Create yourself.

Whether you’re taking classes for the first time or have been creating for years, there’s always a new medium to master. Art is more than just a learned practice, a skill or form of recreation – it’s about connecting and discovering yourself. Learn more about class offerings in these activities:

• Youth Arts, Crafts & Pottery
• Adult Arts, Crafts & Pottery

Make a splash.

Our pools are open daily for a variety of drop-in activities like lap and recreation swim.

• Lap Swim Schedule
• Recreation Swim Schedule

Progressive swim lessons are also offered each season for all particpants 6 months and up.

Learn more about swim lessons.

Looking for something more competetive? Our aquatics activities bring the play in the pool.

• Diving
• Swim Team
• Waterpolo

Centered on play & making memories.

Whether it’s drop-in session, after school program or day camp, we have a variety of childcare classes exploring a multitude of enriching and fun activities: Day Camps, Spanish, Cooking, Tae Kwon Do, Art, Pottery, Martial Arts, Music, Theatre and much more!

See our Childcare programs to learn more:

• Kids Inc.
• Kids Inc. No-School Days
• Kids’ Corner
• Busy Buddies
• The PAC at The Pavilion
• Youth Enrichment

Serving up a good time.

Food brings people together. We offer a number of practical cooking, baking and kitchen skills classes. Classes cover everything from prep, snacks, meals, desserts, specialty dinners and cooking basics.

• Adult Cooking & Baking
• Youth Cooking & Baking

Express yourself.

Get out and move – we offer a variety of dance and movement classes, ballet, hip-hop, yoga fusion/yoga movement and more.

See current class offerings for.

Let creativity take root!

Learn new skills and pick up new tricks with DIY classes.

See current class offerings.

Fit for life!

We have over 200+ weekly fitness classes, with everything from cardio to indoor cycling or water fitness.

• Learn more about fitness and swim at Bend Park & Recreation District
• See fitness and swim schedules for Larkspur Community Center.
• See fitness and swim schedules for Juniper Swim and Fitness Center.

Specialized Fitness

In addition to regular fitness classes, we offer specialized fitness classes for adults.

See current offerings.

Virtual Fitness Classes

With these online classes we invite you to a participate in fitness opportunities available in your own home.

Learn more about virtual fitness classes.

Float on!

Gather your friends and family and share the popular Deschutes River floating experience beginning in the Old Mill District and ending at Drake Park in downtown Bend. Before you go, check out our tips below:

• Floating the River
• Floating Safety
• Stewardship

Parking for Floaters:

Park & Float is scheduled to open June 14. Contact Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe for rental opportunities, weather-permitting, for the 2025 season from May 24 to Sept. 1.

Park & Float is at Simpson Ave. and Bradbury Way, across from The Pavilion at 1000 SW Bradbury Way, and has free parking, rental services, access to the river shuttle and more. It’s a convenient one-stop location for a day of river fun. Shuttle rides have a $5 fee.

Parking Options:

Park & Float location at Simpson Ave. and Bradbury Way, across from The Pavilion at 1000 SW Bradbury Way. One block south of the whitewater park. (Directions)
Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia St. (westside) (Directions)
McKay Park, 166 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr. (westside) (Directions)
Miller’s Landing Park, 80 NW Riverside Blvd. (eastside) (Directions)

Ride the River shuttle service: 

The Ride the River shuttle starts and ends at Park & Float, beginning June 14 (tentative and weather permitting) and ending on Labor Day. Round trip makes transportation easy for river users with shuttles departing every 15-20 minutes from 11 am to 7 pm. Advanced tickets available at Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe. Reservations for 2025 season are available now. On your reservation date, check-in at Park & Float for the wrist band valid the entire day.

Parking is available at Riverbend Park, Farewell Bend Park, Miller’s Landing Park and Park & Float (across from The Pavilion). It’s only a block away from McKay Park and about a one-mile walk to Riverbend Park. Please respect neighborhoods, businesses and parking time limits.

We don’t recommend parking at Riverbend Park, floating to Drake Park and then walking back. It’s an option, but the walk back will be about two miles. A better option is parking in “the middle” across from The Pavilion and splitting the walk up to one mile before and one mile after instead.

We also don’t suggest shuttling vehicles as parking is extremely limited and may not even be available in the area by Riverbend Park and/or Drake Park. There is also a new neighborhood parking permit required. 

Let the good times roll!

