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.
Feb
10
Sat
At this indoor event, Iron Water Ranch invites the community into their barns to meet their lambs!
There will be educational displays, knowledgeable staff, and tons of baby lambs on hand.
Reservations REQUIRED for one-hour sessions, $20 per person. For information and reservations visit: Lambentine.
Feb
11
Sun
At this indoor event, Iron Water Ranch invites the community into their barns to meet their lambs!
There will be educational displays, knowledgeable staff, and tons of baby lambs on hand.
Reservations REQUIRED for one-hour sessions, $20 per person. For information and reservations visit: Lambentine.
Apr
6
Sat
Join Iron Water Ranch for a fibery fun day with lambs to pet, fleeces to touch, and classes to take!
There will be a whole variety of raw fleeces available, natural and dyed yarns, washed locks, dryer balls, and fiber arts equipment and supplies!
2 Classes Available: Shepherding 101 for newer shepherds is from 12 pm to 2 pm, and a beginning Crochet Class from 1 pm – 3 pm. To purchase tickets for these classes and for additional information visit Iron Water Ranch.
You’ll have a wooly good time!
Apr
21
Sun
Vendors. Food. Music. Art. Anime. Cosplay. Collectibles. Pop Culture. Crafts. Jewelry. AND BEYOND! A market unlike any other!
Come meet
@j_sonlarock, the voice actor for Damien Bloodmarch from the cult-classic dating sim “Dream Daddy” as well as
@casperolivervo, the creator of the award-winning queer horror podcast “Jar of Rebuke”! 🎙
There will also be stickers, zines, pony bead art, Final Fantasy XIV prints, and free queer resources! ✨️. Purchase tickets here before the market for $5+fees or $10 at the door.
Seniors, Veterans, and children 6 and younger – FREE!
May
17
Fri
SAVE the DATE for this fun family event with a parade, live music, exhibits, quilt show, car show, and sheepdog trials and more!
The Fat Lamb Fiber Fest is part of the Lamb & Wool Fair activities.
May 17, 18, 19, 2024
May
18
Sat
SAVE the DATE for this fun family event with a parade, live music, exhibits, quilt show, car show, and sheepdog trials and more!
The Fat Lamb Fiber Fest is part of the Lamb & Wool Fair activities.
May 17, 18, 19, 2024
May
19
Sun
SAVE the DATE for this fun family event with a parade, live music, exhibits, quilt show, car show, and sheepdog trials and more!
The Fat Lamb Fiber Fest is part of the Lamb & Wool Fair activities.
May 17, 18, 19, 2024
Jun
8
Sat
Members of Friends of Historic Albany (FOHA) will be discussing historically significant residents and structures during a one-hour walking tour through a portion of the Hackleman Historic District.
The tour begins at 2:30 p.m. in front of the former Oregon Electric Railroad Depot, 133 5th Ave. SE,
Jun
28
Fri
The 48th Annual Black Sheep Gathering, taking place Friday through Sunday, celebrates natural-colored animals and their fiber.
Don’t miss the most charming sheep in the barn and spectacular fiber entries. 📷 by Melinda Martin
Jun
29
Sat
The 48th Annual Black Sheep Gathering, taking place Friday through Sunday, celebrates natural-colored animals and their fiber.
Don’t miss the most charming sheep in the barn and spectacular fiber entries. 📷 by Melinda Martin
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