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==Arts and culture== ===Annual events=== In addition to the woolen mills, Pendleton is also famous for its annual [[rodeo]], the [[Pendleton Round-Up]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Furlong |first=Charles Wellington |author-link=Charles W. Furlong |date=August 1916 |title=The Epic Drama of The West |journal=Harper's Monthly Magazine |volume=CXXXIII |issue=795 |page=368 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_svAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA368 |access-date=August 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pendletonroundup.com/p/about/147|title=History|publisher=Pendleton Round-Up|access-date=August 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pendletonchamber.com/pendleton-roundup|title=Pendleton Round-Up|work=Travel Pendleton|publisher=Pendleton Chamber of Commerce|access-date=August 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903082024/http://www.pendletonchamber.com/pendleton-roundup|archive-date=September 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> First held in 1910, it is part of the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] (PRCA)-sanctioned rodeo circuit.<ref name="pro rodeo">{{cite web|title=Pendleton Round-Up|publisher=Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame|url=http://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/inductees/by-category/rodeo-committees/pendleton-round-up/|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> It is among the top ten PRCA venues in terms of prize money.<ref name="pro rodeo"/> Pendleton is also home to the annual Pendleton Whiskey Music Festival [https://www.pendletonwhiskymusicfest.com/]. This annual event is held in the historic Pendleton Round-up Arena in July. Past performers have included Maroon 5, Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, and Post Malone. The Festival of Trees is held in early December each year. It is a fundraising event produced by the St. Anthony Hospital Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHI St. Anthony Hospital Foundation|url=http://www.sahpendleton.org/foundation-home.aspx|year=2014|publisher=St. Anthony Hospital Foundation|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> ===Museums and other points of interest=== [[File:Rainbow Cafe exterior in downtown Pendleton, OR.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Historic Rainbow Cafe in downtown Pendleton (before 2006 façade restoration)]] Local arts institutions include the [[Pendleton Center for the Arts]] (in the town's old [[Carnegie Library]] building)<ref name ="registration form">{{cite web |author=Donovan, Sally (Donovan Associates) |url={{NRHP url|id=97000848}}|format=PDF|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Umatilla County Library |date=August 15, 1997|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> and Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts on the nearby [[Umatilla Indian Reservation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us |url=http://www.crowsshadow.org/pages/about|publisher=Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> The Heritage Station Museum operated by the Umatilla County Historical Society is located in the historic 1909 Pendleton Train Depot. The museum offers two galleries covering regional and local history as well as a one-room schoolhouse, family cabin, caboose, barn, and signal house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heritagestationmuseum.org/home/|title=Umatilla County Historical Society|website=Heritage Station Museum}}</ref> The Pendleton Farmers' Market operates on Friday evenings from May through October on South Main Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Food for Oregon: Pendleton Farmers' Market|url=http://foodfororegon.oregonstate.edu/pendleton-farmers-market|publisher=Oregon State University Extension Service|access-date=August 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207155236/http://foodfororegon.oregonstate.edu/pendleton-farmers-market|archive-date=February 7, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Pendleton Underground Tours features the history of Pendleton and a tour through the tunnels and the brothels. It is open year-round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pendletonundergroundtours.org/|title=Pendleton Underground Tours|website=Pendleton Underground Tours}}</ref>
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