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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.
Speaker, Michael Henich, will share his journey of restoring the famous 1915 Model T Ford touring car that once belonged to the Peacock Family.
Visitors will also get a chance to see the car in person in the parking lot of the Museum following the presentation!
History Bites is free to attend. Admission to exhibits is now fee-based, but always free for members!
Light refreshments will be provided.
It’s happy hour! Every Wednesday from 3PM-4PM at the Historic Carousel & Museum, ride tokens are just $1 and drinks in the cafe are 1/2 price, sponsored by Bish’s RV.
Photo by Nathan Pendley.
It’s happy hour! Every Wednesday from 3PM-4PM at the Historic Carousel & Museum, ride tokens are just $1 and drinks in the cafe are 1/2 price, sponsored by Bish’s RV.
Photo by Nathan Pendley.
Get ready for some awesome summer fun! On June 22nd, the Albany Summer Passport program will kick off at 2 different sign-up locations!
Both places will be filled with fun and excitement, perfect for kicking off your summer adventures with our Summer Passport! Check out our website for more details as we get closer to the big day.
Passports will be available for sign-up throughout the summer, June 22nd, 2024 is the kickoff date for the program. The last day of the program is August 9, one week before the Carousel Carnival. So, no matter if you live here, or are just visiting for a few days – you’re invited to participate. You may come to the AVA Office at any time and pick up a Passport and explore as much as you can during your visit to Albany.
It’s happy hour! Every Wednesday from 3PM-4PM at the Historic Carousel & Museum, ride tokens are just $1 and drinks in the cafe are 1/2 price, sponsored by Bish’s RV.
Photo by Nathan Pendley.
This is the 8th year Kenagy Family Farm has hosted this community yard sale to benefit Jackson Street Youth Services.
Jackson Street Youth Services supports at-risk and homeless youth. You can read more about them here.
If you would like to contribute to the sale you can drop things off on Wednesday, June 26th from 8 AM to 6 PM and Thursday, June 27th; from 8 AM to 12 PM.
Please bring clean, gently used items only.
NOT ACCEPTED: adult clothes, VHS, Cassettes, 3-ring binders, couches, or mattresses.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, call Tina Springer at 541.979.1490.
This is the 8th year Kenagy Family Farm has hosted this community yard sale to benefit Jackson Street Youth Services.
Jackson Street Youth Services supports at-risk and homeless youth. You can read more about them here.
If you would like to contribute to the sale you can drop things off on Wednesday, June 26th from 8 AM to 6 PM and Thursday, June 27th; from 8 AM to 12 PM.
Please bring clean, gently used items only.
NOT ACCEPTED: adult clothes, VHS, Cassettes, 3-ring binders, couches, or mattresses.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, call Tina Springer at 541.979.1490.
Come to the Native American Cultural Encampments summer of 2024, with Deitrich Peters and friends. The public is invited to come learn about Native culture, explore handcrafts and items for sale, watch the Pow-wow style dancing (there is usually one dance where you are invited to participate) and practice traditional skills and crafts. Listen to some beautiful flute playing, enjoy stories, explore the drum and more. Many different tribes are represented at these gatherings.
SCEC will be there with a table showing Kalapuya Ways items of material culture, and presenting different crafts classes and atlatl throwing. Karen Rainsong, our Executive Director, presents this teaching and may also tell a few Kalapuya stories.
On Sunday mid-afternoon there is a big feast where everyone can eat for free. No need to RSVP. Please join the fun!
DATES
June 29th – June 30th Roaring River County Park in Scio
July 19- 21, Waterloo County Park in Lebanon
Aug 23 – 25, Cascadia County Park in Sweethome
