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
3
Sat
Holidays in the Park @ Ralston Park
Dec 3 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Holidays in the Park @ Ralston Park | Lebanon | Oregon | United States

Enjoy a fun-filled day with music, vendors, Santa and more. Twilight Parade to start at 5:15 pm For information visit the event page: Holidays in the Park

The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center
Dec 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

Legacy Ballet’s annual production is a full-length Nutcracker in a new theater venue, The Albany Performing Arts Center. Join Legacy this holiday season and celebrate the return of an annual tradition for so many in our community! There are four performances on December 2, 7-9 p.m., December 3, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. and December 4, 2-4 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, reserved seating. Available at: https://legacyballet.ludus.com/22033

Winter Wonderland Way @ Monteith Riverpark
Dec 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Winter Wonderland Way @ Monteith Riverpark | Albany | Oregon | United States

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. Advance registration required – visit City of Albany Parks or call 541-917-7760.

Sweet Home Community Singing Christmas Tree @ Sweet Home High School
Dec 3 @ 7:00 pm
Sweet Home Community Singing Christmas Tree @ Sweet Home High School | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

This Sweet Home tradition is back live this year! Performances are also available on December 3 at 7 p.m. and December 4 at 3 p.m.

The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center
Dec 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

Legacy Ballet’s annual production is a full-length Nutcracker in a new theater venue, The Albany Performing Arts Center. Join Legacy this holiday season and celebrate the return of an annual tradition for so many in our community! There are four performances on December 2, 7-9 p.m., December 3, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. and December 4, 2-4 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, reserved seating. Available at: https://legacyballet.ludus.com/22033

Dec
4
Sun
Holly Jolly Online Auction
Dec 4 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Holly Jolly Online Auction

It’s the most holly jolly time of the year and this online auction benefiting ABC House makes it even better. More information for the 2022 event will be posted soon but last year’s items and packages included vacation packages in Sunriver and Bend, local attractions and food, wine and wine tasting, golf packages and more! The auction will open at 8 a.m. on November 19 and close at 7 p.m. on December 4.

Santa at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum
Dec 4 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Santa at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum | Albany | Oregon | United States

Join Santa at the Carousel every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. until Christmas and during First Friday on December 2nd from 5:30 to 8 p.m. 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.

The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center
Dec 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Nutcracker Ballet @ The Albany Performing Arts Center | Albany | Oregon | United States

Legacy Ballet’s annual production is a full-length Nutcracker in a new theater venue, The Albany Performing Arts Center. Join Legacy this holiday season and celebrate the return of an annual tradition for so many in our community! There are four performances on December 2, 7-9 p.m., December 3, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. and December 4, 2-4 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, reserved seating. Available at: https://legacyballet.ludus.com/22033

Children’s Pioneer Christmas Party @ Monteith House
Dec 4 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Children's Pioneer Christmas Party @ Monteith House | Albany | Oregon | United States

SAVE the DATE for this fun event! Celebrate the Christmas season the way the pioneers would have done in the 1800s by joining the festivities at the Monteith House. Children ages 5-16 are invited to join the Monteith Historical Society for a Christmas party. Children will make pioneer Christmas crafts, decorate the Christmas tree at the Monteith House, sing carols, eat Christmas cookies, and have the option to ride on the horse-drawn wagon in the “Twice Around Downtown Christmas Parade” at 5 p.m.  Tickets are required and sell out fast – check the Monteith House website for ticket sales information.

Sweet Home Community Singing Christmas Tree @ Sweet Home High School
Dec 4 @ 3:00 pm
Sweet Home Community Singing Christmas Tree @ Sweet Home High School | Sweet Home | Oregon | United States

This Sweet Home tradition is back live this year! Performances are also available on December 3 at 7 p.m. and December 4 at 3 p.m.