Downtown Bavaria: Bend Oktoberfest starts today

The annual Bend Oktoberfest begins today, taking over part of downtown Bend with German-themed festivities, beer, music, weiner dog races, and more! The event is hosted each year by the Downtown Bend Business Association, as a fundraiser to support the businesses and beautification of downtown Bend, and revels in its … Continue reading

13th annual Bend Oktoberfest

The 13th annual Bend Oktoberfest returns this weekend, running Friday and Saturday the 15th and 16th in downtown Bend for all your German themed food, drink, and festivity needs! The fun begins Friday at 3pm, and then picks up again Saturday at noon. (Each night runs until 10pm.) The Bend … Continue reading

Bend Oktoberfest is this weekend

The annual Bend Oktoberfest returns to downtown Bend this weekend, Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th. You know about Oktoberfest—the German-inspired beer and folk festival offering up beer, German food, oompah music, and all sorts of “absurd” games (their word) and fun. This year everything takes place on Oregon … Continue reading

Catch a bus to Mt. Angel Oktoberfest this Saturday

Have you ever been to the Mount Angel Oktoberfest over in the valley? Would you be interested in going? It’s taking place this weekend, and this Saturday the 19th, the Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization has chartered a bus to head over for the day—and there are still some open seats … Continue reading

Oktoberfesting

It’s that time of year again—Oktoberfest season! Oktoberfest officially runs from September 20 through October 5 this year, and the local events are gearing up accordingly. Here’s a rundown: Eagle Crest’s annual Oktobercrest is taking place this Saturday the 13th, running from 11am until 9pm. There will be “dozens” of … Continue reading

Oktoberfest abounds

What with the website issues I was having this week I didn’t get to posting this sooner, but not only is today the official first day of Oktoberfest but it’s also (not so coincidentally) the big day for Oktoberfest celebrations in Bend. The annual Bend Oktoberfest (now in its 9th … Continue reading

Saturday’s best bets: McMenamins, Locavore, more

Some cool stuff going on today that you might want to check out. McMenamins Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day: Technically this should be on the 17th but that’s a Tuesday so the 14th works for McMenamins annual Irish-in-September fun. All day long today you’ll be infused with the Irish with Irish … Continue reading

Celebrate “Oktobercrest” at Eagle Crest Resort tomorrow

This is one of those events I didn’t know about until 104.1 FM’s Robin Fox pinged me several times on Twitter about it: Eagle Crest resort is hosting their own Oktoberfest-styled beer fest tomorrow they’ve dubbed “Oktobercrest,” which looks like a pretty cool event, featuring 24 beers on tap, cider … Continue reading

Oktoberfest weekend

This weekend marks the official start of Oktoberfest (which runs from September 22 through October 7 this year) and accordingly Bend has Oktoberfest celebrations happening. Downtown Bend’s annual Oktoberfest is taking place Friday, the 21st from 5 to 10pm, and Saturday the 22nd from noon to 10pm. Friday’s festivities include … Continue reading

Bend Oktoberfest (2011)

This year’s Bend Oktoberfest is taking place Friday and Saturday, September 23rd and 24th in downtown Bend: the German-themed beer fest featuring wiener dog races, a yodeling contest, kids activities (on Saturday) and, of course, plenty of seasonal Oktoberfest styled beer. Friday night the hours are from 5 until 10pm … Continue reading