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Not a lot of events happen on Christmas Eve. Between the frantic last-minute shopping and wrapping and food-making, plenty of people seem to take the words of writer Hunter S. Thompson to heart when it comes to Christmas Eve planning: “…skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”

For those who have everything handled and are looking for an outing on Christmas Eve, Maragas Winery may be the spot. The Culver-area winery is holding a Christmas Eve open house with Christmas carols, complimentary spiced popcorn and mulled wine. While there’s no admission fee, Maragas is asking people to bring a donation for the Central Oregon Food Bank. Browse the winery, maybe pick up a bottle for the rest of the holiday weekend, and slide into the weekend in a cloud of smoke. The open house happens from noon to 3pm.

Maragas Winery Christmas Eve Open House
Fri., Dec. 24, Noon-3pm
15523 SW Hwy 97, Culver
maragaswinery.com
Free with donation to Oregon Food Bank

This article appears in Dec 22-29, 2021.

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A Christmas-Eve Outing

by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon
December 22, 2021

<h1>A Christmas-Eve Outing</h1> <p class="byline">by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />December 22, 2021</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">N</span>ot a lot of events happen on Christmas Eve. Between the frantic last-minute shopping and wrapping and food-making, plenty of people seem to take the words of writer Hunter S. Thompson to heart when it comes to Christmas Eve planning: "...skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" </p> <p> For those who have everything handled and are looking for an outing on Christmas Eve, <a href="https://www.maragaswinery.com/" target="_blank">Maragas Winery</a> may be the spot. The Culver-area winery is holding a <a href="/bend/christmas-eve-open-house/Event?oid=15904005" target="_blank">Christmas Eve open house</a> with Christmas carols, complimentary spiced popcorn and mulled wine. While there's no admission fee, Maragas is asking people to bring a donation for the Central Oregon Food Bank. Browse the winery, maybe pick up a bottle for the rest of the holiday weekend, and slide into the weekend in a cloud of smoke. The open house happens from noon to 3pm. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/lilb1.1-59288f7a5a805954.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/lilb1.1-59288f7a5a805954.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-23027" /></a></figure> </p> <h5 class="content_h5"> <p> <b>Maragas Winery Christmas Eve Open House<br /> </b>Fri., Dec. 24, Noon-3pm<br /> 15523 SW Hwy 97, Culver<br /> <a href="http://maragaswinery.com" target="_blank">maragaswinery.com<br /> </a>Free with donation to Oregon Food Bank </p> </h5> <p> </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/a-christmas-eve-outing-15954205/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=23007&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/a-christmas-eve-outing-15954205/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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