ABOUT BEND, OREGON

SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES

BendFilm is proud to host the annual Bend Film Festival right here in Central Oregon during the second weekend of October every year. Watch over 100 independent narrative, documentary, and short films, meet the filmmakers, and explore the high desert. Use this page as a guide for all things Bend, Oregon.

Explore Our Venues

One of the best features of the Bend Film Fest is the diverse atmosphere of theaters that will be showing the films, including:

  • Tin Pan Theater – a 28-seat, single-screen, art-house cinema with food & beverage bar
  • Regal 16 – a state of the art cinema with a high-quality sound system located in the Old Mill District
  • Tower Theatre – an art deco, modern performance theater located on Wall Street in downtown Bend

Our unique venues cater to all movie-goer preferences. For more information about venue accessibility, please email operations@bendfilm.org.

Lodging in Bend

Contact BendFilm hotel partners for comfortable, affordable and close-in hospitality! 

Bend has a lot of visitors and sleeping arrangements can sometimes be hard to find. Make sure to book your hotel now. Whether you’re looking for a quaint bed ‘n breakfast or a plush five-star hotel, you can find just what you’re looking for!

THINGS TO DO IN BEND

Attending one of the best film festivals in the United States is just one reason to visit Bend, Oregon. With so much to do, it will be hard to choose whether to explore the great outdoors or stay in town to drink craft beer from more than two dozen breweries and enjoy Bend’s fine dining and entertainment scene.

If it’s shopping you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered. You can peruse quaint boutiques while sipping a latte downtown or hit up your favorite boutique clothing store and stop for lunch in the Old Mill District.

Enjoy a night out on the town tasting wine at Stoller or take a brewery tour on the Bend Ale Trail. Dine on some of Bend’s finest cuisine at Drake restaurant. If you’re in the mood for something new, check out Joolz – an Eastern Mediterranean eatery with a Southwestern U.S. kick. To top it all off, grab a drink from the downtown Benddistillery.

Other ideas:

  • Walk the Deschutes River Trail
  • Get lost downtown in world-famous art galleries
  • Relax in one of Bend’s finest spas
  • Get outdoors and hike, road bike, mountain bike, kayak or canoe

Get more ideas at visitbend.com