I was really looking forward to seeing the WinterFest 2025 fire pits at Bend’s winter festival event in Bend’s Old Mill District last February. They are great to photograph! I have posted pictures from previous years under the fire pit tag.
We are about to experience some of our hottest temperatures of the year in Bend this week. Maybe you are also getting some hot days where you live. I thought it might be a great time to remember the cooler temperatures of winter.
One of my favorite fire pits this year, was this VW van. It was well-designed and fun.
Another one I really liked was this one featuring a forest. Loved those trees!
Some of the fire pits have more intricate designs.
Others are more simple.
Some, like this one, are enormous. You can see lots of people meeting up around this WinterFest 2025 fire pit to take advantage of its warmth.
Some of the fire pits used a more traditional design, but included interesting cut-out details.
Others were all about the details. This octopus surrounding a boat, which I’ve shown before, had amazing details.
Some are cone or column shaped.
Other are square.
This year, snow from a recent storm covered the ground. It added to the festive mood.
This event includes ice carvings, hand-crafted fire pits, the Pump Bump Jam (a ski ramp with several jumps), a wine walk, food carts, beer, wine, and cider booths, bands playing on the stage, a flying dog show, and a kid’s area. It also includes booths from a wide variety of businesses and booths selling everything from jewelry and clothing to unique food items. This year, there were more Marketplace booths than I’ve ever seen before.
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What a wonderful idea to feature a winter festival! The photos brought some much needed relief to the heat in Texas.
Thanks, Egidio! Yeah, I figured some of us would like seeing some cooler weather pictures.
Some really cool and interesting designs!
Yeah, there sure are, Sofia!
Siobhan, your Winterfest post reminded me that North Dakota celebrates winter in three different cities. Of course, we are usually "down south" when our state celebrates our return to sub-zero weather. >grin<
With the winter weather there, I bet they have some good festivals. Ah... you are a snowbird for part of the year. :)
Siobhan, your Winterfest post was great for us here as well as the weather is getting hotter every day. Fire pits festival? Interesting - something to introduce here as well. There were many interesting pits and patterns - I bet it would be great up north here as our winters have no snow anymore in Skåne.
Thanks, Ann-Christine! It's a fun festival with many different components. It's great whether there is snow on the ground or not.
Yes, I get excited when I see "winter" Christmas markets because we don't get that here.
I am a determinedly 'no snow' person because, no matter how beautiful, it turns to sludge, ice and mucky stuff underfoot, but that's a great variety of fire pits. Doing my best not to cook here in the Algarve too xx
Yes, snow has its downsides. However, when it's silently falling, it's simply magical.
What a wonderful way to celebrate winter at a fair than with fire pits. You captured the event beautifully Siobhan!
Thanks, Anne! They are pretty impressive. 🙂