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First Fridays are a monthly tradition in downtown Bend, Redmond and the Old Mill District. The Art & Wine Walk in the Old Mill kicks off at 3pm on April 3 so you can stop there first. In Downtown Bend and Redmond, festivities start at 5pm. While there are dozens of stores and galleries to enjoy, here are a few of this month’s highlights.

Canvas & Candles
Erin Steff of Heart Compass Creative will have a live art demo plus Wild Currant Candle Co. will also be on hand. Enjoy art, local products, food, drinks and community.

Fri. Apr 3 5-8pm
RE/MAX Key Properties
42 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend
community.bendsource.com/bend/canvas-and-candles-an-april-first-friday-event/Event?oid=24010847
Free 

Youth Art Takeover
Celebrate visual and performing student artists during April’s First Friday. A student awards ceremony will be at the Commons Cafe & Taproom.

Fri. Apr 3 5-8pm
Commons Cafe
875 NW Brooks St., Bend
community.bendsource.com/bend/youth-art-takeover-2026/Event?oid=23954897
Free 

Makers Market 
Enjoy local makers and live music. A portion of sales will go to Brightside Animal Clinic.

Fri. Apr 3 4-7pm
SCP Redmond Hotel - Dry Canyon Room 
521 SW 6th St., Redmond
community.bendsource.com/bend/first-friday-makers-market/Event?oid=24012084
Free 

Easter Brunch is offered at several locations around Central Oregon but if you’re looking for something more to do with the kiddos here are a few ideas. 

Nordic Easter Egg Hunt 
Sun. Apr 5 10am-1pm
Mt. Bachelor
mtbachelor.com/nordic/events/nordic-easter-egg-hunt/
Trail or Season Pass Required

Easter Bunny Open Play (Ages 10 months-8 years)
Fri, Apr. 3 9am-3:30pm
Free Spirit Yoga-Ninja Play
320 SW Powerhouse Dr, Bend
freespiritbend.pike13.com/courses/281859
$25 

Ember’s Private Easter Egg Hunt 
Sat., Apr. 4 10am-5pm
Ember’s Wildflower Bunny Rescue
emberswildflower.org/ 
Must Register / Prices start at $35

This article appears in the Source April 2, 2026.

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April First Friday & Easter Events

by Nic Moye, The Source - Bend, Oregon
March 30, 2026

<h1>April First Friday & Easter Events</h1> <p class="byline">by Nic Moye, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />March 30, 2026</p> <p class="has-drop-cap">First Fridays are a monthly tradition in downtown Bend, <a href="https://www.visitredmondoregon.com/event/first-friday-art-walk-5-2/2026-04-03/">Redmond</a> and the Old Mill District. The Art &amp; Wine Walk in the Old Mill kicks off at 3pm on April 3 so you can stop there first. In Downtown Bend and Redmond, festivities start at 5pm. While there are dozens of stores and galleries to enjoy, here are a few of this month’s highlights.</p> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><br><strong>Canvas &amp; Candles</strong><br>Erin Steff of Heart Compass Creative will have a live art demo plus Wild Currant Candle Co. will also be on hand. Enjoy art, local products, food, drinks and community.<br><br>Fri. Apr 3 5-8pm<br>RE/MAX Key Properties<br>42 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend<br><a href="http://community.bendsource.com/bend/canvas-and-candles-an-april-first-friday-event/Event?oid=24010847" id="community.bendsource.com/bend/canvas-and-candles-an-april-first-friday-event/Event?oid=24010847">community.bendsource.com/bend/canvas-and-candles-an-april-first-friday-event/Event?oid=24010847</a><br>Free <br></pre> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted"><strong>Youth Art Takeover</strong><br>Celebrate visual and performing student artists during April’s First Friday. A student awards ceremony will be at the Commons Cafe &amp; Taproom.<br><br>Fri. Apr 3 5-8pm<br>Commons Cafe<br>875 NW Brooks St., Bend<br><a href="http://community.bendsource.com/bend/youth-art-takeover-2026/Event?oid=23954897" id="community.bendsource.com/bend/youth-art-takeover-2026/Event?oid=23954897">community.bendsource.com/bend/youth-art-takeover-2026/Event?oid=23954897</a><br>Free <br></pre> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><strong>Makers Market </strong><br>Enjoy local makers and live music. A portion of sales will go to Brightside Animal Clinic.<br><br>Fri. Apr 3 4-7pm<br>SCP Redmond Hotel - Dry Canyon Room <br>521 SW 6th St., Redmond<br><a href="http://community.bendsource.com/bend/first-friday-makers-market/Event?oid=24012084" id="community.bendsource.com/bend/first-friday-makers-market/Event?oid=24012084">community.bendsource.com/bend/first-friday-makers-market/Event?oid=24012084</a><br>Free <br></pre> <pre class="wp-block-preformatted">Easter Brunch is offered at several locations around Central Oregon but if you’re looking for something more to do with the kiddos here are a few ideas. <br><br><strong>Nordic Easter Egg Hunt </strong><br>Sun. Apr 5 10am-1pm<br>Mt. Bachelor<br><a href="http://mtbachelor.com/nordic/events/nordic-easter-egg-hunt/" id="mtbachelor.com/nordic/events/nordic-easter-egg-hunt/">mtbachelor.com/nordic/events/nordic-easter-egg-hunt/</a><br>Trail or Season Pass Required<br><br><strong>Easter Bunny Open Play</strong> (Ages 10 months-8 years)<br>Fri, Apr. 3 9am-3:30pm<br>Free Spirit Yoga-Ninja Play<br>320 SW Powerhouse Dr, Bend<br><a href="http://freespiritbend.pike13.com/courses/281859" id="freespiritbend.pike13.com/courses/281859">freespiritbend.pike13.com/courses/281859</a><br>$25 <br><br><strong>Ember’s Private Easter Egg Hunt </strong><br>Sat., Apr. 4 10am-5pm<br>Ember’s Wildflower Bunny Rescue<br><a href="http://emberswildflower.org/" id="emberswildflower.org/">emberswildflower.org/ </a><br>Must Register / Prices start at $35<br><br></pre> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/april-first-friday-easter-events/&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=81623&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/outside/april-first-friday-easter-events/&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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