Editing Hood River, Oregon (section)

===Annual events===
Annual cultural events in the [[Hood River Valley]] include Hood River Valley Blossom Time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoodriver.org/hood-river-valley-blossom-time/|title=Hood River Valley Blossom Time|website=HoodRiver.org|publisher=Hood River County Chamber of Commerce|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> and the Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoodriver.org/cider-fest/|title=Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest|website=HoodRiver.org|publisher=Hood River County Chamber of Commerce|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> which take place in April, as well as the Hood River Hops Fest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoodriver.org/hops-fest/|title=Hood River Hops Fest|website=HoodRiver.org|publisher=Hood River County Chamber of Commerce|access-date=March 7, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507004218/http://hoodriver.org/hops-fest|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Hood River Valley Harvest Fest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoodriver.org/harvest-fest/|title=Hood River Valley Harvest Fest|website=HoodRiver.org|publisher=Hood River County Chamber of Commerce|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> both in October. In 2012, [[Food & Wine|FoodandWine.com]] identified the Harvest Fest as one of the best harvest festivals in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sterling|first=Justine|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/best-harvest-festivals#6|title=Best Harvest Festivals|website=FoodandWine.com|publisher=[[Food & Wine]]|access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>

The oldest swimming event on the [[Columbia River]], the Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim, takes place in Hood River every [[Labor Day]]. The event has been held nearly continuously since 1942, with the first cancellation occurring in 2017 due to the [[Eagle Creek Fire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoodriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/press-release_RoyWebsterSwim2018_FINAL.pdf|title=Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim Does a Second Lap on Its 75th Anniversary Celebration This Labor Day|website=HoodRiver.org|publisher=Hood River County Chamber of Commerce|access-date=March 7, 2019|date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> The U.S. Windsurfing National Championships were held in Hood River in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitesalmonenterprise.com/archive/windsurfing-finals-return-to-the-gorge/article_e3de3417-10f1-5b6e-a979-53a1aa34cba4.html|title=Windsurfing finals return to the Gorge|website=WhiteSalmonEnterprise.com|publisher=White Salmon Enterprise|access-date=March 7, 2019|date=August 15, 2001}}</ref> 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/bruce-peterson-takes-the-2009-us-windsurfing-national-championships|title=Bruce Peterson takes the 2009 US Windsurfing National Championships|website=SurferToday.com|publisher=Surfer Today|access-date=March 7, 2019|date=July 28, 2009}}</ref> and 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Elisa|url=https://www.portlandsocietypage.com/2012/07/19/u-s-windsurfing-nationals-set-for-next-week-in-the-gorge/|title=U.S. Windsurfing Nationals Set for Next Week in the Gorge|website=PortlandSocietyPage.com|publisher=Portland Society Page|access-date=March 7, 2019|date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> and the Mount Hood Cycling Classic was held in the city from 2002 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morical|first=Mark|url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/sports/6179542-151/as-many-other-events-fade-away-organizers-and|title=As many other events fade away, organizers are confident the Cascade Cycling Classic will continue|website=BendBulletin.com|publisher=Bend Bulletin|access-date=March 7, 2019|date=April 28, 2018}}</ref>