February 2026 Pendleton Happenings

(Welcome to the first calendar of the evolving Eastern Oregon Living website. We’re still experimenting with formatting & general what-not, so please bear with us.)

Just because February is the shortest month doesn’t mean we’re short of events, performances, and general stuff to do in and around Pendleton. 

The city of Pendleton Public Library has events all month long designed to encourage kids & adults alike to play indoors. 

Library Story Time takes place each Thursday morning at 10:15am. While all ages are welcome, the program is geared toward kids 6 and under. 

Library Cookbook Club is a monthly event happening the first Thursday of the month (the 5th February) from 6 – 7pm. The Cookbook Club is an opportunity to try out recipes from the library’s diverse cookbook collection. This month it’s Tea and Cookies. Register through this link and you will be emailed two recipe options from the month’s selection. Reply to the email and let ‘em know which recipe you will be preparing, then make the recipe for 12 people and bring it in on the designated day. It’s like a regular book club, only with dinner provided. Attendees at the February meeting will select books for the next 3-4 months.

Pendleton knitters won’t want to miss Knitting at the Library, Wed Feb 11 2026, 4:30 – 5:30pm. Bring your current knitting project to the library with you, or start a new one while your visit with friends during Pendleton library’s monthly knitting group. Need some inspiration? Stop by early and check out one of their MANY books on knitting, or check out one of their knitting Library of Things packages. All levels welcome.

Or just come to the library to read, play games & hang out with fellow erudite folk. Library hours are Monday-Thursday: 10-7, Friday & Saturday: 10-5, closed on Sunday. Click here for their website.

Legendary Pendleton Gastropub Great Pacific is hosting a couple of mid-to-late month events to help us get through this mid-to-late winter.

On Friday, February 20, come on down between 6-8 to see dadweed (non-capitalization is their brand) an acoustic trio based out of Portland blending elements of jazz/folk/pop/R&B within a traditional bluegrass lens. Leaning heavily into three-part vocal harmonies and virtuosic instrumentation with a focus on improvisation, dadweed strives to redefine what’s possible in bluegrass. The trio has toured throughout the west coast since 2024, appearing at festivals, venues, and private events. dadweed released their first EP in Summer 2024 and will continue to release new singles throughout 2025.

Following the show, well, you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay at GP (at least not past closing time). But you can come back the next evening, same GP time, same GP channel, to experience the music of Mac Cornish. If you dig the look, aesthetic and music of Laurel Canyon – think Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne and Buffalo Springfield, songs of love and loss, tragedy and tranquillity, we think you’ll be enchanted.  A true gem of the west, heart, mind, body, and soul.

Show or no-show, you can show up at GP 7 days a week for food, folks, and a selection of beers, ciders and wines rivaling any fancy Portland supermarket. 

Participate in Dry January? Reward yourself with a subscription to Great Pacific’s Wine Club. Check their website for this and other events:  https://www.hellogreatpacific.com/events.

And don’t forget to come in before then to get your tickets for Unity’s very awesome February raffle (winner to be announced at the closing of the Mystical Market on Valentine’s Day if enough tickets sold by then) One Winner, $1/Ticket, No cap on # of tickets purchased.

How much is all this stuff worth? Plenty, probably. But can you put a price on happiness?  Cash, Card, Tap to Pay, Venmo, and PayPal all accepted. Unity Records is open 12-5 most days, 12-6 of Fridays and Saturdays, and closed on Thursday (From the Norse, “Thor’s Day” – Do Josh and Jennifer worship Thor? Stop in and ask them!.)

The Pendleton Center for the Arts  (214 North Main Street, or “where Main Street meets Pendleton’s glamorous North Hill,” as we like to think of it) will be hosting a number of classes and events through the month of February and beyond.

Parents looking for a creative after school activities for kids ages 9-12 won’t want to miss PCA’s free Art classes, happening every Monday from 4-5 PM from Feb 2 – March 16 (except for Feb 16). Instructor Lori Sams will help kids explore different art mediums while they learn the elements of art and principles of design. Returning and new students are welcome, and all classes are free of charge. 

Speaking of art, are you an artist? According to the PCA, you are indeed, so why not join  YOU ARE AN ARTIST, a 4 week art class happening each Wednesday in February from 4:00–5:30 PM Explore contemporary artists, respond to creative prompts from PBS, and make art that’s uniquely you. Try new materials, experiment with ideas, and let your creativity shine! Teens & adults welcome! Teens attend for FREE ~ Adult class price: $20 Members | $25 Non-Members

Pendleton Spinsters of all ages unite at the SPIN IN – a FREE drop-in offering held the first Saturday of every month (on the seventh this month) from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Join the fiber fun with fellow crafty folk. Whether you spin, knit, crochet or do any creative hand work, come on down. Bring your fiber projects, needles and spinning wheels. Not yet a fiber artist but interested in getting crafty? Come on by – they love doing demonstrations, answering questions, and general sharing of craftiness.

As far as performances go, we’ve never seen Jacie Sites and the Nit Pickers, but they sure look like a nice bunch. Jacie Sites & The Nitpickers deliver a high-energy Americana sound rooted in old-time fiddle, bluegrass, and rustic Northwest tradition. Led by 5-time National Fiddle Champion and Grand Master Champion Jacie Sites, the band blends powerhouse fiddle melodies with guitar, dobro, cello, banjo, and harmonica to provide a soul-satisfying musical experience. The show is on Thurs, Feb 12 at 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:30, and tickets can be purchased here: https://pendletonarts.org/product/jacie-sites-and-the-nit-pickers/.

Of course, the Pendleton Center for the Arts is open from 10-4 PM Tue-Fri and 12-4 PM Saturdays, so come on down to check out the exhibits, read & buy some ‘zines & indy publications in the back, or peruse purchasable works of local artists from all over Eastern Oregon.

This page will be updated throughout the month as my WordPress skills level up! JSB