Bend Summer Festival

Bend, OR · Outdoor · Capacity: major (1000+)

Downtown Bend's free three-day celebration of art, music, food and community, organized by Lay It Out Events and running for more than 35 years. Takes over multiple downtown blocks — Bond, Oregon and Minnesota — with streets closed to traffic, live music and pop-up performances across multiple stages, an 80+ vendor artisan marketplace, food and drink vendors and family activity zones. Admission is free and all ages. From 2026 the festival moved from its long-standing mid-July slot to late May.