππ§ππ‘π ππ₯ππ‘π§π¦ β’ Volcanic Arts β 1988 Entertainment β’ Cultural Nexus Project β Ukrainian Alliance of Central Oregon β’ TEDxBend β Cascade Relays Foundation β’ Central Oregon Taco Fest β Central Oregon Latin Festival β’ Volcanoes Exhibit β High Desert Museum β’ Dia de los Muertos β Lara Media Services β’ WinterFest Light Art Exhibition β Lay It Out Events β’ Diversity in Music β Old Mill District β’ First Peoples Celebration β OSUβCascades β’ Winter PrideFest β OUT Central Oregon β’ Piano Flow Live β Paula Dreyer β’ Bend Design Conference β Scalehouse β’ 2026 Season β The Greenhouse Cabaret β’ Live at the Tower β Tower Theatre Foundation β’ Bend Film Festival β BendFilm π¦π πππ π ππ₯πππ§ππ‘π + π₯ππ¦πππ₯ππ ππ₯ππ‘π§π¦ β’ Beertown Comedy β Blue Moon Media β’ Site Evaluation Analysis β Central Oregon Center for the Arts β’ Murder-Mystery Series β La Bon Burlesque β’ Luscious Bend Food + Wine Festival β Luscious Supper Club β’ Circle of Life Event β Sacred Art of Living
Itβs wildflower season. Itβs waterfall season. Itβs get-out-there-and-say-thatβs-so-pretty-on-repeat season. #ThisIsBend
Sunrise in the high desert. βοΈ Lightβs soft. Skyβs wide. Dayβs yours.
Thought winter was over? β¨πΏ Bend said, “Hold my skis.” 8″ of fresh snow on May 12. Calm skies. Spring, flipped on its head. #ThisIsBend
