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.
Aug
3
Thu
Harrisburg Summer Sounds concert series
Thursday Nights, Food Trucks open at 5:30pm, Music starts at 6:30pm at Riverfront Park in Harrisburg
Free Admission
Bring a chair or blanket
- July 6, Caleb Davis Quartet
- July 13, McKayla Marie
- July 20, Outline Shine and Line Dancing
- July 27, Candy Apple Blue
- August 3, Whiskey Banditos
Photo: “Poppies Near Harrisburg” by Nancy Hunt
Oct
14
Sat
OFFF is ON for 2023! Oct 14 & 15 at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, OR.
Oregon Flock and Fiber is a weekend filled with classes, demonstrations, livestock shows, and an expansive marketplace with a wide array of fiber goods and accessories.
Admission is FREE!
Workshops will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
The marketplace is open Saturday 9am – 5pm and Sunday 9am – 4pm.
Please join them for a weekend of fiber fun and community.
For information visit Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
Photo by Melinda Martin.
Oct
15
Sun
OFFF is ON for 2023! Oct 14 & 15 at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, OR.
Oregon Flock and Fiber is a weekend filled with classes, demonstrations, livestock shows, and an expansive marketplace with a wide array of fiber goods and accessories.
Admission is FREE!
Workshops will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
The marketplace is open Saturday 9am – 5pm and Sunday 9am – 4pm.
Please join them for a weekend of fiber fun and community.
For information visit Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
Photo by Melinda Martin.
Oct
28
Sat
Iron Water Ranch is proud to host their Fall Fiber Fest this October. This event is for the whole family and includes crafts and classes for all ages. There will be additional vendors offering beautiful fiber art supplies and finished products as well. This is a great event to visit and learn about all the different breeds of sheep they raise.
There will be: Raw fleeces, Dyed locks, Roving, Yarn, Needle felted gifts, Tons of fall and winter decor, Gifts for the holiday season
There will be 3 classes offered taught by Iron Water Shepherds and Audrey of Wee Woollies Fiber Arts.
- Needle Felting a Pumpkin – Saturday @ Noon – taught by Audrey – great for Beginners and you can make your own decor!
- Shepherding 101 – Saturday @ 2PM – taught by Zane & Brendan – get answers for your shepherding questions!
- Spinning IWR Sheep – Sunday @ Noon – taught by Kirsten – go into the winter with fabulous new fiber and learn all about spinning beautiful yarns from the breeds raised there at Iron Water Ranch.
Photo: Motherhood by Stephanie Low
Oct
29
Sun
Iron Water Ranch is proud to host their Fall Fiber Fest this October. This event is for the whole family and includes crafts and classes for all ages. There will be additional vendors offering beautiful fiber art supplies and finished products as well. This is a great event to visit and learn about all the different breeds of sheep they raise.
There will be: Raw fleeces, Dyed locks, Roving, Yarn, Needle felted gifts, Tons of fall and winter decor, Gifts for the holiday season
There will be 3 classes offered taught by Iron Water Shepherds and Audrey of Wee Woollies Fiber Arts.
- Needle Felting a Pumpkin – Saturday @ Noon – taught by Audrey – great for Beginners and you can make your own decor!
- Shepherding 101 – Saturday @ 2PM – taught by Zane & Brendan – get answers for your shepherding questions!
- Spinning IWR Sheep – Sunday @ Noon – taught by Kirsten – go into the winter with fabulous new fiber and learn all about spinning beautiful yarns from the breeds raised there at Iron Water Ranch.
Photo: Motherhood by Stephanie Low
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
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