Winter Nights at the High Desert Museum – Winter in the West

It’s warm and wondrous inside the High Desert Museum during Winter Nights!

Join the High Desert Museum after hours every Thursday in December (excluding Christmas Day) for a festive night out with Winter Nights.

During Winter Nights, the Museum will remain open until 7:00 pm with seasonal themes, cookie decorating, storytelling, drink tastings, music, a chance to experience new exhibitions, and engaging activities for all ages!

The Rimrock Café will be open for folks to grab a treat. Silver Sage Trading, the Museum store, will also be open for all your holiday shopping needs. Museum visitors can also look forward to regional craft beverage vendors sampling their seasonal concoctions!

Tonight’s Theme: Winter in the West

What brims with adventure more than daydreams of winter in the West? Nothing puts a gleam in your eye and a smile on your face faster than chasing first tracks or abominable snow-people. What are you wearing in that moment? Your most adventurous sweater, of course. Prepare to traverse the Drawn West exhibition, make your own map, brave the scavenger hunt, and have a listen to a good yarn. Cookie decorating, gift wrapping, toddler dance parties, beverage tastings, and photo-boothing fun included.

Event Details

Dec 11, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Café closes at 6:30 p.m.)
At the High Desert Museum (59800 S Hwy 97 Bend, OR 97702)

Get Your Tickets Early and Save: Click here

Members get in FREE! Please RSVP so they don’t run out of cookies!

Event Lodging

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Photos courtesy of the High Desert Museum