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Visit our Events Calendar page on our web site for the current weeks list of events in and around Sunriver, Bend, Sisters, Redmond and more. For your convenience, this list is updated weekly and is available in our office for our guests to pick up.
Winter Fun in Sunriver -
1) Wanderlust Tours - 1/2 Day Cave, Volcano, Snowshoe & GPS Eco Challenge Tours.
Try one of the Moonlight snowshoe tours, or the Bonfire on the Snow events this winter!
2) Central Oregon Adventures - Catch a snowmobile tour or a rental with them this winter! ATV tours and rentals, Scooter rentals, Geocaching adventures, Watercraft rentals and flat water float trips on the Deschutes River throughout the summer months.
4) Land that Big Fish with Central Oregon Fishing. Guided flyfishing and angling on some of Central Oregon's
best fishing lakes and rivers. **SUNSET PERKS DISCOUNT
5) Sled Dog Rides at Mt. Bachelor. Imagine gliding over the snow, taking in the sights of Central Oregon... snow-covered Broken
Top, the Three Sisters and Mt. Bachelor... from the comfort of an Iditarod Dog Sled.
6) Karaoke at RJB's Restaurant & Lounge located in the Sunriver business park every Friday & Saturday night 9:30pm-2:30am
7) Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory: nature talks, walks & star gazing
8) Sunriver Stables - Pony & horseback riding available year-round right here in Sunriver.
9) Spend a day at one of the best museums in the country, the High Desert Museum
10) Kids love the hands-on experience at the Working Wonders Children's Museum in the Old Mill located in Bend, Oregon
**SUNSET PERKS DISCOUNT
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) Visit the Family Fun Zone in the Village at Sunriver - Blacklight mini-golf, Video Arcade, Ice Skating rink, and Bumper Cars on Ice. Open daily. Call 593-5948 for pricing and hours. **SUNSET PERKS DISCOUNT
12) Looking for Nightlife in Bend? Visit BendNights.com for all the hippest dining and clubbing spots in and
around Central Oregon
DEC 1 Dirksen Derby at Mt. Bachelor. Josh Dirksen and Thayne Mahler will be hosting an opening day race through an
obstacle course! Prize for best speed suit. All proceedes go to the Tyler Eklund Fund. Win snowboards, jackets, backpacks, etc...
Starts 11:00a.m. Awards in the Chamber after Competition ends. Contact 800-829-2442 ext 2933 for information.
DEC 1 Teddy Bear Tea – Sunriver Traditions at the Sunriver Lodge Hearth Room. Every Sat until Dec 22nd, parents &
children come for a real tea party with their favorite teddy bear. Enjoy finger sandwiches with a selection of great teas.
Reservations are required. Cost: $29 for adults, $20 kids 12-under. Time: 1-2:30pm.
DEC 1 Bend VFW Breakfast and holiday bazaar at 1503 NE Fourth St in Bend. Breakfast is at 8:30am – 10:30am.
Bazaar is from 8:30am – 3:00pm.
DEC 1 Circle of Friends Holiday Sale at the Central Oregon Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas in Bend. From 10am – 4pm.
This is an annual sale with handcraft gifts and fine art.
DEC 1 Festival of Trees at Deschutes County Fair Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport, Redmond. Featuring 40 individually decorated
Christmas trees, live music, children's games, a live auction of the trees and silent auction; proceeds benefit Hospice of
Redmond-Sisters; free family activities. Event is from 10am – 3pm.
DEC 1 Carriage Rides at the Shops at the Old Mill District in Bend. Hours are from 2pm-6pm with tips and donations
benefiting the Kids Center.
DEC 1 – 2 The Nutcracker 2007 at Bend Senior High School Auditorium. December 1 at 3:00PM and at 7:00PM. December
2nd is at 3pm. In Advance: Adults $14-$17 Kids (12 and under) $5.At the Door: Adults $20 Kids (12 and under) $6
Cascade Festival of Music - 541-383-2202.
DEC 4 High Desert Museum - Totally Touchable Tuesdays. Sensory-filled storytelling about animals and people of the
High Desert. You never know what will happen - crafts, puppets or maybe a live animal appearance! Free w/ museum admission.
Cost: $15 for adults, $9 for ages 5-12, and 4 and under is FREE. Call 541.382.4754 for more information.
DEC 4 Beyond the Call at the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. Film starts at 7pm Admission - $7.00 Adults, Senior, Child;
$5.00 Student. Tower Theatre's return engagement of BendFilm Festival fave Beyond the Call co-recipient of the 2007 Katie
Merritt Audience Award. Beyond the Call follows ED Aris, James Laws and Walt Ratterman through some of the most forbidding yet beautiful places on Earth, on a journey into the heart of humanity and the soul of courage. Contact: Tower Theatre Box Office - 541-317-0700.
