Oktoberfest, the weeks-long Bavarian beer festival and fun fair that is to Germany what apple pie is to the USA, kicks off in Munich Sept. 17. Bend’s own downtown Oktoberfest, somewhat smaller-sized but no less ribald and fun, takes place on the 16th and 17th. The main difference between the two: Germans will drink Märzen […]
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Summer Food & Drink Events
Every Saturday Central Oregon Saturday Market FOOD & DRINK—Fresh produce, handmade crafts, good people and plenty to see. Bring your own shopping bag, an appetite and give yourself a few hours to wander around each and every booth. This is about as local as it gets. Downtown Bend. Between Troy Field and the Library. Free […]
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September’s Oktoberfest returns
Bend and Germany have a lot in common; we both like beer, skiing, and are composed mostly of white people. We also both love celebrating Oktoberfest, even when it’s in September. In Germany, Oktoberfest is an annual celebration of traditional Bavarian food, music, and culture that lasts 16 full days, beginning in September and stretching […]
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Source Suggests 9/16-9/23
Dirty Revival Portland-based, soul, hip-hop outfit Dirty Revival proudly releases its new album at McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School. The dynamic five-piece, neo-soul ensemble recently opened for George Clinton, who we all know as one of the foremost innovators of funk music. With incredible stage presence and a sound that inspires bodies to move, spending […]
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PICK: Oktoberfest
friday 19 Oktoberfest EATS, DRINKS, GAMES—The first absurd game of sport listed on the downtown Oktoberfest posters is wiener dog races. Who wouldn’t want to see those little pigskins work their tiny legs to the sweet, sweet sounds of drunken lederhosen-adorned yodelers? Oh yeah! And beer! Bend beer! Over a dozen local breweries will be […]
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Our Picks 9/18-9/25
thursday 18 Wild and Scenic Film Festival FILM—An annual tour of high quality, short, environmentally-based films pulls into town this evening. Like having the pages of National Geographic come alive, the films are as beautiful as they are inspiring, from an insightful piece about fracking in North Dakota to a lush film about water rights […]