Bring the whole family out to one of our many free events and programs throughout the year. Free community events include the Fun on the Fly, Movies in the Park and more.

Learn more about District outreach events or see the events calendar.

It’s your turn to have fun!

Gather your friends, or make new ones, and pick up a game to play. We host games and have classes for youth and adults.

See current class offerings.

View the Bend Senior Center social activities schedule for drop-in games.

Twist, twirl, glide and swirl!

Whether you’re looking to hit the ice with your family or develop your skating skills with lessons, The Pavilion has something for everyone.

• Learn more about details, fees and times.
• Learn more about ice skating lessons from fall through spring.

Ice cold fun.

Learn a new sport or develop your skills in curling or hockey with classes designed for every ability and skill level.

Learn more about ice sports.

With inclusion, everybody benefits!

If you or your child has a disability and are interested in participating in a general program, we will help make it happen. When people with disabilities participate in general programs, everybody benefits! To ensure successful inclusion, we encourage you to check the box during registration that says “check here if you want an assessment team to contact you about disability accommodations.” Someone from the Therapeutic Recreation Department will contact you to discuss what we can do to make your experience a success!

All of our recreation programs are inclusive as long as the participant meets the eligibility requirements. Learn more about inclusion at BPRD.

Let’s talk about it.

Learning another language or expanding our knowledge base is like living a new life. Explore our world through growing your skills in one of our classes.

See current class offerings.

Express yourself.

Creativity is the language of the soul. Whether it’s learning to play an instrument, act or sing, we’ve got activities for everyone.

See class current class offerings for youth and adults.

When school’s out, fun is in.

We have a variety of fun, enriching classes and camps for the spring, fall and winter. Choose between STEM, art, technology, outdoors and more.

View No-School Day Activity Finder

You’re greater outdoors.

Whether you’re a bonafide nature bug or just wanting to step outside from time to time, a little adventure (or two) offers the exercise you’re wanting while refreshing the mind.

• Learn About Outdoor Programs
• What to Bring – Clothing and Equipment
• Outdoors & Nature
• Summer Camp Finder
• Fishing
• Wilderness First Aid Training
• Outdoor Sports:
  • Archery
  • Cornhole
  • Disc Golf

In the Pacific Northwest, adventure is a way of life. We offer basic and advance certification classes in Wilderness First Aid, River Safety and Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue, and recertification classes. See current class offerings.

Keep on rollin’.

When the cold weather is on break the Pavilion gets rolling. We offer a variety of opportubities for roller skating, including drop-in sessions and skating lessons.

• Learn more about details, fees and times.
• Learn more about roller skating lessons from spring through fall.

Roller hokcey and skateboarding.

Dvelop your skills in roller hockey with classes designed for every ability and skill level. Skatepark sessions are also available to drop-in at the Pavilion.

• Learn more about roller sports.
• Learn more about skatepark sessions.

Discover. Capture. Connect.

Get connected. It’s never been easier to explore, create and communicate with others. Kids can take fun, STEM-focused classes about coding, stop-motion animation, film making and engineering.

See current class offerings.

Get in the game with BPRD sports!

Whether a team or individual sport, traditional or upcoming, our sports program is focused on developing skills and sportsmanship in a fun, positive and encouraging atmosphere. We offer a wide variety of sports all year round. Visit the registration site to view current sports offerings.

• Parents and Coaches Information
• Sports Fields Rentals & Tournaments

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Make it a summer to remember. Each summer, BPRD hosts over a hundred half-day and full-day youth summer camps.

Explore upcoming youth summer camps on the Summer Camp Finder or check the summer Playlist.

Limitless ways to play together.

The district provides recreation for people of all abilities. We provide a wide variety of program options that offer opportunities for our participants to engage in activities that promote socialization, skill development and physical activity.

We offer classes focusing on Cooking, Outdoor, Art, Fitness, Sports and Camping Adventures. Learn more about therapeutic recreation.

• Adult Programs
• Youth/Teen Programs
• Adapted Sports

Explore your world – near & far!

We offer seasonal trips that range from local and regional wonders to world-wide destination getaways.

Explore current local and regional offerings.

View national and international trips in the Adult Enrishment section of the current Playlist.

Discovery through play.

Play is the language of childhood. We provide exciting, enriched play experiences for young children that tickle their imaginations, encourage curiosity and allow for self expression. We offer a wide-range of craft, dance, martial arts, music and other classes for infant, toddler and children up to six.

View our Young Child Activity Finder.