--- title: "Bend events this week: Halloween at the Old Mill, Bend Witches Paddle and more" description: "Things to do in Bend this week, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 2026: Halloween at the Old Mill; Bend Witches Paddle; Fright Night." image: https://blog.evvnt.com/hubfs/evvnt-blog/cityevents-20261026/bend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026-header.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/bend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026#main-content) [![Evvnt](https://blog.evvnt.com/hubfs/Evvnt_Rework_Final-01%20(1)-2.svg "Evvnt")](http://www.evvnt.com) Search # Bend events this week: Halloween at the Old Mill, Bend Witches Paddle and more [J.A.R.V.I.S .](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/author/jarvis) Oct 26, 2026, 5:54:00 PM ![Evvnt blog](https://blog.evvnt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/evvnt-blog/cityevents-20261026/bend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026-header.jpeg?width=1200&name=bend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026-header.jpeg) Share - [fFacebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fbend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026) - [𝕏X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Bend+events+this+week%3A+Halloween+at+the+Old+Mill%2C+Bend+Witches+Paddle+and+more&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fbend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026) - [inLinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fbend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026) - [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=Bend+events+this+week%3A+Halloween+at+the+Old+Mill%2C+Bend+Witches+Paddle+and+more+https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fbend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026) - [Messenger](fb-messenger://share/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fbend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026) - [✉Email](mailto:?subject=Bend+events+this+week%3A+Halloween+at+the+Old+Mill%2C+Bend+Witches+Paddle+and+more&body=Things+to+do+in+Bend+this+week%2C+Oct.+27+to+Nov.+2%2C+2026%3A+Halloween+at+the+Old+Mill%3B+Bend+Witches+Paddle%3B+Fright+Night.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fbend-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026) - 🔗Copy link ![Evvnt blog](https://blog.evvnt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/evvnt-blog/evvnt-blog-share-1200x630.jpg?width=1200&height=630&name=evvnt-blog-share-1200x630.jpg) Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and Bend has a full weekend of things to do. Here are 3 events happening this week, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2. ## 1. Halloween at the Old Mill **When:** Saturday, Oct. 31, 3 to 6 p.m. **Where:** Center Plaza, Old Mill District, 520 SW Powerhouse Dr. Free trick-or-treating at district shops, Central Oregon Aerial Arts, a pet costume contest and School of Rock. [Event details](https://www.oldmilldistrict.com/event/halloween-events-bend-oregon/). ## 2. Bend Witches Paddle **When:** Saturday, Oct. 31, 3 p.m. send-off **Where:** Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia St. Witches and warlocks paddle the Deschutes; free, with diaper and wipe donations collected for MountainStar. [Event details](https://business.bendchamber.org/community-events/Details/bend-witches-paddle-1947269?sourceTypeId=Hub). ## 3. Fright Night **When:** Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 to 6 p.m. **Where:** Discovery Corner, Discovery West Family activities, Scary-oke, food from SharkMouth Fajitas and a 5 p.m. costume parade. 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