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.

Jun
17
Sat
Gearing Up for Pollinator Week @ OSU Extension Service office
Jun 17 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Gearing Up for Pollinator Week @ OSU Extension Service office | Eugene | Oregon | United States

The Oregon State University Extension Service in Lane County welcomes the public to Gearing Up for Pollinator Week on June 17, 2023

The classes and activities will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 996 Jefferson Street at the OSU Extension Service office in Eugene.

Gearing Up for Pollinator Week will feature classes and activities led by OSU Master GardenersTM and a guest lecturer from the Xerces Society.

Pollinator Week is an international celebration promoting the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, moths, wasps, and flies.

Join the OSU Master GardenersTM for a cup of pollinator tea, pollinator treats, classes, and activities to celebrate Pollinator Week!

Schedule:

  • 10-11 am Mason Bees with Shirley Betournay, OSU Master Gardener
  • 11 am-12 pm Gardening for Pollinators – Ernst Schwintzer, OSU Master Gardener
  • 12-1 pm Using iNaturalist to Identify bees, butterflies, flies, and wasps plus Pollinator Bingo
  • 1-2 pm Pollinator Conservation and Home Habitat Assessment – Dave Kollen, Xerces Society Ambassador

Take home bee identification tools, trading cards for kids, and pollinator-friendly plant seeds.

More information about Gearing Up for Pollinator Week is at https://beav.es/SVk

Or call OSU Extension in Lane County at 541-344-5859.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by June 7 to Jet Eccleston, 541-344-5859, and jet.eccleston@oregonstate.edu.

About OSU Extension: The Oregon State University Extension Service shares research-based knowledge with people and communities in Oregon’s 36 counties. OSU Extension addresses issues that matter to urban and rural Oregonians. OSU Extension’s partnerships and programs contribute to a healthy, prosperous and sustainable future for Oregon.

“Bee-utiful Daisy” photo by Cathy Webb, 2019

Apr
20
Sat
Dam Right Drag Night Presents Earthly Delightz 2! @ Calapooia Brewing
Apr 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Dam Right Drag Night Presents Earthly Delightz 2! @ Calapooia Brewing | Albany | Oregon | United States

Dam Right Drag Night – April 20,  2024  at Calapooia Brewing

Queer drag + variety show for the babez!

Featuring drag and performing art talent from throughout the Willamette Valley.
Bring your dolla billz! Make it rain on these queens!

This is a 21+ event. $10 cash cover at the door.
Doors open at 7:30
Show Starts at 8:30

May
11
Sat
Albany String Orchestra Free Concert @ Albany First Christian Church
May 11 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Albany String Orchestra Free Concert @ Albany First Christian Church | Albany | Oregon | United States

Join the Albany String Orchestra for their Spring Concert!
Pieces featured are:   Vivaldi; Concerto for Four Violins in b minor,
Warlock; Capriol Suite and Jenkins; “Diamond Music” from Palladio.

The concert will be held at Albany First Christian Church on Saturday, May 11th at 3:00 PM.

Free admission and open to all.

May
12
Sun
Mother’s Day at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum
May 12 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mother's Day at the Carousel @ Historic Carousel & Museum | Albany | Oregon | United States

Cheers, and a big thank you to the most important woman in everyone’s life!  Come down and enjoy free carousel rides all day.  There’s also a free carnation for the first 100 moms to walk through the door!

Photo: “Carousel Fun with GG” by Lori Norton

Jun
22
Sat
Dam Right Drag Night presents ICONIC: A Drag Showcase @ Calapooia Brewing
Jun 22 @ 7:30 pm
Dam Right Drag Night presents ICONIC: A Drag Showcase @ Calapooia Brewing | Albany | Oregon | United States
You’re sure to have a great time with Albany’s own Nicole Onoscopi along with an absolutely iconic cast on Saturday 6/22, at the Albany Pride after-party at Calapooia Brewing Company! 18+, $10 cover.
This show is for 18+!  ID is required to enter.
Doors open at 7:30, show begins at 8:30.
$10 cash cover at the door.
Sponsored by Element Graphics and High Tide Smoke Shop
For those needing accommodations, contact damrightdragnight@gmail.com by June 15th.
Jun
29
Sat
South Pacific Country Car Show June 29, 2024 @ South Pacific Auto Sales
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
South Pacific Country Car Show June 29, 2024 @ South Pacific Auto Sales | Albany | Oregon | United States
This event is from 10 am – 2 pm on Saturday, 6/29/24.  Judging is at 1 pm.
FREE ADMISSION! Celebrate the 35th-anniversary car show at South Pacific Auto Sales!  In addition to a car show, there will be a coffee cart, food vendors, and more!

Want to enter your car? There is no registration fee, just bring your car the day of. A top car will be picked in each of the following categories:
– Domestic
– Import
– Off-Road
Of those three top cars, one winner will win a handcrafted trophy.
BONUS: The first 100 people to RSVP get a free coffee from Weekend Coffee Roasters coffee cart the day of the event.