WinterFest Activities all Weekend Long!
Hours are Friday 5-10 | Sat 11-10 | Sun 11-6
Detailed schedule of events follows – click on the area below to find out more about your favorite WinterFest activity:
- Live Music Stage
- Marketplace
- Metal Mulisha
- OMSI Kid’s Area
- RailJam
- Shakespeare on the Rocks
- Snow Sculptures and Ice Carving Exhibit
- SnowWarriors
- WinterFest Kids Snow Games
- Wine Walk
Click here to download an event schedule and check out complete event details in the WinterFest Guide, available February 16th in The Source Weekly.
Bent Blog Lounge & Bar Schedule
The warmest spot at this year’s Bend Winterfest is the Bent Lounge hosted by The Source Weekly’s blog, Bent! It’s home to the only liquor bar on Winterfest grounds along with alternative sources of entertainment to further warm your loins. Oregon Lottery is sponsoring the lounge, so swing through and test your latest Keno strategy.
Look forward to seeing performances from local musicians Greg Botsford and Noah Charles Stroup as well sets from the Top 3 Finishers in last year’s Last Comic Standing, Chelsea Woodmansee, Samantha Albert, and Stan Whitton.
Expect a healthy dose of snow, motorcycle, and cult movies throughout the weekend with a daily dedication to the Big Lebowski.
Lebowski Happy Hour is an opportunity to show off your ability to hold a White Russian in one hand and a Wii remote in the other. Prizes will be awarded for Top Wii Bowling Score, Best Lebowski Milk Mustache, and Person Who Best Ties the Room Together.
The weekend concludes with a laid back Sunday of movies and a Make-Your-Own Bloody Mary bar.
The Bent Lounge is a 21+ only location.
Friday, February 17th
Lounge Open from 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
5:30 – 7:00 pm – Music by Greg Botsford Duo
7:30 – 8:30 pm – Last Comic (Still) Standing
9:00 – 10:00 pm – Lebowski Happy Hour (White Russians and Wii Bowling)
Saturday, February 18th
Lounge Open from 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Saturday Movie Marathon
5:30 – 7:00 pm – Music by Noah Charles Stroup
7:30 – 8:30 pm – Lebowski Happy Hour
Sunday, February 19th
Lounge Open from 11:00 pm – 6:00 pm
11:00 am – 6:00 pm – Sunday Movie Marathon and Bloody Mary Bar
Live Music Schedule
| Friday, February 17th Main stage presented by:  |
Saturday, February 18th Main stage presented by:  |
| Mainstage – Festival Center 7:00pm Larry & His Flask 8:30pm March Fourth |
Mainstage – Festival Center 7:00pm MOsley WOtta 8:30pm The Coup |
| Century Center Afterparty - 70 NW Century Dr – 21+ Doors 10pm11:00pm Keys N Krates | Century Center Afterparty - 70 NW Century Dr – 21+ Doors 10pm10:30pm Busdriver11:00pm Buck 65 |
Fine Food and Art Marketplace
2012 showcases an expansive collection of fine art and food vendors located inside a cozy(and heated) tent on the festival grounds. Inside you will find locally made foods – ranging from pies and candies to Oregon made cheeses – art, clothing, jewelry, photography and plenty of other unique items! Sponsored by the Oregon Lottery.
Metal Mulisha – Sunday, February 19th – Presented by Smolich Motors
Three shows: Noon, 2pm and 5pm
The motorcross team Metal Mulisha hits the big-air track at the 2012 Bend WinterFest on Sunday. The world-famous motorcross team brings some of its best riders including Central Oregon’s own Justin Homan.
Metal Mulisha has been pushing the limits of freestyle motorcross and big air competitions since the late 1990s. As the most well known team in motorcross, Metal Mulisha routinely dominates events around the world.
More than just a motorcross team, Metal Mulisha has revolutionized the culture of motorcross. Metal Mulisha will showcase their sickest tricks and death-defying stunts.
Don’t miss Justin Homan and the rest of the Metal Mulisha riders as they take over WinterFest for three shows!
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OMSI Kid’s Area – Presented by Bend Research
Returning again this year to Bend WinterFest is the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Following the success of the Bend Research sponsored Kids Area in 2011, OMSI will be bringing their extraordinary scientific and technological games and activities to Central Oregon. Children and adults alike enjoyed their Science Festival kit, containing up to 15 touch tables, with brain teaser type activities meant to entertain and challenge wide age ranges. Their Health and fitness table top exhibits are hands-on interactive exhibits that emphasize healthy living and what to look for in eating a healthy diet. Kiddies enjoyed Nano technology table top activities, hands-on, interactive exhibits that communicate awareness, engagement, and understanding of nano-scale science, engineering, and technology. Also a hit with parents and children alike was the 3D Dinosaur puzzle, a wooden 3d puzzle that is roughly 4 feet high. OMSI staff also schedule interactive demonstrations. This wide variety of demonstrations on topics such as Chemistry, Physics and Electricity are given by OMSI science educators throughout the weekend. Examples of the demonstrations include demos on dry ice and Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion. Thanks go to Bend Research for sponsoring the OMSI tent.
