BEND, OR -- This is an incredibly busy weekend on the High Desert. Bend Summer Festival kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday in downtown Bend, featuring art, food, live music and kid-friendly activities.

The 49th Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is Saturday, drawing visitors from all over the world. Sgt. Jason Wall says the Deschutes County Sheriff's office will increase patrols, "We have a number of deputies who work out in the city of Sisters, but we also realize that traffic is going to be increased, pedestrian traffic will be increased. So we offer overtime to overtime to other deputies who want to work out there during high traffic times, if you will."

Also this weekend, the Crooked River Roundup Horse Races continue in Prineville. Nightly events began Wednesday and run through Saturday.