Event Type: Single Event

The High Desert Museum’s signature fundraiser returns Saturday, August 26! This marks the 34th High Desert Rendezvous, making it one of the longest-running fundraisers in Central Oregon. You don’t want to miss our annual celebration of the Museum’s mission to wildly excite and responsibly teach through innovative, interdisciplinary experiences, creating connection to and dialogue about (more…)

The Museum is closed on Tuesday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday.   (more…)

Don’t miss your last chance to explore In the Arena: Photographs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo. Through the lens of San Francisco Bay Area photographer Gabriela Hasbun, this exhibit documents the exhilarating atmosphere of the Bill Pickett Invitational (more…)

  It’s summertime again at the High Desert Ranch and there is much to be done! You’re invited to lend a helping hand to these hardworking homesteaders. Each week this summer, the Ranch will focus on a unique aspect of High Desert life in 1904. Occupations of the High Desert Like today, non-Indigenous settlers of (more…)

  Celebrate Central Oregon’s third annual Juneteenth with The Father’s Group, High Desert Museum and many other partners at Drake Park in downtown Bend. Enjoy entertainment, music, food and activities for the entire family.  FREE At Drake Park 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend Learn more: juneteenthcentralor.com                  (more…)

  FREE admission for all dads!                  (more…)

    Photographer Gabriela Hasbun and barrel racer Kysariah Brinson from the exhibition In the Arena: Photographs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo will informally share about their careers and their experiences with the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. They’ll also offer hands-on activities for younger audiences at the (more…)

Lost in Place: Malheur Field Station Nature Writing Intensive September 28 – October 1, 2023 The Writing Ranch and the High Desert Museum are offering a unique weekend nature writing intensive at the Malheur Field Station, located near Princeton, Oregon. Daily generative writing workshops, led by High Desert (more…)

  All programs held in the Donald M. Kerr Birds of Prey Center’s E.L. Wiegand Pavilion are canceled on Friday, March 17, 2023. This includes the two Bird of Prey Encounters, Carnivore Talk and High Desert Hooves.   (more…)

Raptors take flight overhead in this intimate, indoor demonstration. Experience these powerful predators like never before as our wildlife specialists showcase the birds’ agility and grace. Two demonstrations daily – 11:00 am and 1:30 pm $7, Museum members receive 20% discount Tickets are available day-of at Admissions. Seating is limited, so arrive early! The program (more…)