This Saturday is one of the region’s best seasonal beer festivals, taking place over in Sisters—the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival! From noon to 8pm at Village Green Park, 24 breweries will be pouring a vast selection of fresh hop beers (34 fresh hop beers, I believe), which are beers that … Continue reading
This weekend (last night and today), the old Sunriver Sunfest Wine Festival is taking place—rebranded as “Uncorked” and put on by Sunriver Style and SHARC. It looks like a great wine event, and my wife went with some friends last night and really enjoyed it; some pictures are below. Here … Continue reading
One of Bend’s premier beer festivals, The Little Woody Barrel Aged Brew and Whiskey Fest, kicks off today at 5pm and continues tomorrow at noon (ending at 10pm both days)! It’s also one of my favorites, featuring beers aged on wood in some form, many brewed specifically for this event. … Continue reading
You may have heard about the new “Maker’s District” that has formed recently, a group of local businesses located on First and Second streets loosely between Greenwood and Olney Avenues, just east of downtown. They have a block party celebration coming up on August 30, with over 20 businesses participating and … Continue reading
Central Oregon’s oldest and largest beer festival, the Bend Brewfest, returns again this year for three full days: Thursday through Saturday, the 14th through 16th. Each day it goes from noon to 11pm and takes place as always at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Admission is free, but to drink beer you’ll need to buy … Continue reading
Tomorrow kicks off the biggest (and best in my opinion) of the Bend seasonal festivals: the Bend Summer Festival! (Additional details here.) Summerfest is going from 5 to 10pm Friday, 11am to 10pm Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday, and takes over downtown with closures on Wall Street, Oregon Avenue, … Continue reading
The 7th annual NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo kicks off tomorrow (Friday the 27th) starting at 4pm (though the Kids’ Crit starts at 3:15). Don’t know what the Hullabaloo is? Here’s the short blurb: The Hullabaloo is a celebration as unique as its name. This unofficial kickoff to summer features food, fun, music, … Continue reading
Central Oregon’s largest food festival, The Bite of Bend, is taking place this Saturday and Sunday the 28th and 29th, respectively. As a run-up to the main event, “Bite Week” is again taking place all this week featuring chef’s dinners, classes, and demos to whet your appetite. The Bite of … Continue reading
This Thursday, June 19th is the Old Mill District‘s annual Fermentation Celebration, taking place from 4 to 10pm. This 3rd annual event features a “beer walk” around the shopping district where nearly all of Central Oregon’s breweries (plus a few others!) will be pouring beer across ten different stations. Here are … Continue reading
One of the first cideries of the recent hard cider explosion to hit Bend, Atlas Cider, is celebrating their one-year anniversary on Thursday the 5th, from 5 to 9pm (“First Thursday”). It’s free to attend, and the Moon Mountain Ramblers will be putting on a (free) live show. In addition, … Continue reading