Central Oregon Weekend Planner – September 21, 2023

Central Oregon Weekend Planner – September 21, 2023.

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

Selected Events

BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY 60TH BIRTHDAY FUN RUN
It’s time for a big milestone at Bear Creek Elementary School! Help celebrate Bear Creek’s 60th birthday! Put on your walking shoes, grab the family, and meet in the Bear Creek schoolyard for a one-mile run/walk. Free race entry for all! https://www.bend.k12.or.us/bearcreek/news-events/news/2023/09/bear-creek-elementary-celebrates-60th

2023 “ART IN THE WEST” CLOSING PARTY
Celebrate the last day of Art in the West! Mingle with participating artists, watch live demonstrations, and enjoy live music, food, and libations. The exhibit and auction close at 7 p.m. Auction winners who are present can take home their pieces starting at 8 p.m. https://highdesertmuseum.org/events/aiw-closing-party/

OKTOBERFEST AT BOSS RAMBLER BEER CLUB
Join for Oktoberfest and the Hofbrah Fest Lager release. Live DJ, German food specials from Blue Eyes Burgers, authentic liter mugs, custom hats, and a stein-holding competition. Don your best Dirndls and Lederhosen because there will be prizes for best dressed! https://bossrambler.com/

BEND HEALTH GUIDE HEALTH FAIR
This is Bend Health Guide’s first health fair since 2019! Join the community of wellness providers with an opening ceremony by Kevin Kraft of Soundshala Wellness. Kat Rose, the Fairies of Glenwood Fae, will entertain kids. Oregon Health Plans will be a keynote speaker. https://www.bendhealthguide.com/bend-health_fair/

CASCADE EQUINOX FESTIVAL
Gem & Jam and 4 Peaks Presents have teamed up to bring you the first annual Cascade Equinox Festival, a three-day event held in Central Oregon. Our musical lineup paired with our unique immersive experiences of visual and performance art, workshops, kids activities, camping & carnival rides, make Cascade Equinox more than just a music festival.

GLASSBLOWING SCAVENGER HUNT
Follow along as we will be hiding special tags around Bend for our first Glassblowing Scavenger Hunt! Bring these special tags into AD Glass & Design to receive your free limited edition blown glass float! While you’re in the studio don’t forget to sign up to be added to our free raffle to win a free glassblowing session to create their own blown glass float!

SISTERS FRESH HOP FESTIVAL
Hosted by Ronald McDonald House Bend, Circle of Friends, Oregon Brewers Guild & Three Creeks Brewing Co. The Sisters Fresh Hop Festival showcases fresh hop beers from 20+ Oregon breweries alongside live music, food carts, and more. As a charity event, previous years raised over $10,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Enjoy good times, and great beers and help support essential programs working with children and families in local communities. More info on website: http://www.sistersfreshhopfest.com

STATUSFEAR AND SUPERBALL- EPIC ROCK SHOW
Epic end-of-summer rock show. Catch local bands, StatusFear and Superball as they bring their high-energy rock energy to EPIC – music from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s with a concert style you don’t want to miss. https://bendticket.com/

DISCOVER NATURE FESTIVAL
Join the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon for a free family event, Discover Nature Festival. Over 30 outdoor activities including a climbing wall, mountain bike lessons, Fire Trucks, nature arts and crafts, STEM activities, and more. All are welcome! https://childrensforestco.org/discover-nature-festival

MOON HOOCH
If any band is a poster child for turning the power of positive thoughts and intentions into reality, it’s the explosive horn-and-percussion trio, Moon Hooch. They have gone from playing on New York City subway platforms to touring with the likes of Beats Antique, They Might Be Giants, and Lotus! https://www.tixr.com/groups/volcanictheatre/events/moon-hooch-72464

OREGON WHISKEY FESTIVAL
Join to celebrate the exceptional whiskeys made in Oregon at the Oregon Whiskey Festival! This year they’re featuring 17+ distilleries from across the state, as well as food carts, live music, craft cocktails, and free tours. https://oregonwhiskeyfestival.com/

See Also…

Local Event Calendars:

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

Local Chambers of Commerce Event Calendars:

• Bend
• La Pine
• Madras 
• Prineville 
• Redmond 
• Sisters
• Sunriver

For events elsewhere in Oregon, head to Travel Oregon’s Event Calendar and/or see our other event calendars at https://northwest-knowledge.com/category/events/.

