July 10 โ July 12, 2026 ยท 10 events
This weekend in Pendleton, Oregon brings 10 live events across the city โ from music to festival to art. 10 events are free. Here's what's on.
Pendleton is rodeo royalty. The Pendleton Round-Up, running each September since 1910, is one of the world's great rodeos โ Let 'er Buck is the city's literal motto โ and for one week the town of 17,000 swells with cowboys, tribal nations, and visitors filling the grandstands and the streets. The Happy Canyon Night Show, the Round-Up's companion pageant, has told the story of the region with Native participation for over a century. Summer also brings a whisky-branded music festival with national country headliners, and Wildhorse Resort books touring acts year-round just east of town. The wool mill, the saddle shops, and the underground tours fill out the visit.
Pendleton Whisky Music Fest