Calendar

Welcome to AVA’s monthly calendar of events. Take a peek and plan your stay-cation or your next visit to our region. The city’s most notable annual events include historic home tours, outdoor summer concerts and movies under the stars, and the Northwest Art and Air Festival.

*Note for event organizers: If you’d like to have your event listed on the AVA calendar, head over to our contact page and submit your event to us.

Nov
7
Mon
REGISTRATION – Winter Wonderland Way @ Monteith Riverpark
Nov 7 all-day
REGISTRATION - Winter Wonderland Way @ Monteith Riverpark | Albany | Oregon | United States

Advance registration is required by Novemeber 18, 2022 – visit City of Albany Parks or call 541-917-7760.
Explore the holiday-themed walking path around the park, shop the holiday marketplace and enjoy some great food, fun games and festive music. Fun for all ages! Admission is $5 and includes a fun holiday glow item and keepsake picture.

Nov
9
Wed
The Wall of Honor @ Albany City Hall
Nov 9 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Wall of Honor @ Albany City Hall | Albany | Oregon | United States

The Wall of Honor was originally called Faces of the Fallen and represents all of our Fallen Heroes that gave their lives in combat operations from 2001 through 2021. As of November 2021, it now includes the service men and women killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

History Bites: The Blickensderfer Typewriter @ Albany Regional Museum
Nov 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
History Bites: The Blickensderfer Typewriter @ Albany Regional Museum | Albany | Oregon | United States

Join the Albany Regional Museum for the last History Bites of 2022. Are resident, Rob Blickensderfer will share his typewriter collection and family history of developing innovative typewriters. Rob’s family entered the typewriter business in the 1800s and introduced a number of typewriter innovations including creating the first fully electric typewriter. Rob Blickensderfer is a retired metallurgist from the US Bureau of Mines – Albany Research Lab. There is no charge for this event and donations are encouraged. Light refreshments will be available.

Nov
10
Thu
The Wall of Honor @ Albany City Hall
Nov 10 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Wall of Honor @ Albany City Hall | Albany | Oregon | United States

The Wall of Honor was originally called Faces of the Fallen and represents all of our Fallen Heroes that gave their lives in combat operations from 2001 through 2021. As of November 2021, it now includes the service men and women killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Old Fashioned Christmas Store @ Riverside Community Hall
Nov 10 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Old Fashioned Christmas Store @ Riverside Community Hall | Albany | Oregon | United States

Seasonal and home décor, gifts, jewelry, baked goods, and more! Cash or check, please.

Veteran of the Year Banquet 2022 @ Linn County Fair & Expo
Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Veteran of the Year Banquet 2022 @ Linn County Fair & Expo | Albany | Oregon | United States

This year we will be back to having a traditional Veterans Day Parade and Honoring our Veterans with the Veteran of the Year and Distinguished Veteran banquet at the Expo Center. Tickets will be available for early purchase – visit the event Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/events/1083436349200022

Murder on the Orient Express @ Albany Civic Theater
Nov 10 @ 7:30 pm
Murder on the Orient Express @ Albany Civic Theater | Albany | Oregon | United States

Famous detective Hercule Poirot meets a host of peculiar characters aboard the Orient Express. When one is found stabbed multiple times in his locked train compartment, Poirot is tasked to solve the murder, as the killer could still be in their midst. As Poirot investigates, conflicting clues and convoluted alibis lead him to dead ends. Over the course of 48 hours, will Poirot be able to solve the case of the Murder on the Orient Express?

Nov
11
Fri
Oregon State University Fall Family Weekend @ Oregon State University
Nov 11 all-day
Oregon State University Fall Family Weekend @ Oregon State University | Corvallis | Oregon | United States

SAVE the DATE to welcome OSU Families! Photo by Dave Maestas.

Veteran’s Day Breakfast @ NEW West Albany High School Cafeteria
Nov 11 @ 6:00 am – 9:30 am
Veteran's Day Breakfast @ NEW West Albany High School Cafeteria | Albany | Oregon | United States

Get ready for the Veterans Day parade with this hearty all-you-can-eat breakfast including scrambled eggs, ham, pancakes, milk and coffee. The cost is $10.00 for Adults, $5.00 for Kids, Active Military in uniform, and Veterans. Proceeds will help the Albany Optimist Club support organizations in our community that help children.

The Wall of Honor @ Albany City Hall
Nov 11 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Wall of Honor @ Albany City Hall | Albany | Oregon | United States

The Wall of Honor was originally called Faces of the Fallen and represents all of our Fallen Heroes that gave their lives in combat operations from 2001 through 2021. As of November 2021, it now includes the service men and women killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.