Full Schedule
Fri:
6pm-Chemistry- Acids and Bases
7pm-Physics-Newtons First Law
8pm-Chemistry-Exothermic Reactions
9pm-Physics Newton’s 2nd Law
Sat:
12pm-Physics Newton’s 3rd Law
1pm-Chemistry Liquid Nitrogen
2pm-Physics Centrifugal and Centripetal Force
3pm-Chemistry Gleup and Slime!
4pm-Astronomy-Planets
5pm-Audience Request
6pm-The Science of Space Exploration
7pm-Physics- Static Electricity
8pm-Chemistry Gleup and Slime!
9pm-Chemistry Liquid Nitrogen
Sun:
12pm-Astronomy Constellations
1pm-Meteorology
2pm-Chemistry Gleup and Slime!
3pm-Physics Assorted Demos
4pm-Chemistry Liquid Nitrogen
5pm-Audience Request
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2012 U.S. Cellular Rail Jam – win cash and prizes!
Friday night - Skiing competition
Saturday night - Snowboard competition
Download Winterfest Rail Jam Card registration form or register online via BendTicket.com
Over 50 national and regional snowboarders and skiers will compete this year for our largest cash and prize giveaways yet.
Video courtesy of Jim Sanco and Green Slope Media
The Schedule:
Friday night will open with the skiing competitions. Skiers compete in three rounds to determine the finalists. The top five skiers will then proceed to the final round, battling it out for the winning position.
On Saturday, snowboarders will warm up to the sounds of nearby live music and cheers from excited spectators. Snowboarders compete in rounds to determine the top five boarders who will proceed to the final competition and coveted position as the #1 rider at Bend WinterFest 2012.
The Prizes
1st place skier & snowboarder: $1500 each
2nd place skier & snowboarder: $500 each
3rd through 5th place will also receive prizes
Register early!
Early registration: $25
Day of competition: $35
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Shakespeare on the Rocks: Good Will
2 shows: Wednesday February 15 and Thursday February 16, 8pm, doors 7pm. The Old Stone Church 157 NW Franklin Ave. Bend, OR 97701. Limited seating available.
In Good Will NWCTC Artistic Director Grant Turner tells the chronological story of Shakespeare’s life from his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 to his death in 1616, highlighting such events as: his arrival in London in 1592, his debut at the Globe Theatre in 1599, and the publishing of the sonnets in 1609. The show is comprised of Shakespeare’s own writings, anecdotal stories, and historical facts, and features over 20 speeches from the plays, including “To be or not to be”, “All the world’s a stage”, and “Friends, Romans, countrymen” among others.
Snow Sculptures and Ice Carving Exhibit
Nothing says “winter” more than ice and snow! Amazing life-size Snow Sculptures will greet you at every WinterFest entrance. You will also have the opportunity to witness some of the most talented ice carvers in the Northwest while they work their magic on blocks of ice. Come watch the artists carve ice on Friday 6:30pm next to Anthony’s and Saturday 11am at Festival Center. The exhibits will be open for viewing during the festival. Sponsored by Hola!
Snow Warriors – Sunday, February 19th
Not for the faint of heart, Snow Warriors is an outrageous, fun and challenging event. Sprint from the start and traverse the course through crazy obstacles and terrain that includes mud, snow and ice. Prepare yourself to climb over, through and under extreme obstacles along the way to the ultimate finish – a climb up and slide down the WinterFest RailJam into the beer garden. Warm clothes and running shoes are the only required “gear,” but extra points will be given to participants in costume! Climbing up cargo nets, swinging from trees over mud, running through ice and snow pits as well as leaping over live flames are just a few of the obstacles Snow Warriors will encounter. Details are available here. Sponsored by OSU Cascades.
WinterFest Kids Snow Games
Are your kids disappointed because you can’t make it up to the mountain? No problem! WinterFest will bring the mountain down to you. The Kids Snow Games area is a large “snow-box” where your kids can make snowmen, snow angels, and frolic to their heart’s desire. We supply the play toys and snow, you get to sit back and relax while your little ones get their wiggles out. REI will also be making a life-sized igloo and doing interactive demonstrations throughout the WinterFest weekend. Sponsored by The Center.
WinterFest Wine Walk – Friday, February 17th, 5pm to 9pm
During WinterFest, the Shops in the Old Mill District are transformed into a mecca for fine wines with the annual Wine Walk. Tickets for the event are $20 per person(which includes a WinterFest button), $15 per person if you already have a WinterFest button. Tickets include a commemorative wine glass and 10 wine tasting tickets. Look for our complete list of wines and retailers February 1. Sponsored by Trinchero Family Estates. Purchase your wine walk packets at the Ticket Mill, Orvis or COVA.
