Central Oregon Weekend Planner – Sep. 30- Oct. 2, 2022.

Central Oregon Weekend Planner – Sep. 23-25, 2022.

Here is our Central Oregon weekend planner, created each week to showcase events throughout Central Oregon!

Latest Local News

• 2022.09.28 – ODOT holds open house in Tumalo on Highway 20 roundabout and safety project, due to begin soon
• 2022.09.29 – Containment grows to 25% on Cedar Creek Fire, as some fire crews depart, costs hit $101 million
• 2022.09.29 – Gov. Brown directs millions in federal funds to school safety, violence prevention efforts
• 2022.09.29 – Local Gas Prices Skyrocket
• 2022.09.29 – Long-term mortgage rates reach highest level in 15 years
• 2022.09.29 – Oregon State Police seek public’s help to find whoever poached large bull elk
• 2022.09.29 – Pandemic SNAP Benefits Continue
• 2022.09.29 – Rimrock Trailhead, adjacent area west of Bend closing weekdays for mowing operations

Health & Safety Information

• Bend North Corridor Project
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Oregon Health Authority | COVID-19 Updates
• Deschutes County Health Department
• Oregon.gov
• Ongoing local updates from KTVS News 21, Bend Bulletin, & MyCentralOregon.com
• Central Oregon SOS
• Relief programs
• Wildfires
  • Oregon Smoke Information | Map |
  • Air Quality Map
  • Real-time Wildfire Map

Where Are The Events?

I have found it increasingly difficult to reliably create an accurate list of weekly events amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions, cancellations, late additions, etc. all conspire against the limited time I have each week to devote to such an endeavor. So, for the foreseeable future, I’m going to defer to the professionally maintained local event calendars linked below:

The Source Weekly | Hack Bend | My Central Oregon | Visit Central Oregon | Visit Bend

The local chambers of commerce maintain event calendars as well:
Bend | La Pine | Madras | Prineville | Redmond | Sisters | Sunriver

For events elsewhere in Oregon, head to Travel Oregon’s Event Calendar.

Stay-At-Home / Stay Local Links

The list of links below includes websites & videos that can be viewed from home. This will be an ongoing list that hopefully will grow each week. While I’ll definitely give preference to links directly related to Central Oregon, this is not intended to be a “Central Oregon Only” list. If you know of any link(s) that I should include, by all means, please feel free to leave them as a comment via the form at the bottom of this page or email them to me directly at mitchd(at)bhhsnw(dot)com.

In addition to this list, our Portland HQ creates a Weekend Planner each week with an eye towards activities that can be done at home or online, as well as some select activities that embrace social distancing.

• Architecture
  • 10 Buildings That Changed American Architecture.
  • Explore the creative side of architecture with 30×60 Design Workshop.
  • Explore the celebrity side of architecture with Architectural Digest.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years | tour the restored home with its current owner | virtual tours of 12 incredible Frank Lloyd Wright buildings.
  • Learn ‘how to architect‘ with Doug Patt.
  • The Genius Behind Some Of The World’s Most Famous Buildings a TED talk by Renzo Piano.
• Auto
  • Drive tastefully with Petrolicious.
  • Explore Jay Leno’s Garage.
  • Explore Harry’s Garage.
  • Go for a drive with Matt Farrah at The Smoking Tire.
  • Go on The Grand Tour with former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May and follow their ongoing adventures on the spin-off channel, Drivetribe.
  • Review cars with Doug DeMuro and stick around for More Doug DeMuro.
  • Review cars with the Thomas & James at Throttle House.
•  Cinema
  • Adventure Calls with Chad Copeland (A Central Oregon Adventure Film Series).
  • Learn about cinematic history with FilmMakerIQ.
  • Little Did I Know – Oscar Edition:
    • Part 1 – UP THE CREEK
    • Part 2 – WILD and the Pacific Crest Trail
    • Part 4 – ROOSTER COGBURN
    • Part 4 – INDIAN FIGHTER and Fort Benham
•  Music
  • Dissect popular songs with Christian James Hand:
    • His archived radio appearances run about 25 minutes each and are safe for most ears.
    • His twitch sessions generally run an hour or two, are not recorded, and almost always contain profanity.
    • Follow him on Instagram and/or facebook for show announcements.
  • Learn about the guitar with Steve Vai and/or Eric Johnson
  • Learn about the bass guitar with Scott Devine, Guy Pratt, John Taylor, and/or, if you speak Spanish, Vincen García.
  • Check out the short but exhaustive histories of popular guitars at Five Watt World.
  • Learn about music theory & production with Rick Beato.
  • Enjoy stories from a new musical guest each week on Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp & Guy Pratt.
•  Photography
  • Follow the adventures of the Fstoppers crew and even hang out with them live.
  • “Keep shooting” with Bryan Peterson.
  • Learn a little more about photography with Joe McNally.
  • Live like an artist on ‘Tequila Time‘ with photographer Art Wolfe (facebook | youtube) and follow it up on facebook as he chats with one or more of his photographic colleagues on Earth Is Our Witness.
  • The photography training site, KelbyOne offers free access to some of their top-watched classes. Visit their youtube page for more content.
• Various
  • Watch a TED talk
  • Access the Deschutes Library
  • Listen to a podcast with Marc Maron
  • Experience The Great Outdoors at Central Oregon Daily News.
  • Experience all that Oregon has to offer with the ongoing series Destination Oregon at Central Oregon Daily News.
  • Go overlanding in Central Oregon (and beyond) with Jason Darrah @ Primal Outdoors
  • Explore the western U.S. with Wonderhussy and/or Badass Brunette
  • Follow Jodi Ettenberg’s adventures with food around the world via legalnomads.com and marvel at her insatiable curiosity.

