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Central Oregon has a big summer ahead. From outdoor festivals to drag shows to anniversary parties to races, this list makes it easy for people to plan an activity-packed summer. Readers can find farmers markets and monthly celebrations listed at the end of the date-specific list.

It’s time to get out there — sign up for a half marathon, get a ticket to a festival, compete in themed trivia, volunteer or just enjoy reading this list.

This article appears in Source Weekly May 25, 2023.

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Summer Outdoor Events and Activities 2023

by Allie Noland, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 24, 2023

<h1>Summer Outdoor Events and Activities 2023</h1> <p class="byline">by Allie Noland, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 24, 2023</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">C</span><span>entral Oregon has a big summer ahead. From outdoor festivals to drag shows to anniversary parties to races, this list makes it easy for people to plan an activity-packed summer. Readers can find farmers markets and monthly celebrations listed at the end of the date-specific list.</span> </p> <p> It's time to get out there — sign up for a half marathon, get a ticket to a festival, compete in themed trivia, volunteer or just enjoy reading this list.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/feature2-1.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/feature2-1.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-47485" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Bend Beer run is one of many events happening this summer!</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <div class="wp-block-pdf-viewer-block-standard" style="text-align:left"> <div class="uploaded-pdf"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/summer_events.pdf" data-width="" data-height=""></a></div> </div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/summer-outdoor-events-and-activities-2023-19214338/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=47479&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/summer-outdoor-events-and-activities-2023-19214338/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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