Event
Caldera Hearth Festival
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Caldera's fifth annual Hearth Festival is Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Caldera's Arts Center on Blue Lake, west of Sisters. The free, all-ages festival opens the campus to the whole community for a day of music, art, films, guest speakers, hands-on Maker Stations, and food from local vendors, as Caldera celebrates 30 years of connecting young people with creativity, nature, and mentorship. No tickets or registration are needed, and volunteers help make the day happen.
Organizations taking part
Caldera, founded in 1996 by Dan Wieden and Priscilla Bernard Wieden, inspires and supports youth from underserved urban and rural communities by awakening the potential of their creative voice. Its free, long-term youth program pairs kids with artists and mentors for seven-plus years through school-year programming and summer camps at its campus on Blue Lake west of Sisters, blending art, music, dance, writing, film, and time in nature. It also hosts an Artists in Residence program. In 2015 it was the first Oregon nonprofit to win the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, presented at the White House.
Volunteers support events and workshops that bring the community together, help in operational roles that keep programs running, and take on youth program support roles, sharing their knowledge and creativity with students ages 12 to 18. Commitments range from a few hours a month to more, year-round, in Central Oregon communities and the Portland area.
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