Parks & Rec.

Please see the specific links below for park updates and closures. See also Central Oregon Daily’s “Get Outside” featurettes.

• Oregon Ski Areas & Resorts
  • Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort
  • Ferguson Ridge Ski Area (aka Fergi)
  • Hoodoo Ski Area
  • Mt. Ashland Ski Area
  • Mt. Bachelor:
    • Meissner Nordic
    • Mt. Bachelor
  • Mt. Hood:
    • Cooper Spur
    • Mt. Hood Meadows
    • Ski Bowl
    • Summit
    • Timberline
  • Spout Springs Ski Area
  • Warner Canyon Ski Area
  • Willamette Pass
• City & County Parks
  • Bend Park & Recreation District
  • City Of Madras Parks Department
  • Crook County Parks & Recreation District (Prineville area)
  • Culver City Park
  • La Pine Park & Recreation
  • Metolius City Park
  • Redmond Area Park & Recreation District
  • Sisters City Parks
  • Sunriver Parks
• State Parks | updates | map
  • Campgrounds With Day-use Facilities
    • Cottonwood Canyon State Park (Moro)
    • The Cove Palisades State Park (Culver)
    • Deschutes River State Recreation Area (Dallesport)
    • La Pine State Park (La Pine)
    • Prineville Reservoir State Park (Prineville)
    • Prineville Reservoir – Jasper Point (Prineville)
    • Smith Rock State Park (Terrebonne)
    • Tumalo State Park (Tumalo)
  • Day-use Parks
    • Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint (Redmond)
    • Elliott Corbett Memorial State Recreation Site (Santiam Pass)
    • Fort Rock State Natural Area (Fort Rock)
    • Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint (Prineville)
    • Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint (Bend)
    • Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint (Terrebonne)
    • Warm Springs State Recreation Area (Warm Springs)
    • White River Falls State Park (Tygh Valley)
• National Parks & Monuments  | 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
  • John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
    • The Painted Hills Unit
    • Clarno Unit
    • Sheep Rock Unit
    • Thomas Condon Paleontology and Visitor Center
  • Newberry National Volcanic Monument
    • Lava Lands & Lava Butte
    • Lava River Cave Interpretive Site
    • Paulina Visitor Center
    • Paulina Falls Day Use Area
    • Paulina Peak Observation Site
    • Paulina Lake | Paulina Lake Lodge
    • Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead and Interpretive Site
    • East Lake | East Lake Resort
  • Crater Lake National Park | Crater Lake Lodge

Currently Playing Movies

All local movie theaters have now reopened.

• LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS:
  • Friday, September 30
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MY OLD SCHOOL (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival (2022) @ Tower Theatre
  • Saturday, October 1
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • THE MUMMY (1932) & THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Sunday, October 2
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • NEWS OF THE WORLD (2020) [subtitle Sunday] @ Tin Pan Theater
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Monday, October 3
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MEAN GIRLS (2004) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MOTHER THERESA: NO GREATER LOVE (2020) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MY OLD SCHOOL (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Tuesday, October 4
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • MOTHER THERESA: NO GREATER LOVE (2020) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (2020) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Wednesday, October 5
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • MY OLD SCHOOL (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Thursday, October 6
  • AVATAR (2009) [re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • CHICAGO – THE LAST BAND ON STAGE (2022) @ Sisters Movie House
  • PADDINGTON 2 (2017) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • TERRIFIER 2 (2022)
  • THE TERRITORY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater

• NEW RELEASES:
  • BROS (2022)
  • BURIED – THE 1982 ALPINE MEADOWS AVALANCHE (2021)
  • THE GOOD HOUSE (2021)
  • SMILE (2022)

• REGULAR RELEASES:
  • BARBARIAN (2022)
  • BOWIE: MOONAGE DAYDREAM (2022)
  • BULLET TRAIN (2022)
  • DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS (2022)
  • DON’T WORRY DARLING (2022)
  • GOD’S COUNTRY (2022)
  • MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (2022)
  • PEARL (2022)
  • RAILWAY CHILDREN (2022)
  • SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022)
  • TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022)
  • THE WOMAN KING (2022)

• COMING SOON:
  • Premiering Wednesday evening, October 5
    • THE RETALIATORS (2021)
  • Premiering Thursday evening, October 6
    • AMSTERDAM (2022)
    • LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE (2022)
  • 2022.10.07-8 – TERRIFIER 2 (2022)
  • 2022.10.09 – SCREAM 2 (1997) (25th anniversary) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.11 – BILLY JOEL: LIVE AT YANKEE STADIUM (1999) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.10.05 – THE RETALIATORS (2020) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.11 – MY ASCENSION (2021) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.10.11-13 – JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON (1967) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.16 – IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) [55th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.11 – ANYWHERE FROM HERE (2022) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.10.13 – HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022)
  • 2022.10.17-18 – PATTERNS OF EVIDENCE: JOURNEY TO MOUNT SINAI (2022) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.19- ANYWHERE FROM HERE (2022) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.10.19 – IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) [55th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.20 – BLACK ADAM (2022)
  • 2022.10.22 – NT Live: FRANKENTSTEIN (2022) [live] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.23 – BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992) [30th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.24-25 – FIRST RESPONDERS (2020) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.25 – The Met: Live in HD: MEDEA (2022) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.26 – The Met: Live in HD: MEDEA (2022) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.27 – BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992) [30th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.27 – TÁR (2022)
  • 2022.10.28-29 – COLDPLAY LIVE BROADCAST FROM BUENOS AIRES (2022) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.28-31 – DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) [3D] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.30 – THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.10.30 – SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.01 – GRATEFUL DEAD MEET-UP (2022) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.02 – SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.02 – SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.03 – IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE (2001)
  • 2022.11.05 – GRATEFUL DEAD MEET-UP (2022) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.05 – The Met: Live in HD: LA TRAVIATA (2022) [live] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.09 – The Met: Live in HD: LA TRAVIATA (2022) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.12 – Kendal Mt. Film Tour (2021) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.11.13 – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) [60th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.16 – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) [60th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.11.30 – NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.12.03 – The Met: Live in HD: THE MAGIC FLUTE (2022) [holiday encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.12.05-7 – JOHNNY CASH: THE REDEMPTION OF AN AMERICAN ICON (2021) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.12.07 – A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) @ Tower Theatre
  • 2022.12.10 – The Met: Live in HD: THE HOURS (2022) [live] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.12.14 – The Met: Live in HD: THE HOURS (2022) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.12.18 – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) [75th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2022.12.21 – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) [75th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX

Click here for most local theater schedules OR choose from the following:

• Fathom Events
• Seasonal & FREE!
  • Movies In The Park (Stryker Park in Prineville)
  • Twilight Cinema (The North Lawn @ The Village At Sunriver or SHARC in Sunriver)
• BEND
  • McMenamin’s Old St. Francis Theater
  • Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • Tin Pan Theater
  • Tower Theatre
  • Volcanic Theater Pub
• MADRAS
  • Madras Cinema 5
• REDMOND
  • Odem Theater Pub
  • Redmond Cinema
• PRINEVILLE
  • Pine Theater
• SISTERS
  • Sisters Movie House

Open Houses

Click here to view currently scheduled open houses!

Please stay safe and healthy.