Katelynn West (left), Derek Fogle and Laylin Fogle enjoy the petting zoo at the Heritage Fair on Saturday.

Justin Barnhart talks to Heritage Fair visitors about machines on display. Pictured (from left) are Barnhart, Laurel Lambert, Jeanne Luttrull, Oakley Lambert, Paula Smith and Remington Lambert.

PENDLETON — Falls Park and State Street downtown are often the hub of activity in town, but perhaps no more so than the first weekend after Labor Day, when a handful of events coincide offering activities from stretching from Thursday through Sunday.
Pendleton Heritage Fair, Pendleton Fall Festival, in addition to Quilts in the Park, Park Fest and the Lucky Duck Race, provide a variety of things to do while supporting local amenities, including Pendleton Historical Museum, Pendleton Community Public Library and Falls Park itself.
Quilt show
PENDLETON — Spring Valley Quilt Guild of Pendleton plays host to the 43rd Quilts in the Park quilt show today, Sept. 5, through Sunday, Sept. 8, at Pendleton Historical Museum.
The show will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Saturday and 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
In addition to more than 100 quilts on display, there will be handmade items for sale, as well as fabric, books, notions and patterns.
The guild also will sell raffle tickets for this year’s quilt made by guild members. There will also be mini-lessons throughout the quilt show on a wide variety of quilting and crafting topics.
Entry costs $5 and, like all proceeds from the show, benefits the museum. Last year’s admission fees and raffle funds helped the guild give the museum about $3,000.
ParkFest
The fourth annual ParkFest is set for today, Sept. 5, at Barnhart Field.
Featured entertainment includes Stella Luna and the Satellites beginning at 7 p.m.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and other activities include a picnic space decorating contest with prizes, children’s play area and chalk drawing contest. Food trucks will be serving.
Tickets cost $15 (or four-pack for $40); children 10 years old and younger enter free of charge.
Tickets are available at fallsparkfest.com.
Parking will be available in Falls Park, YMCA and Alvin D. Brown Memorial Pool. Golf cart parking entrance is off of Water Street.
Proceeds benefit the Falls Park amphitheater project.
Heritage Fair,
Fall Festival
Pendleton Fall Creek Heritage Fair and Pendleton Fall Festival are set for Sept. 6 and 7.
The fair, organized by Friends of Falls Park, will take place in Falls Park and offer vendors, food trucks, live music, antique tractor show and more.
The fair will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
For more fair details, visit “Pendleton Fall Creek Heritage Fair” on Facebook.
Pendleton Fall Festival will take place along several streets downtown, including portions of Pendleton Avenue, and Water and Broadway streets.
The festival, organized by Pendleton Chamber of Commerce, will feature vendors, food trucks and live music.
The festival is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7.
For more festival details, visit “Pendleton Fall Festival” on Facebook.
Lucky Duck Race
Friends of the Pendle-ton Community Library’s Lucky Duck Race is set for 2 p.m. Sept. 7 in Falls Park near the falls.
The event raises funds to help Pendleton Community Public Library, 595 E. Water St.
People can sign up for a duck at the library or prior to the race during Heritage Fair.
Friends is a non-profit organization that aims to enhance library resources, services, programs and community outreach.
For more details, contact Maggie at [email protected] or Dawn at [email protected].