DEC 5 – 9 2nd Street Theater presents "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's W. 220 NE Lafayette, Bend. Show starts at 8pm,
Sunday matinee 3pm. Cost: Adults $18, Senior/Students $16. The Ghost of Christmas Past tries to show Scrooge his past,
present and future in order to change him. Her magic keeps malfunctioning in Durang's version of the beloved holiday classic
with a little Oliver Twist, The Gift of the Magi and It's A Wonderful Life thrown in.
DEC 5 High Desert Museum - Wild Wednesdays. Every Wednesday, 3pm-5pm
Free with museum admission. Do the High Desert Hideaway Hunt! Take a wild journey for clues and treasures throughout the Museum.
The museum is located at 59800 S. Hwy 97 in Bend. Call 541.382.4754 for more information.
DEC 5 – 9 Cascade Theatrical Company ~ The Christmas Express. This nostalgic theatrical greeting card is full of eccentric
small town chracters, wise-cracking their way to finding the true wonder of Christmas. And on the way they make us all wish
we could take a ride on The Christmas Express! Where: Cascade Theatrical Company, 148 NW Greenwood, Bend. When:
7:30pm Weds-Sat; 2pm Sunday. Cost: $20 Adults/$15 Seniors/$10 Students. DEC 6 "Light up a Life" In Center Plaza at The Shops at the Old Mill from 5 to 7pm. Tree Lighting Ceremony in Center Plaza.
Benefiting Hospice Center, Purchase ornaments in honor or memory of a loved one.
DEC 6 2007 National Paddling Film Festival. Where: McMenamins St. Francis Theater in downtown Bend at 6pm and 9pm.
Cost: $15 each ($25 for both shows).
Contact Karl Koenig - 541-388-1640 for more information.
DEC 7-8 Santa at the Shops at The Old Mill. Free to sit on Santa’s lap. From 10am to 4pm.
DEC 7 Bend Memorial Clinic Bazaar, 1501 NE Medical Center Dr, Bend. From
10am-3pm.
DEC 7-8 Carriage Rides at the Shops at the Old Mill District in Bend. Hours are from
2pm-6pm with tips and donations benefiting the Kids Center.
DEC 7 First Friday Gallery Walk in downtown Bend and the Old Mill District. Art galleries stay open late with
receptions for guest artists and special presentations of what’s new. The adventure begins at 5pm.
DEC 8 Teddy Bear Tea – Sunriver Traditions at the Sunriver Lodge Hearth Room. Every Sat until Dec 22nd, parents &
children come for a real tea party with their favorite teddy bear. Enjoy finger sandwiches with a selection of great teas.
Reservations are required. Cost: $29 for adults, $20 kids 12-under. Time: 1-2:30pm.
DEC 8 Scandinavian Bazaar. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd, Bend,
from 9am – 4pm. Baked goods, gift items, books, linens and more!
DEC 8 Green Gift Boutique. Held at Central Oregon Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas, Bend, from 11am – 3pm. The
second annual gift boutique features environmentally and socially conscious gifts, including herbal skin care, postindustrial
jewelry and more!
DEC 8 16th Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis. When: 11:30am
Cost: $20.00. Jingle Bell Run/ Walk is a fun and festive way to kick off your holidays by helping others! Wear a holiday themed
costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces. Kids 10 and under can enjoy the fun run with Santa. All other participants can
choose to run or walk a 5k or 1-mile route with your family, friends and co-workers. Celebrate the season by giving! Contact:
Kim Mellen - 888-845-5695.
DEC 8 Bend Christmas Parade Where: Downtown Bend on Wall St. and Bond St.
When: 12:00PM. Cost: FREE.
DEC 11 WebCyclery Movie Night at McMenamin's - Off Road t. Where: McMeniman’s St Francis School in Bend. At 9pm,
cost is $5 (21 & over).
DEC 12 – 16 2nd Street Theater presents "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's W. 220 NE Lafayette, Bend. Show starts at 8pm,
Sunday matinee 3pm. Cost: Adults $18, Senior/Students $16. The Ghost of Christmas Past tries to show Scrooge his past,
present and future in order to change him. Her magic keeps malfunctioning in Durang's version of the beloved holiday classic
with a little Oliver Twist, The Gift of the Magi and It's A Wonderful Life thrown in.
DEC 12 Deck the Great Hall - Aaron Meyers Holiday Concert. Where: Sunriver Resort, Great Hall. When: 7:30pm.
Cost: $40 reserved, $30 general admission, $10 students. Tickets available through Sunriver Music Festival 541-593-9310.
