The Little Woody Festival is back for Central Oregonians to enjoy beer, whiskey and ciders

(Update: Adding video, comments from gnomies)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Little Woody Barrel-Aged Beer, Cider & Whiskey Festival is back for Central Oregonians to enjoy whiskey, ciders and of course some beers.

The Friday and Saturday event is also a time to participate in the Bend Beer Run and spend quality time with friends dressing up as gnomes. The proper gnome attire includes beards, hats, overalls, and a wooden pipe.

The event is taking place on the lawn of the Deschutes Historical Museum at 129 northwest Idaho Avenue in downtown Bend, which is also the beneficiary of the event. People also get to enjoy live music and snack on some food from local vendors.

I spoke with some people on hand for all the fun Saturday.

Justin  Hurworth said, "We tend to prefer the ciders. But, there are also a lot of unique--there was a Mexican lager that I had here yesterday that was just incredible. It was done in tequila barrels and so that was really, really good."

Christopher Magone said, "There's a couple really good lagers--like chocolate coco and like vanilla lager that was really good. Just glad to be back and all the food is really good as well. Looking for the little gnome inside the museum is always fun." 

 The event continues until 10 p.m. Saturday.  If you want to bring home a piece of Little Woody, you need to purchase a big token to fill a growler.