Fourth of July events in Central Oregon July 4-10: Happy Birthday Deschutes Historical Museum; La Pine Frontier Days

Published 3:30 pm Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Thursday 7/4

Fourth of July at On Tap: The Jordan Madsen Duo, Double Jump, Amargoso and the Pilot Butte firework display to celebrate; 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; On Tap, 1424 Cushing Drive, Bend; ontapbend.com.

Fourth of July Show — Proud Mary: The queer Creedence Clearwater Revival band will perform; 7 p.m.; $13 online plus fees; Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend; silvermoonbrewing.com or 541-388-8331.

Fourth of July with Call Down Thunder: The Grateful Dead-tribute band will perform; 5:30 p.m.free; Worthy Brewing Company, 495 NE Bellevue Drive, Bend; worthybrewing.com or 541-639-4776.

Deschutes Historical Museum 4th of July Free Day: The Deschutes Historical Museum offers free admission on 4th of July to celebrate the holiday as well as the 44th anniversary of the museum, which opened on July 4, 1980; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; free; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; deschuteshistory.org or 541-382-4754.

Fourth of July Fireworks: Bend’s annual fireworks display takes place from Pilot Butte and are visible from all around town; 10 p.m.; free; Pilot Butte, Bend; visitcentraloregon.com.

Fourth of July Fireworks in Prineville: The small-town fireworks display goes off at 9 p.m. from the Ochoco viewpoint; 9-10 p.m.; free; Ochoco Wayside State Park, SW Highway 126, Prineville; visitcentraloregon.com or 800-551-6949.

Sound Fourth: The Cascade Horizon band and the Festival Chorus will perform a program of patriotic favorites; 3-5 p.m.; free, donations welcome; Caldera High School, 60925 SE 15th St., Bend; cascadehorizonband.org.

Fourth of July Parade: There will be floats and other patriotic decorations and entertainment; 10 a.m.; Downtown Redmond, 446 SW Seventh St., Redmond; visitredmondoregon.com or 541-923-5191.

July Fourth flag placement and retrieval: Meet at the Redmond Post Office at 5:45 a.m. and begin at 6 a.m., retrieval that evening begins at 4 p.m., join friends and neighbors and be proud of the flag; 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.; free; Redmond Post Office, 618 NW Hemlock Ave., Redmond; flagcityusa.us or 800-275-8777.

July Fourth Pet Parade: Parade in costume with your pet or stuffed animal on pulled wagons, bikes or trikes or watch all the action on the parade route from Harmon Park through downtown to Drake Park; 10 a.m.; free; Downtown Bend, Bend; bendparksandrec.org

La Pine Frontier Days: There will be an assortment of Fourth of July/Independence Day activities over the four days, food, music, parade, fun run and more; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; La Pine, La Pine; lapinefrontierdays.org or 541-536-7821.

Sisters Fourth Fest: There will be a pancake breakfast, car show, 5K run, music, kids parade and more; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Village Green Park, 335 S. Elm St., Sisters; sisterscountry.com or 541-549-6022 ext. 200.

Friday 7/5

La Pine Frontier Days: There will be an assortment of Fourth of July/Independence Day activities over the four days, food, music, parade, fun run and more; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; La Pine, La Pine; lapinefrontierdays.org or 541-536-7821.

Serving Country: Performers will be serving up some country flair acts with a burlesque twist; 8-10 p.m.; $25 online; Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend; facebook.com/bunkandbrew.

Saturday 7/6

La Pine Frontier Days: There will be an assortment of Fourth of July/Independence Day activities over the four days, food, music, parade, fun run and more; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; La Pine, La Pine; lapinefrontierdays.org or 541-536-7821.

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