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.

Oct
14
Sat
Marys River Grange’s Harvest Fest @ Marys River Grange Hall
Oct 14 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Marys River Grange’s Harvest Fest @ Marys River Grange Hall | Philomath | Oregon | United States

Philomath’s Marys River Grange presents Harvest fest, featuring; scarves, handmade books, knitted items, art, lotions, woodcarving, stepping stones, craft jewelry and even painted gourds — just to name a few. The event will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Marys River Grange Hall.

Admission to Harvest Fest is free.

Sunbow Farms will return this year with produce items. Nick’s: Soul Food, which offers authentic Southern soul food, plans to bring out its food truck.

They will have the cider press going so people can buy jugs of cider.

GreenGable Farm, which is situated next door, will have its corn maze open to provide another activity for festivalgoers. There is a charge to enter GreenGable’s corn maze.

Oct
21
Sat
Philomath Open Studios Tour
Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Philomath Open Studios Tour

More than 25 artists will display their work in and around Philomath during the Philomath Open Studios Tour on the weekends of Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29.

The free self-guided tour, which runs from noon-5 p.m., will be held in 11 locations — many of which are the artists’ own studios.

The tour showcases a broad array of art, including paintings, printmaking, ceramics, glass work, mosaics, beadwork, pencil drawings, photography, mixed media and more.

For more information visit: https://www.philomathopenstudios.com/

Oct
22
Sun
Philomath Open Studios Tour
Oct 22 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Philomath Open Studios Tour

More than 25 artists will display their work in and around Philomath during the Philomath Open Studios Tour on the weekends of Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29.

The free self-guided tour, which runs from noon-5 p.m., will be held in 11 locations — many of which are the artists’ own studios.

The tour showcases a broad array of art, including paintings, printmaking, ceramics, glass work, mosaics, beadwork, pencil drawings, photography, mixed media and more.

For more information visit: https://www.philomathopenstudios.com/

Oct
28
Sat
Philomath Open Studios Tour
Oct 28 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Philomath Open Studios Tour

More than 25 artists will display their work in and around Philomath during the Philomath Open Studios Tour on the weekends of Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29.

The free self-guided tour, which runs from noon-5 p.m., will be held in 11 locations — many of which are the artists’ own studios.

The tour showcases a broad array of art, including paintings, printmaking, ceramics, glass work, mosaics, beadwork, pencil drawings, photography, mixed media and more.

For more information visit: https://www.philomathopenstudios.com/

Oct
29
Sun
Philomath Open Studios Tour
Oct 29 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Philomath Open Studios Tour

More than 25 artists will display their work in and around Philomath during the Philomath Open Studios Tour on the weekends of Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29.

The free self-guided tour, which runs from noon-5 p.m., will be held in 11 locations — many of which are the artists’ own studios.

The tour showcases a broad array of art, including paintings, printmaking, ceramics, glass work, mosaics, beadwork, pencil drawings, photography, mixed media and more.

For more information visit: https://www.philomathopenstudios.com/

Nov
4
Sat
Philomath Holiday Craft Fair @ Philomath Elementary School
Nov 4 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Philomath Holiday Craft Fair @ Philomath Elementary School | Philomath | Oregon | United States

Philomath Frolic & Rodeo Craft Fair at Philomath Elementary School
November 4th and 5th!
Come shop from 9a – 5p Saturday
​and 10a – 3p Sunday.
BUY LOCAL. BUY UNIQUE.

ALL VENDOR SPACES ARE CURRENTLY FULL.
PLEASE EMAIL TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST ​OR TO BE PLACED ON THE MAILING LIST FOR FUTURE EVENTS. ​CONTACT INFORMATION: FROLIC.CRAFTFAIR@GMAIL.COM

Nov
5
Sun
Philomath Holiday Craft Fair @ Philomath Elementary School
Nov 5 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Philomath Holiday Craft Fair @ Philomath Elementary School | Philomath | Oregon | United States

Philomath Frolic & Rodeo Craft Fair at Philomath Elementary School
November 4th and 5th!
Come shop from 9a – 5p Saturday
​and 10a – 3p Sunday.
BUY LOCAL. BUY UNIQUE.

ALL VENDOR SPACES ARE CURRENTLY FULL.
PLEASE EMAIL TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST ​OR TO BE PLACED ON THE MAILING LIST FOR FUTURE EVENTS. ​CONTACT INFORMATION: FROLIC.CRAFTFAIR@GMAIL.COM

Nov
25
Sat
Holiday ART on the Farm @ Misner Century Farm
Nov 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Holiday ART on the Farm @ Misner Century Farm | Scio | Oregon | United States

Holiday Open Art Studio. Art Sale – Holiday Gifts. Visit the Misner Family Century Farm and Therese Misner’s Art studio for art and gifts.
The Misner Family and artist, Therese Misner, open their Century Farm for a festive day of art, gifts, and relaxing on the farm. Visit an artist working studio, home gallery, and tour the Misner Century Farm.

Jan
27
Sat
“The Miracle on First Avenue” Book Signing @ Albany Historic Carousel & Museum
Jan 27 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
"The Miracle on First Avenue" Book Signing @ Albany Historic Carousel & Museum | Albany | Oregon | United States

Grab your copy of “The Miracle on First Avenue,” get it signed and ask questions of authors Jennifer Moody and Wendy Kirbey and editor Dianne Neglay at the carousel! Don’t have a copy yet? No problem! Purchase the book in the Carousel Gift Shop.

Feb
4
Sun
“The Miracle on First Avenue” Book Signing @ Albany Historic Carousel & Museum
Feb 4 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
"The Miracle on First Avenue" Book Signing @ Albany Historic Carousel & Museum | Albany | Oregon | United States

Grab your copy of “The Miracle on First Avenue,” get it signed and ask questions of authors Jennifer Moody and Wendy Kirbey and editor Dianne Neglay at the carousel! Don’t have a copy yet? No problem! Purchase the book in the Carousel Gift Shop.