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Halloween in the Old Mill District
Halloween in the Old Mill District is coming back, so where our ghouls at?! (last updated 9.19.2023) Families and Halloween fans throughout Central Oregon it’s time to channel the spirit of the bewitching season [...]
Celebrate Twenty Years of Independent Cinema
20th Annual BendFilm Festival One of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World Twenty years and counting - our friends at BendFilm Festival celebrate independent films and the risky, passionate, rugged and [...]
Anthropologie Grand Opening
Full-lifestyle retailer, Anthropologie, is officially open in the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. Calling Anthropologie “just another new store” in Bend is a little like calling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour “just another concert.” [...]
SHOPPING + SPECIALS

Anthropologie Grand Opening
Full-lifestyle retailer, Anthropologie, is officially open in the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. Calling Anthropologie “just another new store” in Bend is a little like calling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour “just another concert.” Anthropologie’s grand opening in the Old Mill District brings with it a unique, immersive retail [...]
Families Who Bop To Bend Together
Beat the back-to-school blues and BOP on over to Bend, Oregon for a fall family adventure and a visit to Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Find yourselves surrounded by cascade lakes, plentiful places to play and memorable moments at Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Artists like the GOO GOO Dolls and O.A.R., Rick [...]
First Friday Art Walk in the Old Mill District
First Friday Art Walk in the heart of the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. Festivities return Friday, Sept. 1 from 3-6 p.m. (Last updated 8.29.23) September First Friday Art Walk is the official start of a long Labor Day Weekend! Join Tumalo Art Co., The Stacks Studios & [...]
DINING + DRINKING

I Want My ’80s Summer Tour Bend Debut
Totally Tubular Times Still Ahead at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. September may signal the end to summer, but the excitement doesn't stop, especially at Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Eighties sensation Rick Springfield, entertainer, [...]
Families Who Bop To Bend Together
Beat the back-to-school blues and BOP on over to Bend, Oregon for a fall family adventure and a visit to Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Find yourselves surrounded by cascade lakes, plentiful places to play and [...]
Three-Day Weekend in Bend
How your family can make the most out of three glorious days in Bend, Oregon (Last updated August 23, 2023) You chose Bend as your three-day weekend destination, way to go! We highly recommend [...]
EVENTS

Halloween in the Old Mill District
Halloween in the Old Mill District is coming back, so where our ghouls at?! (last updated 9.19.2023) Families and Halloween fans throughout Central Oregon it’s time to channel the spirit of the bewitching season – start designing your costumes, pets too – and join the Halloween fun in the [...]
Celebrate Twenty Years of Independent Cinema
20th Annual BendFilm Festival One of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World Twenty years and counting - our friends at BendFilm Festival celebrate independent films and the risky, passionate, rugged and brilliant people who make them October 12-15 in-person, and virtually October 16-22. The 2023 festival [...]
Anthropologie Grand Opening
Full-lifestyle retailer, Anthropologie, is officially open in the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. Calling Anthropologie “just another new store” in Bend is a little like calling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour “just another concert.” Anthropologie’s grand opening in the Old Mill District brings with it a unique, immersive retail [...]
LIVE MUSIC

I Want My ’80s Summer Tour Bend Debut
Totally Tubular Times Still Ahead at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. September may signal the end to summer, but the excitement doesn't stop, especially at Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Eighties sensation Rick Springfield, entertainer, [...]
Families Who Bop To Bend Together
Beat the back-to-school blues and BOP on over to Bend, Oregon for a fall family adventure and a visit to Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Find yourselves surrounded by cascade lakes, plentiful places to play and [...]
Three-Day Weekend in Bend
How your family can make the most out of three glorious days in Bend, Oregon (Last updated August 23, 2023) You chose Bend as your three-day weekend destination, way to go! We highly recommend [...]
ACTIVITIES

Halloween in the Old Mill District
Halloween in the Old Mill District is coming back, so where our ghouls at?! (last updated 9.19.2023) Families and Halloween fans throughout Central Oregon it’s time to channel the spirit of the bewitching season [...]
Celebrate Twenty Years of Independent Cinema
20th Annual BendFilm Festival One of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World Twenty years and counting - our friends at BendFilm Festival celebrate independent films and the risky, passionate, rugged and [...]
Anthropologie Grand Opening
Full-lifestyle retailer, Anthropologie, is officially open in the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. Calling Anthropologie “just another new store” in Bend is a little like calling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour “just another concert.” [...]
CONTESTS + COMMUNITIES

Mountain Mama
It's Love Letter Week! Enter to Win a Chance to Receive a $75 Old Mill District Gift Card We're celebrating the connections that tie us all together with a series of Love Letters. They’re [...]
Happy Trails, Wagging/Waggy Tails
It's Love Letter Week! Enter to Win a Chance to Receive a $75 Old Mill District Gift Card We're celebrating the connections that tie us all together with a series of Love Letters. They’re [...]
You Can Never Watch Too Many Sunsets
It's Love Letter Week! Enter to Win a Chance to Receive a $50 Gift Card to Hello Sunshine AND a $50 Gift Card to Anthony's We're celebrating the connections that tie us all together [...]
HOLIDAYS

Halloween in the Old Mill District
Halloween in the Old Mill District is coming back, so where our ghouls at?! (last updated 9.19.2023) Families and Halloween fans throughout Central Oregon it’s time to channel the spirit of the bewitching season [...]
Celebrate Twenty Years of Independent Cinema
20th Annual BendFilm Festival One of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World Twenty years and counting - our friends at BendFilm Festival celebrate independent films and the risky, passionate, rugged and [...]
Anthropologie Grand Opening
Full-lifestyle retailer, Anthropologie, is officially open in the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon. Calling Anthropologie “just another new store” in Bend is a little like calling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour “just another concert.” [...]
HISTORY

Celebrate Juneteenth in Bend
Journey to Juneteenth in Bend at the Old Mill District Hujambo Wasafiri (Hello Travelers in Swahili)! The Journey to Juneteenth is a multi-month scavenger hunt designed by The Fathers Group that serves as an [...]
Saxon’s Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Saxon's Fine Jewelers launched in Bend in 1983; moved to the heart of the Old Mill District in 2006. When Ron and Annette Henderson opened their jewelry shop with partners Bruce and Dana Plummer [...]
Native Artists Create Works for New Exhibition at High Desert Museum
High Desert Museum to immerse visitors in the Indigenous Plateau worldview, reflecting knowledge systems of tribes along the Columbia River and its tributaries. For many Native communities throughout the High Desert, what constitutes art [...]
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