Currently Playing Movies

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

• Fathom Events
• Seasonal (Summer) & FREE!
  • Movies In The Park (various parks in Prineville)
  • Twilight Cinema (The North Lawn @ The Village At 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

• LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS:
  • Friday, September 22
  • CARS (2006) [FREE movies in the park] @ Pioneer Park, Prineville
  • A COMPASSIONATE SPY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • FREMONT (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • JULES (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Saturday, September 23
  • CARLOS – THE SANTANA JOURNEY @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • A COMPASSIONATE SPY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • FREMONT (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • LEGEND HAS IT (2023) @ Tower Theatre
  • Ghibli 2023: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • JULES (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Sunday, September 24
  • A COMPASSIONATE SPY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • FREMONT (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • CARLOS – THE SANTANA JOURNEY @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • Ghibli 2023: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • JULES (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Monday, September 25
  • FREMONT (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Ghibli 2023: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • WAYNE’S WORLD (1992) @ [VHS night in the alley] Tin Pan Theater
  • Tuesday, September 26
  • A COMPASSIONATE SPY (2022) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Ghibli 2023: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • JULES (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Wednesday, September 27
  • CARLOS – THE SANTANA JOURNEY @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • THE CREATOR (2023) [Early access screening] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • FREMONT (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Ghibli 2023: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • JULES (2023) @ Tin Pan Theater
  • Thursday, September 28
  • International Fly Fishing Film Festival (2023) @ Tower Theatre

• NEW RELEASES:
  • DUMB MONEY (2023)
  • EXPEND4BLES (2023)
  • IT LIVES INSIDE (2023)
  • STOP MAKING SENSE (1984) [IMAX re-release] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX

• REGULAR RELEASES:
  • AFTER EVERYTHING (2023)
  • BARBIE (2023)
  • BLUE BEETLE (2023)
  • CAMP HIDEOUT (2023)
  • THE EQUALIZER 3 (2023)
  • GRAN TURISMO (2023)
  • A HAUNTING IN VENICE (2023)
  • THE INVENTOR (2023)
  • MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 (2023)
  • THE NUN II (2023)
  • OPPENHEIMER (2023)
  • THE RETIREMENT PLAN (2023)
  • TALK TO ME (2023)
  • TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – MUTANT MAYHEM (2023)

• COMING SOON:
  • Premiering Thursday, September 28
    • THE BLIND (2023)
    • THE CREATOR (2023)
  • Premiering Friday, September 29
    • PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE (2023)
  • Premiering Friday, September 29
    • THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (2023)
  • Premiering Friday, September 29
    • TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (2023)
  • 2023.10.01 – THE EXORCIST (1973) [50th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.02 – 1521 – THE QUEST FOR LOVE AND FREEDOM (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.03 – INTO THE WEEDS (2022) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.04 – THE EXORCIST (1973) [50th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.05 – MOTHER TERESA AND ME (2022) [50th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.05 – HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES (2003) [20th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.10 – WHAT RHYMES WITH REASON (2003) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.11 – HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES (2003) [20th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.16 – WHAT IS LOVE? (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.17-18 – DRAGON BALL Z – BATTLE OF THE GODS (2023) [10th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.17 – GEORGE JONES – STILL PLAYIN’ POSSUM – MUSIC & MEMORIES (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.19 – ONYX THE FORTUITOUS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.21 – The Met Opera: DEAD MAN WALKING (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.21 – BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) [re-releasey] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.22 – THE BIRDS (1963) [60th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.22 – THE DOMINO REVIVAL (2023) [60th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.22 – BEYOND UTOPIA (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.24 – BEYOND UTOPIA (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.25 – THE BIRDS (1963) [60th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.25 – The Met Opera: DEAD MAN WALKING (2023) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.28 – Ghibli 2023: SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.29 – Ghibli 2023: SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.29 – MIRACLE IN EAST TEXAS (2019) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.30 – Ghibli 2023: SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.30 – MIRACLE IN EAST TEXAS (2019) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.10.31 – Ghibli 2023: SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.01 – Ghibli 2023: SPIRITED AWAY (2001) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.05 – THE LAST WALTZ (1978) [45th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.06-7 – K-LOVE Live at Red Rocks (1983) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.08 – AXCN: GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.09 – AXCN: GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) [dubbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.12 – AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO LEE GREENWOOD (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.12 – AXCN: GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) [subbed] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.12 – SCARFACE (1983) [40th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.15 – SCARFACE (1983) [40th anniversary] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.18 – The Met Opera: LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.11.29 – The Met Opera: LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X (2023) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.12.07 – FROZEN (2013) sing-a-long @ Tower Theatre
  • 2023.12.09 – The Met Opera: FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS (2023) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.12.10 – A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.12.13 – A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2023.12.09 – The Met Opera: FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS (2023) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.01.06 – The Met Opera: NABUCCO (2024) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.01.10 – The Met Opera: NABUCCO (2024) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.01.27 – The Met Opera: CARMEN (2024) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.01.31 – The Met Opera: CARMEN (2024) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.03.09 – The Met Opera: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO (2024) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.03.13 – The Met Opera: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO (2024) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.03.23 – The Met Opera: ROMEO ET JULIETTE (2024) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.03.27 – The Met Opera: ROMEO ET JULIETTE (2024) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.04.20 – The Met Opera: LA RONDINE (2024) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.04.24 – The Met Opera: LA RONDINE (2024) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.05.11 – The Met Opera: MADAMA BUTTERFLY (2024) @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX
  • 2024.05.15 – The Met Opera: MADAMA BUTTERFLY (2024) [encore] @ Regal Old Mill 16, ScreenX, & IMAX

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