DEC 12-16 Cascade Theatrical Company ~ The Christmas Express. This nostalgic theatrical greeting card is full of eccentric
small town characters wise-cracking their way to finding the true wonder of Christmas. And on the way they make us all wish we could take a ride on The Christmas Express! Where: Cascade Theatrical Company, 148 NW Greenwood, Bend. When: 7:30pm Weds-Sat; 2pm Sunday. Cost: $20 Adults/$15 Seniors/$10 Students.
DEC 14 Holly Hill Farm Bazaar, Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend,
from 9am – 6pm.
DEC 14 – 15 Carriage Rides at the Shops at the Old Mill District in Bend. Hours are from 2pm-6pm with tips and donations benefiting the Kids Center.
DEC 15 Teddy Bear Tea – Sunriver Traditions at the Sunriver Lodge Hearth Room. Every Sat until Dec 22nd, parents &
children come for a real tea party with their favorite teddy bear. Enjoy finger sandwiches with a selection of great teas.
Reservations are required. Cost: $29 for adults, $20 kids 12-under. Time: 1-2:30pm.
DEC 15 Bazaar & Bake Sale. Where: Trinity Lutheran School, 2550 Butler Market Road, Bend. From 8:30am-4pm.
DEC 15 Gifts Made With Love. Where: Ensworth Elementary School, 2150 NE Daggett Ln, Bend. When: 10am-3pm.
Cost: $5 per person, $20 per family. Create as many as 15 presents, including bath salts, cards, frames and more.
DEC 19 – 23 Santa at the Shops at The Old Mill. Free to sit on Santa’s lap. From 2pm to 6pm.
DEC 19-23 Carriage Rides at the Shops at the Old Mill District in Bend. Hours are from 2pm-6pm with tips and
donations benefiting the Kids Center.
DEC 19-22 2nd Street Theater presents "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's W. 220 NE Lafayette, Bend. Show starts at 8pm,
Sunday matinee 3pm. Cost: Adults $18, Senior/Students $16. The Ghost of Christmas Past tries to show Scrooge his past,
present and future in order to change him. Her magic keeps malfunctioning in Durang's version of the beloved holiday classic
with a little Oliver Twist, The Gift of the Magi and It's A Wonderful Life thrown in.
DEC 21 Katey Jones Family Concert – Sunriver. Join Inlight Recording artist Katey Jones on an enchanting musical and
theatrical holiday journey. With original songs designed to delight children of all ages. This production features local musician
Michael John, jazz pianist Randy Porter, a disgruntled dancing elf and an 11 year-old singing wonder Haley Morgan McKinnon.
The concert starts at 7:00pm and ends at 8:30pm and is held at the lodge. Cost: $20 adults, $7 children 12 and under.
DEC 21 Wanderlust Tours ~ Moonlight Snowshoe Tours. For four nights each month surrounding the full moon,
snowshoe with a naturalist guide and experience the silence of nature under the bright winter moonlight. WHERE: Tour takes
place in the High Cascade Mountains. Shuttle van pick ups available in Bend & Sunriver. WHEN: 7-11pm (4 hrs.) COST: $55 per
person includes transportation, snowshoes, instruction and hot chocolate. For more information or reservations, call Wanderlust
Tours at 541-389-8359, toll free at 800-962-2862 or click here to visit the website.
DEC 22 Teddy Bear Tea – Sunriver Traditions at the Sunriver Lodge Hearth Room. Every Sat until Dec 22nd, parents &
children come for a real tea party with their favorite teddy bear. Enjoy finger sandwiches with a selection of great teas.
Reservations are required. Cost: $29 for adults, $20 kids 12-under. Time: 1-2:30pm.
DEC 25 Christmas Brunch at the Meadows at the Sunriver Lodge, 8am-11am.
Cost: $33 adults, $17 children 6-12, free for kids 5 & under
Call 541-593-1000 for more information.
DEC 25 Christmas Dinner at Great Hall - Sunriver , 1-7pm Cost: $44 adults, $23 children, Free for kids 5 & under.
541-593-1000 to reserve your spot.
DEC 28,30,31 Bask in the Glow of a Bonfire on the Snow. Take in the night sky, stars and enjoy conversation, dessert and
a hot drink with your family and friends this winter as you snowshoe a short way with a naturalist guide in a stunning old-growth
Hemlock forest. Limited space available on select weekends only. This is a can't miss trip...especially our New Year's Eve
Bonfire on the Snow. For more information or reservations, visit Wanderlust Tours or call toll free at 800-962-2862
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You won't want to miss the largest month long holiday celebration in Central Oregon. From elf tuck-ins and the bear factory workshops for the kids to the Polar Bear Plunge and breakfast with Santa, Traditions at the Sunriver Resort has been a holiday spectacular like no other for the entire family. The winter wonderland festivities start Thanksgiving and run through New Year's Eve. 