Sunriver Oktoberfest 
Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27

Activities on Friday, Sept. 26 

Sunriver Oktoberfest Putt Putt Golf Tournament Fundraiser
 9 am to 2 pm at Sunriver Resort. 

Sunriver Brewery Taproom in the Sunriver Business Park
 3 to 9 pm

  • “Freshies and Festies” – Fresh Hop Beer and Oktoberfest Beer showcase
  • Bratwurst Pop-up
  • Runner’s packet pick-ups
  • Putt Putt winner announcement
  • Oral history of Oktoberfest

Activities on Saturday, Sept. 27

Sunriver Saturday Market at SHARC
9 am to 1 pm 

9:30 am – Crowning the longest married couple 
10:30 am – Soft Pretzel eating contest 
11:30 am – Pretzel tossing contest 
12:30 pm – Drawing for the best German outfits contest 
 
The Village at Sunriver
9 am to 3 pm
9 to 10:30 am: Race packet pickup and registration at Visit Central Oregon office
11 am: Races begin 
11 am to 3 pm: Games and more 

Oktoberfest at SHARC
2 to 7 pm

2 pm – Doors open for event 
4 pm – Best Dressed Competition (prizes available!)
4:30 pm – Beer Stein Holding Competition (prizes available!)
5 pm – Music Starts. Artist: Jeshua Marshall
7 pm – Music ends/Event Ends
There will be a beer garden sponsored by Sunriver Brewing Co. Food provided by Soul Fire Kitchen for purchase. Kid activities include lawn games, axe throwing, inflatable obstacle course, and face painting!
Visit www.sunriversharc.com/oktoberfest for more details. 

Sunriver Oktoberfest Putt Putt
Golf Tournament Fundraiser
Friday, Sept. 26 at Sunriver Resort 

The tournament is Friday, Sept. 26 at Sunriver Resort’s Gray’s Trail. 

The fundraiser benefits: Sunriver Resort’s Wonderland Express, Sunriver Women’s Club and Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual middle school lunch held in the Spring of 2026. Click here to register.

Tee times, 36 players per hour:
9 a.m. – Single competition
10 a.m. – Team competition
11 a.m. – Single competition
Noon – Team competition
1 p.m. – Single competition
2 p.m. – Team Competition

Prizes: Awarded to first, second and third places. Team competition is two players.

Sunriver Oktoberfest Fun Runs
Saturday, Sept. 27

Lace up your running shoes for the newest Bend Races event. The Sunriver Oktoberfest Races are Saturday, Sept. 27. There will be a 10K, 5K and 1-mile fun run. After the race, plan to spend the day in Sunriver enjoying music, German food, local beer, and more festivities at Sunriver Oktoberfest. The race starts at 11 am.
Click here to learn more and register. 

Sunriver Saturday Market
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at SHARC

Celebrate fall’s bounty at the Sunriver Saturday Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at SHARC. There will be more than 70 vendors. Follow the Sunriver Saturday Market on Instagram to learn more. 

Sunriver Antique & Classic Car Show 
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at
The Village at Sunriver

EV-OLUTION
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 in La Pine 

Sunriver Dog Fest
Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at
Century Commons Taps & Trucks in
the Sunriver Business Park 

Lost in Place
Nature Writing Intensive Workshop
Sept. 18 to Sept. 21 

The fifth annual Lost in Place: Nature Writing Intensive is a special experience!

Jon Nelson, Curator of Wildlife at the High Desert Museum, will lead a field trip on Summer Lake’s flora and fauna. Archaeologist Dennis Jenkins will bring the pre-history inhabitants of the region to life. And High Desert author and Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston will lead the daily writing workshops — guaranteed to inspire.

Be part of a small but mighty cohort of desert writers from September 18 through September 21. Space is limited so save your spot today!

Lost in Place: Nature Writing Intensive

September 18-21

The Lodge at Summer Lake | Summer Lake, Oregon

Register at highdesertmuseum.org/lost-in-place-2025

Email info@writingranch.com for questions.