They say you’ve got to make hay while the sun shines.

That’s especially true if you love live music, you love experiencing live music outside and you live in Central Oregon, where the window to comfortably enjoy a concert al fresco is frustratingly short. You can extend the summer concert season with appropriate layers, of course, but generally speaking, Central Oregon’s outdoor show calendar ramps up significantly between late May and September.

Below, we’ve rounded up summer’s live music offerings with a focus on events happening outside plus some of the region’s music festivals. Some things are missing — Munch & Music in Drake Park and Prineville’s Picnic in the Park series, for example, which haven’t yet announced their lineups, plus Hayden Homes Amphitheater, which we covered a couple of weeks ago. This listing, however, should provide a pretty good overview of your options over the next few months. Don’t forget to apply sunscreen!

The family friendly Music on the Green series will return to Sam Johnson Park in Redmond this year. More info: visitredmondoregon.com

June 26 — Juju Eyeball

July 10 — Heller Highwater

July 24 — Kristi Kinsey Band

Aug. 7 — Sequoia Rose

Aug. 21 — Runaway Fire

Sept. 4 — Hokule’a Ohana Central Oregon

The organization behind the Sisters Folk Festival, SFF Presents, will host a summer concert series at Sisters Art Works. More info: sistersfolkfestival.org.

July 9 — Dustbowl Revival

July 26 — Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Aug. 1 — Elephant Revival

Each summer, Hardtails Bar & Grill in Sisters focuses its bookings on tribute acts, and this year is no different. Here’s a chance to hear songs you know by heart! More info: bendticket.com.

July 13 — Luckytown (Bruce Springsteen)

July 20 — Candy-O (The Cars)

Aug. 3 — Valhalla (Led Zeppelin)

Aug. 10 — Gold Dust (Fleetwood Mac)

Aug. 17 — Petty Fever (Tom Petty)

Aug. 24 — In The Pink (Pink Floyd)

Bend’s 4 Peaks Music Festival and Redmond’s Cascade Equinox Festival are teaming up to throw some shows at Loge Camps in Bend. They’re calling this free series Summerjams, and they plan food trucks, local art, kids’ stuff and more from 4-9 p.m.

June 8 — Blackstrap Bluegrass and Skillethead

July 13 — Billy and the Box Kid and TEB

July 20 — Call Down Thunder, Spencer Marlyn Band and Faisal (in Drake Park)

Aug. 3 — Tyler Spencer and Fractal

Aug. 17 — Call Down Thunder (Dead night)

Sept. 7 — Stealhead (Dead night)

For the 11th year in a row, Elk Lake Resort will host concerts throughout the summer as part of its Music on the Water series. More info: elklakeresort.net.

July 6 — Pacific Roots

July 13 — Alicia Viani

July 20 — Alcyon Massive

July 27 — Sleepless Truckers

Aug. 3 — The Erins

Aug. 10 — Derek Michael Marc

Aug. 17 — JT & The Mudbugs

Aug. 24 — Skillethead

Aug. 31 — Joanna Lee

General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond will host its Summer Kickin’ Concert Series again this year. More info: generalduffys.com.

June 23 — Muscadine Bloodline

July 6 — Bryan Martin

July 16 — 38 Special

July 27 — Trace Adkins

Aug. 9 — Smash Mouth

Aug. 23 — Elle King

Aug. 30 — Nate Smith

Sept. 6 — Ernest

Sept. 23 — Shane Smith & The Saints

Oregon Spirit Distillers in Bend usually hosts a few shows in the summer. So far, there has been one announced: Pop-reggae band UB40 on July 23. More info: backyardbend.com.

The Deschutes County Fair has announced one of its free concerts to happen during the fair: Rapper Yung Gravy on Friday, Aug. 2. The fair usually hosts four or five free-with-fair-admission shows, including country and rock, so stay tuned to expo.deschutes.org for more announcements.

On Aug. 21, groovy rock bands The Hip Abduction, Satsang and Coyote Island will play on an outdoor stage at the Century Center, just outside the Volcanic Theatre Pub. More info: volcanictheatre.com.

The annual benefit concert known as Bigstock returns to Hoodoo Ski Area this summer with music by Greensky Bluegrass on Sept. 6 and Margo Price and Oteil & Friends on Sept. 7. More info: bigstockfundraiser.org.

Festivals!

June 20-23 — 4 Peaks Music Festival at Stevenson Ranch near Bend. Headliners: Neal Francis, ALO and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. More info: 4peaksmusic.com.

June 29-30 — Big Ponderoo at Village Green Park in Sisters. Headliners: Shinyribs, Oliver Wood Trio, Silverada. More info: bigponderoo.com.

July 12-14 — Bend Summer Festival, downtown Bend. Headliners: Rob Wynia & The Sound, Jelly Bread. bendsummerfestival.com.

July 19-21 — FairWell Festival at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Headliners: Billy Strings, Caamp, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell. fairwellfestival.com.

Sept. 13-15 — Bend Roots Revival, with dozens of local bands, downtown Bend. bendroots.net.

Sept. 20-22 — Cascade Equinox Festival at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Headliners: Jungle, Clozee, STS9 and Marc Rebillet. More info: cascadeequinox.com.

Sept. 27-29 — Sisters Folk Festival. Headliners: Aoife O’Donovan, Hawktail, The Mammals, Fantastic Cat. More info: sistersfolkfest.org.