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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.
At the November 11th OSU Football game against Stanford, fans will be encouraged to bring canned goods/donations to select tailgate areas to be donated to the community and receive a premium co-branded giveaway as a thank you from the sponsors. Fans can donate directly to the Beavers Fight Hunger fund supporting the OSU BNC here.
The three organizations will come together in support of the Linn Benton Food Share and the OSU Basic Needs Center (BNC), with Safeway and TCCA providing donations to be delivered alongside student-athletes and members of the OSU Athletics Department. Linn Benton Food Share provides millions of pounds of food every year through various programs to those who need it most in the Corvallis community.
“The OSU Basic Needs Center food pantry is the most popular of all our programs,” said Sery Oeur, BNC Student Leader, Radiation Health Physics major, Class of 2026. “We are constantly buying enough produce and goods to support our community’s needs. Donations like this are very helpful to us.”
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NACC Christmas Bazaar 2023 will be FRIDAY, November 17th, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm AND SATURDAY, November 18th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Friday night will be a Ladies Night theme. Come with your friends and get first picks of all the wonderful treasures their vendors have to offer! Tickets will be sold online or at the door. There will be free appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks, large value raffle prizes available only for Friday attenders! Along with our regular raffle area, there will be special offers, a little bit of swag, and so much fun! Tickets will be $7 online or $10 at the door and online special only of 4 tickets for $21!
Saturday’s event will be no charge! We will have around 90 vendors offering a huge variety of high quality treasures. There will be delicious breakfast and lunch offered, along with a huge bake sale, fabulous raffle area, and coffee bar.
This event is a fundraiser to support the NACC women’s ministry program
NACC Christmas Bazaar 2023 will be FRIDAY, November 17th, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm AND SATURDAY, November 18th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Saturday’s event will be no charge! We will have around 90 vendors offering a huge variety of high quality treasures. There will be delicious breakfast and lunch offered, along with a huge bake sale, fabulous raffle area, and coffee bar.
This event is a fundraiser to support the NACC women’s ministry program
Thanksgiving Day Albany, Oregon
Half Marathon | 10K | 5K | 2.5 mile Walk | Kid’s Dash
Register at https://www.omroadrace.org/gobblers-revenge
The 15th Annual Oregon Mid-Valley Road Race is set to kick off on Thanksgiving morning 2023! Food, music, awards and prizes await those who are not afraid of ‘The Gobbler’s Revenge’.
The Mid-Valley Lions Club started the Oregon Mid-Valley Road Race as an annual running event in the region to raise dollars to help meet growing medical needs in the Mid-Valley.
Kid’s Dash Start time: 9:00 AM, Thanksgiving Morning
Start & Finish Location: North Albany Middle School Track
Pacers: Parents are welcome to assist with the little ones
Finisher medals or ribbons and swag: For all Kids!
Sybaris presents The Twentieth Annual Thanksgiving ABC House Benefit Dinner
Thursday, November 23rd at 1:30pm
Please call 541-928-8157 to reserve your spot for this special fundraiser
$40 per person/ $20 children 7-13/ children 6 and under eat free
All Dinner Sales Go Directly To The ABC House
South Albany Boys Basketball is hosting its annual holiday bazaar in the SAHS Cafeteria, November 25th-26th from 9:00am-4:00pm each day. Come see us and support our 20+ vendors from around the community! We will be having raffle baskets available to be won!
Admission is free, donations are appreciated. Funds go towards RedHawks Boys Basketball.
South Albany Boys Basketball is hosting its annual holiday bazaar in the SAHS Cafeteria, November 25th-26th from 9:00am-4:00pm each day. Come see us and support our 20+ vendors from around the community! We will be having raffle baskets available to be won!
Admission is free, donations are appreciated. Funds go towards RedHawks Boys Basketball.
The Annual Festival of Wreaths Auction is a huge fundraiser for the carousel and an event we look forward to all year long!
You’re invited to stay in, curl up with some cocoa – or wine – and do some bidding with the trusted online auction platform, 32 Auctions.
Bidding will begin on November 27th at 9 AM and will close December 3rd at 7 PM.
Items will have pictures and descriptions online for you to browse or you can stop by the carousel Wednesday- Sunday during the auction 11AM – 4PM to view the auction items.
https://www.32auctions.com/FestivalofWreaths2023
Many thanks to this year’s Festival of Wreaths sponsor, Aasum-Dufour Funeral Home. Events like this wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of local businesses and community sponsors.
The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be holding its annual Holiday Book Sale Dec. 1-2 in the Corvallis Library’s main meeting room, organizers announced.
The sale is open to the general public from 3-6 p.m. Dec. 1 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 2. On the first day, the event is open to members only from noon-3 p.m. The Corvallis Library is located at 645 NW Monroe Ave.
Organizers said the books, which will be individually priced, offered for sale are in very good condition and suitable for gift-giving. There will be fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and much more!
Books. CDs and DVDs will also be for sale. Items may be purchased with cash, check or credit card.
Sales benefit activities at all library locations — Alsea, Corvallis, Monroe and Philomath.
Toland Tree Farm🌲Christmas Tree & Wreath ❤️Sale❤️
🎄December 2&3 (9am – 4pm)
Fresh, Pre-cut Doug Fir trees 5’-8’
Trees will be cut and ready to go!🎅🏻 cash or Venmo accepted.
Priced per tree, TBD
Come on out and help celebrate the season!
They are working on raising funds this year to help us offset the cost of Craig’s cancer treatments. They appreciate your support🙏
