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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.
Albany Farmer’s Market Bonus Date!
SNAP and DUFB accepted
Founded in 1978, the Albany Farmers’ Market is the oldest continuously operated open-air farmers’ market in Oregon. Located in the City Hall parking lot and on an adjacent street that fronts the Linn County Courthouse, the market offers visitors an abundance of fresh, locally sourced food. From ripe, juicy produce to artisanal cheeses and freshly baked bread, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Holiday Bazaar at the Albany Christian School is Saturday 12/9/2023 from 10am to 4pm.
Vendors will be in the gym – corner of 3rd and Jackson.
Hand-crafted decor, boutique clothing, food, jewelry, and more!
Visit Christmas Storybook Land to relive your favorite childhood nursery rhymes, fairy tales and family movies in a magical indoor walk-thru forest! Entry is free, although commercially packaged food for the local food bank is gladly accepted.
Linn County Arts Guild, 846 Main St. Nov. 1st through Dec. 24th (11-5 Tues-Sat).
Many local artists offering ‘handcrafted in Linn County’ items!
Hop aboard the Monteith Historical Society’s festive trolley and let’s spice up the season with a dash of Christmas Cheer!
Tickets available at https://monteithhouse.ticketleap.com/
Get ready for a trolley-mendous time as we jingle all the way through the Monteith Historic District in downtown Albany. Their carol-ousel of merriment will have you singing your heart out to the neighborhood.
After their trolley-tastic tour, cozy up in the Monteith House and savor some cider-iffic hot apple cider and cookies that are “sleigh”-fully delightful.
This year, our carol-riding adventure takes place on Albany’s historic trolley – the wheels on the bus go jingle all the way!
Join them for this event to catch that holly jolly Christmas bug and relish in a good, old-fashioned yuletide spirit. Ho-ho-hope to see you there!
The tour may be around 45 minutes, but the laughter will last a sleigh-lifetime. So be a “mistle-toad” and arrive 15 minutes early, and don’t forget to bundle up – it’s going to be “snow” much fun!
*Interested in booking a caroling trolley tour for a large group, 20 or more people? Contact them before November 25, 2023 at info@monteithhouse.org or 541-220-0421 to reserve tickets for your party with limited fees. Requests for limiting/waving fees for large groups will not be honored after November 25.
Peter and the Starcatcher
by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Directed by: Mirinda Keeling
Performances: Dec. 1, 2, 3(m), 8, 9, 10(m), 14, 15, 16, 2023
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. (Music Theatre International)
Box office opens 45 minutes before performances
Visit Christmas Storybook Land to relive your favorite childhood nursery rhymes, fairy tales and family movies in a magical indoor walk-thru forest! Entry is free, although commercially packaged food for the local food bank is gladly accepted.
Tickets will be on sale via Monteithhouse.org beginning November 1st, 2023. $15 each. Their phone number is (541) 220-0421
Come to Albany, Oregon, and enjoy the sights and sounds of an old-fashioned holiday celebration in Historic Downtown Albany. The Christmas Parlour Tour is an “insider’s” peek into the past. Step inside some of our most intriguing historic homes and travel back through several eras including Art Deco and Victorian.
Photo by Camron Settlemier.
Peter and the Starcatcher
by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Directed by: Mirinda Keeling
Performances: Dec. 1, 2, 3(m), 8, 9, 10(m), 14, 15, 16, 2023
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. (Music Theatre International)
Box office opens 45 minutes before performances
