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Albany Visitors Association
122 Ferry St SW
Albany, OR 97321
PO Box 965
Phone:
541-928-0911
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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.
Dec
23
Fri
Albany’s Roller Dome is bringing back traditions! Slip on your ugliest sweater and skate and sing Christmas songs, with the lyrics displayed on three large projection screens. 7:00m-9:00 pm ( All Ages ), 9:30 pm-11:30 pm ( 18+ Adult ). Pre-purchase tickets HERE
Join Santa at the Carousel! Littles can visit and tell him what they want for Christmas while their adult snags a photo of a precious Christmas memory- all for FREE. While you are here, make sure and grab a hot chocolate at the Carousel Café and take a ride (or two) on the carousel.
Dec
24
Sat
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association is teaming up with the Willamette National Forest and the Umpqua National Forest to place 200 wooden ornaments, featuring a colorful valley scene, across non-wilderness trails in both national forests. Beginning November 25, 2022, eagle-eyed hikers and visitors can hit the trail to track down an ornament; once you’ve found one ornament per household, register to win the grand prize and put the ornament on your tree back at home. Ornaments are placed on family-friendly trails and more arduous paths alike, giving hikers of all abilities the chance to win. Register to win HERE.
Join Santa at the Carousel! Littles can visit and tell him what they want for Christmas while their adult snags a photo of a precious Christmas memory- all for FREE. While you are here, make sure and grab a hot chocolate at the Carousel Café and take a ride (or two) on the carousel.
Join the Whitespires Church in Historic Downtown Albany for a traditional Christmas Eve sing-along.
Dec
27
Tue
Novak’s invites you to make beautiful food and beautiful memories. In each class, you can enjoy appetizers with your choice of wine and other beverages as you work together to create some of Novak’s exquisite foods. When you are done, you’ll feast on a lovely meal, and take home the recipe for future reference. Classes are $50 per person. Call for reservations at 541-967-9488. There are three classes in December: 13th at 12 p.m. Chicken Paprikas, Novak’s signature dish and our famously delicious Red Cabbage, 20th, 6 p.m. Szekely Toltott Kaposzta (Cabbage Rolls) and Oma’s sugar cookies, Tuesday, December 27th at 6 p.m. Mama’s Meatballs in a creamy mushroom sauce and Spatzel (Hungarian Pearl Noodles).
Dec
28
Wed
SAVE the DATE for the return of this event! Northwest Duals is a high school duals-style wrestling tournament hosted by West Albany High School to raise funds to support the program. The event continues Thursday, December 29.
Dec
29
Thu
SAVE the DATE for the return of this event! Northwest Duals is a high school duals-style wrestling tournament hosted by West Albany High School to raise funds to support the program. The event continues Thursday, December 29.
Dec
31
Sat
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association is teaming up with the Willamette National Forest and the Umpqua National Forest to place 200 wooden ornaments, featuring a colorful valley scene, across non-wilderness trails in both national forests. Beginning November 25, 2022, eagle-eyed hikers and visitors can hit the trail to track down an ornament; once you’ve found one ornament per household, register to win the grand prize and put the ornament on your tree back at home. Ornaments are placed on family-friendly trails and more arduous paths alike, giving hikers of all abilities the chance to win. Register to win HERE.
Celebrate the new year with professional bronc riding and dancing!
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