Oregon WinterFest returns to Redmond Fairgrounds with live music, local vendors and apple blooms – KTVZ

Sunday is third, remaining day of occasion

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2023 Oregon WinterFest, dubbed by organizers as “the Northwest’s largest winter celebration” has returned to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo Middle this weekend.

Throughout a Saturday walk-through, you possibly can observe tons of various distributors, many native and a few from exterior the realm. A number of companies caught the attention of NewsChannel 21.

Six Stix Gourmand Pretzels, a dipped-pretzel firm that hails from Oregon Metropolis, affords over 200 flavors of dipped pretzel sticks, together with bacon ranch jalapeno, dill pickle, and fruity pebbles. The fan-favorite taste in Central Oregon? Animal cookie.

Six Stix proprietor Dynasty Potter stated, “These aren’t all of our flavors — we now have over 200 flavors. We vary from candy to spicy to alcohol-flavored. I am extra of a candy individual, simply do not ask my ex! So yeah, we get inventive within the kitchen. We do the Smith Rock Harvest Fest over right here. Animal cookie appears to be our hottest taste over right here.”

However maybe their most well-known providing is their caramel apple blooms, and you’ll fill the within together with your favourite sweet and nuts, and prime it off with whipped cream.

Proper throughout the way in which from Six Stix was one thing else you might have by no means seen earlier than, Freeze-Dried Sweet.

Freeze Dried Sweet “volunteer” and husband of the proprietor, Charles Inexperienced, says freeze-drying sweet was by no means one thing he meant to do.

After his spouse purchased a freeze dryer in 2020, the household tried freeze-drying pure meals for active-duty troopers going through meals insecurity. After unsuccessful makes an attempt at a variety of totally different meals, Charles’ youngsters recommended one thing else.

“So my spouse had to determine one thing with the freeze dryer that will assist us out with what we’re attempting to do, which is assist troopers out,” Charles recalled. “So she began with the freeze-dried sweet, as our children recommended sweet is the easiest way to go.”

If you happen to’re extra into savory than candy, “We are the Wurst” is a neighborhood sausage provider based mostly in Redmond that additionally serves smoked fish, has you lined.

We are the Wurst proprietor Matthew Fidler instructed KTVZ Saturday, “I get to fulfill new clients. I get to make clients for all times. I am of the opinion that in the event you strive my product, you will agree that it is superior. And that is the aim — discover these clients, make them, retain them.”

If you happen to’re not feeling hungry simply but on the fest, Ablis CBD affords drinks with all of the medicinal advantages of marijuana, and no THC. Occasion workers member Mackenzie Schonback had excessive reward for the Bend firm.

Schonback stated, “They’re a neighborhood firm, regionally owned. They supply the whole lot as native as potential, they rent regionally. It is a longtime Bend household.”

Final however absolutely not least, in the event you’re feeling a bit spicy (or loads), Newks Sizzling Sauce, based mostly in Portland, additionally popped up at WinterFest on Saturday, providing 5 totally different flavors of scorching sauces.

The founder and proprietor of Newks, Jake Newcomb, stated {that a} journey to Mexico after being laid off as a result of pandemic impressed him to launch his personal enterprise.

“I used to be getting back from a visit from Mexico, impressed by plenty of the road meals and sauces there, made a taste, bought it launched by way of Kickstarter, bought into some farmers’ markets, — after which, inside a pair years, we’re right here.”

You will have yet one more likelihood to take a look at the ice carving, gentle artwork, hearth pit and sculptures and naturally, meals and beverage distributors. 

Oregon WinterFest opens for its third and remaining day on Sunday at 11 A.M., wrapping up at 5 o’clock.